Non Gaming home PC build critique requested

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sdep777

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New build used for :

Streaming videos , Surfing , 3d Cad , Video editing , Audio editing , light Excel use

Budget is 250.00 - 350.00 ..Max

Most parts will be purchased from NewEgg

SSD's will be purchased from OWC

Parts Not needed :

Case , have brand new Fractal core 1000 already No OS I Use Linux Elementary


Chosen Parts for new build are as follows :


Processor:
AMD X4 860K Kaveri Quad core 3.7 GHZ FM2+ ....NewEgg 70.00

Motherboard:
MSI A78M-E35 V2 FM2+ AMD A78 Micro ATX Sata 6gb/s USB 3.0 ...NewEgg 60.00

Memory :
G.Skill Ripjaws X series 8gb ( 2 x 4gb ) SDRAM DDR3 1866 ( PC3 14900 ) NewEgg 45.00

SSD's
OWC 60 GB SSD Mercury Electra 6GB SSD ....X 2 in RAID-0 ...QWC ....2 x 40 ...80.00

Power Supply:
SeaSonic SS-400ET Bronze 400W ATX12V V2.2/EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - OEM .....NewEgg....40.00

DVD Burner :
ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS .. NewEgg ..20.00


Total cost is 315.00


Would like opinions and suggestions for possible part substitutions .

Thank You

Steve -
 
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g-unit1111
Yeah I agree with the above post - an 860K has no upgrade path but a Pentium G would definitely be the better way to go.

I would do something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($41.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($27.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+...
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A good ssd is the key to a good home build.
Raid-0 is useless. no performance advantage at all.

Buy a quality ssd like Samsung evo. 120gb at least, preferably 240gb.

The main negative of using a X4-860K is that you will have NO cpu upgrades with the motherboard it uses.
If that might be an issue, use intel of some sort.

A lower cost skylake build might be a G4400, a H100 motherboard, and ddr4 ram.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117625
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157679
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148858
 
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Yeah I agree with the above post - an 860K has no upgrade path but a Pentium G would definitely be the better way to go.

I would do something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($41.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($27.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $302.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-13 14:51 EST-0500

If you're set on getting a SSD don't get the OWC drive, get the Samsung 850 EVO instead - much better drive and it's only a $10 cost difference. I pretty much use Samsung exclusively for SSDs anymore.
 
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Raid-0 has been over hyped as a performance enhancer.
Sequential benchmarks do look wonderful, but the real world does not seem to deliver the indicated performance benefits for most
desktop users. The reason is, that sequential benchmarks are coded for maximum overlapped I/O rates.
It depends on reading a stripe of data simultaneously from each raid-0 member, and that is rarely what we do.
The OS does mostly small random reads and writes, so raid-0 is of little use there.
There are some apps that will benefit. They are characterized by reading large files in a sequential overlapped manner.

Here is a study using ssd devices in raid-0.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-raid-benchmark,3485.html
Spoiler... no benefit at all.

Believe me, I tried this in the past.
Moreover, a single larger ssd will perform better than a smaller one anyway.
And... last longer; a ssd loses longevity quickly when it gets filled.
 
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