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ConcernedFries

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This is my first time building a budget gaming PC so I need an experts opinion on this.
Intel Core i3-4370 3.8GHz Dual-Core Processor
ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Corsair 4GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Gigabyte/Palit GeForce GTX 950 2GB Dual WindForce Video Card
Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case
Cooler Master Elite Power 460W ATX Power Supply
Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
I'd like to know if there would be any bottlenecks/incompatibility of such.I'm open to any opinions that can make this build better. My budget is around 600~700USD
 
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Since my net is too slow, will give you two builds.

Skylake based build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($173.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
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Alan Caldwell

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Much better build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($63.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($163.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $717.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-02 04:42 EDT-0400
 
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ConcernedFries

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Thanks for the answer, but I don't see the potential difference between Palit and EVGA excluding RAM/GHz and i'd like to keep it as cheap as possible since im a cheapskate. And if possible i'd like to know how EVGA would outperform Palit.
 
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ConcernedFries

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Oh, sorry bout that. Didn't notice it was 960 instead of a 950. Though it costs RM1069 (The actual currency I use and the price was given on GPUBoss) the total add up is quite alot. But thanks for the answer, i'll see if I can make it any cheaper without changing the GPU and CPU.

 
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xD people here think you got soo much money
get i5 or amd zen (Honestly I feel like 4 real core is must)
get motherboard around $60
r9 380 is better than gtx 960 but gtx 960 has little bit better power efficiency and software bottleneck. If you really want to go for i3-6100 then get gtx 960 but; i5 then I would get r9 380.
get 8 gb of ram for around $30 (get g.skill, corsair or kingston)
I recommend corsair spec 01 for the case ( Dont spend more than $50)
Get at least tier 3 psu Evga 500B is cheapest I would get; Seagate or XFX for teir 2. Evga GS for teir 1.
Get 1tb hard drive or maybe get ssd then add hard drive later
 
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Gimme a lower budget to give a build.

 
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ConcernedFries - taking into account you're obviously not from USA even though you asked for a build in $ (I do wish people would state their own country & currency as it saves confusion )

Your original build is good if its available & within budget to you.
What I would change is the PSU because the cm elites are poor quality.
Look at the antec VP units , they should be available to you at a similar price point.
 
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ConcernedFries

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Sorry about the confusion. I live in Malaysia, but I will/will not be ordering certain parts overseas if they are cheaper than those in my country or can't be found, so I went ahead and used USD. But if I were to give a budget using MYR it'd be around RM2300 at max. Give or take an extra RM200 being used is fine.

If for some reasons any of you want the price lists for certain pc components and their price in Malaysia here is the link to it http://www.hardwarezone.com.my/priceLists .
 
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Since my net is too slow, will give you two builds.

Skylake based build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($173.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $628.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-03 04:24 EDT-0400

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Haswell based build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($67.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($173.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $614.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-03 04:30 EDT-0400

Prices in these lists are similar, check in your currency. ;)
 
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ConcernedFries

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I'll see if there are parts in the lists that I have. If not i'd probably change it to a cheaper but similar counterpart.

 
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