First Build $550 budget *edit budget increased by $25*

[grengrupgod]

Hi, I'm new to these forums after a week of watching Linus I decided to build a pc for Christmas. I think it's extremely cool and I realize the junk I've been buying from Best Buy to play Combat Arms and other games on are trash and I can get one way better for an equal amount. My budget is $550 (including os and peripherals) I have a monitor and desk already and I've created two plans. I need ideas on how to improve and other recommendations on lists. 

 

1st one is white black and blue colour scheme

1) Azure Skies - http://pcpartpicker.com/list/j9Hx9W (plus a windows 10 oem from kinguin will be 540-547 USD) - i trust this site as a friend over skype has bought keys from it

2) Black as Night - http://pcpartpicker.com/list/64Zx9W (windows 10 oem from kinguin blah blah blah)

 

Leave modified versions and lists you've created yourselves. Thank you for any help you might give. Godspeed men, godspeed.

*I HOPE THIS IS ENOUGH TO GET INTO THIS FIELD INSTEAD OF 400 CONSOLES

Games I will play with the rig

 

--Roblox

--Battlefield 1

--CS:GO

 

 

 

[thetechygamer15]

I would try to squeeze for the i3 6100 and stick with the stock cooler (its not that bad). The rx 460 should be sufficent for those games.

[Electronics Wizardy]

Id suggest you get a better wifi adaper, those cheap ones can be very slow.

[thetechygamer15]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

Id suggest you get a better wifi adaper, those cheap ones can be very slow.

Or even use Ethernet if possible

[Guest]

Black and blue? But I see no blue, not even ram stick or mobo or video card. Yes case is LED but still

 

Squeeze a i3 like people suggested

[gtx1060=value]

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/htD38K

i managed to squeeze a 460 4gb in there, i recommend you stick with the with the thermaltake 23 or even the 21 or 22 - ram can be uprgraded to 1x8 - if you have room in ur budget of course

[Guest]

I have no idea how you make all those components to 550

 

but this one at 450 with i3 6100

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($35.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 460 2GB Red Dragon Video Card  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $449.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-22 22:46 EDT-0400

[Herman Mcpootis]

no need for a monitor?

[grengrupgod]

I have a question, is this i3 better than the 860k, maybe you guys are suggesting it because its better upgrade path? can someone explain i dont have the slightest bit of knowledge i only watch ltt, techsource, and jayztwocents

[Herman Mcpootis]

Just now, grengrupgod said:

I have a question, is this i3 better than the 860k, maybe you guys are suggesting it because its better upgrade path? can someone explain i dont have the slightest bit of knowledge i only watch ltt, techsource, and jayztwocents

yes, much better. the 860k has similar performance to a pentium.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI CSM-H110M Pro-VHL Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($51.39 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($35.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.77 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 470 4GB Triple X Video Card  ($184.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23  ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($25.00 @ Newegg) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $538.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-22 22:53 EDT-0400

[thetechygamer15]

Just now, grengrupgod said:

I have a question, is this i3 better than the 860k, maybe you guys are suggesting it because its better upgrade path? can someone explain i dont have the slightest bit of knowledge i only watch ltt, techsource, and jayztwocents

It has much better single threaded performance and better upgrade

 

[JHY]

I highly recommend you waiting for gtx 1050.

[Mcmole]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($43.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB GAMING Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($31.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $528.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-22 22:55 EDT-0400

 

If you need to get it closer to $500 get a cheaper motherboard and go with a single 1TB HDD,

 

Managed to fit in a 1060 3GB and an I3 6100

[thetechygamer15]

2 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI CSM-H110M Pro-VHL Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($51.39 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($35.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.77 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 470 4GB Triple X Video Card  ($184.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23  ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($25.00 @ Newegg) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $538.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-22 22:53 EDT-0400

I would keep these same specs but maybe add a 240gb ssd and bump down to a rx460.

[stconquest]

$530:

 

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  ($49.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($43.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($20.45 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 470 4GB Triple X Video Card  ($184.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($25.00 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($17.05 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($11.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Mouse: ROCCAT Lua Wired Optical Mouse  ($18.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $505.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-22 22:57 EDT-0400

[thetechygamer15]

 

 

This is a link to Austin's 500 dollar gaming pc build. I highly recommend checking it out.

[Herman Mcpootis]

Just now, thetechygamer15 said:

I would keep these same specs but maybe add a 240gb ssd and bump down to a rx460.

so drop performance by more than half just for a slightly faster boot speed? yeah, no. he can add it in later.

[thetechygamer15]

Just now, stconquest said:

$530:

 

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  ($49.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($43.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($20.45 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 470 4GB Triple X Video Card  ($184.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($25.00 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($17.05 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($11.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Mouse: ROCCAT Lua Wired Optical Mouse  ($18.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $505.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-22 22:57 EDT-0400

A 320gb Caviar Blue?

[stconquest]

1 minute ago, thetechygamer15 said:

I would keep these same specs but maybe add a 240gb ssd and bump down to a rx460.

Why the heck would you do that?

[grengrupgod]

Omg the 1060 one that really seems nice and then I can update for my birthday in March and make it to a even better pc I like that one and the xfx 480 one thank you guys and keep it coming!

[stconquest]

Just now, thetechygamer15 said:

A 320gb Caviar Blue?

Got to cut where I can.  I am $5 over budget already.

[thetechygamer15]

Just now, stconquest said:

Why the heck would you do that?

Yah i was being very stupid... thats so true...

[Herman Mcpootis]

Just now, stconquest said:

Got to cut where I can.  I am $5 over budget already.

his budget's $550 with an additional $25 increase from the title, not over budget.

[stconquest]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

his budget's $550 with an additional $25 increase from the title, not over budget.

I left out the headset.