Looking for some help with my first PC build!

[Crimson1077]

I need to get some insight on what i will be putting in my box. So far i have this...

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Crimson1077/saved/#view=VthhP6

Is there any suggestions? Any signs of bottle-necking or any advise for saving money as I'm trying to make this a $500 budget Gaming PC switching from Xbox One. Please help

 

[BadActor]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($123.69 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($37.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380X 4GB PCS+ Myst. Edition Video Card ($213.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $545.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 21:45 EST-0500

 

[okcnaline]

$550 budget? Go preowned. And maybe you may want to reacquire some of your titles...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-DG35EC-CORE-2-QUAD-Q8400-2-66-GHZ-WITH-8GB-IO-SHIELD-COMBO-FULLY-TESTED-/121871857211?hash=item1c6020f63b:g:nawAAOSwFqJWoUAA
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SAPPHIRE-100352-3L-Radeon-HD-7950-3GB-384-bit-GDDR5-PCI-Express-3-0-x1-/121901164418?hash=item1c61e02782:g:i2QAAOSwT6pVsHax
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS80F CPU Cooler ($6.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master Silencio 652S ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $181.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 21:51 EST-0500

 

[maddogfargo]

I would stay away from an i3 for any modern games. If you go intel, an i5 is totally worth it.

I would NEVER buy preowned.

If you go with the FX 6300 build, change the motherboard to: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P
Great OC board for that chip. Lots of free performance and good support for an OC.

I don't know much about the corsair PSUs, but that's the only other thing I would look at improving. Everything else looks good.

As for bottlenecking, FX 6300 with a decent OC can drive a GTX 970 or even a 980. So you're fine with a GTX960 or R9380.

Example:

[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZHlo0DAI38"][/video]

You'll be just fine with your original build and a good OC.

 

[BadActor]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5ejBlynOV8

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html