So I decided to finally start the construction of my own PC.

A friend of mine went through Newegg and picked out some parts for me but since I'm no expert with this stuff I thought I'd show you guys and see what you think



Now I am on kind of a tight budget, I'm trying to spend as little as 500 USD.

That said, I'm not really looking for a super hardcore gaming PC. I'm mainly looking for a decent setup that can handle itself well while being able to run games smoothly.

If you see any parts that you know a cheaper but good alternative for please feel free to point that out to me.

Many thanks.  

GET RID OF THAT HORRID AMD PROCESSOR AND IT LOOKS GOOD M8  

Posted by Distorted_P2P

GET RID OF THAT HORRID AMD PROCESSOR AND IT LOOKS GOOD M8

Got any ideas on what I should get instead?  

Posted by 5hift

Got any ideas on what I should get instead?

You could wait for zen which is coming later this year or if you need it now get a 4th gen intel i5(dont know the model numbers)

Also a ssd is a good idea, even a small $50 one that just holds windows will be a huge upgrade. People say a ssd is the single biggest upgrade you can give a pc.

Edit: Also if you could find a 380 for the same price of the 960 get the 380, its slightly better  

So uh...you putting all that on a table or what?  

Posted by Crono

So uh...you putting all that on a table or what?

Probably going to gut one of my other crappy PCs and use the case for this.

My friend showed me this 150 dollar case but I really don't feel like investing that much in just the case.

I know there are some pretty cheap cases out there but for now, I'm mainly concerned with the components that I don't have.  

Posted by metal

You could wait for zen which is coming later this year or if you need it now get a 4th gen intel i5(dont know the model numbers)

Also a ssd is a good idea, even a small $50 one that just holds windows will be a huge upgrade. People say a ssd is the single biggest upgrade you can give a pc.

Edit: Also if you could find a 380 for the same price of the 960 get the 380, its slightly better

What about this AMD FX-6300?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819113286

I've heard its really good for budget PCs like mine.

Looks like it runs with 2 less cores but I really don't need all that processing power for where I'm going.

And I had a look at some of those Intel i5 and i7 processors. Way too expensive for me.

My friend says to hold off on the SSD even though bootup will probably take a bit longer.

OT: 5k posts for 5hift. Lets go bois.  

Posted by 5hift

Probably going to gut one of my other crappy PCs and use the case for this.

what cases do you have? if it's from HP, Dell, etc then it likely has some proprietary form factor.  

Posted by Crono

what cases do you have? if it's from HP, Dell, etc then it likely has some proprietary form factor.

Here's the case I planned on using. Its from a Compaq Presario SR5123WM.



Motherboard was located in the bottom right part, power source was in the top right, and hard drive was in the bottom left.

EDIT: Top left part is for the disc drive but I don't plan on putting it back in.  

Form factor: microATX

Apparently it should work...but I'm not sure about the power supply area.  

Are all power sources the same size?

Original power source was 6 inches long and 5 and a half inches wide.

On its side it was 5 and a half inches long and a little less than 3 and a half inches wide.

It goes in on its side.

EDIT:

Revised list of parts:



Managed to get below 500 bucks which is pretty sweet.

EDIT EDIT: Now I just realized that the motherboard I have won't fit since it isn't a micro ATX.

Know any good micro ATX motherboards that support the FX-6300?  

Ok...

Another build which should work.

Got a new micro ATX mobo and new processor to go with it (better than FX-6300).

Still just below 500 bucks so things look good so far.

 

Posted by 5hift

What about this AMD FX-6300?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819113286

I've heard its really good for budget PCs like mine.

Looks like it runs with 2 less cores but I really don't need all that processing power for where I'm going.

And I had a look at some of those Intel i5 and i7 processors. Way too expensive for me.

My friend says to hold off on the SSD even though bootup will probably take a bit longer.

OT: 5k posts for 5hift. Lets go bois.

bro go for intel's processors, never AMD

never  

Posted by Distorted_P2P

bro go for intel's processors, never AMD

never

Intels processors are 2expensive4me.

If I wanted something from Intel with my budget it'd probably be a ****ty i3 processor, literally the same one my laptop uses.

I'd be pretty pissed off if my desktop used the same processor as my laptop.

Here is the updated build:



Ditched the FX-6300 for an A10-7870K so it could be compatible with the mobo.

Also got a different version of the GTX 960 since I wasn't exactly sure if the other one was going to fit in my case.

I think this may be my final build for now.

Put this through PCPartPicker.com and everything looks good.  

The i3 6100 is far from ****ty and is a much better pick than anything AMD right now. It is on par or better than AMD's FX-8350 when paired with a GTX 960 or similar performance graphics card.

e.g. http://www.techspot.com/review/1087-...cpu/page4.html

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($117.59 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($26.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($190.80 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax OSTROG ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.25 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $518.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-10 23:56 EDT-0400