Help A Macbook Using Peasant Ascend to the PC Master Race

[cantalOPe]

Hey guys, I'm a first time PC builder. This is my build:http://pcpartpicker.com/list/DGPgsJ  NOTE: R9 390 will be changed to RX 480

 

I have done quite some research, but I would love to get some second opinions. Keep in mind my budget is around 800-1000 US Dollars, and am looking to play games like Battlefield, R6:S, and other recent games at 60fps max settings, I am also looking to play CS:GO at 250fps Max Settings. Any constructive criticism, and recommendations will be appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance.

[Silencer]

Can you get dual channel 8gb ram with the 970? And I have some concern about the cpu but I have no experience with amd whatsoever. Everything else is ?. Oop, another edit: if it turns out there's going to be a 480x get that. Shouldn't change your budget at all

[DarkBlade2117]

Keep on mind the RX 480 is $200 compared to $300.

Someone will do it, on mobile but any i3-4170 or i3-6100 over a FX 6300. Also, at $1,000 you can fit an i5 and RX 480

[HKZeroFive]

Go for an Intel i5 instead. I don't know if you're deadset on the case and fans but for a $1000 budget, you can easily fit in a 144hz monitor which would be great for CS:GO.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($77.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($34.49 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24.0" 144Hz Monitor  ($191.19 @ B&H) 
Other: Radeon RX 480 8GB ($250.00)
Total: $991.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-12 00:52 EDT-0400

[comicsansms]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($26.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($35.49 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($41.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($269.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($48.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 23.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $970.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-12 00:55 EDT-0400

[Herman Mcpootis]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Antec KUHLER H2O 650 Liquid CPU Cooler  ($45.99 @ Directron) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($41.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24.0" 144Hz Monitor  ($191.19 @ B&H) 
Other: Rx 480 ($199.99)
Total: $992.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-12 00:57 EDT-0400

 

[shadowbyte]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Lz9t6X
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Lz9t6X/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($56.60 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($150.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($34.49 @ Newegg) 
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Acer R240HY bidx 23.8" 60Hz Monitor  ($131.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: RX 480 ($199.00)
Total: $1035.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-12 00:55 EDT-0400

 

get windows 10 off kinguin for 30 dollars and you'll have a killer system that you can also overclock 

[shadowbyte]

4 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 

rip his pc with that psu

[HKZeroFive]

4 minutes ago, shadowbyte said:

rip his pc with that psu

Third time this week I have to explain this...

 

These new grey PSUs are a revised custom design from CWT, complete with DC-DC regulation, better capacitors, a rating of 40C, all-black cables and a five year warranty. Arguably better quality than the old group regulated Seasonic S12II and M12II models.

[shadowbyte]

3 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Third time this week I have to explain this...

 

These new grey PSUs are a revised custom design from CWT, complete with DC-DC regulation, better capacitors, a rating of 40C, all-black cables and a five year warranty. Arguably better quality than the old group regulated Seasonic S12II and M12II models.

I'd still rather cut monitor costs down and go for a G2 series one

[HKZeroFive]

4 minutes ago, shadowbyte said:

I'd still rather cut monitor costs down and go for a G2 series one

Why? Would you still say this if it was a Seasonic PSU? The PSU is good enough.

 

Have you experienced 144hz? Definitely worth it for a game like CS:GO.

[shadowbyte]

1 minute ago, HKZeroFive said:

Why? Would you still say this if it was a Seasonic PSU?

 

Have you experienced 144hz? Definitely worth it for a game like CS:GO.

yes, I would

the 750 watt G2 has many more modular cables, offering the ability to go crossfire, add more hard drives, or other expansion cards without running out of connectors.

not to mention the ability to go custom sleeved one day

[HKZeroFive]

9 minutes ago, shadowbyte said:

yes, I would

the 750 watt G2 has many more modular cables, offering the ability to go crossfire, add more hard drives, or other expansion cards without running out of connectors.

not to mention the ability to go custom sleeved one day

Somehow I doubt that he's going to be going for a RAID configuration to the extent he will need all those cables. Also, Crossfire? Do you know the unpleasant complications that can arise from it?

 

144hz is the way to go for CS:GO. It makes the difference that can only be noticed by someone who has seen it in person.

