Budget Desktop Computer Compatibility Check

Arsenictheblueking · Apr 26, 2016

I am planning on building a desktop and I want to make sure that all of my parts are compatible. The computer is being built with the mindset that it will be focused more toward rendering and creating 3D models and 2D art. The budget is a $1000.

These are the parts that are being considered:

Case: Rosewill STAR PREDATOR - ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case - Tool-Less Drive Bay Design, Removable HDD Cages, Supports Up to 6 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147238&ignorebbr=1)

Internal Hard Drive: Seagate Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 4TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178338&ignorebbr=1)

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3P AM3+/AM3 AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128627&ignorebbr=1)

Graphics Card: GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 4GB WINDFORCE 2X OC EDITION(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125802&ignorebbr=1)

Power Supply: Thermaltake PS-TPD-0850MPCGUS-1 850W ATX12V / EPS12V 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Active PFC Modular Power Supply(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153205&ignorebbr=1)

Ram: CORSAIR Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model CMY16GX3M2A2400C11(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233778&ignorebbr=1)

Processor: AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0 GHz (4.2 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD8350FRHKBOX Desktop Processor(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284&ignorebbr=1)

logainofhades · Apr 26, 2016

Buying that setup, is a waste of $1k. That Hard drive is too slow, FX is old, slow, and power hungry. You have the budget, for an i7, which would be a much better choice.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($301.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($51.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba X300 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($124.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Superclocked Video Card ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill STAR PREDATOR ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.89 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $910.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-26 13:29 EDT-0400

CountMike · Apr 26, 2016

It's all compatible but:
MB is not for any overclocking but should be enough.
You don't need RAM faster than 1866 MHz since OC is out.
I would drop HDD to 3TB or even 2TB and with money saved on memory and HDD get an SSD, no serious computer should be without one nowadays. You can always ad another HDD later on.
Also plan on getting another drive for backups, no serious work should be done without proper backup.
See if you can get CPU with new Wraith cooler, new ones just started shipping with i and is much better than old ones.
http://betanews.com/2016/04/22/amd-fx-8350-6350-wraith-cooler/

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