Need your opinion about my new low budget build

[jon_2000]

So I recently began buying components for my first desktop PC.

I already purchased:

-GPU: XFX AMD R9 390 8GB

-Memory: HyperX Fury 2x4gb DDR4

What I plan to buy:

-CPU: I3-6100

-Case: Corsair Carbide Series Spec-01 MidTower

-Motherboard: Gigabyte H110N S2HP mATX LGA 1151

-Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM

-Case Fans: 2 Coolermaster Sickleflow 120mm


I found pretty good offers and some of my friends are selling me the parts.

Total (including all the components): 540 USD

What are your opinions? Should I buy the i5-6400 or 6500? Remember that I'm on quite a budget and this is still my first PC so I'm not going big yet. Positive and negative comments are greatly appreciated.

 

[jimmyjammywho]

Looks good so far. What is your budget for the build?

 

[weberdarren97]

Whether you're going to want a better CPU depends on what CPUs you're used to. If you're used to anything AMD, that 3.7GHz is going to feel like 5GHz at least. If you're used to anything Intel that's older than 2008, it's going to smoke most i5's, but not many i7's.

You didn't say what power supply you're planning on using. That R9 390 is going to pull some serious juice, and if your power supply is not up to the task, could lead to an unstable system.

 

[jon_2000]

Looks good so far. What is your budget for the build?

My budget is 575 US Dollars including everything.

 

[jon_2000]

Whether you're going to want a better CPU depends on what CPUs you're used to. If you're used to anything AMD, that 3.7GHz is going to feel like 5GHz at least. If you're used to anything Intel that's older than 2008, it's going to smoke most i5's, but not many i7's.

You didn't say what power supply you're planning on using. That R9 390 is going to pull some serious juice, and if your power supply is not up to the task, could lead to an unstable system.

The thing is is that this is my first desktop PC, so I'm not really used to anything. I just want a CPU that will help achieve at least 60fps 1080p at high to ultra settings. Oh, and my PSU is the Corsair cx600m.

 

[weberdarren97]

Whether you're going to want a better CPU depends on what CPUs you're used to. If you're used to anything AMD, that 3.7GHz is going to feel like 5GHz at least. If you're used to anything Intel that's older than 2008, it's going to smoke most i5's, but not many i7's.

You didn't say what power supply you're planning on using. That R9 390 is going to pull some serious juice, and if your power supply is not up to the task, could lead to an unstable system.

The thing is is that this is my first desktop PC, so I'm not really used to anything. I just want a CPU that will help achieve at least 60fps 1080p at high to ultra settings. Oh, and my PSU is the Corsair cx600m.

i3 6100 will deliver, but not quite to your expectations. 1080p 60 FPS, sure, on high settings. Ultra? Maybe, not real sure. I've not yet paired a Skylake CPU with older AMD cards so I can't be sure the amount of performance you'll get out of it.

The i3 will drive your R9 390 to 60 FPS at high without issue, but the question is ultra. Again, not sure there.

PSU is a Corsair CXM series... Please replace with a higher quality unit within the next year. This model is nowhere near low enough quality to be a fire hazard, but it may develop instabilities over time from the amount of power your graphics card is going to draw. If you overclock the graphics card, this degradation process may happen faster. Again, no worries of a fire or the destruction of the system. All I'm saying is that I don't expect it to power that card for more than a year or so before it begins to malfunction.