Are the parts worth it?

[colecrafter]

Well, I'm building my first gaming PC. (Keep in mind I have not bought anything yet.) I would like to know if you guys could help me find any parts that are better for a price the same or less. Thanks in advance.

Power Supply- EVGA 500 Watt Power Supply
Hard Drive- WD Blue 1 TB Hard Drive
RAM- 2 sticks of Crucial Ballistix 4 GB ram
Processor- AMD FX-6300 6- Core Processor
Disk Drive- Lite-On 24X Internal DVD+/-RW
Motherboard-Gigabyte AM3+ AMD 970 Motherboard
Case- BitFenix Comrade
Monitor- Asus VS229H-P 21.5" LED Monitor
Graphics Card- Sapphire Radeon R9 270X

I currently have An Asus NoteBook Laptop so I have all the other accesories. In total the cost is $708. Planning to use it for gaming most things on high or med settings, thanks.

 

[James Mason]

It's $20 extra, but much much better.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($107.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: *ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: *Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($194.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: *Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: *EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: *LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($11.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: *Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($88.88 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.89 @ Amazon)
Total: $728.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 18:39 EDT-0400

 

[Rhezner]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/74kcK8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/74kcK8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($107.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $723.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 18:53 EDT-0400

This is better than James build.

It had dual channel memory

A better GPU

A much better case

A much better PSU

a better optical drive

and an ips monitor

 

[James Mason]

A combination of the two would best, but it requires mail-in rebates, which can take months to actually get your money back, and change the initial purchase price. I normally have them turned off because you can't spend money you don't have even if you're getting a rebate.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($107.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280X 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($202.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($11.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.89 @ Amazon)
Total: $725.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 18:53 EDT-0400

 

[Rhezner]

well the monitor you picked is TN and the case you picked is definitely not as good and saving a few bucks is just not worth it It doesn't even have an intake fan with it.

i also changed the PSU and GPU in my build.

 

[colecrafter]

You can add more on parts I already have a windows 10 key

 

[Rhezner]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jdTwQ7

I highly recommend this build. It has an i5 and an r9 290.

 

[colecrafter]

I really do like the 1tb of storage but is it really worth it to get the mail in rebates and discount btw thanks to both of you

 

[Rhezner]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MB32CJ

if you hate rebates then get this, but a 290 would certainly perform better than a 280x.

 

[colecrafter]

I mean if there's going to be a good noticeable difference I'll get the 290 but idk

 

[Rhezner]

there will be a 30-50% fps improvement in most titles You could go for an i3 4160 and an r9 290, that will perform better in the majority of games over an i5 and a 280x

 

[colecrafter]

Do I actually need that much wattage from the power supply to run it all?

 

[Rhezner]

not really but it is good to overestimate due to power spikes and this is a quality PSU, This build with a 290 will consume an average of about 340 - 380 watts on maximum possible load.

what config have you decided to purchase?

 

[colecrafter]

What do you mean config?

 

[Rhezner]

part configuration.