PC build help

[Falling_Coconuts]

Hey guys, getting into the whole PC building community (have owned many laptops in my past). I've done plenty research and have come to what I think will work for my needs (with future upgrades). I'd love to get part recommendations and help with my current build. I will be using  this PC for schoolwork, CAD, some computer programming, and games such as: cs go, world of warships, overwatch, battlefield, and a few others. Thanks for the help, and suggestions are always wanted. 

Partpicker link: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/Falling_Coconuts/saved/y3vVnQ

[Fungal]

I'd get an i3 6100 personally due to it being a newer platform and being able to upgrade to something like an i5 in a year. The rest of the build seems fine but i don't live in Canada so I'm not sure how good that 950's price is. I'd look at the rx 470 and see how that card's price compares to it. the 470 should be a lot more powerful

 

[deleted_member_030719]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($149.50 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($33.75 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($105.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($47.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($55.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($209.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($23.45 @ DirectCanada) 
Other: Corsair Carbide Series CC-9011093-WW White/Blue SPEC-ALPHA Mid-Tower Gaming Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $835.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-10 02:01 EDT-0400

I put you on the path to future upgrades.

 

Possible future upgrades:

• CPU: i5-6600k or i7-6700k
• GPU: 1070 or 1080 or 470 or 480 (all four are better than a 960/950)
• RAM: Another stick to equal 16 GBs
• CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 or Dark Rock Pro 3 (both would be amazing for overclocking)
• SSD: Samsung 850 EVO or Crucial MX300 (Both are great SSDs)

[Herman Mcpootis]

this will do better.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($260.75 @ shopRBC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($39.98 @ NCIX) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($75.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 460 2GB Video Card  ($139.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.98 @ NCIX) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($44.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $791.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-10 02:06 EDT-0400

[rn8686]

Budget? i3 6100 is faster and much easier to upgrade as AM3+ is basically dead (As is all of AMDs sockets). 950 is bad value, buy a 460 instead. 950 only needs 380W (As does 460), but if you want to stick with 500W for upgradeability, buy a better one, B2 perhaps. 

[Falling_Coconuts]

Thanks a bunch guys, I was looking at amd, as they seem to be better for the dollar, but I'll definitely check out that i3. I figured I would use the 120gb SSD for boots and some of my favourite games. The case was kinda a must though . And I will do a bit more work on the video card. Do you think the fx-8350 would be more suitable? (I only ask this because it'll be dropping in price soon) or should I just pick up that i3?

[Falling_Coconuts]

Regarding a budget I'd like to stay around $800-850 CAN, but I could go higher as I'm probably just gonna buy these when the big sales come up,(amazon prime, cyber Monday, etcetera).

[Herman Mcpootis]

10 minutes ago, Falling_Coconuts said:

Thanks a bunch guys, I was looking at amd, as they seem to be better for the dollar, but I'll definitely check out that i3. I figured I would use the 120gb SSD for boots and some of my favourite games. The case was kinda a must though . And I will do a bit more work on the video card. Do you think the fx-8350 would be more suitable? (I only ask this because it'll be dropping in price soon) or should I just pick up that i3?

get an i5 6500, your budget can handle it. just swap the source 210 for the spec-alpha if you want it so much(just use the money on better cpu/gpu, get the case next time).

[Falling_Coconuts]

3 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

get an i5 6500, your budget can handle it. just swap the source 210 for the spec-alpha if you want it so much(just use the money on better cpu/gpu, get the case next time).

I'm not sure where you're getting your numbers from, but the i5 6500 costs about $110 more where I'm looking, I feel it's unecassary for now. I would probably look to it in the future for a CPU upgrade. Thanks for the opinion. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

3 minutes ago, Falling_Coconuts said:

I'm not sure where you're getting your numbers from, but the i5 6500 costs about $110 more where I'm looking, I feel it's unecassary for now. I would probably look to it in the future for a CPU upgrade. Thanks for the opinion. 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($260.75 @ shopRBC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($39.98 @ NCIX) 
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($75.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 460 2GB Video Card  ($139.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.98 @ NCIX) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($44.99 @ Memory Express) 
Other: Corsair Carbide Series CC-9011093-WW White/Blue SPEC-ALPHA Mid-Tower Gaming Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $841.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-10 02:31 EDT-0400

seems to fit in your budget.

[Falling_Coconuts]

Another question before I fall asleep. Would it be a good decision to just get a 240gb SSD and wait a bit for an hdd? Or is that just kind of stupid?