My 1st Gaming Pc for a 800$, NEED HELP!!

[Jeeperii]

Hey guys, it's my 1st gaming pc and I need help. Please tell me if i'm doing anything wrong. Thks.

- I didn't use the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo although it is my first choice, the reason is that my case, the Corsair Spec-03 can only support 157mm height cpu cooler max, and the CM hyper 212 Evo is 159mm.

-And i'm not sure if I want to use a hdd because it will be hot and I won't use much space.

-I'm not sure what motherboard I should get, 970 or 990 for a budget gaming pc.

This is my build
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TzykhM

HELPP <3

 

[okcnaline]

Um... This is a $800 build? You didn't even utilize the budget. Oh, also, this build is good at the $500 range in 2015. It doesn't cut cheese now.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($111.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($37.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($178.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $804.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-10 21:46 EST-0500

 

[PatrioticPickle]

Um... This is a $800 build? You didn't even utilize the budget. Oh, also, this build is good at the $500 range in 2015. It doesn't cut cheese now.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($111.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($37.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($178.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $804.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-10 21:46 EST-0500

This ^
Nice work okcaline.
You can then add an SSD later when you can afford it.

 

[Jeeperii]

Um... This is a $800 build? You didn't even utilize the budget. Oh, also, this build is good at the $500 range in 2015. It doesn't cut cheese now.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($111.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($37.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($178.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $804.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-10 21:46 EST-0500

How about the case fans and I will need to add windows 10 into my computer.

Tbh I wanted the budget to be 500$ but I thought it is hard because it includes the os, cpu cooler and everything.

Your build didn't include those, it is my first time so i'm still confused...

Can you show me a 500$ pc build?
If you can then it will be awesome.

 

[Jeeperii]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dGq3qs

Is this okay?

 

[nikoli707]

the fx6300 is not a gaming processor. you are better off getting an i3.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G236HLBbd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Speakers: Logitech Z130 5W 2ch Speakers ($17.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $802.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-10 23:49 EST-0500

 

[Jeeperii]

the fx6300 is not a gaming processor. you are better off getting an i3.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G236HLBbd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Speakers: Logitech Z130 5W 2ch Speakers ($17.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $802.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-10 23:49 EST-0500

Really? I thought the fx-6300 was a great processor for gaming.

 

[Jeeperii]

Is the Corsair SPEC-03 case good?

 

[okcnaline]

Not great, but decent. That's why I said that this was a good build last year, before Maxwell and Skylake came out.

 

[Jeeperii]

So Intel is now better but how about the accesories like case fans, cpu cooler, and is the nzxt s340 black and red great?

 

[okcnaline]

1) You don't need case fans. Case is optimized enough to run without case fans.
2) Stock heatsink and no OC is fine.
3) If you're willing to pay $20 more, yes.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-I5-2500k-Cpu-with-an-Asrock-Z68-Extreme3-Gen3-Motherboard-and-8gb-Ram-/222020985268?hash=item33b17b61b4:g:WhcAAOSwuAVWvAMV
http://www.ebay.com/itm/XFX-AMD-Radeon-HD-7970-Black-Edition-3GB-GDDR5-2DVI-HDMI-2Mini-DisplayPorts-PCI-/281930826381?hash=item41a463028d:g:qXoAAOSwL7VWhWiP
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: FSP Group Hydro G 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $412.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-11 01:06 EST-0500

Total's $767.83. Still good performance.

 

[Jeeperii]

Um... This is a $800 build? You didn't even utilize the budget. Oh, also, this build is good at the $500 range in 2015. It doesn't cut cheese now.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($111.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($37.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($178.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $804.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-10 21:46 EST-0500

I chose this <3

 

[Jeeperii]

I have done a few tweaks and can you guys see if this is okay?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gGgJjX

 

[okcnaline]

1) 520W and R9 380 is a bit tight, yo...
2) The case isn't my type, but whatever, it's Corsair.
3) Monitor's 5ms. You'll need VSync to prevent tearing, and that'll decrease peformance.