How does this gaming PC build look?

[Jameerthefear]

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/ncdZxY

Of course I'd have to wait till July when that new card comes out, and prices could fall a little till then. My budget is around $500-$600.

[Im Still Ballin]

You'll get mad ***** bro

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[dazzer87]

I hope you are not planning on installing your OS on a 7200 rpm HD. SSD are so cheap nowaday. Replace that 1tb drive with a Samsung 512GB ssd. And I would bump up the memory to 16GB. 8GB is the is good but I would move up to 16GB.

Just saw that your budget is 500-600. IMHO thats too low for a gaming system. I guess 8GB is good enough but no matter what I would get a SSD over a HD that is the bottleneck of most system nowaday.

[Jameerthefear]

I hope you are not planning on installing your OS on a 7200 rpm HD. SSD are so cheap nowaday. Replace that 1tb drive with a Samsung 512GB ssd. And I would bump up the memory to 16GB. 8GB is the is good but I would move up to 16GB.

Just saw that your budget is 500-600. IMHO thats too low for a gaming system. I guess 8GB is good enough but no matter what I would get a SSD over a HD that is the bottleneck of most system nowaday.
An SSD is a bit out of my budget.
I think 8GB will suffice tbh

[senelcoolidge]

I was going to suggest a SSD, they are awesome. Why not have a SSD and a HD. Use the SSD for booting up and the HD for your storage. The SSD will make your computer work faster.

[Jameerthefear]

We'll see how the money works. I want an SSD too it's just the money.

[highwhey]

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/ncdZxY

Of course I'd have to wait till July when that new card comes out, and prices could fall a little till then. My budget is around $500-$600.
Looks pretty solid for the price. What games do you plan on playing?

[Jameerthefear]

Looks pretty solid for the price. What games do you plan on playing?
overwatch, FO4, the like.
haven't played vidya in a while. probably gonna pirate some single player games and get back into it and buy online ones like overwatch

[DeuceWallaces]

We'll see how the money works. I want an SSD too it's just the money. Just save up more.

I've been building affordable gaming rigs for many years. My rule of thumb is:

180-220 for CPU
150-200 for Motherboard
180-250 GPU
75-150 on RAM

NEVER EVER skimp on a power supply. You will always regret it. Spend about 80-120 on a good one you can afford. PSU malfunctions are often disguised as many other components and are very frustrating.

[nathanjizzle]

looks good.

[highwhey]

Just save up more.

I've been building affordable gaming rigs for many years. My rule of thumb is:

180-220 for CPU
150-200 for Motherboard
180-250 GPU
75-150 on RAM

NEVER EVER skimp on a power supply. You will always regret it. Spend about 80-120 on a good one you can afford. PSU malfunctions are often disguised as many other components and are very frustrating.
This is great advice but keep in mind pc component manufacturers have made huge strides in providing quality components that are more budget friendly. I remember the days when Silverstone and PC Power & Cooling were the only players that made high quality PSUs, nowadays, most manufacturers make quality PSUs because there are better standards (i.e. gold provides great efficiency). Plus, cpu's and gpu's draw wayyyy less power. The most high end graphics card from Nvidia only has a single power connector.

[DeuceWallaces]

This is great advice but keep in mind pc component manufacturers have made huge strides in providing quality components that are more budget friendly. I remember the days when Silverstone and PC Power & Cooling were the only players that made high quality PSUs, nowadays, most manufacturers make quality PSUs because there are better standards (i.e. gold provides great efficiency). Plus, cpu's and gpu's draw wayyyy less power. The most high end graphics card from Nvidia only has a single power connector.

You clearly have no idea what you're talking about. My advice is not from 2006. It's from now.

[senelcoolidge]

$500-600 is more than enough to build a rig that will play most modern games. My last rig was around $6-700. I've made upgrades afterwards. I can play pretty much anything.

[bladefd]

Jam, here's what I would change..

-choose quieter powersupply - seasonic is much quieter and tends to be better quality
-better motherboard - normally, I suggest full atx but since you have limited budget, microATX is fine. ASUS tends to have better customer service than msi

Here are the 2 changes:
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/dgwxFd

[highwhey]

You clearly have no idea what you're talking about. My advice is not from 2006. It's from now.
It is from 2006.

He's obviously not looking to overclock or have the latest and greatest ports or M.2 compability. His $50 mobo will be just fine, it's no different than a motherboard you would get from Dell. $80 power supply? Why? He won't be drawing a lot of power and the one he has linked, is just fine.

[nightlight]

This is great advice but keep in mind pc component manufacturers have made huge strides in providing quality components that are more budget friendly. I remember the days when Silverstone and PC Power & Cooling were the only players that made high quality PSUs, nowadays, most manufacturers make quality PSUs because there are better standards (i.e. gold provides great efficiency). Plus, cpu's and gpu's draw wayyyy less power. The most high end graphics card from Nvidia only has a single power connector.

Efficiency is not the place to start when selecting a psu. Three things make a quality psu: design, testing and components. Cheap psu manufacturers traditionally shortcut in one or more of those areas. When a psu goes bad, it tends to take other hardware to the grave with it.

