New PC Build

[Geek_Pill]

My friend is looking to build a new gaming PC. He is looking to get a good value. I put some parts together, any recommendations, help, or comments would be very helpful.

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/wWkV7h

[bgibbz]

1 minute ago, Geek_Pill said:

My friend is looking to build a new gaming PC. He is looking to get a good value. I put some parts together, any recommendations, help, or comments would be very helpful.

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/wWkV7h

I STRONGLY recommend that you get a quad core i5. That CPU will heavily bottleneck the machine. 

[youmanyousef]

 

4 minutes ago, bgibbz said:

That CPU will heavily bottleneck the machine. 

are you sure???

[Herman Mcpootis]

i'd recommend this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($256.95 @ Vuugo) that i3 will likely bottleneck, get an i5 instead
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($74.98 @ NCIX) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($37.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($118.25 @ Vuugo) store your OS here, no need for a 1tb ssd when you can spend the money elsewhere.
Storage: Toshiba Product Series:DT01ACA 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ NCIX) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING Video Card  ($339.84 @ shopRBC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($58.98 @ NCIX) 
Total: $1031.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-05 20:54 EDT-0400

get OS from reddit for $20-30 USD.

[bgibbz]

4 minutes ago, youmanyousef said:

 

are you sure???

Yes. All modern games require quad cores.

[youmanyousef]

1 hour ago, bgibbz said:

All modern games require quad cores.

k, but i dont buy it. games usually arent "required" to be at high settings.

[DreamcastFan]

3 hours ago, youmanyousef said:

k, but i dont buy it. games usually arent "required" to be at high settings.

CPU bottlenecks show up even at the lowest settings, the latest Intel dual cores are OK for some games but in many others they get creamed by the i5 and i7s.

 

I would strongly suggest an Ivy Bridge or newer i5/i7 over the latest dual cores.

 

[youmanyousef]

12 minutes ago, DreamcastFan said:

 

I would strongly suggest an Ivy Bridge or newer i5/i7 over the latest dual cores.

 

o wow so intel is making worse i3 cpu's? Nice.

[DreamcastFan]

10 minutes ago, youmanyousef said:

o wow so intel is making worse i3 cpu's? Nice.

I mean I would prefer to find a used Ivy Bridge i5/i7 over a brand new i3

[bgibbz]

17 hours ago, youmanyousef said:

k, but i dont buy it. games usually arent "required" to be at high settings.

its important to keep "use case" in mind. I3 are intended to be used in a light workload, like using the internet or Microsoft word and such. For those tasks, it does well. It's absolutely not designed for gaming or any other power hungry programs. OP mentioned that the build was value aimed, i3 are not a good value for a gaming application. 

[youmanyousef]

3 hours ago, bgibbz said:

its important to keep "use case" in mind. I3 are intended to be used in a light workload, like using the internet or Microsoft word and such. For those tasks, it does well. It's absolutely not designed for gaming or any other power hungry programs. OP mentioned that the build was value aimed, i3 are not a good value for a gaming application. 

Cool. Next time i see someone with a budget system i'll tell him to pay 100 dollars extra on a cpu.