Gaming/Workstation PC

[FRN]

Hi,

 

I'm torn between the two builds that I'm planning. I'm on tight budget and I made some compromises for the builds that I'll present today. Please also note that I'm only limited to parts that are available in the Philippines.

 

Build 1

I chose the i5-6500 Skylake because I'll be using this rig for gaming and a little of software development. 

MoBo	MSI B150M PRO VDH - 4XDDR4 Skylake	5460
CPU	Intel Core i5.6500 3.2 6mb up to 3.6Ghz Skylake	9780
GPU	MSI R9 280 GAMING 3GB DDR5 384BIT	9900
PSU	FSP RAIDER 550W 80+ SILVER POWER SUPPLY	2995
Case	AEROCOOL GT-A BLK GAMING CASE	2800
Storage	KINGSTON 120GB HYPERX FURY SOLID STATE DRIVE	2600
RAM	F4-2400C15D-16GVR	3850
	Total(PHP)	37385

 

Build 2

This one's a no brainer. Budget gaming CPU with a lot of GPU power. Though I'm still asking MSI Philippines' Facebook page regarding the GPU's availability.

MoBo	MSI B150M PRO VDH - 4XDDR4 Skylake	5460
CPU	Intel Core i3.6100 3.7Ghz 3mb Skylake	5700
GPU	MSI R9 380 4GB 256bit	12000
PSU	FSP RAIDER 550W 80+ SILVER POWER SUPPLY	2995
Case	Tecware Raiden Elite	1400
Storage	KINGSTON 120GB HYPERX FURY SOLID STATE DRIVE	2600
RAM	F4-2400C15D-16GVR	3850
	Total (PHP)	34005

Guys! Help me choose please!

 

EDIT: Okay. After a few replies and corrections on my planning phase, turns out my budget is still good to get an i5-6500 and an R9 380.

[godzrule]

Build 2 the gpu will give you a more notice able difference in gaming.

[Moonzy]

2 minutes ago, godzrule said:

Build 2 the gpu will give you a more notice able difference in gaming.

i doubt the i3 can drive that 390 without issue though

[FRN]

2 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

i doubt the i3 can drive that 390 without issue though

Okay my bad. I thought I saw an R9 390 on your thread being paired with the i3-6100. Changing it to R9 380. LOL.

[godzrule]

7 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

i doubt the i3 can drive that 390 without issue though

After further research I agree, I stand corrected.

[Shahnewaz]

What is your budget? About 37,500 PHP?

That equates to around 800 USD. With that money, you can easily fit this part list.

Now I'm aware the exact parts may or may not be available in your country, but try to get similar quality parts, or at least similar specification components, if you cannot find the same or equivalent parts in your market.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($317.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($73.77 @ Amazon)
Total: $762.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-21 23:32 EDT-0400

[Streetguru]

2 hours ago, FRN said:

 

You're going to want the i5 + 280, the 280 will be fine compared to the 380, but the i5 gives you a pretty sizable boost in performance over the i3.

 

Otherwise look for a power supply from EVGA(GQ or G2 series), XFX(not XT series), Corsair(non builder/CX), or anything from seasonic or super flower.

[FRN]

2 hours ago, Streetguru said:

You're going to want the i5 + 280, the 280 will be fine compared to the 380, but the i5 gives you a pretty sizable boost in performance over the i3.

 

Otherwise look for a power supply from EVGA(GQ or G2 series), XFX(not XT series), Corsair(non builder/CX), or anything from seasonic or super flower.

You got any model in particular that costs $65 below? 

[Herman Mcpootis]

yo, its me again. after checking the 2 websites you linked in your last thread, the only psus that really seem to be fine are the coolermaster gx2 and b600 v2, silverstone strider bronze and fsp raider s.

[FRN]

21 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

yo, its me again. after checking the 2 websites you linked in your last thread, the only psus that really seem to be fine are the coolermaster gx2 and b600 v2, silverstone strider bronze and fsp raider s.

Yes. I saw on a PSU dedicated thread that the FPS Raiden wasnt a good one. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

3 hours ago, FRN said:

Yes. I saw on a PSU dedicated thread that the FPS Raiden wasnt a good one. 

its a decent unit, that psu list seems to be meant for the bronze version, not the silver one.

[FRN]

On 4/23/2016 at 7:53 PM, herman mcpootis said:

its a decent unit, that psu list seems to be meant for the bronze version, not the silver one.

I managed to find another store which sells better products for a lower cost that the other's I previously chose from. Here's an update on my rig. I also managed to get an Adata SP550 like you advised me before (isn't it great!?).

 

MoBo	MSI B150M Night Elf DDR4	4890
CPU	Intel Core i5.6500 3.2 Skylake	9480
GPU	MSI R9 380 4GB 256bit	12650
PSU	Seasonic M12II 520W 80+ Modular	3100
Case	Cooler Master N400 Clear Side	2500
Storage	Adata SP550 120GB Sata 3 6GB/s SSD	2290
RAM	Gskill Ripjaws V 16GB Dual DDR4 2400	3750
	Total (PhP)	38660

 

What do you think guys?

[Streetguru]

3 hours ago, FRN said:

I managed to find another store which sells better products for a lower cost that the other's I previously chose from. Here's an update on my rig. I also managed to get an Adata SP550 like you advised me before (isn't it great!?).

 

MoBo	MSI B150M Night Elf DDR4	4890
CPU	Intel Core i5.6500 3.2 Skylake	9480
GPU	MSI R9 380 4GB 256bit	12650
PSU	Seasonic M12II 520W 80+ Modular	3100
Case	Cooler Master N400 Clear Side	2500
Storage	Adata SP550 120GB Sata 3 6GB/s SSD	2290
RAM	Gskill Ripjaws V 16GB Dual DDR4 2400	3750
	Total (PhP)	38660

 

What do you think guys?

looks good, does the RAM actually have Night Elves on it?

[FRN]

16 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

looks good, does the RAM actually have Night Elves on it?

Actually, that was my MoBo, I put the DDR4 to remind myself that the MoBo does support DDR4.

 

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B150M-NIGHT-ELF.html

 

Another question for everyone. Is there any major difference between the Sapphire and MSI versions of the R9 380? Other than the Sapphire costs less than MSI's?

[Streetguru]

22 minutes ago, FRN said:

 

Both are solid 390s, mostly just the cooler design. Sapphire is usually the best bet when it comes to AMD cards

[FRN]

I see. I don't mind spending Php1500 more for the wicked design of MSI.