First build. Help me get into the Mustard Race :v

K1N5L4Y3R

38 months ago

What do you think of this build I'm planning to do as my very first?:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/JgJdbj Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/JgJdbj/by_merchant

Is it good for the budget? Is it good for upgradability? How / how far could I overclock it?

I appreciate any tips you may have. Thanks

38 months ago
3 points

If I'm going AMD, I'm going no less than an FX-8320e. For this price point, you could easily squeeze an i3-6100 instead which outperforms the current line of AMD processors and is on the latest 6th Gen Sylake platform.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor	$110.88 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$97.68 @ Amazon
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	$36.67 @ NCIX US
Storage	A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$63.24 @ NCIX US
Video Card	Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB AMP! Edition Video Card	$279.99 @ B&H
Case	Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case	$59.99 @ B&H
Power Supply	Corsair CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$65.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$714.44
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-02 20:55 EDT-0400

This is if you are dead set on overclocking. (Ideally, I'd stick with non-overclocking for now)

If you want to stick with AMD, I'd take this route

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor	$118.99 @ SuperBiiz
CPU Cooler	CRYORIG C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$29.88 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	ASRock 970A-G/3.1 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard	$73.99 @ SuperBiiz
Memory	Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory	$33.99 @ Newegg
Storage	A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$63.24 @ NCIX US
Video Card	Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB AMP! Edition Video Card	$279.99 @ B&H
Case	Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case	$59.99 @ B&H
Power Supply	Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$54.00 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$714.07
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-02 21:01 EDT-0400

Right now, 8 GB is more than enough and recommended on a budget build until you figure out if you are going close / over 8GB. You're going to prefer this motherboard as it has onboard USB 3.0 headers.

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kingkillergamer42

38 months ago
1 point

agreed and i would definitely go with the skylake build

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K1N5L4Y3R
submitter

38 months ago
1 point

Thanks

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jgb530

38 months ago
1 point

I do not like your build.

No. No. Just no.

Here is an alternative build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor	$197.88 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	ASRock H170A-X1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$78.99 @ SuperBiiz
Memory	Mushkin Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	$64.48 @ Newegg
Storage	A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$63.24 @ NCIX US
Video Card	EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card	$249.99 @ B&H
Case	Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case	$59.99 @ B&H
Power Supply	Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$48.05 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$772.62
	Mail-in rebates	-$10.00
	Total	$762.62
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-02 20:59 EDT-0400