$400 build

[depthsofpain]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($26.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($22.45 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 75W 2GB Video Card  ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $400.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-30 10:41 EDT-0400

 

 

your thoughts??..

[Flavortown2k16]

Looks good to me, what are you planning to do with it. If its for gaming i would spend little bit more to get 960 and like 1tb of storage

[Matias_Chambers]

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/fGKbjc I would wait for the RX 460. Or the 470 if you can spend a bit more. 

[Matias_Chambers]

5 minutes ago, Flavortown2k16 said:

Looks good to me, what are you planning to do with it. If its for gaming i would spend little bit more to get 960 and like 1tb of storage

It is not worth getting the 960. Would be better to get the RX 480 or 470 or even wait for the 1060. 

[Flavortown2k16]

2 minutes ago, Matias_Chambers said:

It is not worth getting the 960. Would be better to get the RX 480 or 470 or even wait for the 1060. 

If its budget build then 960 since its cheap atm and will be even cheaper once the 1060 and 470 drop. 480 is over 200 so its overshooting the budget quite a bit

[Matias_Chambers]

2 minutes ago, Flavortown2k16 said:

If its budget build then 960 since its cheap atm and will be even cheaper once the 1060 and 470 drop. 480 is over 200 so its overshooting the budget quite a bit

The 470 shouldn't be much more expensive that the 960. And if he does go with older gen cards, then the R9 380 would be a better option than the 960. 

[Flavortown2k16]

11 minutes ago, Matias_Chambers said:

The 470 shouldn't be much more expensive that the 960. And if he does go with older gen cards, then the R9 380 would be a better option than the 960. 

Looking at the prices for the new cards it will be, but its down to preferance with the 380 and 960 Compare yourself. I personally prefer 960, but it depends on the person who is choosing

[Matias_Chambers]

7 minutes ago, Flavortown2k16 said:

Looking at the prices for the new cards it will be, but its down to preferance with the 380 and 960 Compare yourself. I personally prefer 960, but it depends on the person who is choosing

 Skip to 5:50 for benchmarks

[Flavortown2k16]

6 minutes ago, Matias_Chambers said:

 Skip to 5:50 for benchmarks

Still would pick 960

[Matias_Chambers]

2 minutes ago, Flavortown2k16 said:

Still would pick 960

Why?

[Flavortown2k16]

7 minutes ago, Matias_Chambers said:

Why?

Becouse i prefer nvidia, i cant say its better without backing my argument and i cba to do some heated internet battle about those 2. I just happen to prefer nvidia, dont know why but so it happens to be

[Flavortown2k16]

4 minutes ago, Supermangik said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($201.98 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($22.45 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-01 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($23.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $423.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-30 11:54 EDT-0400

 

whats the point in 200$ cpu if you have 950?

[Flavortown2k16]

3 minutes ago, Supermangik said:

You act as if he can't upgrade down the road. I rather have an i5 build for better computing, gaming experience, than to have an i3 run a GTX 960. The 950 should be fine, and can run most games at medium setting with no problem. We don't even know if he's even gaming on 1080P, let alone a 720P. What games is he playing? I suggest the i5 over the i3 and we can talk dGPU's later. Especially if the build I gave him was roughly the same price for an i5.

key

[aisle9]

25 minutes ago, Flavortown2k16 said:

Becouse i prefer nvidia, i cant say its better without backing my argument and i cba to do some heated internet battle about those 2. I just happen to prefer nvidia, dont know why but so it happens to be

Well this was predictable. The 380 and 380X are empirically better than the 960--and I own a 960 and love it.

[Matias_Chambers]

25 minutes ago, Flavortown2k16 said:

Becouse i prefer nvidia, i cant say its better without backing my argument and i cba to do some heated internet battle about those 2. I just happen to prefer nvidia, dont know why but so it happens to be

Well at this budget performance is more important. The R9 380 will perform better period. 

[Flavortown2k16]

6 minutes ago, Matias_Chambers said:

Well at this budget performance is more important. The R9 380 will perform better period. 

maybe, but if you prefer nvidia then its 960. if you dont care if tis amd or nvidia then amd usually makes the better budget gpu's

[Flavortown2k16]

11 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

Well this was predictable. The 380 and 380X are empirically better than the 960--and I own a 960 and love it.

Almost as predictable as amd fanboys overhyping 480. But again ''  if you dont care if tis amd or nvidia then amd usually makes the better budget gpu's ''