How's this build?

[Techicolors]

so i'm trying to make a pc build for a friend that wants to play fallout 4 and sims 4 at 1080p 60fps. here's the list i've managed to scrape up (started off with a few builds made by people on this forum, and lists from other places)

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/4jPn6X
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/4jPn6X/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: *ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($51.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: *Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($40.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: *Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: *EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($149.95 @ B&H) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: *EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.33 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $499.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-09 00:02 EDT-0400

 

the budget is $500. though i'm tempted to swap out the 950 for a 470, but raises the price a bit. alternatively i can get an atx board 

[rn8686]

3 minutes ago, Technicolors said:

so i'm trying to make a pc build for a friend that wants to play fallout 4 and sims 4 at 1080p 60fps. here's the list i've managed to scrape up (started off with a few builds made by people on this forum, and lists from other places)

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/4jPn6X
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/4jPn6X/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: *ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($51.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: *Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($40.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: *Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: *EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($149.95 @ B&H) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: *EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.33 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $499.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-09 00:02 EDT-0400

 

the budget is $500. though i'm tempted to swap out the 950 for a 470, but raises the price a bit. alternatively i can get an atx board 

Get a RX 460 instead of 950, or wait for the 1050. 

[Techicolors]

2 minutes ago, rn8686 said:

Get a RX 460 instead of 950, or wait for the 1050. 

the 460 sounds promising, but i don't think my friend wants to wait for the 1050. 

[Techicolors]

another bit too is that the friend already has a keyboard and mouse, but doesn't have a monitor or a windows copy. 

 

2 minutes ago, Jorgen297 said:

Perfectly good budget computer. 470 would make it way better tho. Think about the frames per dollar compared to the entirety of the build, may be worth it. For those games and that CPU you can probably cheap out a bit on the mobo too since it won't produce mad heat for the VRMs. And technically you can build a case out of wood... technicolorslly. 

fallout 4 is a bit heavy on the CPU side though so i think the i3 is a safe bet. 

[Rolfejc]

It's an ok build, good for a $500 budget. RX 460 would be a better choice though for similar performance for a cheaper price http://pcpartpicker.com/product/sXkwrH/powercolor-radeon-rx-460-2gb-red-dragon-video-card-axrx-460-2gbd5-dhoc 

[Herman Mcpootis]

he can get a $500 pc with an rx 470.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: *ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($51.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($32.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.75 @ Amazon) should do just as well as the WD blue.
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 470 4GB Red Dragon Video Card  ($194.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) pretty good budget case, the black variant is the same price if he wants that instead.
Power Supply: EVGA 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $499.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-09 00:16 EDT-0400

[Techicolors]

33 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

he can get a $500 pc with an rx 470.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: *ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($51.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($32.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.75 @ Amazon) should do just as well as the WD blue.
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 470 4GB Red Dragon Video Card  ($194.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) pretty good budget case, the black variant is the same price if he wants that instead.
Power Supply: EVGA 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $499.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-09 00:16 EDT-0400

this looks pretty good