Is My Budget Gaming PC Build Good Enough?

[Jarinx]

Hi. I'm planning to build a pc gaming rig and my budget is around $500-$550. Here is my build so far:

Processor: AMD FX-6300
Graphics Card: Nvidia GTX950 2GB DDR5
Motherboard: Gigabyte AM3+ Socket Motherboard
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 8gb RAM
Hard Drive: Seagate 1TB Hard Drive
Power Supply: Aerocool Strike-X 500W PSU
Computer Case: Corsair Carbide SPEC-01 Mid Tower Casing

Is my build good enough to run games like GTA V, Tomb Raider, Bioshock Infinite and other recent games? Do I need to replace any component? Any help would be gladly appreciated

 

[ArgustheNoyan]

Yeh this sounds good mind you im not pc expert but i was looking to get a pc with probably around the same specs as yrs the only thing different is the graphics card in which my own only had 1gb but a couple of ppl said it is a good starting build . Im pretty sure it can play those games pretty well. To prove my point we had school laptops that could run gta v @ 20 - 30 frames per second mind you it was not on the highest detail settings and it stuttered from time to time but it ran good enough to be playable. And a couple more things i hope you have the money for the operating system already set aside because i actually ended up making that mistake myself by not including the operating system in my budget .

 

[Ryan_78]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TGw4FT
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TGw4FT/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($26.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Mac Mall)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $535.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-16 10:11 EDT-0400

For this price, this system will greatly outperform the AMD, also more upgradable. The am3 socket is a dead series. Soon to be replaced by am4. Also everything is better in terms of performance

 

[Jarinx]

@Argus Yup, I already have an operating system


@Ryan Thanks! Although I prefer to stay at the GTX 950. Also, will an i3 beat the fx-6300 in terms of overall cpu performance?

 

[Ryan_78]

@Argus Yup, I already have an operating system


@Ryan Thanks! Although I prefer to stay at the GTX 950. Also, will an i3 beat the fx-6300 in terms of overall cpu performance?

Gtx 950 does not perform as well as the 380. It is highly worth it to spend a little more to buy the 380, which easily stands toe to toe as the 960. And if we look at benches, the 950 SLI does not outperform a single 960. Maybe slightly off from the multicore, but that is not important, and overall the i3 will outperform the fx 6300 in games. You should also choose a high quality PSU. I have the included everything and the best performance/price at the moment. These components will give as much performance as the more expensive variants o the same stuff

 

[DSzymborski]

I would easily choose Ryan's build over the original one. 2016 is too late to recommend a 6300 in a gaming build, I'd rather have the R9 280, and the original power supply idea is something I'd never put into a PC.

 

[Jarinx]

Thank you for the replies! I would replace the FX-6300 with the I3-6100. I would like to replace the GTX 950 with the R9 380 but it is currently unavailable in our country so maybe I'll wait. Thank you once again!

 

[Ryan_78]

Thank you for the replies! I would replace the FX-6300 with the I3-6100. I would like to replace the GTX 950 with the R9 380 but it is currently unavailable in our country so maybe I'll wait. Thank you once again!

instead of a r9 380, try seeing if the GTX 960 is available. it performs slightly better of you are willing to put like 15$ more into it.,