College Gaming PC

[mwolfeUS]

https://t.co/kyVHKfamHr

Hey Guys take a look at this and see if there's any room to improve/save money. I would rather spend less than $700ish. The one questions I had was getting the Intel i5 3570k vs the newer i5 6500? Any recommendations. The 3570k is a bit cheaper right now, and i look at some comparison. Thanks! I don't know too much about pc's, trying to build this with my friend over the summer! I really play CSGO and am trying to get high FPS!

 

[Supahos]

What is your actual budget you have $877 in that hooooooorible build you have listed

 

[mwolfeUS]

What is your actual budget you have $877 in that hooooooorible build you have listed

Lol no need to roast hahah like I said i don't know much, and i would say $750 max

 

[Supahos]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB ARMOR 8G OC Video Card ($225.98 @ B&H)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ B&H)
Total: $695.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-31 19:27 EST-0500


If you're stuck with that $700 budget here ya go (smallish SSD will certainly hold windows and a few games, add a 1-2 TB hard drive later if you need more storage)

 

[COLGeek]

You also need to allocate some of your budget for an operating system (unless you plan to run Linux). Do you have a monitor/display, mouse, keyboard, etc?

 

[mwolfeUS]

You also need to allocate some of your budget for an operating system (unless you plan to run Linux). Do you have a monitor/display, mouse, keyboard, etc?

Yea i have a monitor, mouse and keyboard

 

[Supahos]

Honestly the only thing I'd add with the extra $50 is a WD blue 1tb hard drive

 

[mwolfeUS]

Honestly the only thing I'd add with the extra $50 is a WD blue 1tb hard drive

thanks man!

 

[photonboy]

BUILD is pretty well balanced for the budget.

1) I hate the case, and
2) I'd buy a CPU cooler to replace the stock one for quieter usage under load especially but I can still hear the Intel stock cooler in idle mode.

Here's one for $35: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/93Crxr/cryorig-cpu-cooler-h7

You'd want to use the motherboard FAN software to setup an appropriate fan profile.