Is this a good build?

[Jordan Chapman]

I am building a computer for the first time and I wan to make sure that what I spend my money on is a good choice so I don't regret it. I plan on upgrading things later but for now this is what I can afford. I want to know if I am doing something wrong or if there is anything I can do better. Thanks in advanced for all the help! I have put a picture of all my choices. 

Here are the links to everything: 

 

Case

Motherboard

CPU

Ram

Power Supply

Hard Drive

GPU

[glitchmaster0001]

if your going AMD replace that cpu with a fx 6300 or if your aiming for a $500 intel build use an i3 

[Tedster]

2 minutes ago, Jordan Chapman said:

I am building a computer for the first time and I wan to make sure that what I spend my money on is a good choice so I don't regret it. I plan on upgrading things later but for now this is what I can afford. I want to know if I am doing something wrong or if there is anything I can do better. Thanks in advanced for all the help! I have put a picture of all my choices. 

Here are the links to everything: 

 

Case

Motherboard

CPU

Ram

Power Supply

Hard Drive

GPU

Welcome to the Forum.

 

Please use http://pcpartpicker.com for making parts lists.

 

What are you wanting to do with the machine and what's your budget?

[Shahnewaz]

Hello there, and welcome to the forums!

Please tell us your:

Budget

Location: Confirm you're from US?

Use case(s) (eg. office work, modelling, server, gaming etc)

Monitor resolution(s) and/or number of monitor(s)

 

Pretty basic but important information to determine the right part list for you.

[glitchmaster0001]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/J8ppxr
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/J8ppxr/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($120.96 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($50.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($29.98 @ B&H) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Micro Center) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  ($174.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $519.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-26 23:59 EDT-0400

[Jordan Chapman]

6 minutes ago, Tedster said:

Welcome to the Forum.

 

Please use http://pcpartpicker.com for making parts lists.

 

What are you wanting to do with the machine and what's your budget?

My budget is $500. I am doing video game development but I need a better computer to do so.

[Jordan Chapman]

19 minutes ago, Shahnewaz said:

Hello there, and welcome to the forums!

Please tell us your:

Budget

Location: Confirm you're from US?

Use case(s) (eg. office work, modelling, server, gaming etc)

Monitor resolution(s) and/or number of monitor(s)

 

Pretty basic but important information to determine the right part list for you.

I am from the US, Arizona to be specific.

[Jordan Chapman]

19 minutes ago, glitchmaster0001 said:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/J8ppxr
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/J8ppxr/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($120.96 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($50.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($29.98 @ B&H) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Micro Center) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  ($174.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $519.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-26 23:59 EDT-0400

Thanks for the help but I wanted to pick out my parts, I was asking if I was doing something wrong or if I can replace something with something else to make it better.

[Guest]

18 minutes ago, Jordan Chapman said:

I am doing video game development but I need a better computer to do so.

 with a 500 dollar computer...

[KSores]

id go with a i3 6100 personally as it beats out the fx 6300 by a ton in single core and beats the fx 6300 a little in multi core

[Jordan Chapman]

2 minutes ago, josephaltareb said:

 with a 500 dollar computer...

Yes. I am a programmer so I don't need anything very special.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Jordan Chapman said:

Yes. I am a programmer so I don't need anything very special.

I thought rendering was done, i feel more confident.

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, KSores said:

id go with a i3 6100 personally as it beats out the fx 6300 by a ton in single core and beats the fx 6300 a little in multi core

Keemstar! Why the hell do you post on LTT! Do that on youtube!

What. i dont get it.

[Jordan Chapman]

6 minutes ago, KSores said:

id go with a i3 6100 personally as it beats out the fx 6300 by a ton in single core and beats the fx 6300 a little in multi core

I looked it up and that us much more expensive. I am very tight on money.

[glitchmaster0001]

2 minutes ago, Jordan Chapman said:

I looked it up and that us much more expensive. I am very tight on money.

i just made you an entire pc setup for the same price as your quad core amd setup. using an i3 6100 and a much better gpu 

[Jordan Chapman]

2 minutes ago, glitchmaster0001 said:

i just made you an entire pc setup for the same price as your quad core amd setup. using an i3 6100 and a much better gpu 

What is the set up?

[Jordan Chapman]

7 minutes ago, glitchmaster0001 said:

i just made you an entire pc setup for the same price as your quad core amd setup. using an i3 6100 and a much better gpu 

Never mind, I got mixed up there. But your build is more than the one I had by about $60. 

[glitchmaster0001]

11 minutes ago, Jordan Chapman said:

Never mind, I got mixed up there. But your build is more than the one I had by about $60. 

ill leave it up to you to decide weather the extra $60 is worth it. no offense but AM3+ is essentially a dead socket. the FX lineup of cpus offered very little performance increase compared to the even older phenom II X4 and X6 cpus. plus with AMD your only upgrade path is to an 8 core FX 8350 which still loses to an i3 6100. with an intel platform you can upgrade from that i3 to a more beefier i5 or even an i7 and get out of this world performance. i use a phenom ii x6 1055t and when i overclocked it to 3.5ghz it got the exact same if not more performance than a fx 6300 at stock speeds. plus if you want my build to be cheaper you can cut some corners in it like instead of a 1TB HDD get a 500GB  or instead of a fancy case get something cheaper, and instead of a R9 380 4GB GPU get a cheaper GTX 950 or 750Ti. 

[Shahnewaz]

1 hour ago, Jordan Chapman said:

My budget is $500. I am doing video game development but I need a better computer to do so.

I think you'll benefit from a build that most resembles consoles then.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($111.40 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($54.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Klevv Neo 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 370 2GB Video Card  ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $484.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-27 01:02 EDT-0400