OP get the WD blue. It won't bottleneck your system. That's absurd. Storage isn't the place to stretch your budget. Storage and RAM are the easiest upgrades to add later on. What's more important to you? Being able to play month(s) earlier on your new rig or having an ssd?

[bladefd]

Just save up more.

I've been building affordable gaming rigs for many years. My rule of thumb is:

180-220 for CPU
150-200 for Motherboard
180-250 GPU
75-150 on RAM

NEVER EVER skimp on a power supply. You will always regret it. Spend about 80-120 on a good one you can afford. PSU malfunctions are often disguised as many other components and are very frustrating.

No to the 3 things I put in bold.

[DeuceWallaces]

It is from 2006.

He's obviously not looking to overclock or have the latest and greatest ports or M.2 compability. His $50 mobo will be just fine, it's no different than a motherboard you would get from Dell. $80 power supply? Why? He won't be drawing a lot of power and the one he has linked, is just fine.

It's not worth arguing with you. This has nothing to do with overclocking or the "latest greatest ports"; whatever the **** that means. Good luck.

[DeuceWallaces]

No to the 3 things I put in bold.

Your performance, to price, to resale value in 3-5 years is far superior in all of those price ranges. It's not debatable. You will be able to sell those parts, with original packaging, for nearly 50% of original cost in 4 years and use the profits to re-up on a new machine. An 80 dollar Zotac or MSI motherboard is literally worth nothing in a few years whereas an 175.00 ASUS hero board is worth 85 dollars in 3-4 years.

[bladefd]

Your performance, to price, to resale value in 3-5 years is far superior in all of those price ranges. It's not debatable. You will be able to sell those parts, with original packaging, for nearly 50% of original cost in 4 years and use the profits to re-up on a new machine. An 80 dollar Zotac or MSI motherboard is literally worth nothing in a few years whereas an 175.00 ASUS hero board is worth 85 dollars in 3-4 years.

Very few sell in 3-5 years. Most just upgrade cpu/videocard and continue as long as they can. At least if they're smart.

You're talking about shelling out 700-800 on the core parts + case + harddrive. Easily 800-900.. Jam's budget is 500-600 not 800-900.. c'mon think, dude, think. :hammerhead:

[bladefd]

Jam, here's what I would change..

-choose quieter powersupply - seasonic is much quieter and tends to be better quality
-better motherboard - normally, I suggest full atx but since you have limited budget, microATX is fine. ASUS tends to have better customer service than msi

Here are the 2 changes:
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/dgwxFd

Go with that build, jam, . That psu from Seasonic there is mid tier 2. EVGA one is bottom of tier 3.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Asus also is better company than msi. I have great past experience with asus/gigabyte. MSI not so much.

[DeuceWallaces]

Very few sell in 3-5 years. Most just upgrade cpu/videocard and continue as long as they can. At least if they're smart.

You're talking about shelling out 700-800 on the core parts + case + harddrive. Easily 800.. Jam's budget is 500-600 not 800-900.. c'mon think, dude, think. :hammerhead:

I'm the only one thinking here with a long term strategy for affordability and performance. You're acting like a dumbass. He listed his budget. You should pay attention because the very FIRST thing I ****ing told him was to save a bit more. Wait a month or 3. All the reasons are listed thereafter. Once you make the initial investment for case, monitor, PSU, and peripherals my advice is infallible because you can stay current for over a decade with only a CPU-MB-GPU-RAM upgrade every 3-5 years.

You can go ahead and buy a budget motherboard and PSU, but you might as well light a 100 dollar bill on fire while you're at it. Wake up and use your brain.

I bought an ASUS Maximus VII Hero board for 205.00 in 2014. One sold on ebay for like 125 last week. Play the long game. Don't be an ignorant dumbass.

[BigNBAfan]

visiting the states... in Fl unfortunately but bought a new gold macbook today

[AirTupac]

visiting the states... in Fl unfortunately but bought a new gold macbook today

I joined the macbook game too a couple months ago. It is GREAT.

[highwhey]

It's not worth arguing with you. This has nothing to do with overclocking or the "latest greatest ports"; whatever the **** that means. Good luck.
Then why the hell does he need to spend at least $150 on a motherboard or $80 on a psu?

[senelcoolidge]

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[Jameerthefear]

Okay... what I get the most from this thread is I shouldn't skimp out on an SSD

[senelcoolidge]

Okay... what I get the most from this thread is I shouldn't skimp out on an SSD

That's up to you. I think you'll be fine with a HDD, but a SDD will juice your rig more. It's a better investment. Computers are affordable these days, you can get good components are decent prices. Just look around.

[bladefd]

That's up to you. I think you'll be fine with a HDD, but a SDD will juice your rig more. It's a better investment. Computers are affordable these days, you can get good components are decent prices. Just look around.

You make a good point. This seems to have good reviews for 7 bucks more over the HDD..
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/gf98TW/a-data-internal-hard-drive-asp550ss3240gmc

You can always add a HDD later if you need more backup space down the road. I have 2 backup harddrives and 3rd external hdd I added later on for old movies/games backup. I don't have a SDD, but it was way too expensive 6 yrs ago when I built my pc. If you ever decide to get a HDD down the road for backup, you want windows/games to be on your SDD since you want performance. Anime/movies/etc can be fine on backup HDD.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/DPQttJ