First PC Build

[FlambeOlive]

Hi guys. I'm new to PC building, and was just wondering if this was a decent build for $700. The games I'll be playing include League of Legends, CS:GO, COD:BO3, Far Cry 4 and Primal, amongst other new triple-A titles. I want to play them in the highest settings possible, while achieving at least 50-60 fps. I appreciate any input: changes, downgrades, upgrades. However, I can't go over $700. I only have a mouse, keyboard, and a headset. I would also like to know if you can get a 4K monitor that's less than 29"(if they even make that). Thanks for looking.

The parts list itself: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ncsZnQ

[Supercian411]

3 minutes ago, FlambeOlive said:

Hi guys. I'm new to PC building, and was just wondering if this was a decent build for $700. The games I'll be playing include League of Legends, CS:GO, COD:BO3, Far Cry 4 and Primal, amongst other new triple-A titles. I want to play them in the highest settings possible, while achieving at least 50-60 fps. I appreciate any input: changes, downgrades, upgrades. However, I can't go over $700. I only have a mouse, keyboard, and a headset. I would also like to know if you can get a 4K monitor that's less than 29"(if they even make that). Thanks for looking.

The parts list itself: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ncsZnQ

Oh Horror

[GarnetDevil]

That build looks abysmal, let me fix it for you

[CtrlAltELITE]

3 minutes ago, GarnetDevil said:

That build looks abysmal, let me fix it for you

Ditto.

[givegomezthegun]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.29 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($45.98 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($17.89 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($88.80 @ Amazon) 
Total: $671.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-03 13:28 EDT-0400

[GarnetDevil]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($72.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($66.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.56 @ Mac Mall) 
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($88.80 @ Amazon) 
Total: $693.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-03 13:30 EDT-0400

[tataklee]

10 minutes ago, FlambeOlive said:

Hi guys. I'm new to PC building, and was just wondering if this was a decent build for $700. The games I'll be playing include League of Legends, CS:GO, COD:BO3, Far Cry 4 and Primal, amongst other new triple-A titles. I want to play them in the highest settings possible, while achieving at least 50-60 fps. I appreciate any input: changes, downgrades, upgrades. However, I can't go over $700. I only have a mouse, keyboard, and a headset. I would also like to know if you can get a 4K monitor that's less than 29"(if they even make that). Thanks for looking.

The parts list itself: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ncsZnQ

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($194.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($41.38 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Avexir Budget Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.73 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ NCIX US) 
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  ($14.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($88.80 @ Amazon) 
Total: $674.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-03 13:27 EDT-0400

 

You should probably get something like this.

[FlambeOlive]

Can I ask the diferrence between the 750ti and the

R9 380?

[CtrlAltELITE]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($41.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($56.83 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($69.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($169.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VX228H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $656.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-03 13:31 EDT-0400

 

CPU: Skylake i3 is a little monster for gaming, by far your best bet at this price range

RAM: tried and true budget RAM

GPU: I choose 760, others will choose R9 380. It depends entirely what games you play which will be better, 760 has better consumption and thermals, 380 has slightly better raw compute power

Storage: SSD+HDD combo. Cant beat it

PSU: EVGA are a solid brand, 500w is more than enough unless you intend to go SLI/Xfire

Monitor: At this price range 4k is a bad idea. I chose a low latency well branded 1080p display. If you dont play many twitch shooters you could sidegrade to a higher latancy 1440p display in the same price range, your mid range GPU WILL struggle to drive this somewhat.

[CtrlAltELITE]

2 minutes ago, FlambeOlive said:

Can I ask the diferrence between the 750ti and the

R9 380?

The 750TI is a low/mid range chip

The R9 380 is a mid/high range chip

 

The R9 380 is on par with the GTX760 which is a lot more powerful than the 750Ti.

[GarnetDevil]

2 minutes ago, FlambeOlive said:

Can I ask the diferrence between the 750ti and the

R9 380?

380 is way better than 750 Ti

[tataklee]

Just now, FlambeOlive said:

Can I ask the diferrence between the 750ti and the

R9 380?

Around 80 percent better performance. Both the FX-4350 and the 750 Ti aren't capable of running modern AAA-titles on high settings with anything near 50-60 fps.

 

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/GPU15/1248

 

 

[FlambeOlive]

When I put the SSD and HDD combo, I was hoping to make the SDD a boot drive and maybe put games that I play the most on it. The HDD was just a large dump area for music, photos and whatnot. Is it better to just opt out on a SSD and use that money towards a higher-end CPU and/or GPU?

[tataklee]

Just now, FlambeOlive said:

When I put the SSD and HDD combo, I was hoping to make the SDD a boot drive and maybe put games that I play the most on it. The HDD was just a large dump area for music, photos and whatnot. Is it better to just opt out on a SSD and use that money towards a higher-end CPU and/or GPU?

An SSD is a fantastic investment, but it doesn't do anything to improve your gaming performance in terms of fps. I'd say get a Syklake i5 and an R9 380 now and upgrade to an SSD as your boot drive later.

[TheRandomness]

@FlambeOlive

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.38 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($35.91 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer G237HLbi 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $699.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-03 13:55 EDT-0400

 

Nice CPU, nice GPU (380 is 15% more poerful than the 960), a nice 1080p IPS monitor and a PSU that wont explode on you c: