First Build - Opinions Appreciated

[Bosnian97]

Sorry for posting twice, but I accidentally posted the first time as "not a discussion"

Hello all! I am planning on building my first PC, and I would like your opinions on the build. First off, I will not be doing any over clocking or playing a lot of games. My budget is around $500. Here is the list of items I plan on getting.

Motherboard -
Gigabyte AM3+ AMD Micro ATX Motherboard GA-78LMT-USB3

CPU -
FX-8320 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition Processor

Graphics Card -
EVGA GeForce GT 610 - 02G-P3-2619-KR

Storage -
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD

PSU -
EVGA 500 W1 80+, 500W Power Supply

Case -
Rosewill USB 3.0 Mid Tower REDBONE U3

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Power supply stinks. GT 610 may have worse graphics than integrated graphics on the latest Intel CPUs.

If gaming is your purpose, a better GPU is necessary.

 

[Bosnian97]

Power supply stinks. GT 610 may have worse graphics than integrated graphics on the latest Intel CPUs.

Will the 2gb GT 610 be sufficient for normal web browsing and YouTube Streaming?

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Yep... And the GT 710 is out, you know? Gaming will be poor performance on it, but games may be playable on lowest settings.

Judging by Youtube videos, the GT 610 is similar to the Intel HD 4000. A tad better.

 

[Bosnian97]

Yep... And the GT 710 is out, you know? Gaming will be poor performance on it, but games may be playable on lowest settings.

Judging by Youtube videos, the GT 610 is similar to the Intel HD 4000. A tad better.

Thank you for your input, also what PSU do you recommend for the build?

 

[turkey3_scratch]

I'd recommend an overall revision for the build, and I recommend using http://pcpartpicker.com to make the build, so we can see the prices and modify it as we go along.

 

[xYowie]

just get a fx 6300 and a evga gtx 750 ti

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Is an OS included in your budget Bosnian?

 

[Bosnian97]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wCVf3C

I have a free download for Win 10 so it is not included

 

[turkey3_scratch]

How do you have a free download of Windows 10? Windows 10 downloads that are not legitimate usually come packed with viruses and other malware.

 

[Bosnian97]

My college offers it for students

 

[xYowie]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DZy8nQ

 

[Bosnian97]

just get a fx 6300 and a evga gtx 750 ti

Is there a significant difference between the 8320 and the 6300?

 

[RazerZ]

Since you are not overclocking I would consider switching to Intel.

What games do you plan to play?

 

[xYowie]

just get a fx 6300 and a evga gtx 750 ti

Is there a significant difference between the 8320 and the 6300?

fx 6300 has 6 cores
fx 8320 has 8 cores
however you wont need more than 4 cores for gaming

 

[turkey3_scratch]

My college offers it for students

Aah. Well, I have two options. Here is an option:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($124.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($38.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($19.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 360 2GB Core Edition Video Card ($100.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill FBM-05 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $514.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-30 21:09 EST-0500

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Or AMD:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($70.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($63.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($41.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($19.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-05 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $492.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-30 21:12 EST-0500

 

[Bosnian97]

Is the i3 still a good CPU considering there is an i5 and i7?

 

[turkey3_scratch]

I3 is a great gaming CPU for budget builds. Once a build gets more expensive, then an I5, but the I3 is perfectly sufficient to run the latest games with a lower-end GPU.

 

[Bosnian97]

Thank you all for your help. turkey3_scratch I will take your opinions into consideration, thank you!

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Oops, I totally included Windows without realizing it. In that case:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($124.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($19.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($40.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $498.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-30 21:26 EST-0500