New PC help

[WingsDay]

I've revised my PC build and I'm thinking I'm going to go with this for my $900 dollar budget for 1080p medium settings gaming. Also I have keyboard and mouse and Ethernet cable. 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KGpb4D
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KGpb4D/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.29 @ OutletPC) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($6.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($34.42 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.75 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($209.99 @ Micro Center) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($45.98 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($86.86 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($88.80 @ Amazon) 
Total: $867.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-01 12:52 EDT-0400

 

tell me what you think! Thank you.

Edited April 1, 2016 by WingsDay
Link was messed up :P

[GarnetDevil]

Err? Can you reup your link?

[Starelementpoke]

4 minutes ago, WingsDay said:

I've revised my PC build and I'm thinking I'm going to go with this for my $900 dollar budget for 1080p medium settings gaming. Also I have keyboard and mouse and Ethernet cable. 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

 

tell me what you think! Thank you.

You gave us the link to the general partlist webpage, not your actual list.

[chiwas]

edit: fail

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, chiwas said:

Thats not "medium settings" build It will run everything at high/ultra at 1080p. Dont forget CPU cooler.

?, he linked to the general partlist, not his actual build.

[chiwas]

1 minute ago, Starelementpoke said:

?, he linked to the general partlist, not his actual build.

Yea I just realized that. *facepalm*

[Streetguru]

6 minutes ago, WingsDay said:

 

Well I'd probably end up posting this anyways, you could drop down to a 380X for an SSD, or an i5 if all you're doing is gaming.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Tp2Q8d
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Tp2Q8d/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($314.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($63.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $911.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-01 12:47 EDT-0400

[WingsDay]

5 minutes ago, GarnetDevil said:

Err? Can you reup your link?

Done  sorry about that

[WingsDay]

1 minute ago, chiwas said:

Yea I just realized that. *facepalm*

Fixed

[WingsDay]

6 minutes ago, GarnetDevil said:

Err? Can you reup your link?

Done

[pckid]

5 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Well I'd probably end up posting this anyways, you could drop down to a 380X for an SSD, or an i5 if all you're doing is gaming.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Tp2Q8d
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Tp2Q8d/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($314.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($63.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $911.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-01 12:47 EDT-0400

You forgot the monitor and os

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, pckid said:

You forgot the monitor and os

Ya..he just changed that

 

6 minutes ago, WingsDay said:

Done  sorry about that

Should go skylake, and a 380 is going to be faster than a 960

 

don't buy an OEM key if you're going to buy a windows key they get locked to your hardware

 

you probably don't need a dvd drive

 

and this display is better, as it's IPS, TN panels that aren't 144hz should all die.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rXjcQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rXjcQ7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($194.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($63.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: AOC I2269VW 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $744.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-01 12:58 EDT-0400

[WingsDay]

3 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Ya..he just changed that

 

Should go skylake, and a 380 is going to be faster than a 960

 

don't buy an OEM key if you're going to buy a windows key they get locked to your hardware

 

you probably don't need a dvd drive

 

and this display is better, as it's IPS, TN panels that aren't 144hz should all die.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rXjcQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rXjcQ7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($194.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($63.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: AOC I2269VW 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $744.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-01 12:58 EDT-0400

Is the 380 really much better than the 960? It has a gb less vram doesn't it?

[Streetguru]

3 minutes ago, WingsDay said:

Is the 380 really much better than the 960? It has a gb less vram doesn't it?

that's a 4gb card, the 970 is the card that basically only has 3.5gbs of VRAM

Also current Nvidia cards aren't supporting DX12 very well, and you're going to save at minimum $150 last I checked with free-sync vs G-sync. Should you buy an adaptive sync display sometime.

or if end up with a 1440p display the 380 is still pretty capable there, for 20 bucks more you could go for a 380X, but probably not worth it if you don't plan to upgrade your display anytime soon.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2015/08/03/amds-radeon-380-replaces-nvidia-gtx-960-as-the-new-1080p-champ/#5519c6066de7
 

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2980028/components-graphics/amd-radeon-r9-380-review-the-best-200-graphics-card-you-can-buy-for-1080p-gaming.html?page=2
 

 

[WingsDay]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

that's a 4gb card, the 970 is the card that basically only has 3.5gbs of VRAM

Also current Nvidia cards aren't supporting DX12 very well, and you're going to save at minimum $150 last I checked with free-sync vs G-sync. Should you buy an adaptive sync display sometime.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2015/08/03/amds-radeon-380-replaces-nvidia-gtx-960-as-the-new-1080p-champ/#5519c6066de7
 

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2980028/components-graphics/amd-radeon-r9-380-review-the-best-200-graphics-card-you-can-buy-for-1080p-gaming.html?page=2
 

 

Alright I'll go with the build you linked me. The monitor is a huge step up and I personally am a fan of the 380. Is the processor in your link a sky lake?

