Looking for some advice on this build.

[BrandonLD]

So, as the title suggest i have recently built a PC on pcpartpicker, and i am looking for advice on things i could change or take out to make the comp better but still stay within my 800-900 budget.

I want to run games like GTA5, Far Cry Primal, Crysis 3 and so on with near high or high settings and clock about 60fps.

My Build Idea: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/B8d9qs

If you need any information just ask. Any and all helpful or nice comments are much appreciated thank you all for your advice.

 

[Archaic59]

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  ■You don't need the cooler or the paste with a locked CPU.
  ■An H170 board is a bit less cost. You don't need Z170 with a locked CPU.
  ■Corsair PSU is not too good. Replaced with higher quality EVGA model.
  ■Savings of about $50 with same performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($35.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.77 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($324.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $837.60
Total: $817.60 After Rebates
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-20 20:15 EDT-0400

 

[dudmont]

I concur on the PSU.
Was the OP looking to Overclock the CPU?

 

[BrandonLD]

I concur on the PSU.
Was the OP looking to Overclock the CPU?

I'm not at the moment, however i am looking to eventually upgrade to a cpu that can overclock. But, im kind of in between on the matter, seeing as how from my research a cpu doesnt matter as much to gaming as other components. So, i feel as though overclocking it would only gain a slight fps boost.

 

[Archaic59]

I concur on the PSU.
Was the OP looking to Overclock the CPU?

I'm not at the moment, however i am looking to eventually upgrade to a cpu that can overclock. But, im kind of in between on the matter, seeing as how from my research a cpu doesnt matter as much to gaming as other components. So, i feel as though overclocking it would only gain a slight fps boost.

This is correct. If, however, you were using an AMD cpu, overclocking becomes somewhat of a necessity. As it stands, the Intel cpu will do a great job and the system will perform well as is.

 

[BrandonLD]

Thank you all for the help.

 

[Bearmann]

Since an operating system wasn't chosen previously, I did not add one. Note that the MB price is only good for a few more hours.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($90.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($40.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Reactor 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card ($359.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $896.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-22 00:05 EDT-0400


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