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

 

[ZandaThebigbluePanda]

Here is my recommended build for pure performance.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Tmn2Mp

that PSU is tier 3 and pretty bad vs the EVGA one in my build and doesn't provide any better performance than my build.

Advantages of my build:
Better CPU upgrade path.
Better CPU Overclocking.
Cooler CPU operation.
Tier 1 PSU, so a very reliable Power supply.

Advantages Of forevermanfred's build:
4 Cores.
Max Memory of 64gb DDR3

 

[wpritch2]

Alright so a friend suggested if I push to 500 to go up to a AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core.....which is just adding cores now. But now what do I do for a mother board? Or is that a good idea anyway?

 

[ZandaThebigbluePanda]

Alright so a friend suggested if I push to 500 to go up to a AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core.....which is just adding cores now. But now what do I do for a mother board? Or is that a good idea anyway?

With the fx 6300 that would be a awesome Idea, updated my pentium build to include the better CPU and a Nice Mobo from gigabyte.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($42.98 @ OutletPC)
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: $492.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-15 00:06 EDT-0400

 

[Guest]

Here is my recommended build for pure performance.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Tmn2Mp

that PSU is tier 3 and pretty bad vs the EVGA one in my build and doesn't provide any better performance than my build.

Advantages of my build:
Better CPU upgrade path.
Better CPU Overclocking.
Cooler CPU operation.
Tier 1 PSU, so a very reliable Power supply.

Advantages Of forevermanfred's build:
4 Cores.
Max Memory of 64gb DDR3

Most of the points you just made are completely invalid. First of all I included an intel build which crosses off two of your points, better overclocking and upgradability, also you said it yourself the g3258 and 860k overclock almost the same. About the PSU, I would take semi modular 80+ Bronze psu over an 80+ non modular psu any day, might I add semi modular cables result in better cablemanagment thus cablemanagament results in better airflow which enables components to be better cooled and increases life spands and quality of those components.

 

[ZandaThebigbluePanda]

Here is my recommended build for pure performance.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Tmn2Mp

that PSU is tier 3 and pretty bad vs the EVGA one in my build and doesn't provide any better performance than my build.

Advantages of my build:
Better CPU upgrade path.
Better CPU Overclocking.
Cooler CPU operation.
Tier 1 PSU, so a very reliable Power supply.

Advantages Of forevermanfred's build:
4 Cores.
Max Memory of 64gb DDR3

Most of the points you just made are completely invalid. First of all I included an intel build which crosses off two of your points, better overclocking and upgradability, also you said it yourself the g3258 and 860k overclock almost the same. About the PSU, I would take semi modular 80+ Bronze psu over an 80+ non modular psu any day, might I add semi modular cables result in better cablemanagment thus cablemanagament results in better airflow which enables components to be better cooled and increases life spands and quality of those components.

First off, the PSU you Picked is non-modular and the one I picked is fully modular.
and I never said That they overclock the same, I said that the pentium OC's better.
But what I DID say was that they performed almost the same. anyway OP wants to go with a fx 6300 now.

 

[girdwood]

Seems like this has pretty muched wrapped out... but here is a more modern build for consideration.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MPH4Q7

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MPH4Q7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MPH4Q7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81-D3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $451.92


Leaves room for upgradeability and will run anything current.