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, WingsDay said:

Alright I'll go with the build you linked me. The monitor is a huge step up and I personally am a fan of the 380. Is the processor in your link a sky lake?

6xxx series CPUs from intel are going to be skylake.

 

There's also still a bit of room if you want to get like a 120gb SSD for your OS and a few games, about 40 bucks, 60 bucks is for a 240gb drive, but you could always get it later

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sandisk-internal-hard-drive-sdssda120gg25

If you stick to only the 1TB hard drive, make 2 partition when installing your OS, one 300gb, with the rest on it's own, install your OS to the 300gb one and keep all your other stuff on the 2nd partition, that way if you need to reinstall your OS you only have to delete the first partition.
 

or maybe step up the case to like an N200 or SIlencio 352, same case, one's for tons of airflow, the other is for silence, or any number of other cases

 

you could also get an ITX PC that would be fairly compact if you want to save desk space


Nothing but options for a desktop PC

 

[WingsDay]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

6xxx series CPUs from intel are going to be skylake.

 

There's also still a bit of room if you want to get like a 120gb SSD for your OS and a few games, about 40 bucks, 60 bucks is for a 240gb drive, but you could always get it later

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sandisk-internal-hard-drive-sdssda120gg25

If you stick to only the 1TB hard drive, make 2 partition when installing your OS, one 300gb, with the rest on it's own, install your OS to the 300gb one and keep all your other stuff on the 2nd partition, that way if you need to reinstall your OS you only have to delete the first partition.
 

or maybe step up the case to like an N200 or SIlencio 352, same case, one's for tons of airflow, the other is for silence, or any number of other cases

 

you could also get an ITX PC that would be fairly compact if you want to save desk space


Nothing but options for a desktop PC

 

Thank you so much my friend. You're positive the R9 380 edges out over the GTX 960? Also do u have a link to the Windows 10 OS I should buy for this setup? Since the OEM key you reccomended against

[Streetguru]

Just now, WingsDay said:

Thank you so much my friend. You're positive the R9 380 edges out over the GTX 960? Also do u have a link to the Windows 10 OS I should buy for this setup? Since the OEM key you reccomended against

IF you were going to buy windows, you'd probably just want a USB retail box

The reviews are about the OS, probably not about the flash drive, just write down the key you get should you ever lose your flash drive, windows 10 isn't as bad as it used to be, though you still have the built in spyware to deal with.

http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-Home-Flash-Drive/dp/B01019T6O0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459531160&sr=8-1&keywords=Windows+10+USB

 

Or there's the grey market, which I'd avoid, either pick up a goo covered version from a back alley, or pay full price, as a grey market key may be revoked at any time, and in rare cases it's being used for money laundering. kinguin is the site for that.

 

just make sure any key you buy is a full retail key

[WingsDay]

2 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

IF you were going to buy windows, you'd probably just want a USB retail box

The reviews are about the OS, probably not about the flash drive, just write down the key you get should you ever lose your flash drive, windows 10 isn't as bad as it used to be, though you still have the built in spyware to deal with.

http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-Home-Flash-Drive/dp/B01019T6O0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459531160&sr=8-1&keywords=Windows+10+USB

 

Or there's the grey market, which I'd avoid, either pick up a goo covered version from a back alley, or pay full price, as a grey market key may be revoked at any time, and in rare cases it's being used for money laundering. kinguin is the site for that.

 

just make sure any key you buy is a full retail key

Thanks so much. 

[Streetguru]

17 minutes ago, WingsDay said:

Thanks so much. 

Right also with Windows 10 Home, I don't believe you can control when your PC updates, you can delay updates, but you can never stop them completely, something like that,

*I guess the only thing you can't stop are security updates for Home

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/windows/how-stop-automatic-updates-in-windows-10-home-windows-10-professional-3626701/

[pckid]

2 hours ago, Streetguru said:

IF you were going to buy windows, you'd probably just want a USB retail box

The reviews are about the OS, probably not about the flash drive, just write down the key you get should you ever lose your flash drive, windows 10 isn't as bad as it used to be, though you still have the built in spyware to deal with.

http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-Home-Flash-Drive/dp/B01019T6O0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459531160&sr=8-1&keywords=Windows+10+USB

 

Or there's the grey market, which I'd avoid, either pick up a goo covered version from a back alley, or pay full price, as a grey market key may be revoked at any time, and in rare cases it's being used for money laundering. kinguin is the site for that.

 

just make sure any key you buy is a full retail key

The full retail version has saved me a few times from buying another disk.