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[thecrazyman]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/thecrazyman/saved/XLHTwP

Going to start purchasing within the following week. Plan on using the stock CPU cooler for the time being because I'm not planning on overclocking for some time. As far as the OS goes I figured I would just use Windows 10. Any advice is appreciated

 

[BigBadBeef]

Yeah, you're fine, but people are scolding Windows 10 a lot for being too imposing!

 

[thecrazyman]

I have it on my laptop, and it doesn't seem too bad. Just needs a few fixes here and there and it'll be a decent OS

 

[envy14tpe]

Good build. The one thing to fix is the mobo. Get one of these:
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($96.99 @ Newegg)

I'd go Asus over that MSI easily. You'll be happy you did!

 

[boosted1g]

The fx-6300 will bottleneck the 960 a little bit, if possible I would just get the fx-8320 from the get go.
I am partial to gigabyte 970a-ud3p motherboard
The kingston v300 ssd is cheap because it is garbage. Kingston swapped the nram chips in them after initial reviews and they now get 1/3 the rated performance.
CX series PSUs are also not very good as the capacitors suffer premature death when put under load (like what your 960 will do). I would either get the 550w xfx or 520 seasonic and that will be good for your 960 or even a 970.

If you needed to shave some money you can get a R9-280 for cheaper that will have the same performance as the 960. Now if doing photo or video editing then the 960 is a better fit due to software utilizing CUDA cores.

 

[boosted1g]

Here you go, PRE-REBATE price is only $15 more and better CPU, SSD drive and PSU.

You could also get win 7 or 8, and then upgrade to save you another $10-20.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($146.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($219.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Rosewill ARMOR-EVO ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($97.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $805.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-14 11:57 EDT-0400

 

[thecrazyman]

I was going to go nVidia for GPU purely because AMD gpus run hot, and the drivers aren't the best. I do like the 8320 build

 

[thecrazyman]

I'm debating on whether to drive to Microcenter 2 hours away, or just order the parts online.

 

[thecrazyman]

So would the 6300 noticeably bottleneck the 960? In the future I may upgrade to two cards, but that's in the very distant future.

 

[envy14tpe]

So would the 6300 noticeably bottleneck the 960? In the future I may upgrade to two cards, but that's in the very distant future.

I'm not a fan of 2 GPUs unless you have a really high resolution monitor. One high end GPU is usually better.

If you go to Microcenter then why not get a i5 + Z97 setup? It'll beat the AMD alternative.

 

[thecrazyman]

So would the 6300 noticeably bottleneck the 960? In the future I may upgrade to two cards, but that's in the very distant future.

I'm not a fan of 2 GPUs unless you have a really high resolution monitor. One high end GPU is usually better.

If you go to Microcenter then why not get a i5 + Z97 setup? It'll beat the AMD alternative.

It's just actually getting there haha. I barely had enough time to go to Best Buy and get my GPU. As far as the CPU choice goes the 8 core won in the "cool factor" but you show me some benchmarks and if it may be cheaper and I will do the intel build.

 

[envy14tpe]

So would the 6300 noticeably bottleneck the 960? In the future I may upgrade to two cards, but that's in the very distant future.

I'm not a fan of 2 GPUs unless you have a really high resolution monitor. One high end GPU is usually better.

If you go to Microcenter then why not get a i5 + Z97 setup? It'll beat the AMD alternative.

It's just actually getting there haha. I barely had enough time to go to Best Buy and get my GPU. As far as the CPU choice goes the 8 core won in the "cool factor" but you show me some benchmarks and if it may be cheaper and I will do the intel build.

When comparing the i5 to the old 83xx you'll see that the i5 wins in almost all categories. Here are some links. Pick what use is important to you and see which is on top:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/skylake-intel-core-i7-6700k-core-i5-6600k,4252-5.html
The 4690k:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8227/devils-canyon-review-intel-core-i7-4790k-and-i5-4690k/3

If you want performance then the i5 is better than the 83xx 98% of the time. In rare circumstances, and not ones casual users need, like rendering; the fx-83xx wins.

Need more proof?

 

[thecrazyman]

So would the 6300 noticeably bottleneck the 960? In the future I may upgrade to two cards, but that's in the very distant future.

I'm not a fan of 2 GPUs unless you have a really high resolution monitor. One high end GPU is usually better.

If you go to Microcenter then why not get a i5 + Z97 setup? It'll beat the AMD alternative.

It's just actually getting there haha. I barely had enough time to go to Best Buy and get my GPU. As far as the CPU choice goes the 8 core won in the "cool factor" but you show me some benchmarks and if it may be cheaper and I will do the intel build.

When comparing the i5 to the old 83xx you'll see that the i5 wins in almost all categories. Here are some links. Pick what use is important to you and see which is on top:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/skylake-intel-core-i7-6700k-core-i5-6600k,4252-5.html
The 4690k:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8227/devils-canyon-review-intel-core-i7-4790k-and-i5-4690k/3

If you want performance then the i5 is better than the 83xx 98% of the time. In rare circumstances, and not ones casual users need, like rendering; the fx-83xx wins.

Need more proof?

No, the proof is there. I would love a decent i5 but the price is what stops me. If they were under the 150-200 mark I'd pull the trigger.