$600 Build

[Auxafly]

Before anyone says anything about the 960, I don't play many graphically intensive games and the reason why I chose it over the R9 380 is cause it has 4GB of VRAM ( the cheapest model of the R9 380 has 2GB of VRAM) for future proof and it looks nicer IMO w/ a backplate. How is my build overall? 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/skxnsY) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/skxnsY/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i56500) | $179.99 @ Micro Center 
**Motherboard** | [Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-h110ma) | $59.99 @ SuperBiiz 
**Memory** | [Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-ct2k4g4dfs8213) | $33.88 @ OutletPC 
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $46.98 @ OutletPC 
**Video Card** | [Zotac GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/zotac-video-card-zt9030810m) | $179.99 @ Amazon 
**Case** | [Corsair Carbide SPEC-M2 MicroATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011087ww) | $44.99 @ Newegg 
**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ssr550rm) | $69.99 @ SuperBiiz 
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | **Total** | **$615.81**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2016-05-03 20:41 EDT-0400 |

[Izumi Reina]

6 minutes ago, Auxafly said:

Before anyone says anything about the 960, I don't play many graphically intensive games and the reason why I chose it over the R9 380 is cause it has 4GB of VRAM ( the cheapest model of the R9 380 has 2GB of VRAM) for future proof and it looks nicer IMO w/ a backplate. How is my build overall? 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/skxnsY) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/skxnsY/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i56500) | $179.99 @ Micro Center 
**Motherboard** | [Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-h110ma) | $59.99 @ SuperBiiz 
**Memory** | [Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-ct2k4g4dfs8213) | $33.88 @ OutletPC 
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $46.98 @ OutletPC 
**Video Card** | [Zotac GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/zotac-video-card-zt9030810m) | $179.99 @ Amazon 
**Case** | [Corsair Carbide SPEC-M2 MicroATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011087ww) | $44.99 @ Newegg 
**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ssr550rm) | $69.99 @ SuperBiiz 
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | **Total** | **$615.81**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2016-05-03 20:41 EDT-0400 |

I would personally switch out the power supply for a more reliable brand such as EVGA (especially since the 960 only requires 400W). I would also switch out the Zotac GTX 960 to a more 'reputable' brand, the ones known for making the best Nvidia cards (i.e. EVGA, MSI, Gigabyte, etc.).

[suchamoneypit]

20 minutes ago, Auxafly said:

Before anyone says anything about the 960, I don't play many graphically intensive games and the reason why I chose it over the R9 380 is cause it has 4GB of VRAM ( the cheapest model of the R9 380 has 2GB of VRAM) for future proof and it looks nicer IMO w/ a backplate. How is my build overall? 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/skxnsY) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/skxnsY/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i56500) | $179.99 @ Micro Center 
**Motherboard** | [Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-h110ma) | $59.99 @ SuperBiiz 
**Memory** | [Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-ct2k4g4dfs8213) | $33.88 @ OutletPC 
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $46.98 @ OutletPC 
**Video Card** | [Zotac GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/zotac-video-card-zt9030810m) | $179.99 @ Amazon 
**Case** | [Corsair Carbide SPEC-M2 MicroATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011087ww) | $44.99 @ Newegg 
**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ssr550rm) | $69.99 @ SuperBiiz 
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | **Total** | **$615.81**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2016-05-03 20:41 EDT-0400 |

I think you copied that wrong, when viewing the build in PCpartpicker, click on the "BB" (BB code) button, a window will pop up with some code highlighted, copy it, then paste it onto the forum.

[Izumi Reina]

1 minute ago, Jonnyswboy said:

My Zotac 980 Ti has been working flawlessly. And isn't seasonic known for great power supplies?

R.I.P got seasonic mixed up with this no name brand which I remembered was seasonic (it was actually 'raid max'), but of course the Zotac GTX 980Ti works flawlessly it should it just isnt the 'best manufactuers' like I wouldnt get an EVGA R9 380 (if they had one). I would much more preferably buy from Saphire or MSI, etc. for AMD.

[Auxafly]

3 minutes ago, Izumi Reina said:

R.I.P got seasonic mixed up with this no name brand which I remembered was seasonic (it was actually 'raid max'), but of course the Zotac GTX 980Ti works flawlessly it should it just isnt the 'best manufactuers' like I wouldnt get an EVGA R9 380 (if they had one). I would much more preferably buy from Saphire or MSI, etc. for AMD.

it is like really cheap for a 4gb model and w/ a backplate. $180 and on Amazon the reviews have been pretty good