is this good enough?

SIG_URD1 · Apr 1, 2016

This is my first time building a pc and i am not sure what should upgrade or downgrade. My budget is around $750. I want the pc to run better than a ps4/xbox one but i dont know if this too good. If i can downgrade and still get better performance than those consoles, please tell me.

My pc: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Sig_urd1/saved/#view=kdJ6Mp

turkey3_scratch · Apr 1, 2016

The power supply is poor quality. Change it to something like an EVGA 550W GS.

Dark Lord of Tech · Apr 1, 2016

SIG_URD1 :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card ($225.00 @ Amazon)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $706.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-01 10:33 EDT-0400

geofelt · Apr 1, 2016

Your build is reasonable.
Some thoughts:

A GTX960 needs only about a 430w psu, but 500-550w does not cost more and will permit you a future upgrade to a card as good as a GTX970 or gtx980. Possibly pascal.
Corsair CX is not considered to be reliable, but Corsair is good about RMA if there should be a failure.
My suggestion would be a top quality psu from Seasonic or XFX.
Buy a tier 1 or 2 unit from a list such as this:
https://community.newegg.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware/f/135081/t/45344.aspx?Redirected=true

How about this Seasonic 520w unit? cheaper too.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094

2. FWIW.
I will never again build without a ssd for the "C" drive. It makes everything you do much quicker.
120gb is minimum, it will hold the os and a handful of games. If you can go 240gb, you may never need a hard drive.

I would defer on the hard drive unless you need to store large files such as video's.
It is easy to add a hard drive later.
Samsung EVO is a good choice.

3.
With your budget, I would use a less expensive i3-6100. The faster 3.7 clock rate will be more helpful in most games.
Few games can use more than 2-3 threads. A true quad is good for multiplayer games, but the i3-6100 will do better in most other games.
Particularly sims, mmo, and strategy games.

4. Tip: Buy yourself a #2 magnetic head Philips screwdriver for assembly.

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