Is this a good first build on a $700 total budget?

RudythePCGamer · Nov 1, 2015

So, I'm young [14] and getting into PC gaming. I've saved some money and want to be sure that what I'm getting is worthwhile and will serve me well until I upgrade sometime in the future. My budget is $700.00 including an OS and monitor.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jL6jzy

CTurbo · Nov 1, 2015

Here is a better psu and video card. Do you REALLY need the disc drive? You may consider getting a cheaper monitor to start in order to get better parts.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($40.50 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($184.00 @ Adorama)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec Green 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Directron)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($141.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $695.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-01 22:31 EST-0500

RudythePCGamer · Nov 1, 2015

CTurbo :

Hey man! Thanks for the build, it'll definitely be better than what I had set up. I've heard some Ubisoft games have problems on AMD cards. Is this still an issue or have they resolved this? Ubisoft is one of my favorite game companies and it will definitely be disappointing if I can't play those games. Hopefully you [or someone else] can recommend a good non-AMD card.

bootcher · Nov 2, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($101.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($54.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($40.50 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 960 2GB XLR8 Video Card ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.40 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: AOC E2425SWD 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $690.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-02 00:15 EST-0500

An i3 will perform better than the X4 860k.

CTurbo · Nov 2, 2015

An i3 will perform better than the X4 860k.

Yes it will. I recommended to him/her that they get a cheaper monitor in order to accommodate such an upgrade.

RudythePCGamer · Nov 2, 2015

CTurbo :

OK, thanks to both of you.

Dysphemism · Nov 20, 2015

Go to r/software swap on reddit. You can get a legitimate copy of windows 7 for 10 dollars and upgrade to windows 10 for free, or get windows 10 or 8.1 or 8 for 20 bucks. That'd leave you 75 dollars to go up to an i5 4460 processor which would be significantly better than an i3.

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