First Build (Budget)

[Paarthri]

Hey guys,

 

Right now I play games on a laptop Haswell i7 with integrated graphics (TF2, Civ 5, Portal 2 mostly) and want to upgrade my gaming experience. I already have a monitor and various other accessories such as a keyboard, mouse and a headset.

 

1.

        ~650 USD, Rhode Island

2. 

        Want to play titles like:

                Witcher 3

                Doom

                Civ 6

                Bioshock (All)

                Skyrim

                Various newer racing games

                Max out TF2 (lol)

        I will also be doing programming for school/projects involving machine learning but it is very elementary (not a big emphasis on this part as my current laptop can handle the stuff I do)

3.

        None

4.

        Webcam (any cheap suggestions?, mostly need it for the mic, very occasionally for the camera)

 

Here is the build that I came up with: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HBvxtJ

 

The main worry I have is the cheap motherboard I chose.

 

Thanks in advance!

[Droidbot]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($50.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($43.74 @ B&H) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB Video Card  ($184.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $647.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-11 21:45 EST-0500

[Guest]

You have a freaking haswell i7 why downgrade to an i5??

 

@Droidbot too

[Droidbot]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

You have a freaking haswell i7 why downgrade to an i5??

 

@Droidbot too

Laptop i7s are equiv to about a desktop i5, doesn't really matter

[COUPER MILLAR]

It doesn't look too bad.  If you can afford the extra cost the 470 8gb would be a great change.  Also with ryzen coming out in 3 weeks if you can wait you should wait. 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

Laptop i7s are equiv to about a desktop i5, doesn't really matter

didn't read the laptop part, my bad sorry

[COUPER MILLAR]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

Laptop i7s are equiv to about a desktop i5, doesn't really matter

i7 laptop cpu < desktop i5 

[Paarthri]

2 minutes ago, COUPER MILLAR said:

It doesn't look too bad.  If you can afford the extra cost the 470 8gb would be a great change.  Also with ryzen coming out in 3 weeks if you can wait you should wait. 

Yeah I'm supposed to be building this in about a month.

[Droidbot]

1 minute ago, COUPER MILLAR said:

i7 laptop cpu < desktop i5 

Comparing a 65w desktop proc with 4/4 to a 47w laptop proc with 4/8 is hard

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

Comparing a 65w desktop proc with 4/4 to a 47w laptop proc with 4/8 is hard

laptop i7 < desktop i7

[Paarthri]

@Droidbot So the mobo is fine? Like it wont go bad after a month or something stupid like that?

[Droidbot]

1 minute ago, fpo said:

laptop i7 < desktop i7

Well duh. But performance over all cores/threads is pretty much the same between a desktop i5 and a laptop i7

[Droidbot]

1 minute ago, Paarthri said:

@Droidbot So the mobo is fine? Like it wont go bad after a month or something stupid like that?

if you can cram an MSI or Gigabyte board in the price it'd be more recommended from me, but the ASROCK board should be fine. 

[Paarthri]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

if you can cram an MSI or Gigabyte board in the price it'd be more recommended from me, but the ASROCK board should be fine. 

It's an ASUS.

[That_PC_Kid]

I've made a list for you here:

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kRx7Z8

 

$650 Budget Met. Feel free to refine the list.

[Guest]

I'd go with an MSI. Idk if Asus is a good brand or not. They have a 50 dollar micro ATX motherboard or 2.

[The Sloth]

here https://pcpartpicker.com/list/s77KGf get a ssd as an upgrade sweet spot build 

[Paarthri]

1 minute ago, That_PC_Kid said:

I've made a list for you here:

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kRx7Z8

 

$650 Budget Met. Feel free to refine the list.

Why would I go from a 470 to 1050ti? Lol not doing that.... but thanks for the help anyway!

[Paarthri]

2 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

here https://pcpartpicker.com/list/s77KGf get a ssd as an upgrade 

That's almost $800. My budget was stated ~650 USD.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

here https://pcpartpicker.com/list/s77KGf get a ssd as an upgrade sweet spot build 

500w evga? 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Paarthri said:

Why would I go from a 470 to 1050ti? Lol not doing that.... but thanks for the help anyway!

extra ram lol.

Tbh i'd wait a bit as ram is kinda high in price rn. I've seen DDR4 8gb ram at 35 dollars, and 16 GB DDR4 at 60~

 

It'd offer more possibilities in getting parts or save money.

[Paarthri]

2 minutes ago, fpo said:

extra ram lol.

Tbh i'd wait a bit as ram is kinda high in price rn. I've seen DDR4 8gb ram at 35 dollars, and 16 GB DDR4 at 60~

 

It'd offer more possibilities in getting parts or save money.

Im sure 8gb is enough for now with room to upgrade later. The GPU is a lot more important in my opinion.

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

500w evga? 

its a low cost sweetspot build, so some compromises needs to be made. 

2 minutes ago, Paarthri said:

That's almost $800. My budget was stated ~650 USD.

save a bit more and wait for ryzen, go for a sweetspot build spend a bit extra. 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Paarthri said:

Im sure 8gb is enough for know with room to upgrade later. The GPU is a lot more important in my opinion.

I'm just saying imo 50 dollars for 8gb is a lot. 20 dollars could help improve your build.

[That_PC_Kid]

5 minutes ago, Paarthri said:

Why would I go from a 470 to 1050ti? Lol not doing that.... but thanks for the help anyway!

If you want you could opt for a 1060 6GB and be like $50-$75 over budget.