I know similar threads already exist, but this thread is for a very specific case. To make a long story short, I want to build what would essentially the highest-spec build for my budget that would fit into the case I'm working with. The case is the stock case for a Gateway 5200s. I'm aware that cases are generally the least expensive part in a build, but I have a relatively low budget to start, so I want to try to work with this case as much as I can.
These are the parts I plan to use for the start of my build. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bMcfGX
I also have an Nvidia Geforce GT 610 variant with 2GB of vRAM I plan to supplement the APU with if it ends up being underpowered as a bare bones setup until I'm able to buy more parts for it. Basically, this idea was to get the best parts I could under a budget of about $400 (with no room to go a penny higher until later down the line) with the ability to expand as I'm able to save up more. I plan to future proof this by saving up to increase the memory to at least 16gb and replace the APU and/or supplementing GT 610 with crossfired R9s.
If it helps with suggestions, I plan to use this build for moderate gaming, possibly streaming of said gaming when I've applied future upgrades, and the development of said games(including programming, texture work using GIMP, and creating models using Blender.) I also have plans for amateur 3D animation projects I might use this computer for. All other uses for this computer would be fairly light use (browsing, creating/editing documents, etc.).
One final note, I omitted the operating system, because I'm initially going to have this build run on a version of Linux, and will possibly dual-boot using Windows 10 when it's available for purchase(yes, I know it's free for anyone with Windows 8 or 8.1, but I'd rather not pay for 8.1 just to upgrade to 10. Unless Windows 10 is significantly more expensive than 8.1, I feel there is little gain from getting 8.1 first. Especially since I only really need Windows for any games that don't properly work with Wine. There's also the fact that my budget will, hopefully, be significantly less constrained by the time 10 times out.)
These are the parts I plan to use for the start of my build. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bMcfGX
I also have an Nvidia Geforce GT 610 variant with 2GB of vRAM I plan to supplement the APU with if it ends up being underpowered as a bare bones setup until I'm able to buy more parts for it. Basically, this idea was to get the best parts I could under a budget of about $400 (with no room to go a penny higher until later down the line) with the ability to expand as I'm able to save up more. I plan to future proof this by saving up to increase the memory to at least 16gb and replace the APU and/or supplementing GT 610 with crossfired R9s.
If it helps with suggestions, I plan to use this build for moderate gaming, possibly streaming of said gaming when I've applied future upgrades, and the development of said games(including programming, texture work using GIMP, and creating models using Blender.) I also have plans for amateur 3D animation projects I might use this computer for. All other uses for this computer would be fairly light use (browsing, creating/editing documents, etc.).
One final note, I omitted the operating system, because I'm initially going to have this build run on a version of Linux, and will possibly dual-boot using Windows 10 when it's available for purchase(yes, I know it's free for anyone with Windows 8 or 8.1, but I'd rather not pay for 8.1 just to upgrade to 10. Unless Windows 10 is significantly more expensive than 8.1, I feel there is little gain from getting 8.1 first. Especially since I only really need Windows for any games that don't properly work with Wine. There's also the fact that my budget will, hopefully, be significantly less constrained by the time 10 times out.)
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