First PC Build

[SlyJack]

I am going to build my first PC, and these are the parts that I've chosen:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/qVJHxY

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.49 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($71.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($55.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 370 4GB Vapor-X Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($37.09 @ Amazon) 
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  ($13.89 @ OutletPC) 
Other: Windows 10 Home OEM ($26.76)
Other: Apex Digital (Purchased For $0.00)
Other: My Headphones (Purchased For $0.00)
Other: My Mouse (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $506.07

 

I do not want to spend more than $500, and I live in Miami, FL USA.

My PC will be used for LoL, Sony Vegas Pro, OBS, Overwatch, and FL Studio.

I will run a dual monitor setup that may upgrade to 3.

Any suggestions and/or concerns before I go through with it?

[Starelementpoke]

2 minutes ago, SlyJack said:

I am going to build my first PC, and these are the parts that I've chosen:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/qVJHxY

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.49 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($71.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($55.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 370 4GB Vapor-X Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($37.09 @ Amazon) 
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  ($13.89 @ OutletPC) 
Other: Windows 10 Home OEM ($26.76)
Other: Apex Digital (Purchased For $0.00)
Other: My Headphones (Purchased For $0.00)
Other: My Mouse (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $506.07

 

I do not want to spend more than $500, and I live in Miami, FL USA.

My PC will be used for LoL, Sony Vegas Pro, OBS, Overwatch, and FL Studio.

I will run a dual monitor setup that may upgrade to 3.

Any suggestions and/or concerns before I go through with it?

Would get a better PSU and drop the 370 to a 750ti, which should be able to handle what you want to do well enough. Or wait for Polaris.

[APatientGuy]

If it's not an emergency I recommend waiting for the next generation of amd gpus. They were announced a few days ago and will deliver much better performance, in your case the rx 470.

[BurblingBarbacoa]

So. There are a few changes that I would make. I'll edit you or parts list and give you explanations for my changes. 

 

• I would change the professor to an i3 6100.  It will offer more preformance in most situations as well as be on the 1151 socket, which will mean more upgrade potential as well as access to newer features. You will need to switch to DDR4 (ddr3 1151 boards are not reccomended) with is now similar in price to ddr3. The motherboard will subsequently have to change. I'd reccomend h170. 
• I would switch the HDD to a WD blue unit. It's not a big deal but Seagate drive do have a higher failure rate.  Adding a 120gb SSD for a few programs and the OS would be beneficial.  
• The GPU is a good pick however if you plan to run surround on these triple displays that you mentioned, forget about it.  Also keep your eyes open for the lower end Polaris offerings. 
• You,  uh,  don't have a case.  I'll add one...
• AHHHHHH red alert!  Don't touch evga W series supplies. I see them being used in budget builds a lot and I can understand it.  They are 80plus certified, from EVGA, have a nice black look and pare exceptionally cheap.  They are crap though. Get a 500B or a Seasonic OEM unit.  
• Ditch the DVD drive.  It's likley that Yu don't need it and even if you do I reccomend an external unit. 
• Get a copy of Windows from kinguin. it will save you a heap and is pretty legit in my experience. 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/fW4kLD
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/fW4kLD/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($77.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($35.49 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 370 4GB Vapor-X Video Card  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other: Windows 10 Home OEM ($26.76)
Other: Apex Digital (Purchased For $0.00)
Other: My Headphones (Purchased For $0.00)
Other: My Mouse (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $554.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-15 23:20 EDT-0400

 

I know this sits a little over $500 but it is well worth it. Hope I helped  

 

[SlyJack]

36 minutes ago, BurblingBarbacoa said:

So. There are a few changes that I would make. I'll edit you or parts list and give you explanations for my changes. 

