First PC Build - Need help

[HoneyBooBoo]

I've been interested in tech for quite a while, but couldn't really afford a good PC, but now that I'm finally earning some cash I've decided to build my first budget gaming PC. I've spent several hours researching and I've come up with a list of parts that I think would be suitable for my needs. I plan on using this system for light software development and playing games such as Battlefield 1 and Watch Dogs 2 (If that the hype lives up to the gameplay) and want to make sure that I'll be able to run newer games for the years to come. I am on a fairly tight budget and don't wish to spend much more than $800 AUD ($615 USD) since that I will already have some components. 

The PSU, and SSD I already have so I won't be including them in this list as well as peripherals, but the other components are:

 

Case: DEEPCOOL TESSERACT SW Mid Tower $53 AUD ($40 USD)  

Case Fan: DEEPCOOL WIND BLADE 120 Hydro Bearing $10 AUD ($8 USD) 
CPU Fan: Hyper 212 EVO 120mm $45 AUD ($35 USD) 

GPU: SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 470 100407NT+4GOCL 4GB $260 AUD ($200 USD) 

CPU, Motherboard, Ram Combo: Combo-Deal $377 AUD ($290 USD)
CPU: AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0 GHz
Motherboard: ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3

Total cost: $735 AUD ($564 USD)

 

I'd love to hear what you guys think about this and what improvements that I should make that would make my first build even better. 

 

 

 

[Oswin]

why go amd?

[HoneyBooBoo]

Just now, Oswin said:

why go amd?

The CPU's that AMD offer are alot cheaper than most intel CPU's and I find that the RX line up is actually slightly better than Nvidia if you're on a tight budget, if you have a better suggestion then feel free to tell me. 

[Oswin]

1 minute ago, HoneyBooBoo said:

The CPU's that AMD offer are alot cheaper than most intel CPU's and I find that the RX line up is actually slightly better than Nvidia if you're on a tight budget, if you have a better suggestion then feel free to tell me. 

i would say go for a i3-6100 since you will open more upgrade paths. 

[xephoneration]

hate to tell you mate, the 1060 6gb is way better than the 470. BUT you are correct about the price point in that respect. Although i would of gone with a 6100 or a 6400 rather than the fx 8350 since those two are better than the 8350

[HoneyBooBoo]

1 minute ago, Oswin said:

i would say go for a i3-6100 since you will open more upgrade paths. 

I might sound kind of stupid, but the 6400 is a 4 core at 2.7Ghz but the FX8350 is an 8 core at 4.0Ghz, I know that the fx8350 is a much older CPU that's more outdated but wouldn't how much faster it is make it a better deal?

[HoneyBooBoo]

5 minutes ago, Oswin said:

i would say go for a i3-6100 since you will open more upgrade paths. 

That's only a dual core cpu though and if that I plan on using this for future games, wouldn't I be needing atleast a quad core cpu?

[Oswin]

1 minute ago, HoneyBooBoo said:

I might sound kind of stupid, but the 6400 is a 4 core at 2.7Ghz but the FX8350 is an 8 core at 4.0Ghz, I know that the fx8350 is a much older CPU that's more outdated but wouldn't how much faster it is make it a better deal?

 

Just now, HoneyBooBoo said:

That's only a dual core cpu though and if that I plan on using this for future games, wouldn't I be needing atleast a quad core cpu?

faster speeds dont necessarily make it better. the i3 has HT (hyperthreading) so it would have 4 virtual cores 

[HoneyBooBoo]

4 minutes ago, Oswin said:

 

faster speeds dont necessarily make it better. the i3 has HT (hyperthreading) so it would have 4 virtual cores 

I get that faster isn't better but does an 8 core 4.0ghz amd cpu beat a dual core intel 

 

10 minutes ago, xephoneration said:

hate to tell you mate, the 1060 6gb is way better than the 470. BUT you are correct about the price point in that respect. Although i would of gone with a 6100 or a 6400 rather than the fx 8350 since those two are better than the 8350

I might sound kind of stupid, but the 6400 is a 4 core at 2.7Ghz but the FX8350 is an 8 core at 4.0Ghz, I know that the fx8350 is a much older CPU that's more outdated but wouldn't how much faster it is make it a better deal? Also the 1060 does seem to be a good option that I didn't think about that much, thanks

[xephoneration]

MOAR cores does not necessary means its better http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i3-6100-vs-AMD-FX-8320/3511vs1983

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-6500-vs-AMD-FX-8350/3513vs1489

[Oswin]