[shadowbyte]

1 minute ago, HKZeroFive said:

Also, Crossfire? Do you know the unpleasant complications that can arise from it?

 

same with SLI

and people still do it

[HKZeroFive]

1 minute ago, shadowbyte said:

same with SLI

and people still do it

Doesn't mean they should.

[Herman Mcpootis]

7 minutes ago, shadowbyte said:

same with SLI

and people still do it

they do it usually when they reach the absolute highest tier and they still need more horsepower, not all games support more than 1 GPU very well(or at all) and going multi-GPU will result in more heat and alot more power consumption.

[cantalOPe]

1 hour ago, HKZeroFive said:

Go for an Intel i5 instead. I don't know if you're deadset on the case and fans but for a $1000 budget, you can easily fit in a 144hz monitor which would be great for CS:GO.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($77.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($34.49 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24.0" 144Hz Monitor  ($191.19 @ B&H) 
Other: Radeon RX 480 8GB ($250.00)
Total: $991.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-12 00:52 EDT-0400

Is the Intel Core i5 better than FX-6300? Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the FX-6300 have 2 more cores than i5, and runs at 0.3 Ghz faster out of the box, for only $100? Is there something I'm missing here?

[cantalOPe]

Is the Intel Core i5 better than FX-6300? Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the FX-6300 have 2 more cores than i5, and runs at 0.3 Ghz faster out of the box, for only $100? Is there something I'm missing here?

[cantalOPe]

1 hour ago, shadowbyte said:

same with SLI

and people still do it

 

1 hour ago, shadowbyte said:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Lz9t6X
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Lz9t6X/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($56.60 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($150.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($34.49 @ Newegg) 
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Acer R240HY bidx 23.8" 60Hz Monitor  ($131.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: RX 480 ($199.00)
Total: $1035.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-12 00:55 EDT-0400

 

get windows 10 off kinguin for 30 dollars and you'll have a killer system that you can also overclock 

Is the Intel Core i5 better than FX-6300? Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the FX-6300 have 2 more cores than i5, and runs at 0.3 Ghz faster out of the box, for only $100? Is there something I'm missing here?

[HKZeroFive]

4 minutes ago, cantalOPe said:

Is the Intel Core i5 better than FX-6300? Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the FX-6300 have 2 more cores than i5, and runs at 0.3 Ghz faster out of the box, for only $100? Is there something I'm missing here?

Number of cores is irrelevant when games rely on single core performance rather than multi-core performance. Clock speed is also irrelevant when the i5 6600K has a much higher IPC than the FX-6300.

 

In gaming, even an i3 would be a better choice over the FX-6300.

[cantalOPe]

2 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Number of cores is irrelevant when games rely on single core performance rather than multi-core performance. Clock speed is also irrelevant when the i5 6600K has a much higher IPC than the FX-6300.

 

In gaming, even an i3 would be a better choice over the FX-6300.

So what would I be compromising if I chose the FX-6300 over an i5?

[HKZeroFive]

1 minute ago, cantalOPe said:

So what would I be compromising if I chose the FX-6300 over an i5?

Bottlenecking and a significant decrease in performance in CPU-intensive games such as CS:GO, GTA V, Fallout 4 etc.

[cantalOPe]

2 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Bottlenecking and a significant decrease in performance in CPU-intensive games such as CS:GO, GTA V, Fallout 4 etc.

So I imagine it's quite bad then?

[HKZeroFive]

1 minute ago, cantalOPe said:

So I imagine it's quite bad then?

Eh, pretty much. I also just don't see the point of investing in a dead socket which is three or so years old.

[JefferyD90]

2 hours ago, cantalOPe said:

Hey guys, I'm a first time PC builder. This is my build:http://pcpartpicker.com/list/DGPgsJ  NOTE: R9 390 will be changed to RX 480

 

I have done quite some research, but I would love to get some second opinions. Keep in mind my budget is around 800-1000 US Dollars, and am looking to play games like Battlefield, R6:S, and other recent games at 60fps max settings, I am also looking to play CS:GO at 250fps Max Settings. Any constructive criticism, and recommendations will be appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance.

My opinion, you're spending way too much money on a 4 year old platform.  If you want to go AMD, please get on the A88X platform.