I will be building this system when I get my Income Taxes Back, what do you think?

[cjmccormick]

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: this week (the closer the better)

Budget Range: $800

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, General PC Use

Are you buying a monitor: No, not at this time.

Parts to Upgrade:


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bd6DD3
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bd6DD3/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($124.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.44 @ Amazon)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($8.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H DDR3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($81.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.89 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill Challenger S ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.24 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $702.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-11 23:30 EST-0500


Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: amazon.com

Parts Preferences: I love the intel processors and nVidia GPU

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: What do you think of the part list? Any feedback would be great. I want to make sure Im getting the best bang for my buck at $800

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Need a new gaming PC, this would be my 2nd Build.

Any suggestions? Improvement? Just want to get some feedback on this build before a FULLY commit to it.

 

[eatmypie]

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E/CSM Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380X 4GB NITRO Video Card ($243.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Challenger S ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.24 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $806.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-11 23:23 EST-0500

 

[cjmccormick]

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E/CSM Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380X 4GB NITRO Video Card ($243.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Challenger S ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.24 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $806.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-11 23:23 EST-0500

Thanks, how did you do that?

 

[eatmypie]

You just go to the build page and click on where you see the T, that will allow you to copy and paste a build in plain text.

 

[cjmccormick]

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E/CSM Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380X 4GB NITRO Video Card ($243.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Challenger S ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.24 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $806.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-11 23:23 EST-0500

Thanks for showing me your build, but thats not what im looking for. I do know that the i3-6100 has better results than the i5-4460

 

[eatmypie]

Where do you see that?

 

[cjmccormick]

Where do you see that?

Benchmarks, the i3-6100 skylake is a newer build LGA 1151.

I guess it depends on where you look.

=2230&cmp[]=2617]http://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=2230&cmp[]=2617

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-4460-vs-Intel-Core-i3-6100/2310vs3511