1 minute ago, HoneyBooBoo said:

I get that faster isn't better but does an 8 core 4.0ghz amd cpu beat a dual core intel 

 

I might sound kind of stupid, but the 6400 is a 4 core at 2.7Ghz but the FX8350 is an 8 core at 4.0Ghz, I know that the fx8350 is a much older CPU that's more outdated but wouldn't how much faster it is make it a better deal? Also the 1060 does seem to be a good option that I didn't think about that much, thanks

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i3-6100-vs-AMD-FX-8350/3511vs1489

[xephoneration]

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-2500K-vs-AMD-FX-8350/619vs1489

 

a sandy bridge i5 k edition beats the 8350 hands down if that makes sense 

[xephoneration]

also to mention you are going to be using DDR4

[HoneyBooBoo]

2 minutes ago, Oswin said:

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i3-6100-vs-AMD-FX-8350/3511vs1489

 

2 minutes ago, xephoneration said:

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-2500K-vs-AMD-FX-8350/619vs1489

 

a sandy bridge i5 k edition beats the 8350 hands down if that makes sense 

Ok, I see what you mean, well is there any other CPU's that have 4 physical cores that would make the system (slightly) future proof?

[Oswin]

Just now, HoneyBooBoo said:

 

Ok, I see what you mean, well is there any other CPU's that have 4 physical cores that would make the system (slightly) future proof?

i5-6400

[xephoneration]

Just now, HoneyBooBoo said:

 

Ok, I see what you mean, well is there any other CPU's that have 4 physical cores that would make the system (slightly) future proof?

dont say future proof, there is no such thing. if its strictly amd the answer is really no... 

[HoneyBooBoo]

3 minutes ago, Oswin said:

i5-6400

 

3 minutes ago, xephoneration said:

dont say future proof, there is no such thing. if its strictly amd the answer is really no... 

Ok, I'll probably go with the i5-6400, I'll do more research but I'm glad that I found about that before buying it. 

The only reason that I was buying the mobo and ram was because of the combo deal, so would you have any reccomendation on what I should buy instead?

 

[HoneyBooBoo]

Actually, now that I've actually compared the two CPU's I think that the i3-6100 would be the better option

[Oswin]

16 minutes ago, HoneyBooBoo said:

 

Ok, I'll probably go with the i5-6400, I'll do more research but I'm glad that I found about that before buying it. 

The only reason that I was buying the mobo and ram was because of the combo deal, so would you have any reccomendation on what I should buy instead?

 

budget for cpu ram and mobo? sorry it took time for me to reply

[Freezanator]

1 minute ago, HoneyBooBoo said:

Actually, now that I've actually compared the two CPU's I think that the i3-6100 would be the better option

Get an i3-6100 and an LGA 1151 socket motherboard along with it. I recommend Gigabyte's GA-H110M-DS2 (DDR4) or ASUS's H110M-A.

[HoneyBooBoo]

1 minute ago, Oswin said:

budget for cpu ram and mobo? sorry it took time for me to reply

Around $150 AUD ($115 USD) I was thinking of:
GIGABYTE GA-H110M-S2H (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 
and 
G.SKILL NT Series 8GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400

[Oswin]

1 minute ago, HoneyBooBoo said:

Around $150 AUD ($115 USD) I was thinking of:
GIGABYTE GA-H110M-S2H (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 
and 
G.SKILL NT Series 8GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400

you will only get an i3 at that budget 

 

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/hV7CmG/intel-cpu-bx80662i36100

[Freezanator]

1 minute ago, HoneyBooBoo said:

Around $150 AUD ($115 USD) I was thinking of:
GIGABYTE GA-H110M-S2H (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 
and 
G.SKILL NT Series 8GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400

Newegg AU has an i3-6100 + GA-H110M-2H + 8GB DDR4 combo for $268 AUD HERE.

[HoneyBooBoo]

1 minute ago, Oswin said:

you will only get an i3 at that budget 

 

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/hV7CmG/intel-cpu-bx80662i36100

Sorry, I meant $150 for the mobo and ram

[Oswin]

4 minutes ago, HoneyBooBoo said:

Sorry, I meant $150 for the mobo and ram

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/K7gJf8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/K7gJf8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($148.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($85.00 @ IJK) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($59.00 @ Centre Com) 
Total: $292.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-07 01:38 AEDT+1100

 

4 minutes ago, Freezanator said:

Newegg AU has an i3-6100 + GA-H110M-2H + 8GB DDR4 combo for $268 AUD HERE.

absolute great deal