Final review before buying parts

[steven37]

Okay I've been trying to find the perfect parts for the price for two computers I am putting together..

System 1
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Cmp4pb
Goal was to make a computer under $800 base price
Will be playing MineCraft, League of Legends, and other games like that
Only thing I'm worried about is the motherboard.. Do you think it will be fine in the long run?


System 2
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/jvtBqk
Tried making it as close as possible to $500 base price (graphics card not added on list but I have one for it)
Will play Borderlands2, ESO, and games like that...

I just want your guys' opinions on the two builds before I start buying stuff I don't wanna regret buying a part when there might be something out there better for the same price or cheaper

 

[Dynomite54]

1 Yes ASRock has a good rep and it will last. You may want to try a 80+Gold

2 system 2 is also looking good

 

[Zerk2012]

System one the GTX 1060 beats the RX 480 at the same price and no real use for the CPU cooler. If you just must add one then get the Cryorig M9i.
For the price of the cooler you could up the memory to a 2 X 8gb set.
System 2 I would save some on the case and get a cooler master n200.
From the above post really no need for a gold rated PSU the 2 you picked are acceptable quality.

 

[bignastyid]

System 1- You don't need the 212 cooler, but if you really want one I'd get the Cryorig M9i over the 212, or if you use the stock cooler you could get 16Gb of ram.

System 2- Looks ok, if you can spare an extra $5 I'd throw in that Kingston ram that you have listed in system 1.

 

[logainofhades]

System 1 could be improved, with some tweaks.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($57.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.71 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB NITRO+ 4G Video Card ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Deepcool KENDOMEN Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.70 @ My Choice Software)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $798.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-29 14:13 EDT-0400


System 2 has quite an expensive case, for such a small budget. I would probably go with something more like this, as it appears to be a desire for a white, cube style, case.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.71 @ OutletPC)
Case: Apevia X-QPACK3-WHT MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.70 @ My Choice Software)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $488.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-29 14:07 EDT-0400

 

[g-unit1111]

I'm curious - why are you buying 2 builds? What purpose is that going to serve? Why not just buy one $1300 build that can handle everything both builds will and then some?

 

[steven37]

I'm curious - why are you buying 2 builds? What purpose is that going to serve? Why not just buy one $1300 build that can handle everything both builds will and then some?

Two people equals two computer 😛 They're not for me. The computers are for a friend and their sister.

 

[g-unit1111]

I'm curious - why are you buying 2 builds? What purpose is that going to serve? Why not just buy one $1300 build that can handle everything both builds will and then some?

Two people equals two computer 😛 They're not for me. The computers are for a friend and their sister.

OK that makes sense. For the first build you don't need a cooler for a locked CPU and I would go quad core with a full size motherboard:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($259.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $780.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-29 15:18 EDT-0400

And then for the second I would suggest:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $510.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-29 15:21 EDT-0400

 

[steven37]

System 1 could be improved, with some tweaks.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($57.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.71 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB NITRO+ 4G Video Card ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Deepcool KENDOMEN Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.70 @ My Choice Software)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $798.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-29 14:13 EDT-0400


System 2 has quite an expensive case, for such a small budget. I would probably go with something more like this, as it appears to be a desire for a white, cube style, case.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.71 @ OutletPC)
Case: Apevia X-QPACK3-WHT MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.70 @ My Choice Software)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $488.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-29 14:07 EDT-0400

I wish I could change the cases for cheaper ones but for System 1 they demanded they get that case and for System 2 they liked the white cube style and the Corsair is perfect size to fit in the space it is going into and havent found a cheaper one yet and the apevia case is a bit too tall and wont fit in the area the computer is going.. sadly.. Thank you for the reply I will look into the builds you gave me and make the proper tweaks needed to make the computer better

 

[logainofhades]

I would tell them performance, over fluff. A case can always be changed later, and is cheaper to change than a CPU, or graphics card. Buying things because they look pretty, at the cost of performance, is a horribly bad idea.

 

[g-unit1111]

I would tell them performance, over fluff. A case can always be changed later, and is cheaper to change than a CPU, or graphics card. Buying things because they look pretty, at the cost of performance, is a horribly bad idea.

Yeah I agree 110% here. On the second system you have $70 misspent - $30 on the case and then $35 on the Wifi adapter. On desktops LAN should always be used over Wifi as it will provide a much more stable connection. And I agree with what logain said about the case. Choosing aesthetics over performance is never a good thing.