Any obvious flaws? Any Changes?

[Sydlexic Deity]

MOBO=         ASRock AMD FM2+ FM2A68M-HD+                    PBT $76.89 
SSD=             Kingston 120GB SSDNow                                    KIWIGAMER $71.30
CASE=          Segotep 3402 ATX Mid Tower Case                     PBT $29.95
RAM=           Corsair 1866 Vengeance Pro 2x4GB                    KIWIGAMER $77
COOLER=    COOLER MASTER Hyper 103                              KTECH $41.12
HDD=           WD 1TB Blue Edition 7200RPM 64M CACHE       KIWIGAMER $80.50
PSU=           Enermax Tomahawk II 500W                                TECHWORLD $68.31
GPU=          Sapphire Nitro R7 370 2G GDDR5 Video Card     KTECH $228.73 / PBT $228.85
CPU=          AMD Athlon X4 860K                                             TECHWORLD $130.18

All my prices are in NZD.
Just wondering if anybody can spot anything silly I'm trying to do, or can suggest something better for the same price.

Cheers

[Enderman]

get an EVGA or seasonic PSU

[ImBleu]

I personally wouldn't bother with AMD's CPU offerings until after ZEN, although the Athlon X4 860 is still somewhat decent. Have you considered the i3-6100?

[Energycore]

Two things.

 

The SSDNow performs worse than most SSDs at that price point. Look for a Mushking Reactor or Crucial BX100/200 or A-Data SP550.

 

That PSU is a risk to your computer. Try this one.

 

http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-power-supply-rs650amaag1s1

 

I know, it's double the price. But it's that or risking your computer's death and this one's actually a good value.

 

If you need to make room in your budget, perhaps ditch the SSD and get one later.

[Sydlexic Deity]

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

get an EVGA or seasonic PSU

Why is that? Better quality?

[Enderman]

1 minute ago, Sydlexic Deity said:

Why is that? Better quality?

yeah, more reliable, less likely to kill your parts, less likely to burn your house down

[ImBleu]

1 minute ago, Sydlexic Deity said:

Why is that? Better quality?

Avoid no name brand PSUs. Stick to units from Corsair, EVGA, CoolerMaster or Seasonic generally.

[Sydlexic Deity]

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

yeah, more reliable, less likely to kill your parts, less likely to burn your house down

I see

Are Antec or Corsair PSU's ok?
I can't find EVGA or seasonic within my price range

[Sydlexic Deity]

1 minute ago, ThatCoolBlueKidd said:

Avoid no name brand PSUs. Stick to units from Corsair, EVGA, CoolerMaster or Seasonic generally.

OK cheers. I have a corsair in mind.

[Energycore]

Just now, Sydlexic Deity said:

I see

Are Antec or Corsair PSU's ok?
I can't find EVGA or seasonic within my price range

Honestly, since that computer won't pull much power, it's probably fine to get an Antec Basiq or Corsair CX. Just remember that you'll have to upgrade it if you want to put a powerful graphics card in there (when it comes to pushing a lot of power with a power supply, it's less about wattage and more about quality).

[Enderman]

2 minutes ago, Sydlexic Deity said:

I see

Are Antec or Corsair PSU's ok?
I can't find EVGA or seasonic within my price range

corsair is ok, idk about antec

[The_Denks]

12 minutes ago, Sydlexic Deity said:

MOBO=         ASRock AMD FM2+ FM2A68M-HD+                    PBT $76.89 
SSD=             Kingston 120GB SSDNow                                    KIWIGAMER $71.30
CASE=          Segotep 3402 ATX Mid Tower Case                     PBT $29.95
RAM=           Corsair 1866 Vengeance Pro 2x4GB                    KIWIGAMER $77
COOLER=    COOLER MASTER Hyper 103                              KTECH $41.12
HDD=           WD 1TB Blue Edition 7200RPM 64M CACHE       KIWIGAMER $80.50
PSU=           Enermax Tomahawk II 500W                                TECHWORLD $68.31
GPU=          Sapphire Nitro R7 370 2G GDDR5 Video Card     KTECH $228.73 / PBT $228.85
CPU=          AMD Athlon X4 860K                                             TECHWORLD $130.18

All my prices are in NZD.
Just wondering if anybody can spot anything silly I'm trying to do, or can suggest something better for the same price.

