Building my dad a PC. Could use ideas.

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I have done various builds myself and would simply like to compare other peoples builds to mine. My dads current PC is simply not fit to play games anymore. He is a big fan of the Total War games and his current PC has trouble playing even the older ones on low. Something around the $500-$600 range would be perfect for him. I'm not to picky on parts other than I prefer Intel CPU's. Just want to make sure I don't miss something on PC Part Picker.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $604.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-26 20:02 EST-0500
 
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The card may run hot and noisy but it is equivalent to GTX 960 and you can easily fix that with MSI Afterburner.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($147.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $583.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-26 20:05 EST-0500
 
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IMO I'd just go dual channel now, as well as purchase CAS 14 memory over 15. If he ever needs to upgrade from 8GB, he can just buy 2x8, since mixing RAM usually ain't always good anyway. And RAM is cheap anyway.
 
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Have you ever heard of buying the same stick of RAM later on?

Also, in gaming, CAS 14 and CAS 15 makes 0.1-1 FPS difference.
 
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If he doesn't have one, that'll need added and the budget adjusted. Here:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($124.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $619.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-26 20:20 EST-0500
 
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Why would you not recommend the GTX 760 instead?
 
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The GTX 760 you have listed costs more money.
 
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You mean $4 more?
 
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Yes.
 
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Admit it for $4 it is a much better deal.
 
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