PC build around $700USD

[scarletwolf81]

Looking to build one of my first PCs, I have a budget of around $700USD, and this is the list of parts I have so far http://pcpartpicker.com/user/scarletwolf81/saved/s34rxr 

I was just wanting some input and any advice as this is my first time building a pc completely from scratch. I am looking to stay with an AMD processor as per my preference and the price vs Intel. Any feedback would be helpful, and anyone with any of the parts feel free to let me know what you think of them. 

[Hydraxiler32]

the 4350 will hardcore bottleneck your 960.. and you don't need such a good motherboard.

[crysilis]

ok so first off I would reccomend r9 380

a lesss expensive case 

16 gigs of ram

better cpu

[scarletwolf81]

2 minutes ago, Hydraxiler32 said:

the 4350 will hardcore bottleneck your 960..

See thats one of the main things I wasn't really sure about. Would you have a recommendation for a better suited card? I forgot to add in that this is going to be for mostly casual gaming, multitasking, and school work as I going into computer science next year. So I don't need anything that will blow my brain, just something that can run smoothly and faster than my laptop, and handle a couple monitors.

[Hydraxiler32]

1 minute ago, scarletwolf81 said:

See thats one of the main things I wasn't really sure about. Would you have a recommendation for a better suited card? I forgot to add in that this is going to be for mostly casual gaming, multitasking, and school work as I going into computer science next year. So I don't need anything that will blow my brain, just something that can run smoothly and faster than my laptop, and handle a couple monitors.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/m3mYyc

the CPU is much better, and the GPU is slightly better, RAM is doubled and much faster, better PSU and a CPU cooler. The case is actually pretty amazing.

[tataklee]

20 minutes ago, scarletwolf81 said:

Looking to build one of my first PCs, I have a budget of around $700USD, and this is the list of parts I have so far http://pcpartpicker.com/user/scarletwolf81/saved/s34rxr 

I was just wanting some input and any advice as this is my first time building a pc completely from scratch. I am looking to stay with an AMD processor as per my preference and the price vs Intel. Any feedback would be helpful, and anyone with any of the parts feel free to let me know what you think of them. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($204.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.85 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $723.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-28 17:54 EDT-0400

 

This is what you should be getting.

[scarletwolf81]

anyone have an opinion about the AMD FX-8320?