Cheers

Get a Corsair PSU

Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO for cooler

Get a good quality case, like corsair or NZXT, not some random brand that is GOING to be terrible

Wait a few weeks and get the GTX 1070

[The_Denks]

2 minutes ago, Sydlexic Deity said:

I see

Are Antec or Corsair PSU's ok?
I can't find EVGA or seasonic within my price range

Corsair PSU's are the best brand.

As a good indicator of which brand to use (and which are good), look at what LTT uses for their builds.

 

They always have:

Intel CPU

Nvidia GPU

Asus MOBO

Corsair PSU

[ImBleu]

1 minute ago, UberGamerKing said:

Corsair PSU's are the best brand.

As a good indicator of which brand to use (and which are good), look at what LTT uses for their builds.

 

They always have:

Intel CPU

Nvidia GPU

Asus MOBO

Corsair PSU

 

Very big overgeneralization.

3 minutes ago, UberGamerKing said:

Get a Corsair PSU

Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO for cooler

Get a good quality case, like corsair or NZXT, not some random brand that is GOING to be terrible

Wait a few weeks and get the GTX 1070

Except the GTX1070 is probably going to be double the price of the R7 370 ?

 

For your case, if you plan to stick to ATX Systems, consider something like a Corsair SPEC case or something like a CoolerMaster Elite case.

[Sydlexic Deity]

3 minutes ago, UberGamerKing said:

Get a Corsair PSU

Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO for cooler

Get a good quality case, like corsair or NZXT, not some random brand that is GOING to be terrible

Wait a few weeks and get the GTX 1070

I'm going for a Corsair
Is there a reason for this? I won't be overclocking I don't think.
I've used this case before - I might stick to it ( Sorry  )
lol wut. I'll never be able to afford that

Thanks for your help
 

[Energycore]

4 minutes ago, UberGamerKing said:

Corsair PSU's are the best brand.

As a good indicator of which brand to use (and which are good), look at what LTT uses for their builds.

 

They always have:

Intel CPU

Nvidia GPU

Asus MOBO

Corsair PSU

You do know about this video, right?

 

 

Eh, it's sensationalist and almost pushes the point against your throat ad baculum, but it doesn't stop the fact that CXs should be avoided (unless they're the new design with gray sticker).

[Sydlexic Deity]

17 minutes ago, ThatCoolBlueKidd said:

I personally wouldn't bother with AMD's CPU offerings until after ZEN, although the Athlon X4 860 is still somewhat decent. Have you considered the i3-6100?

I have considered it yes, but the price is nearly double that of the 860K
#NZstruggles

[FRN]

@Sydlexic Deity Will it be just gaming? Then the 860K would do just fine.

[Sydlexic Deity]

22 minutes ago, ThatCoolBlueKidd said:

I personally wouldn't bother with AMD's CPU offerings until after ZEN, although the Athlon X4 860 is still somewhat decent. Have you considered the i3-6100?

I think ZEN uses a different socket, and I'll need ddr4 memory?
I'll stay with the 860k for now.
Thanks though

[Sydlexic Deity]

5 minutes ago, FRN said:

@Sydlexic Deity Will it be just gaming? Then the 860K would do just fine.

Yes, plus a little bit of word processing and internet browsing.
Cheers

[Sydlexic Deity]

28 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Two things.

 

The SSDNow performs worse than most SSDs at that price point. Look for a Mushking Reactor or Crucial BX100/200 or A-Data SP550.

 

That PSU is a risk to your computer. Try this one.

 

http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-power-supply-rs650amaag1s1

 

I know, it's double the price. But it's that or risking your computer's death and this one's actually a good value.

