Finished Build - Inspect?

[wpritch2]

Here's a link to a PC that a friend helped me piece together at PC Part Picker. Anything out of the ordinary or unusual? Hoping to do some casual gaming with it and light video editing. I don't know much about PC building, but he recommended I build myself to save a lot of money.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8sxfgs

 

[jediTT]

Whats your budget?

 

[wpritch2]

Whats your budget?

Hoping not to push $500. I'd like to match consoles in terms of graphics, but by not spending a lot more.

 

[ZandaThebigbluePanda]

Overall for $500 its pretty, eh... well its not good.

 

[wpritch2]

Overall for $500 its pretty, eh... well its not good.

Like I said, I don't know much about PCs. I was honestly about to chose a console before someone told me to consider building. Do you have advice?

 

[Guest]

Not really sure why you have a 160gb hard drive, that makes no sense to me and I recommend you go with at least a 500gb 7200rpm hard drive. Also ill leave a link to a video that might help you out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNFGqnWCyGs

 

[wpritch2]

Not really sure why you have a 160gb hard drive, that makes no sense to me and I recommend you go with at least a 500gb 7200rpm hard drive. Also ill leave a link to a video that might help you out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNFGqnWCyGs

I have a 500gb external hard drive. The 160gb is to store the OS and maybe basic programs.

 

[ZandaThebigbluePanda]

sorry for my last comment, Just wanted to get something out while I was making this.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($142.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $482.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-14 23:07 EDT-0400

 

[jediTT]

OP before I'd buy that build, I'd get some crap cyberpower pc for $500 on newegg with a 6300 or something.


Edit: +1 Zanda's build.

 

[Guest]

sorry for my last comment, Just wanted to get something out while I was making this.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($142.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $482.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-14 23:07 EDT-0400

Okay so upgradeability wise this is great but going with an AMD X4 860K and getting a cheaper motherboard would definitely make a difference if you want I can make my own part list. Also if you take my advice the extra money could go to a better gpu such as a 270x or 280 if your willing to buy used.

 

[wpritch2]

I appreciate you taking the time to make changes. Can you explain any of the improvements? I apologize for my lack of knowledge. It's mostly the processor I'm curious about.

 

[Guest]

I appreciate you taking the time to make changes. Can you explain any of the improvements? I apologize for my lack of knowledge. It's mostly the processor I'm curious about.

Who is that directed to?

 

[wpritch2]

Okay so upgradeability wise this is great but going with an AMD X4 860K and getting a cheaper motherboard would definitely make a difference if you want I can make my own part list. Also if you take my advice the extra money could go to a better gpu such as a 270x or 280 if your willing to buy used.

If you don't mind. Any bit helps!

 

[wpritch2]

I appreciate you taking the time to make changes. Can you explain any of the improvements? I apologize for my lack of knowledge. It's mostly the processor I'm curious about.

Who is that directed to?

That one in particular was to Zanda. New to the site...

 

[ZandaThebigbluePanda]

Mainly I switched the CPU to the pentium for the upgrade path, later on you can spend 150-200 dollars on a I5.
and I chose this motherboard because I've heard people had good Overclocking experience with the pentium with the H97 boards.

and the GPU is fine for 1080 gaming, but Let me see if I can fit a R9 280 in the budget.

 

[ZandaThebigbluePanda]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $489.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-14 23:26 EDT-0400

Same Build but with MUCH better GPU.

 

[Guest]

Okay so upgradeability wise this is great but going with an AMD X4 860K and getting a cheaper motherboard would definitely make a difference if you want I can make my own part list. Also if you take my advice the extra money could go to a better gpu such as a 270x or 280 if your willing to buy used.

If you don't mind. Any bit helps!

Okay so what I'm proposing is that you go with a different cpu, the AMD X4 860K over the Intel Pentium G3458. I am recommending this because the 860K has four cores instead of two (Intel Pentium G3458), so the 860k is better than the G3458 because it has two more cores and is also overclockable. But in the long term if you want to change or upgrade CPU's using the G3458 is a better choice.

