Gaming PC Build

[Thuglas]

Hi guys. I was wondering if anyone could come with improvements on my build, Overclocking is not something I need as I don't use it. The games I play are league of legends, minecraft and cs:go, and maybe some other games.

-Intel i5-6500
-Asus z170-A
-Corsair Carbide 300R mid tower
-Seagate barracuda 3TB
-Corsair CX500, 500W PSU
-HyperX Fury DDR4 2400MHz 8GB (kit of 2)
-MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti Gaming 2G PhysX
-Samsung 850 evo 256gb

EDIT: typo: i5 6100, meant i5 6500

 

[Chugalug_]

Do you mean i3? Some parts are way overkill in that price range, and component choice is poor, what is your budget?

 

[CTurbo]

The psu is not very good.

Did you mean i3 6100 or is it an i5?

There is absolutely no reason to get a Z170 board. Save a lot of money here and get a better video card. You could also save a lot of money by starting with a 1TB hdd.

Completely scrap the ssd and max out the video card.

 

[Chugalug_]

Here is the build I recommend for you, it includes an SSD and upgrade room for 16Gb in the future with an identical RAM stick. This is all you need for the games you play.
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If you play graphically intensive games I can put together a better rig, but this should max everything out at 60FPS.
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 ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 460 2GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Zalman Z1 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $500.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-23 01:17 EDT-0400

 

[Thuglas]

Do you mean i3? Some parts are way overkill in that price range, and component choice is poor, what is your budget?

Oh yea a typo, i mean the i5 6500. My price range is like 1.200$. Can you Come with some improvements on the poor parts?

 

[DillonJ3K]

First off, there isnt an i5 6100. I assume you ment to type i3 6100. Also if your not going to overclock an not buying an overclocking cpu then you dont want a Z170 board which is made for overclocking. Go with a h170 board.
Also youd be better off going with a rx 460 over a 750 ti, Or 470 if its in your budget.

 

[Thuglas]

First off, there isnt an i5 6100. I assume you ment to type i3 6100. Also if your not going to overclock an not buying an overclocking cpu then you dont want a Z170 board which is made for overclocking. Go with a h170 board.
Also youd be better off going with a rx 460 over a 750 ti, Or 470 if its in your budget.

I meant the i5 6500. Ok, so I will go for a h170 board, and not the z170. Do you know what cpu that would be better?

 

[CTurbo]

It's kind hard to recommend spending more than this


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($213.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.48 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card ($419.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1050.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-23 01:27 EDT-0400

 

[CTurbo]

Or an i7 and 500GB ssd

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($295.52 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($157.95 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card ($419.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1201.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-23 01:28 EDT-0400

 

[Thuglas]

Or an i7 and 500GB ssd

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($295.52 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($157.95 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card ($419.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1201.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-23 01:28 EDT-0400

I see. I might go with the i7 version that you recommended. But I don't know if he needs a GTX 1070 GPU though, is that very much needed for the games he plays? League of legends, minecraft and CSGO

 

[CTurbo]

I see. I might go with the i7 version that you recommended. But I don't know if he needs a GTA 1070 GPU though, is that very much needed for the games he plays? League of legends, minecraft and CSGO

lol sounds like you're probably looking for a $700-800 PC and not a $1200 PC.

 

[Thuglas]

I see. I might go with the i7 version that you recommended. But I don't know if he needs a GTA 1070 GPU though, is that very much needed for the games he plays? League of legends, minecraft and CSGO

lol sounds like you're probably looking for a $700-800 PC and not a $1200 PC.

1200$ was the max price, but I don't need a really good gaming pc if its way overkill for those games. If you have any suggestions to maybe make it cheaper so it won't be an overkill

 

[Chugalug_]

Ditto. 🙁
I think that the $500 build I listed is probably all you need.
Anything higher would be wasted performance.
I mean, you can get an i5 6500 if you really want, but it won't really give a significant boost to performance.
Here's a repost of the same build.
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 ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 460 2GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Zalman Z1 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $500.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-23 01:38 EDT-0400

 

[Chugalug_]

I see. I might go with the i7 version that you recommended. But I don't know if he needs a GTA 1070 GPU though, is that very much needed for the games he plays? League of legends, minecraft and CSGO

lol sounds like you're probably looking for a $700-800 PC and not a $1200 PC.

1200$ was the max price, but I don't need a really good gaming pc if its way overkill for those games. If you have any suggestions to maybe make it cheaper so it won't be an overkill

See my build above, best mix of performance and value imo.
Offers an SSD which should speed up boot times signficantly, and 1TB of storage for games etc.

 

[CTurbo]

Sounds like a great time for an awesome mini build!!


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H170M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($97.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.48 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING Video Card ($249.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $853.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-23 02:02 EDT-0400

 

[Chugalug_]

Here's an ITX build if you want to keep the form factor small.
Includes a great range of good value components which perform extremely well.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H170M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($97.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.48 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING Video Card ($249.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $847.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-23 01:58 EDT-0400

 

[Chugalug_]

Well......that worked out nearly the same. xD
Didn't see your post until i'd already submitted one on an outdated tab.