$600 i5-4660/GTX 950 Budget Gaming Build

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Hello! First off, thank you for taking the time to read this!

I am designing a $500 - 600 budget gaming computer for my best friend. We are hoping to play Overwatch together.

If you see any bottlenecking, improvements or replacements please let me know! General tips and suggestions totally appreciated too!

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Y72v8d

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.75 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: *EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card ($138.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $536.67

(We still haven't picked out monitor or keyboard, planning to add an SSD down the line)
Again, thanks for taking the time to help me!
 
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Time has come, to start looking at skylake builds. At least that way, you have some future upgrade options. Also that PSU is not all that great. If overwatch is like other blizzard titles, it will favor Nvidia.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($148.99 @...
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The R9 380 is quite a bit better than the 950.

You could put together a build with a locked Skylake i5 opposed to Haswell (and DDR4 as a result).

I'd avoid that PSU, it's not the best. A SeaSonic S12II 520W would be a great PSU for this build (especially as the 380 requires a bit more power than the 950).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-D Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $563.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-20 10:28 EDT-0400

You could even squeeze an A-Data SP550 120GB SSD in there, right at $600.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($35.47 @ NCIX US)
Total: $35.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-20 10:30 EDT-0400

Far from the best SSD, but a huge 'boost' over an HDD. I put one in my GF's "all in one" from Acer, and the difference was huge, despite being a very 'budget' oriented SSD.
 
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Time has come, to start looking at skylake builds. At least that way, you have some future upgrade options. Also that PSU is not all that great. If overwatch is like other blizzard titles, it will favor Nvidia.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($148.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($57.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $598.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-20 10:37 EDT-0400
 
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Is there that big a difference between the 2g and 4g version of the 960GTX?

Here is my current build we are about to pull the trigger on!

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KHKYP6

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($47.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $609.92
 
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Looks like it is, or at least was (generally anyway):

overwatch-gpu-bench-1080-epic.png


http://www.gamersnexus.net/game-bench/2200-overwatch-gpu-benchmark-and-fps-tests

Looks like those tests were performed in beta, where generally speaking, AMD are not as speedy on releases as nVidia.

Might not be the case 100% today, but that was the best I could find.

Obviously, that didn't test a 380 but, considering the 380X was only marginally better on average, with minimums being dramatically lower, I would expect a little worse performance from a 380.
 
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