opinions and suggestions needed on build

[Carlo_Quinto]

This is my first time building a computer. After a few days of looking around i came up with this build.
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/carlitos95/saved/4Dha

If i could get some opinions and suggestions that would be great. it is going to be a budget build of about $550 or so, mostly for browsing and a bit of gaming. Nothing major like Far Cry or Battlefield.

No need to worry about a case i'll be using my old one.

 

[swifty_morgan]

pretty entry level............... rule number one................... it's 2014................. DO NOT buy a dual core processor for gaming. you're setting yourself up for a loss right away.

when you buy ram, buy it in pairs. run it in pairs.

your power supply is too expensive and over powered for what you are trying to build. you could take 30 dollars of that and put it towards a better cpu.

do you have some kind of budget? ( real budget, no fantasy land stuff please )

 

[Suztera]

I put a SSD so boot times is faster, OS is more snappy and loading times is quicker.
A gtx 750 is much better.
550W is overkill but it was cheaper than the 450W version. XFX are good brands.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H87 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card ($113.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $540.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-16 18:28 EDT-0400)

 

[periman2]

pretty entry level............... rule number one................... it's 2014................. DO NOT buy a dual core processor for gaming. you're setting yourself up for a loss right away.

when you buy ram, buy it in pairs. run it in pairs.

your power supply is too expensive and over powered for what you are trying to build. you could take 30 dollars of that and put it towards a better cpu.

do you have some kind of budget? ( real budget, no fantasy land stuff please )

Totally agree! Though I have some specific recommendations to make, here is the build:
http://
if you can't afford this then go with the GPU you chose before but I would't change anything else...

 

[Carlo_Quinto]

pretty entry level............... rule number one................... it's 2014................. DO NOT buy a dual core processor for gaming. you're setting yourself up for a loss right away.

when you buy ram, buy it in pairs. run it in pairs.

your power supply is too expensive and over powered for what you are trying to build. you could take 30 dollars of that and put it towards a better cpu.

do you have some kind of budget? ( real budget, no fantasy land stuff please )

My budget budget is $550, but if I have to spend an extra $20 then its okay too.
What would you recommend for a cpu then?

 

[Suztera]

A r9 270 is much better than a GTX 750Ti. However, i did not include a SSD with this build.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($175.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H87 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($154.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $562.33
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-16 19:12 EDT-0400)

 

[swifty_morgan]

you mentioned something about a case......... what do you have so a proper motherboard can be suggested..??

 

[Carlo_Quinto]

you mentioned something about a case......... what do you have so a proper motherboard can be suggested..??

it's nothing fancy but have an apevia x-plore and a poweredge 840, planing on using the apevia

 

[swifty_morgan]

perimans build with this ps
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817116023

OR

suztera build.... better card ( 270 )................ it's suzteras second build on page ( the 270 )

buy a card with 2gigs of vram..........

i could sit here and build something but these guys already did.

 

[Carlo_Quinto]

thx for the tips and help guys

 

[periman2]

GTX 750 TI is NVIDIA which means better quality and better power officiency.. this card runs with 60Watts!!

 

[Carlo_Quinto]

GTX 750 TI is NVIDIA which means better quality and better power officiency.. this card runs with 60Watts!!

im more towards NVIDIA anyways...