 

• I would change the professor to an i3 6100.  It will offer more preformance in most situations as well as be on the 1151 socket, which will mean more upgrade potential as well as access to newer features. You will need to switch to DDR4 (ddr3 1151 boards are not reccomended) with is now similar in price to ddr3. The motherboard will subsequently have to change. I'd reccomend h170. 
• I would switch the HDD to a WD blue unit. It's not a big deal but Seagate drive do have a higher failure rate.  Adding a 120gb SSD for a few programs and the OS would be beneficial.  
• The GPU is a good pick however if you plan to run surround on these triple displays that you mentioned, forget about it.  Also keep your eyes open for the lower end Polaris offerings. 
• You,  uh,  don't have a case.  I'll add one...
• AHHHHHH red alert!  Don't touch evga W series supplies. I see them being used in budget builds a lot and I can understand it.  They are 80plus certified, from EVGA, have a nice black look and pare exceptionally cheap.  They are crap though. Get a 500B or a Seasonic OEM unit.  
• Ditch the DVD drive.  It's likley that Yu don't need it and even if you do I reccomend an external unit. 
• Get a copy of Windows from kinguin. it will save you a heap and is pretty legit in my experience. 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/fW4kLD
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/fW4kLD/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($77.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($35.49 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 370 4GB Vapor-X Video Card  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other: Windows 10 Home OEM ($26.76)
Other: Apex Digital (Purchased For $0.00)
Other: My Headphones (Purchased For $0.00)
Other: My Mouse (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $554.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-15 23:20 EDT-0400

 

I know this sits a little over $500 but it is well worth it. Hope I helped  

 

Sorry, I forgot to mention that I had a case already. Thanks for the advice on the power supply. I have on the pcpartpicker the price that Windows costs from kinguin already. (It's in Other $26.76) Good call on the DVD drive as well, I didnt really think about it but I haven't used a CD in years. I received other advice that told me that I would need at least 4 cores for my needs, which is why i chose the FX-6300. Wouldn't a 6-core 3.5GHz give more performance than the 2-core 3.7GHz? I am aware that the i3 may have better infrastructure, but I thought the 6-cores of the 6300 would more than make up for it. Thoughts?

[SlyJack]

1 hour ago, APatientGuy said:

If it's not an emergency I recommend waiting for the next generation of amd gpus. They were announced a few days ago and will deliver much better performance, in your case the rx 470.

I was informed that the rx 470 would cost $200 which would not fit in my budget.

[SlyJack]

1 hour ago, Starelementpoke said:

Would get a better PSU and drop the 370 to a 750ti, which should be able to handle what you want to do well enough. Or wait for Polaris.

I thought since my build would only requires 325W the 500W would be more than enough, and leave room for a better video card help with the dual displays.

[BurblingBarbacoa]

2 minutes ago, SlyJack said:

Sorry, I forgot to mention that I had a case already. Thanks for the advice on the power supply. I have on the pcpartpicker the price that Windows costs from kinguin already. (It's in Other $26.76) Good call on the DVD drive as well, I didnt really think about it but I haven't used a CD in years. I received other advice that told me that I would need at least 4 cores for my needs, which is why i chose the FX-6300. Wouldn't a 6-core 3.5GHz give more performance than the 2-core 3.7GHz? I am aware that the i3 may have better infrastructure, but I thought the 6-cores of the 6300 would more than make up for it. Thoughts?

Nope.  The FX gives a slight advantage in synthetic rendering benchmarks like cinema chain but in real world use its pretty similar.  For gaming the i3 is better, full stop. And the i3 does have 4 logical core ps due to hyperthreading. So yeah you would effectively have the four cores you need. The FX series are simply showing their age but still sell due to misinformation about core count and the preformance gains related to them. If you think you need more get an i5, however if you think that an i5 is too expensive or overkill for your needs, the i3 is the better option. 

[SlyJack]

17 minutes ago, BurblingBarbacoa said:

Nope.  The FX gives a slight advantage in synthetic rendering benchmarks like cinema chain but in real world use its pretty similar.  For gaming the i3 is better, full stop. And the i3 does have 4 logical core ps due to hyperthreading. So yeah you would effectively have the four cores you need. The FX series are simply showing their age but still sell due to misinformation about core count and the preformance gains related to them. If you think you need more get an i5, however if you think that an i5 is too expensive or overkill for your needs, the i3 is the better option. 

Even if the i3 has 4 logical cores at 3.7GHz, would the 6-cores at 3.5GHz be more powerful? I did forget about the hyper-threading before, but isn't it true that many applications do not make use of the hyper-threading?

[BurblingBarbacoa]

1 minute ago, SlyJack said:

Even if the i3 has 4 logical cores at 3.7GHz, would the 6-cores at 3.5GHz be more powerful? I did forget about the hyper-threading before, but isn't it true that many applications do not make use of the hyper-threading?

