Acceptable budget gaming rig?

[Gerr]

Does this hardware match up well for a budget gaming build...

 

i3-4170 (3.7Ghz)

H97 mobo

8GB RAM (DDR3-1600 CL9)

128GB SSD(OS) & 500GB 7200RPM HDD(games)

MSI GTX 950 Gaming 2G

EVGA 500W Bronze PSU

22" 1680x1050 60Hz monitor

 

I have all these parts left over from previous builds, planning on putting them together for a build, but wondering if they match up well or if I should upgrade a certain part.

[NicekillBG]

Yeah looks alright

Are you planning on getting something better in the future, if so save up for a whole build and use this till then

[Zyndo]

Yes you could get some decent gaming out of a rig like that. Its not going to be running GTA V maxed out or anything like that, but if you go into it with reasonable expectations you should be happy with the results.

[G27Racer_188]

Yeah, looks good for medium-high settings.

[Colin Donoghue]

Looks good 

[MandalorePlayz]

it should work

[Guest]

As all have said, it looks good. For more of an upgrade path you could for a G4560 & a B250 (or H110) mobo for ~$100, so you could buy a newer kaby/skylake cpu down the line. performance wise it would be a little better probably but mostly irrelevant - so the i3 is just as good a choice

[Gerr]

Going to a new platform is more expensive than you think.  Not only would I have to buy a new CPU & motherboard, but also DDR4 RAM and a new Win 10 license.  I would be hard pressed to keep that under $200, and would likely be closer to $300.  For $300, I could get a cheap 1080P gaming monitor as well as a GTX 1060 3g and even with my existing i3, my FPS increase would be much higher than if I did a CPI/mobo/RAM change.

 

Remember that this isn't my primary gaming rig, and not even my 2nd one.  This is an older one I keep at my parents house that I visit about once a week and let the kids game in it for a hour or two.  I don't see the justification in spending any more money for 1-2 hours a week.