 

[ZandaThebigbluePanda]

Okay so upgradeability wise this is great but going with an AMD X4 860K and getting a cheaper motherboard would definitely make a difference if you want I can make my own part list. Also if you take my advice the extra money could go to a better gpu such as a 270x or 280 if your willing to buy used.

If you don't mind. Any bit helps!

Okay so what I'm proposing is that you go with a different cpu, the AMD X4 860K over the Intel Pentium G3458. I am recommending this because the 860K has four cores instead of two (Intel Pentium G3458), so the 860k is better than the G3458 because it has two more cores and is also overclockable. But in the long term if you want to change or upgrade CPU's using the G3458 is a better choice.

this is miss information, the pentium and X4 perform almost exactly the same for gaming.
and for video editing the stronger cores of the pentium will be faster overall, along with the lower heat and better overclocking of the pentium makes it better overall.

 

[wpritch2]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $489.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-14 23:26 EDT-0400

Same Build but with MUCH better GPU.

Okay so upgradeability wise this is great but going with an AMD X4 860K and getting a cheaper motherboard would definitely make a difference if you want I can make my own part list. Also if you take my advice the extra money could go to a better gpu such as a 270x or 280 if your willing to buy used.

If you don't mind. Any bit helps!

Okay so what I'm proposing is that you go with a different cpu, the AMD X4 860K over the Intel Pentium G3458. I am recommending this because the 860K has four cores instead of two (Intel Pentium G3458), so the 860k is better than the G3458 because it has two more cores and is also overclockable. But in the long term if you want to change or upgrade CPU's using the G3458 is a better choice.

Are you saying the athlon x4 over intel but the rest being with Zanda's proposed build?

 

[ZandaThebigbluePanda]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $489.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-14 23:26 EDT-0400

Same Build but with MUCH better GPU.

Okay so upgradeability wise this is great but going with an AMD X4 860K and getting a cheaper motherboard would definitely make a difference if you want I can make my own part list. Also if you take my advice the extra money could go to a better gpu such as a 270x or 280 if your willing to buy used.

If you don't mind. Any bit helps!

Okay so what I'm proposing is that you go with a different cpu, the AMD X4 860K over the Intel Pentium G3458. I am recommending this because the 860K has four cores instead of two (Intel Pentium G3458), so the 860k is better than the G3458 because it has two more cores and is also overclockable. But in the long term if you want to change or upgrade CPU's using the G3458 is a better choice.

Are you saying the athlon x4 over intel but the rest being with Zanda's proposed build?

Basicly this is what he's saying but remember you would have to switch the motherboard because the chipset's are completely different.

also there is basicly no upgradability of the X4 CPU

 

[wpritch2]

Okay so upgradeability wise this is great but going with an AMD X4 860K and getting a cheaper motherboard would definitely make a difference if you want I can make my own part list. Also if you take my advice the extra money could go to a better gpu such as a 270x or 280 if your willing to buy used.

If you don't mind. Any bit helps!

Okay so what I'm proposing is that you go with a different cpu, the AMD X4 860K over the Intel Pentium G3458. I am recommending this because the 860K has four cores instead of two (Intel Pentium G3458), so the 860k is better than the G3458 because it has two more cores and is also overclockable. But in the long term if you want to change or upgrade CPU's using the G3458 is a better choice.

this is miss information, the pentium and X4 perform almost exactly the same for gaming.
and for video editing the stronger cores of the pentium will be faster overall, along with the lower heat and better overclocking of the pentium makes it better overall.

So you're saying any core of the pentium is twice as fast as the athlon, so it's actually faster? Or almost/equally as fast?

 

[ZandaThebigbluePanda]

Okay so upgradeability wise this is great but going with an AMD X4 860K and getting a cheaper motherboard would definitely make a difference if you want I can make my own part list. Also if you take my advice the extra money could go to a better gpu such as a 270x or 280 if your willing to buy used.

If you don't mind. Any bit helps!

