Building a 800€ (~850USD) PC. What do you think of this?

[Akikai]

Hey guys!

I'm building this for someone else. I have max 1000€ to work with, of which I need to spend about 150-200€ on a Monitor, which leaves me with 800€ for the PC. I'm aiming at pulling out the best performance for this budget, looks are a tertiary concern.

What do you think about this?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.00 @ NCIX US) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Macho Rev.B 73.6 CFM CPU Cooler  ($63.07 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock 970A-G/3.1 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($63.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($38.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($38.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB GTR Video Card  ($259.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 9 500W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply 
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-12 15:52 EST-0500

 

If theres something left, a SSD would fit in nice.

PS: This build is around 780€ in my "local" online shop.

 

[TheRandomness]

Replace the 8350 with a i5-6500 or so and get a really cheap B150/H110/H170 motherboard and you'll get more performance in most games nowadays. Also, it's cheaper to get a single 16GB kit of RAM. Another thing, get a decent PSU from tiers 1 to 3 on this list:

 

[Matias_Chambers]

Get an i5 6500 with H170/B150 mobo and DDR4. That PSU isn't the best either. What country are you in? 

[1Reshiram12]

No AMD processors allowed until Zen comes out. They have garbage single thread performance and bottleneck basically all of the newer GPUs.

[Akikai]

Just now, Matias_Chambers said:

Get an i5 6500 with H170/B150 mobo and DDR4. That PSU isn't the best either. What country are you in? 

Germany

[1Reshiram12]

Here is a list with a better proccesor, boot SSD and it's cheaper. Also, removed the aftermarket cooler because the stock one is fine since you can't overclock. Don't know why people are hating on Be Quiet PSUs, they are a pretty good brand but I changed it to Corsair anyways.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€195.69 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€61.20 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: PNY Anarchy 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (€84.14 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€46.04 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€49.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card  (€219.29 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€48.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€73.84 @ Mindfactory) 
Total: €778.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-12 22:11 CET+0100

 

[Matias_Chambers]

Better:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/KRNF4C
Price breakdown by merchant: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/KRNF4C/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€195.69 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€88.20 @ Mindfactory) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (€79.19 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€44.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€49.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card  (€268.94 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€48.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€48.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €823.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-12 22:07 CET+0100

[Akikai]

On that note, you would recommend going with a Nvidia card on this budget?

[Matias_Chambers]

Just now, Akikai said:

On that note, you would recommend going with a Nvidia card on this budget?

Yes, you can afford a GTX 1060 6 GB at this kind of budget.

[1Reshiram12]

3 minutes ago, Akikai said:

On that note, you would recommend going with a Nvidia card on this budget?

The 1060 3gb is cheaper, more powerful and just all around a better choice.

[Akikai]

Ok, and I do have a i5 4590 lying around. How does it compare to the i5 6500?

[1Reshiram12]

4 minutes ago, Akikai said:

Ok, and I do have a i5 4590 lying around. How does it compare to the i5 6500?

Use it, don't waste your money on a new proccesor. Do you have a mobo for it?

[1Reshiram12]

5 minutes ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

The brand a PSU does not make. That specific model isn't great

 

it's not as clear cut as you'd like to think. The 1060 beats the 480, but the 480 beats the 3GB version

3 GB beats the 480 in some benchmarks, others it's about equal. Either way, the 480 isn't worth the extra, heat, power consumption and money. 6GB is just a waste of money, $50 more for a 2% power difference and VRAM that doesn't matter unless your playing on 4k.

[Akikai]

Just now, 1Reshiram12 said:

Use it, don't waste your money on a new proccesor. Do you have a mobo for it?

I have a MSI B85M-E45 I scavenged...

[Matias_Chambers]

Just now, 1Reshiram12 said:

3 GB beats the 480 easily. 6GB is just a waste of money, $50 more for a 2% power difference and VRAM that doesn't matter unless your playing on 4k.

The extra VRAM does matter even for 1080p. 

[Matias_Chambers]

1 minute ago, 1Reshiram12 said:

3 GB beats the 480 easily. 6GB is just a waste of money, $50 more for a 2% power difference and VRAM that doesn't matter unless your playing on 4k.

And I believe the 1060 3 GB model has less cores.

Edited November 12, 2016 by Matias_Chambers

[1Reshiram12]

4 minutes ago, Matias_Chambers said:

The extra VRAM does matter even for 1080p. 

I've never seen my VRAM usage go above 2 GB while playing any modern game at 1080p.

[1Reshiram12]

5 minutes ago, Matias_Chambers said:

And I believe the 1060 model has less cores.

It does have less CUDA cores which ends up making the 6GB 2-3% faster than the 3 GB. Not worth $50.

[Matias_Chambers]

1 minute ago, 1Reshiram12 said:

I've never seen my VRAM usage go above 2 GB while playing any modern game at 1080p.

Oh it will go above 4 GB in plenty of games. What games are you talking about and what GPU?

[1Reshiram12]

9 minutes ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

the 3GB has less cores and is clocked lower. There's a bigger difference than just vRAM, it should have been named the 1050 ti

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html 2% difference

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/ 4% difference

 

Also, overclocking your GPU.

[1Reshiram12]

7 minutes ago, Matias_Chambers said:

Oh it will go above 4 GB in plenty of games. What games are you talking about and what GPU?

GTX 1070 playing Dirt Rally, Ark Survival Evolved, Titanfall 1&2, and Forza Horizon Series. Maybe I just don't play games that use much VRAM, but Dirt Rally and Titanfall 2 are pretty new titles and Ark is notorious for not being optimized. I play other games of course, but they aren't that hard to run so I didn't bother listing them.

[rphawks]

Here's a build with a monitor. Had to sacrifice some screen size to make the budget. Monitor is 21.5" in w/ Freesync. If you want to, you can get a 27" monitor and get an 4GB RX 480.

 

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€195.69 @ Mindfactory) 
Motherboard: MSI B150 PC Mate ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€88.49 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (€81.48 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€73.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€49.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC Video Card  (€276.95 @ Mindfactory) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€48.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€51.90) 
Monitor: AOC G2260VWQ6 21.5" 75Hz Monitor  (€128.78 @ Mindfactory) 
Total: €995.17

[Matias_Chambers]

Just now, 1Reshiram12 said:

GTX 1070 playing Dirt Rally, Ark Survival Evolved, Titanfall 1&2, and Forza Horizon Series. Maybe I just don't play games that use much VRAM, but Dirt Rally and Titanfall 2 are pretty new titles and Ark is notorious for not being optimized.

Fire up other games like GTA V, Witcher 3 and you will see RAM usage go up. 

[Akikai]

Ok, thank you guys! I'll be using the mobo and CPU I have lying around. one of the psus and a 1060. and the memory you recommended!