Is this a good first build?

[stovetophippo08]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/c6kDD3

[Mark77]

You'll need an operating system of some sort (although I guess you could download Linux).  And its basically a travesty these days to build a new system without a SSD. 

 

But if you only got $500, well, I guess it will have to make do.  But saving up a little more money really expands your options and gets you a far better 'base' onto which you can add a GPU, etc. 

[stovetophippo08]

Just now, Mark77 said:

You'll need an operating system of some sort (although I guess you could download Linux).  And its basically a travesty these days to build a new system without a SSD. 

 

But if you only got $500, well, I guess it will have to make do.  But saving up a little more money really expands your options and gets you a far better 'base' onto which you can add a GPU, etc. 

I had an old Windows 7 key to use/ and instead I got a 1TB SSHD

[UnlimitedTMD]

5 minutes ago, stovetophippo08 said:

I had an old Windows 7 key to use/ and instead I got a 1TB SSHD

SSHD are generally total shit

[stovetophippo08]

1 minute ago, UnlimitedTMD said:

SSHD are generally total shit

Well Shit

[UnlimitedTMD]

Just now, stovetophippo08 said:

Well Shit

you already bought it?
 

[stovetophippo08]

1 minute ago, UnlimitedTMD said:

you already bought it?
 

Yup

[tataklee]

39 minutes ago, stovetophippo08 said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/c6kDD3

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $503.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-17 07:50 EDT-0400

 

Get this instead. The i3-6100 will kill the FX-6300 in gaming applications, and the R9 380 is substantially faster than the R7 370 and comes with 4GB of VRAM which will help a lot with modern games.

 

The PSU you chose is really super bad, so I changed it for a much better one. Since you already have an SSHD I figured an SSD would be a better investment than an HDD.

[stovetophippo08]

4 hours ago, tataklee said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $503.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-17 07:50 EDT-0400

 

Get this instead. The i3-6100 will kill the FX-6300 in gaming applications, and the R9 380 is substantially faster than the R7 370 and comes with 4GB of VRAM which will help a lot with modern games.

 

The PSU you chose is really super bad, so I changed it for a much better one. Since you already have an SSHD I figured an SSD would be a better investment than an HDD.

Thing is I wanted a full ATX

[tataklee]

27 minutes ago, stovetophippo08 said:

Thing is I wanted a full ATX

Well, just get an ATX case then.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $503.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-17 13:22 EDT-0400