Okay so what I'm proposing is that you go with a different cpu, the AMD X4 860K over the Intel Pentium G3458. I am recommending this because the 860K has four cores instead of two (Intel Pentium G3458), so the 860k is better than the G3458 because it has two more cores and is also overclockable. But in the long term if you want to change or upgrade CPU's using the G3458 is a better choice.

this is miss information, the pentium and X4 perform almost exactly the same for gaming.
and for video editing the stronger cores of the pentium will be faster overall, along with the lower heat and better overclocking of the pentium makes it better overall.

So you're saying any core of the pentium is twice as fast as the athlon, so it's actually faster? Or almost/equally as fast?

Edit: fixed my post.


In raw processing power No, but interms of real world kinda, its hard to explain.

the 2 CPU's are neck and neck in alot of things but the pentium is'nt really cut and dry like that, there are some things it loses in and it tends to be benchmarks, but in real world performance the pentium tends to be better.

this is partly because games like faster fewer cores rather than more slower cores.
I myself have never needed to deal with this as I've never used anything less than a 4 core I5 in my Rigs.

 

[Guest]

Here are my recommended builds for pure performance.

AMD Build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Tmn2Mp

Intel Build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/667wf7

 

[wpritch2]

Okay so upgradeability wise this is great but going with an AMD X4 860K and getting a cheaper motherboard would definitely make a difference if you want I can make my own part list. Also if you take my advice the extra money could go to a better gpu such as a 270x or 280 if your willing to buy used.

If you don't mind. Any bit helps!

Okay so what I'm proposing is that you go with a different cpu, the AMD X4 860K over the Intel Pentium G3458. I am recommending this because the 860K has four cores instead of two (Intel Pentium G3458), so the 860k is better than the G3458 because it has two more cores and is also overclockable. But in the long term if you want to change or upgrade CPU's using the G3458 is a better choice.

this is miss information, the pentium and X4 perform almost exactly the same for gaming.
and for video editing the stronger cores of the pentium will be faster overall, along with the lower heat and better overclocking of the pentium makes it better overall.

So you're saying any core of the pentium is twice as fast as the athlon, so it's actually faster? Or almost/equally as fast?

Edit: fixed my post.


In raw processing power No, but interms of real world kinda, its hard to explain.

the 2 CPU's are neck and neck in alot of things but the pentium is'nt really cut and dry like that, there are some things it loses in and it tends to be benchmarks, but in real world performance the pentium tends to be better.

this is partly because games like faster fewer cores rather than more slower cores.
I myself have never needed to deal with this as I've never used anything less than a 4 core I5 in my Rigs.

Alright, thanks again! I'll mess with the build a bit, and maybe just boost the processor altogether up to a better model. Might be worth it.

 

[Guest]

Okay so upgradeability wise this is great but going with an AMD X4 860K and getting a cheaper motherboard would definitely make a difference if you want I can make my own part list. Also if you take my advice the extra money could go to a better gpu such as a 270x or 280 if your willing to buy used.

Yup, also I just updated my post to include an intel build so check that one out too.

If you don't mind. Any bit helps!

Okay so what I'm proposing is that you go with a different cpu, the AMD X4 860K over the Intel Pentium G3458. I am recommending this because the 860K has four cores instead of two (Intel Pentium G3458), so the 860k is better than the G3458 because it has two more cores and is also overclockable. But in the long term if you want to change or upgrade CPU's using the G3458 is a better choice.

this is miss information, the pentium and X4 perform almost exactly the same for gaming.
and for video editing the stronger cores of the pentium will be faster overall, along with the lower heat and better overclocking of the pentium makes it better overall.

So you're saying any core of the pentium is twice as fast as the athlon, so it's actually faster? Or almost/equally as fast?

Edit: fixed my post.


In raw processing power No, but interms of real world kinda, its hard to explain.

the 2 CPU's are neck and neck in alot of things but the pentium is'nt really cut and dry like that, there are some things it loses in and it tends to be benchmarks, but in real world performance the pentium tends to be better.

this is partly because games like faster fewer cores rather than more slower cores.
I myself have never needed to deal with this as I've never used anything less than a 4 core I5 in my Rigs.

Alright, thanks again! I'll mess with the build a bit, and maybe just boost the processor altogether up to a better model. Might be worth it.