<$1000 General/Gaming/Longevity

[Thaylar]

So, my current desktop is slowly dying, as it should. It's a 5 year old FX 4100 - bulldozer architecture. I've been an AMD customer for the last 15 years; you can blast AMD all you like, but it does what I want and is in my price point. If I can hang in until Zen comes out, I might, but my patience is wearing thin with the trouble I've been having lately. I'll be upgrading from an AMD FX4100, 8gb DDR3, 3g R9-280.

 

Build:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/pyDMwV

 

There's a few things I need to address: Budget is $1000 USD. I have financing through Newegg (hence that retailer). OS goes on small SSD, Steam on large SSD. I can still transfer my current SSD's and HDD over for more storage, and transfer my current PSU to transfer money elsewhere, although I like the semi-modular design to keep the new build clean.

 

Intended Uses:

• General Use - I use Chrome, Pandora, office, general photo editing software, and Sketchup. Nothing crazy intensive.
• Gaming - I don't play many AAA titles but I do enjoy modded Fallout and Skyrim. I also enjoy Minecraft. Resolution: 1080p on a 60hz monitor suites me just fine.
• Size - I'm fairly over large cases with lights and fans and generally attempting to use a computer that sound like a vacuum. Hence the mini-itx. I also connect through WiFi.

 

Concerns:

• Is purposing choosing such a low end CPU just pure folly? Aside from future proofing - Given that most of my performance woes are video card intensive, I don't see a necessary need for a higher CPU.
• I5 6600 vs I3 6100 - I believe the I5 is a better CPU, but it's a matter of 4 cores 0 threads vs 2 cores 4 threads. How much is that really going to affect my everyday use/gaming? And, lets be honest, the I3 blows away my old AMD anyways.
• I specifically chose the 8gb RX470 due to my modding habits. Nvidia in the same price point is < 1/2 the card. But how does that relate to value in performance/dollar?
• At the current time, there is no use in investing in AMD hardware as it literally is not an upgrade. I could buy more cores, but that isn't going to net me much better performance.

 

[Guest]

Why so much SSD? You are burning money to the wrong place. The card in it is 470 not 480

[Thaylar]

Load times are a beast on modded Fallout and Skyrim, which is directly affected by storage on either an SSD or an HDD. My current Fallout 4 load times (with minimal modding) are close to a minute on an HDD.

 

The mixup between a 470/480 is a typo. I know it's a 470 and meant a 470.

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Thaylar said:

Load times are a beast on modded Fallout and Skyrim, which is directly affected by storage on either an SSD or an HDD. My current Fallout 4 load times (with minimal modding) are close to a minute on an HDD.

 

The mixup between a 470/480 is a typo. I know it's a 470 and meant a 470.

I would get a 250gb ssd and 1tb hdd. Opt in for a Crucial MX300 for cheaper. For a limited budget I would not get high end samsung

[Guest]

Also get a better PSU. A corsair cx 450m will do fine. (if you have that psu already then keep it)

[Matias_Chambers]

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($293.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($37.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card  ($379.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($33.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1032.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-11 06:32 EST-0500

 

You can get an OS key cheap of Kinguin. 

[Thaylar]

I have a 2 tb internal HDD so I don't need to buy more conventional storage.

 

9 hours ago, OnfireYH said:

Also get a better PSU. A corsair cx 450m will do fine. (if you have that psu already then keep it)

I guess I can't keep my current Rosewill 430 psu (I bought that back in 2011!)

 

You guys sure 450 watts is enough? Most video card manufacturers recommend 500.

[Thaylar]

Nevermind, you're right. The 12v rail on the 450 watt PSU can handle more watts than the the GPU draw.