Budget School System Build

[CobbleWalker]

Hey guys, 

 

I've posted about this a few times before, but after making a few changes I wanted to know if this budget build would be ok. It's for some light cad work, research, and miscellaneous robotics programs every once in a while. We're going to 3d print motherboard standoffs and legs to make a test bench type case, so there is no need for a case. I'm mostly worried about the motherboard and power supply. Amazon had to be used as frequently as possible, as that's how the school orders parts.   

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/p4RF3F
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/p4RF3F/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($53.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($39.90 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 460 2GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card  ($94.00 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $387.86
 

Thanks,

CobbleWalker

[Guest]

Get seasonic ssp instead

Get a gtx 1050 instead. Rest is good. 

[Aleks NE]

21 minutes ago, CobbleWalker said:

Hey guys, 

 

I've posted about this a few times before, but after making a few changes I wanted to know if this budget build would be ok. It's for some light cad work, research, and miscellaneous robotics programs every once in a while. We're going to 3d print motherboard standoffs and legs to make a test bench type case, so there is no need for a case. I'm mostly worried about the motherboard and power supply. Amazon had to be used as frequently as possible, as that's how the school orders parts.   

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/p4RF3F
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/p4RF3F/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($53.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($39.90 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 460 2GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card  ($94.00 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $387.86
 

Thanks,

CobbleWalker

 

 

It's a good system but personally im not a fan of dual cores.

[Big Head Tech]

2 hours ago, CobbleWalker said:

Hey guys, 

 

I've posted about this a few times before, but after making a few changes I wanted to know if this budget build would be ok. It's for some light cad work, research, and miscellaneous robotics programs every once in a while. We're going to 3d print motherboard standoffs and legs to make a test bench type case, so there is no need for a case. I'm mostly worried about the motherboard and power supply. Amazon had to be used as frequently as possible, as that's how the school orders parts.   

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/p4RF3F
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/p4RF3F/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($53.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($39.90 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 460 2GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card  ($94.00 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $387.86
 

Thanks,

CobbleWalker

This is what I recommend and I'll explain why.

 

The Cheapskate
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YBhKM8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YBhKM8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($61.99 @ Jet) 
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($51.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($130.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $523.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

As stated by others, the 500W PSU is a decent PSU, but there are much better available for a few bucks more.  430W Can push 95% of systems out there and won't need to be replaced to be honest.  You forgot to select a case and I agree with the GTX 1050 recommendation.  I chose a 480GB SSD because it will last you much longer and the need for a storage drive may never arise.  Lastly, that board may not work with that CPU out of the gate.  So unless you have a 6th gen CPU laying around to update the bios it may not work.

[CobbleWalker]

On 3/2/2017 at 9:58 AM, <Aleks> said:

It's a good system but personally im not a fan of dual cores.

It's hyperthreaded 

[CobbleWalker]

On 3/2/2017 at 11:40 AM, Snaeb said:

This is what I recommend and I'll explain why.

 

The Cheapskate
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YBhKM8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YBhKM8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($61.99 @ Jet) 
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($51.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($130.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $523.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

As stated by others, the 500W PSU is a decent PSU, but there are much better available for a few bucks more.  430W Can push 95% of systems out there and won't need to be replaced to be honest.  You forgot to select a case and I agree with the GTX 1050 recommendation.  I chose a 480GB SSD because it will last you much longer and the need for a storage drive may never arise.  Lastly, that board may not work with that CPU out of the gate.  So unless you have a 6th gen CPU laying around to update the bios it may not work.

That's $135 over budget.  

[brob]

Consider  SeaSonic SSP-350SE instead of the EVGA psu..

[CobbleWalker]

Just now, brob said:

Consider  SeaSonic SSP-350SE instead of the EVGA psu..

Oh, whoops. Thanks for pointing that out. I've done like 5 builds all with Seasonic, time to make it 6.

 

[Aleks NE]

12 hours ago, CobbleWalker said:

It's hyperthreaded 

It's still a dual core.