Good enough build

[Xomentrifus]

Is this build good enough to play current games at 1080p on ultra or high settings? 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/xjsYQV

[Herman Mcpootis]

spend few bucks more and get this instead:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 470 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($173.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $467.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-18 19:47 EST-0500

 

if you can spend $500,

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $493.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-18 20:04 EST-0500

[Xomentrifus]

Im sorry but I dont see how this is a better build. Only the cpu but the graphics card is way more important. The 1060 is better in my opinion. 

[Energycore]

That build is way unbalanced and an Athlon X4 will severely bottleneck the 1060. I'd do this.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($39.95 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 470 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($173.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $495.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-18 20:00 EST-0500

[EunSoo]

3 minutes ago, Xomentrifus said:

Im sorry but I dont see how this is a better build. Only the cpu but the graphics card is way more important. The 1060 is better in my opinion. 

 

The CPU isn't very good and will bottleneck the 1060. The i3 is much better and will give you better frames. Also the rx470 is still a very capable 1080p card. The build you had is unbalanced and will give you less frames than this one because this one will have less bottlenecks

[Herman Mcpootis]

3 minutes ago, Xomentrifus said:

Im sorry but I dont see how this is a better build. Only the cpu but the graphics card is way more important. The 1060 is better in my opinion. 

the x4 860k will bottleneck the gtx 1060 as it has very low IPC compared to skylake, i3 won't bottleneck the gtx 1060/rx 470. in this scenario the i3+rx 470 is better.

[Energycore]

Or this I guess

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($39.95 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB OCV1 Video Card  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($35.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $496.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-18 20:03 EST-0500

[Xomentrifus]

How about this other build i've been working on? Is it powerful enough? 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/fVTWBP

[antisleep]

18 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

Storage: Hitachi 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.00 @ Amazon) 

2 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Storage: Hitachi 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.00 @ Amazon)

 

I wouldn't use a SATA 2 as main drive.

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, Xomentrifus said:

How about this other build i've been working on? Is it powerful enough? 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/fVTWBP

stop cheaping out on the power supply. get the capstone G or CX450M instead. get the rx 480 4gb instead, will be more futureproof with the extra 1gb of vram.

[Herman Mcpootis]

8 minutes ago, antisleep said:

 

I wouldn't use a SATA 2 as main drive.

the sata 2 hdds aren't much slower than a sata 3 hdd, i've used lots of sata 2 hdds and they don't feel much slower than a sata 3 hdd. hdds aren't fast enough to bottleneck sata 2. if it was an ssd then it would be bottlenecked by sata 2.

[Xomentrifus]

What if i use a sata III ssd? 

[antisleep]

36 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

the sata 2 hdds aren't much slower than a sata 3 hdd, i've used lots of sata 2 hdds and they don't feel much slower than a sata 3 hdd. hdds aren't fast enough to bottleneck sata 2. if it was an ssd then it would be bottlenecked by sata 2.

It's still not worth saving $9 over a SATA 3, it would make more sense to cheap out somewhere else.

 

47 minutes ago, Xomentrifus said:

How about this other build i've been working on? Is it powerful enough? 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/fVTWBP

The mobo doesn't provide anything performance wise over the other $40-50 H110's. Here's a ~$50 B150 with more RAM and SATA ports.

Here's an RX 480 4GB for $180 ($200 w/ $20 rebate): https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GAMING-RX-480-4G/dp/B01KIZUF7Y/

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($51.98 @ Newegg) 

^has 6 sata ports instead of 4
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Momentus XT 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($43.99 @ Amazon) 

^I guess this is okay for the price but the best way to go is start with a $60 250GB SSD and add an HDD later.
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card  ($199.99 @ Amazon) $199.99 - $20 rebate
Case: DIYPC MA01-G MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($27.98 @ Newegg) 

^I removed the $8 case fan since this case already comes with intake and exhaust fans.
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

^Cheapest PSU atm that you should go with. Or wait for the Corsair CX450M to get under $50
Keyboard: Cooler Master Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $543.93 with $20 and $10 rebates

[Herman Mcpootis]

27 minutes ago, Xomentrifus said:

What if i use a sata III ssd? 

boot speeds and responsiveness will be much better over any hdd, but you will not be able to store nearly as many games. if you don't have the money now, get a 1tb hdd first, then add a 120-240gb ssd later.

[Xomentrifus]

Thanks to everyone. Im new in this community and everyone has been very quick to aswer and helpful. I think i got enough info to buy and build my pc. Thanks again