Console killer?

Aereldor · May 9, 2016

That build is just fine, but dump the cooler- you don't need one of those with a locked CPU and motherboard. Furthermore, the 4GB R9 380 is both cheaper and substantially faster. Also, get a single 8gb stick of RAM, which leaves you a free slot to upgrade to 16GB in the future, and will save you ten bucks. Take out the case and you have a lot more to spend on a case and a discrete power supply.

All in all- kill your console killer with this-

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-D Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($48.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($26.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($190.80 @ Newegg)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Tesla R2 500W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $489.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-09 14:47 EDT-0400

Starelementpoke · May 9, 2016

7 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

That build is just fine, but dump the cooler- you don't need one of those with a locked CPU and motherboard. Furthermore, the 4GB R9 380 is both cheaper and substantially faster. Also, get a single 8gb stick of RAM, which leaves you a free slot to upgrade to 16GB in the future, and will save you ten bucks. Take out the case and you have a lot more to spend on a case and a discrete power supply.

All in all- kill your console killer with this-

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-D Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($48.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($26.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($190.80 @ Newegg)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Tesla R2 500W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $489.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-09 14:47 EDT-0400

If you need to penny pinch even more, you could always get the Toshbia that´s on sale for like $42 as well.

Aereldor · May 9, 2016

Just now, Starelementpoke said:

If you need to penny pinch even more, you could always get the Toshbia that´s on sale for like $42 as well.

I could. In fact, there's a 2TB Hitachi drive out there for $48. However, I hear WD's very good with customer service and, in the rare event that one of their drives fails, RMAs, which is why I think it's worth the money.

Starelementpoke · May 9, 2016

4 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

I could. In fact, there's a 2TB Hitachi drive out there for $48. However, I hear WD's very good with customer service and, in the rare event that one of their drives fails, RMAs, which is why I think it's worth the money.

Not saying it was a bad idea, just saying if need be.