 

If you need to make room in your budget, perhaps ditch the SSD and get one later.

Thanks for the advice.
I've gone with a corsair PSU now.
I've also found a much new ssd for around the same price. I might use that instead

[ImBleu]

6 minutes ago, Sydlexic Deity said:

I think ZEN uses a different socket, and I'll need ddr4 memory?
I'll stay with the 860k for now.
Thanks though

 

17 minutes ago, Sydlexic Deity said:

I have considered it yes, but the price is nearly double that of the 860K
#NZstruggles

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($197.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($253.00 @ Paradigm PCs) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($57.50 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($85.00 @ PC Force) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 75W 2GB Video Card  ($258.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 500 Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($122.00 @ Paradigm PCs) 
Power Supply: Corsair VS 550W ATX Power Supply  ($89.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Total: $1061.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-25 17:22 NZST+1200

 

Thats about as cheap as you can go with an i3-6100 system, obviously you can find cheaper cases and cheaper video cards (the 950 being a large improvement over the 370) but this is about 150$ more expensive than your current plan, but at least it puts you on the latest mainstream socket and you could switch out the i3-6100 for an i5/i7 at a later stage. You can also consider going for the Pentium G4400 to drop another $100 off the CPU so you can upgrade that later down the line.

[Sydlexic Deity]

2 minutes ago, ThatCoolBlueKidd said:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($197.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($253.00 @ Paradigm PCs) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($57.50 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($85.00 @ PC Force) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 75W 2GB Video Card  ($258.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 500 Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($122.00 @ Paradigm PCs) 
Power Supply: Corsair VS 550W ATX Power Supply  ($89.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Total: $1061.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-25 17:22 NZST+1200

 

Thats about as cheap as you can go with an i3-6100 system, obviously you can find cheaper cases and cheaper video cards (the 950 being a large improvement over the 370) but this is about 150$ more expensive than your current plan, but at least it puts you on the latest mainstream socket and you could switch out the i3-6100 for an i5/i7 at a later stage. You can also consider going for the Pentium G4400 to drop another $100 off the CPU so you can upgrade that later down the line.

That's very helpful

One thing... that motherboard seems quite expensive. What am i getting that I wouldn't get on a cheaper one?

[Sydlexic Deity]

8 minutes ago, ThatCoolBlueKidd said:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($197.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($253.00 @ Paradigm PCs) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($57.50 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($85.00 @ PC Force) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 75W 2GB Video Card  ($258.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 500 Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($122.00 @ Paradigm PCs) 
Power Supply: Corsair VS 550W ATX Power Supply  ($89.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Total: $1061.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-25 17:22 NZST+1200

 

Thats about as cheap as you can go with an i3-6100 system, obviously you can find cheaper cases and cheaper video cards (the 950 being a large improvement over the 370) but this is about 150$ more expensive than your current plan, but at least it puts you on the latest mainstream socket and you could switch out the i3-6100 for an i5/i7 at a later stage. You can also consider going for the Pentium G4400 to drop another $100 off the CPU so you can upgrade that later down the line.

Also, my current plan is exactly $800  

[ImBleu]

10 minutes ago, Sydlexic Deity said:

That's very helpful

One thing... that motherboard seems quite expensive. What am i getting that I wouldn't get on a cheaper one?

 

Support for DDR4, M.2 NVMe SSDs, Onboard 802.11AC Wireless & Bluetooth 4.0, USB Type-C port, Maximum of 32GB DDR4 @ 3200mhz and support for Intel Socket LGA1151 CPUs in the Skylake and Kabylake series. As Kabylake is set to release around september, you could upgrade to the next generation of CPUs without any other upgrades, basically it has "future proofing" where as with the FM2+ board you have in your build, you're stuck with DDR3, no M.2 support and no wireless/bluetooth or USB Type C, so in the event you wish to upgrade later on you'll need to buy a brand new CPU, Motherboard & Ram whereas with the H170N-WiFi you're able to save up $300~ and upgrade to the next generation Core i7 and keep the rest of your system the same.