Opinions on $500-ish PC

[PineappleKnight]

Alright so I've put together a part list to build a PC for the first time, and I would just like some opinions from those more experienced. The aim of this build is to be able to easily play 1080p/Source quality video and live streams. My current computer is worthless trash that can't even play 720p video, it's very frustrating. I don't game on the computer very much at all, and any games that peak my interest tend to be older anyways, so I really don't think I need anything more elaborate in regards to the gaming side of things. I'm mainly just going for a build that can *very easily* play video/livestreams at 1080/Source, because that's what I use my computer for 95% of the time I'm on it.

This is not including Windows 10, so I'd prefer to stay as close to $500 as possible with having to also pay for a key in mind, but if there's far better choices than what I've picked for a bit more, I have no problem saving for a bit longer. I also wanted to upgrade my monitor, but that'll have to wait, as I can't get Win10 and a monitor at the same time, too expensive.

Here's the build in question:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($57.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($34.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($41.90 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $503.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-23 22:38 EDT-0400

Two additional questions: I've posted this build a couple of other places already, and one fellow said I should go with 1x8GB RAM so I'll "have room to add one more in the future." Would you agree with this? Another guy approved of my build, but provided a link:
http://csgogeek.com/2016/04/22/budget-gaming-pc-csgo-gaming-pc-500/
...saying that it may provide better performance for my needs, since the CPU is better. It is only about $11 more than my current build, so would you say there's anything advantageous to the build provided in the link above, or should I just stick with my current build? Thanks a ton to anyone willing to help out!

 

[Inkiad]

If you get 1x8gb, you can save some money and future upgradability. Performance is somewhat same in real world. So get 1x8gb.
If you will not play games, why get a graphics card? You can do without graphics card. The integrated graphics on intel is quite good thees days.
Also that power supply if not that good quality. Always get a quality power supply.

Well ok, consider this build -
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.79 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $517.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-24 00:03 EDT-0400

Should be better in streaming and playing back videos. If you can, buy 2x8gb ram.

 

[Guest]

Why not use a Micro-ATX case if your going with a H110 Micro-ATX motherboard? Try this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6320 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($147.88 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($29.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($39.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Carbide SPEC-M2 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $517.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-24 01:17 EDT-0400

 

[PineappleKnight]

If you get 1x8gb, you can save some money and future upgradability. Performance is somewhat same in real world. So get 1x8gb.
If you will not play games, why get a graphics card? You can do without graphics card. The integrated graphics on intel is quite good thees days.
Also that power supply if not that good quality. Always get a quality power supply.

Well ok, consider this build -
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.79 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $517.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-24 00:03 EDT-0400

Should be better in streaming and playing back videos. If you can, buy 2x8gb ram.

Well, first I thank you for the help, but I'm a bit confused as you say to go with 1x8GB, but then list and say I should go with 2x6GB. So which one is it? It's not as though I never play games on my computer, it's just not common. You have to remember as well, that the current store-bought-build I've been using for a few years now is terrible, and has a really hard time running games of pretty much any kind. Perhaps with a computer that can handle things a bit better, I would play more. Still, though, newer games rarely interest me, so you're still looking at older games with probably a lot less demanding components. I could always skip a gpu, and than buy one later if I determine I need one, I suppose. The power supply is a bit budgety, but I figured it would be fine since the reviews for it were quite good. Still, though, I don't want to skimp on something as important as the power supply, so I'm willing to pay more for a quality one.

 

[PineappleKnight]

Why not use a Micro-ATX case if your going with a H110 Micro-ATX motherboard? Try this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6320 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($147.88 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($29.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($39.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Carbide SPEC-M2 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $517.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-24 01:17 EDT-0400

Oh man, it's nice to have options, but I think I may get overwhelmed here, haha. I suppose there's probably plenty of different builds that easily meet my preferences though, so it's to be expected I'm seeing a lot of variation. This seems like it would work just fine, but still, as a beginner, I find it a bit hard to compare builds like this. Thank you for the help, though!

 

[madmatt30]

Your original choice of a 6100+gtx 950 is IMO the better balanced option.

Tweaked it a little to get the price down & a 240gb ssd in there.
That GB board also has 4 ram slots so you can safely go with 2 sticks now & it still leaves upgrade room for the future.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($32.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Zalman Z1 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $488.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-24 01:53 EDT-0400

 

[Guest]

Why not use a Micro-ATX case if your going with a H110 Micro-ATX motherboard? Try this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6320 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($147.88 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($29.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($39.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Carbide SPEC-M2 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $517.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-24 01:17 EDT-0400

Oh man, it's nice to have options, but I think I may get overwhelmed here, haha. I suppose there's probably plenty of different builds that easily meet my preferences though, so it's to be expected I'm seeing a lot of variation. This seems like it would work just fine, but still, as a beginner, I find it a bit hard to compare builds like this. Thank you for the help, though!

No problem. I wanted to give you a graphics card so you can play your old games and watch 1080p video with no problem. I think the GTX 950 would be overkill, but I wouldn't use integrated graphics either personally. I went for something more balanced. I was able to get a quality power supply in this build and the fastest dual core CPU with hyper-threading that Intel makes.

 

[madmatt30]

Honestly the 6320 is in no way worth the money IMO , 5% faster than the 6100, nearly 30% more expensive .
That to me does not make any financial sense whatsoever.

 

[Inkiad]

Well, first I thank you for the help, but I'm a bit confused as you say to go with 1x8GB, but then list and say I should go with 2x6GB. So which one is it? It's not as though I never play games on my computer, it's just not common. You have to remember as well, that the current store-bought-build I've been using for a few years now is terrible, and has a really hard time running games of pretty much any kind. Perhaps with a computer that can handle things a bit better, I would play more. Still, though, newer games rarely interest me, so you're still looking at older games with probably a lot less demanding components. I could always skip a gpu, and than buy one later if I determine I need one, I suppose. The power supply is a bit budgety, but I figured it would be fine since the reviews for it were quite good. Still, though, I don't want to skimp on something as important as the power supply, so I'm willing to pay more for a quality one.

i said go with 1 stick of 8gb ram instead of 2 sticks of 4gb ram. I listed 2x8gb = 16gb ram because a single 16gb ram cots more. If the price is high for 16gb, just buy one 8gb ram.

The power supply i listed is good quality. It is after $25 rebate, good deal. Grab it while you can. Always rely professional reviews for power supply, never rely on customer thoughts on amazon, newegg for psu.

The integrated graphics with the i5 6500 (intel hd 530) can easily handle old games, even newer games in lowered details. See here, here and here. Note the i7 6700k and i5 6500 has the same integrated graphics(hd 530).

IMO buy my suggested build if you wold not play games that much. If you will play games more however, your first build was ok, aside from the power supply.