Need help with new PC Build

[boardslayer]

Hey all! 
I need suggestions for a new mid-range PC. I have a budget of about $700ish. Basic workload includes gaming(CIV, 7 days to die ,minecraft types), programming/ app development and heavy chrome use. I have an old 720p monitor that I plan to use. I am fine with the cheaper AMD cards. It should not stutter at basic tasks I am thinking 16gigs of ram, my laptop struggles with 8 right now. 

 

Thanks! 

[Droidbot]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($37.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: ADATA XPG Z1 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($169.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $735.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-17 03:58 EST-0500

[Serpius]

50 minutes ago, boardslayer said:

Hey all! 
I need suggestions for a new mid-range PC. I have a budget of about $700ish. Basic workload includes gaming(CIV, 7 days to die ,minecraft types), programming/ app development and heavy chrome use. I have an old 720p monitor that I plan to use. I am fine with the cheaper AMD cards. It should not stutter at basic tasks I am thinking 16gigs of ram, my laptop struggles with 8 right now. 

 

Thanks! 

 

Here is my recommended computer build that will do everything you need and more!

 

I limited the vendors to Amazon and Newegg for their reliability and better returns (if needed) policies.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H270-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($101.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Delta 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $784.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-17 04:23 EST-0500

[Droidbot]

1 hour ago, Buzzsaw said:

Here is my recommended computer build that will do everything you need and more!

 

I limited the vendors to Amazon and Newegg for their reliability and better returns (if needed) policies.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H270-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($101.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Delta 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $784.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-17 04:23 EST-0500

overprice mobo, SSD is slow for the money and PSU doesn't have any modular cables for cable management which is poor in the Source220. 

[Serpius]

2 hours ago, Droidbot said:

overprice mobo, SSD is slow for the money and PSU doesn't have any modular cables for cable management which is poor in the Source220. 

The Gigabyte is a far better motherboard than the crappy low end ASRock motherboard you picked out. 

The Gigabyte motherboard has far more upgrade capabilities than the crappy ASRock does, which is limited.

 

The Sandisk SSD is rated one of the faster SSDs in the market.

 

Seasonic PSUs are far better than Corsair PSUs and the Seasonic PSU use higher quality electronics (capacitors and resistors) than Corsair does, which makes Seasonic more reliable under heavy power loads.

Cable management is based on HOW the cables are routed throughout the case, not whether it's non-modular or is semi/full modular. Your rational falls like a lead balloon.

 

Your word is worthless without any proof that it's "slow", "overpriced", or lacks "cable management".

[Droidbot]

28 minutes ago, Buzzsaw said:

The Gigabyte is a far better motherboard than the crappy low end ASRock motherboard you picked out. 

The Gigabyte motherboard has far more upgrade capabilities than the crappy ASRock does, which is limited.

 

The Sandisk SSD is rated one of the faster SSDs in the market.

 

Seasonic PSUs are far better than Corsair PSUs and the Seasonic PSU use higher quality electronics (capacitors and resistors) than Corsair does, which makes Seasonic more reliable under heavy power loads.

Cable management is based on HOW the cables are routed throughout the case, not whether it's non-modular or is semi/full modular. Your rational falls like a lead balloon.

 

Your word is worthless without any proof that it's "slow", "overpriced", or lacks "cable management".

S12II and CXM are similar in terms of performance and quality. They're both good PSUs. If you check the PSU Tier List in my signature, you see that the CXM and the S12II are on par - and you can remove cables to clean the cable mess up in your case on the CXM, which is a bonus. 

 

The AsRock board gets shit done. It doesn't have fancy features, or a fancy BIOS, but it's reliable, and won't exactly die quickly. He's not overclocking or using XMP, so it's not like board quality matters anyway. AsRock are getting better from their 'shitty board' phase during the 6 and 7 series days. 

 

And I have a friend who owns that SanDisk SSD - it's popular here in Australia on deal sites for being super duper cheap and still an SSD. Barely. I benched it against my 840 EVO, and while I don't have performance metrics on hand, it wasn't amazing. 

[boardslayer]

Thanks guys! I will look into the lists. I think with shipping to India or with import it might be a tad bit over budget but I think I can manage that.

 

Thanks a bunch! 

[Ramaddil]

Wait till Ryzen releases 2ish weeks.. prices will go down and be more affordable for intel and AMD cpu's