Quick gaming build confirmation, BUDGET RIG

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At1a5R3

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Just finished compiling my build

Would love if someone can confirm that i've not only gotten the best deal for the bucks
but that everything will fit and will operate without any sort of bottleneck.

Thanks

Specs are listed below
Links are ONLY the spec sheets of items NOT the prices I paid. Price total will be at end of post

GPU - R9 270X 4GB - $140 after rebate

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150704

MOBO - ASUS Z87 PRO LGA 1150 - 100$ new

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Z87-PRO-1150-Motherboard/dp/B00CRJSXR4/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8

RAM - CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) - 65$ new

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233310&cm_re=16gb_ram-_-20-233-310-_-Product

CPU - Intel i3 4170 3.7ghz dual core lga 1150 - 100$ new

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-i3-4170-Dual-core-Processor/dp/B00VDWJZ7I/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1448811749&sr=1-1&keywords=i3+4170

DIYPC Skyline-07-G atx full case - 60$ after rebate and coupon discounts
(Comes pre installed with 7 fans) (crappy green color 🙁 )

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811353027


SSD - SanDisk Internal SSD 120GB - 40$ new

http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Internal-120GB-2-5-Inch-SDSSDA-120G-G25/dp/B00S9Q9UKS/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1448811967&sr=1-1&keywords=ssd+plus+120g

800W rosewill PSU


I didn't want to shell out the extra 100$ for a quad core even though I probably should have.

The dual core I got is supposed to be top for the dollars spent. and can compare to some lower end quad cores. Seems like Single thread operations will be handled best by this dual core. but multithread ops will not be handled as fast.

The SSD is going to be used as an OS only drive. ALL other programs, downloads etc will be auto routed to another drive. (in the hopes of keeping the os drive clean and fast.



In the professional opinions of the Toms hardware community will everything fit and function as fast as intended i.e No bottle necks etc?

THANKS!


Total = roughly 500$ for the build.






 
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Zerk2012
A SSD is a luxury item and not really a good idea for a budget PC since it eats into the money that can be spent on the parts that will give better performance who really cares if your PC boots in 12 seconds or 45? or if you click on your web browser and it opens right then or it has a 1/2 second delay.
Your PC should work fine enjoy it, I was just pointing out you could of got a lot better performance for the price.
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Your PC will not function because you have no power supply.
You might need to update the BIOS on the motherboard to support that processor. This says the latest edition 2103.
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z87PRO/HelpDesk_CPU/
I would of went a bit different direction on the parts but it should function and be a fairly good gaming PC.
I would of left off the SSD and just went for pure gaming performance and got a i5 with a R9380 video card for the same price.
The price on this video card is wrong it's 209 with a another 20 bucks off after rebate.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127878&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tRjbbv
 
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It does look good but here is what I think you should do :
1. PSU , would be a shame to get the components and notice you forgot the PSU , -70$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013&cm_re=550w-_-17-207-013-_-Product
2. Buy a H87/H97 motherboard, the i3 4170 isn't overclockable ; suggestion for MB : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157564&cm_re=H97-_-13-157-564-_-Product +$40 - $140 ( I wouldn't buy used motherboards and the one you picked is around $200 new , not worth )
3. 8GB of ram if build is supposed to be used for gaming : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104448&cm_re=2x4gb_ddr3-_-20-104-448-_-Product + $24
 
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have an 800 W PSU that I forgot to mention.

Thanks for the GPU update seems liek the better deal for sure.
 
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I already have an 800w rosewill psu. Forgot to mention that it's is already owned.

So the R9 is the way to go huh. Bummer. and I figured the BIOS would need an update. Not too worried.

Thanks for the info!

I couldn't find an I5 for less than 200

my i3 was bought on a special for 100$
and the r9 270x 4gb was only 140.

Even without the 40$ ssd i'd still be 300+ for the i5 and r9 380.

I still feel like I got a good deal for the money.

 
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A SSD is a luxury item and not really a good idea for a budget PC since it eats into the money that can be spent on the parts that will give better performance who really cares if your PC boots in 12 seconds or 45? or if you click on your web browser and it opens right then or it has a 1/2 second delay.
Your PC should work fine enjoy it, I was just pointing out you could of got a lot better performance for the price.
 
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So basically the extra 40 spent improving the basic OS functionality would have done the same and more with a few more bucks in CPU and GPU instead?
Sounds reasonable.

The only other HDD option was an old 2.5 5400 250g laptop drive. Seems rather slow and outdated for the rig I'm planning.

In terms of cash i'm adamant about spending the least amount of cash possible to get a system that yields results similar enough to the higher end products that you pay a premium for.

An experiment of sorts.

At any rate thank you for you input
 
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I should mention that while gaming was definitely in mind with this build I also intend to use it just as heavily for heavy file transferring, software programming and general intensive non gaming functions.

The idea of the motherboard is to have a good platform for cpu, gpu and accessories. The built in wifi is useful, the 6 usb 3.0 ports are useful as hell and the other misc functions and luxuries are useful and all add to the decision of the z87 pro.

I could have skimped alot and gone with a much cheaper MOBO and been more able to fork out the extra for the better CPU and GPU

The 16 GB was also a luxury as was the full size case.

It's more accurately a hybrid pc build.
 
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