Almost all apps that would take advantage of more cores will take advantage of hyperthreading. And no, clock speed and core count don't always mean more preformance. The instructions or clock, efficiently and a whole host of other things play a part. The i3 is better. Frankly if you plan to be doing editing etc. I would look for at least an i5. 

[APatientGuy]

5 hours ago, SlyJack said:

I was informed that the rx 470 would cost $200 which would not fit in my budget.

The rx 470 is $150, while the rx 460 would be below that and the rx 480 is $200.

[APatientGuy]

6 hours ago, BurblingBarbacoa said:

So. There are a few changes that I would make. I'll edit you or parts list and give you explanations for my changes. 

 

• I would change the professor to an i3 6100.  It will offer more preformance in most situations as well as be on the 1151 socket, which will mean more upgrade potential as well as access to newer features. You will need to switch to DDR4 (ddr3 1151 boards are not reccomended) with is now similar in price to ddr3. The motherboard will subsequently have to change. I'd reccomend h170. 
• I would switch the HDD to a WD blue unit. It's not a big deal but Seagate drive do have a higher failure rate.  Adding a 120gb SSD for a few programs and the OS would be beneficial.  
• The GPU is a good pick however if you plan to run surround on these triple displays that you mentioned, forget about it.  Also keep your eyes open for the lower end Polaris offerings. 
• You,  uh,  don't have a case.  I'll add one...
• AHHHHHH red alert!  Don't touch evga W series supplies. I see them being used in budget builds a lot and I can understand it.  They are 80plus certified, from EVGA, have a nice black look and pare exceptionally cheap.  They are crap though. Get a 500B or a Seasonic OEM unit.  
• Ditch the DVD drive.  It's likley that Yu don't need it and even if you do I reccomend an external unit. 
• Get a copy of Windows from kinguin. it will save you a heap and is pretty legit in my experience. 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/fW4kLD
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/fW4kLD/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($77.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($35.49 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 370 4GB Vapor-X Video Card  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other: Windows 10 Home OEM ($26.76)
Other: Apex Digital (Purchased For $0.00)
Other: My Headphones (Purchased For $0.00)
Other: My Mouse (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $554.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-15 23:20 EDT-0400

 

I know this sits a little over $500 but it is well worth it. Hope I helped  

 

Have you bought windows from kinguin? Because I am a bit worried as I am most likely to purchase a copy from the site on friday when I build my first pc, and it would be nice to be reassured. 

[Starelementpoke]

9 hours ago, SlyJack said:

I thought since my build would only requires 325W the 500W would be more than enough, and leave room for a better video card help with the dual displays.

Wattage wise it's enough, the PSU's quality you chose is more than horrendous.

[SlyJack]

2 hours ago, Starelementpoke said:

Wattage wise it's enough, the PSU's quality you chose is more than horrendous.

When you say the quality is bad, do you mean the 80+ ratings, or are you saying that

EVGA brand is bad?

[Starelementpoke]

22 minutes ago, SlyJack said:

When you say the quality is bad, do you mean the 80+ ratings, or are you saying that

EVGA brand is bad?

I mean that specific unit is of bad quality. EVGA, the brand, makes some pretty good PSUs (B2,G2,GS,GQ,P2 psus), that being said, they make some pretty sub-par and bad ones as well. (NEX, B1, W1, etc.)

[SlyJack]

I have made a new part list that I believe will not only perform better, but is cheaper:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Jcvt6X
 

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($26.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 370 4GB Vapor-X Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: DIYPC Solo-T1-BK ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.89 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other: Windows 10 Home OEM ($26.76)
Total: $480.49

 

Thoughts?

[Starelementpoke]

7 hours ago, SlyJack said:

I have made a new part list that I believe will not only perform better, but is cheaper:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Jcvt6X
 

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($26.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 370 4GB Vapor-X Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: DIYPC Solo-T1-BK ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.89 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Other: Windows 10 Home OEM ($26.76)
Total: $480.49

 

Thoughts?

Personally would try to spring for a better quality PSU, but it should suffice.

[BurblingBarbacoa]

On 16/06/2016 at 5:29 PM, APatientGuy said:

Have you bought windows from kinguin? Because I am a bit worried as I am most likely to purchase a copy from the site on friday when I build my first pc, and it would be nice to be reassured. 

sorry for the super late reply. I have used kinguin before. All good three PC builds to date using it