Good for a first build? (I5 4690 + PowerColor RX 470)

[MuchPCFails]

Hello.

I'm building a PC soon and wondering if this is good for a first build and if any of the components will get a lot cheaper on Black Friday.

How will this PC perform in games such as:
Battlefield 1
Grand Theft Auto V
Watch_Dogs 2

Thanks


https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/W9wK2R

 

[bwinzey]

Your CPU definitely won't be a bottleneck, and 8gb ram should be enough for most games, so I would just look at Rx 470 benchmarks/gameplays and that's what you should expect to get.

 

[Chugalug_]

Impossible to tell what will happen to prices on black friday, but i'll post an improved build.
You've chosen an outdated architecture.

 

[Chugalug_]

This'll perform much better for $20 more.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£188.49 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£47.64 @ More Computers)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£34.99 @ Novatech)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£31.96 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card (£189.95 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£49.99 @ Novatech)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£84.98 @ Novatech)
Total: £657.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-23 22:12 GMT+0000

 

[JBDelta]

Hope I'm not too late to join in on this topic, but in response, the LGA 1150 socket is not super outdated, in fact, I would recommend it more than LGA 1151 because DDR3 is marginally cheaper than DDR4 without much performance difference. I recommend getting an H97 or even H81 motherboard with an i5 4460 and RX 470 (or GTX 1050 Ti for that matter) for the sort of games you will be playing.

Also, PowerColor is known to have some coil whine with their GPUs so I would definitely check the reviews for the specific card you have in mind OR you could buy a used GPU off of Ebay or Reddit: HardwareSwap (if you want any suggestions just ask!) Hope this helps!

 

[Chugalug_]

Well, it IS outdated, its about 2 1/2 years old and there's an even newer platform about to drop.
Parts are generally more expensive due to availability, you might save $10 but you're losing that in performance for sure.
Also the 4460 is akin to the 6400, so if you were to use that you'd actually end up a fair bit cheaper than Haswell.

Powercolor is fine with their GPUs, not the best vendor but they're of very good quality unlike say visiontek.
Product reviews are a joke, people only go to review products if they're bad, or if they're extremely good. 😛
It isn't the best card compared to say the strix, but it'll cool very well and give great performance.

 

[ac13044]

Chugalug_ 23 November 2016 22:13:02
This'll perform much better for $20 more.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£188.49 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£47.64 @ More Computers)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£34.99 @ Novatech)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£31.96 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card (£189.95 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£49.99 @ Novatech)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£84.98 @ Novatech)
Total: £657.99


agreed with above ^^^^

well build and future proof for a good few years excellent choice