Thoughts on this build?

GarrettRocky · Nov 28, 2016

what are your guys opinions on this build? im about to buy everything in a little and need some insight before i buy. thanks for the look
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PFtyqk

Chugalug_ · Nov 28, 2016

Can be greatly improved.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($190.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-E/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($36.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($41.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.90 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.58 @ OutletPC)
Total: $643.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-28 23:48 EST-0500

geofelt · Nov 28, 2016

My opinion... not much.

1. Presuming this is for gaming, FX cores are slow and more than 2-3 of them do not help.
The socket is obsolete with no upgrade potential.

A Intel $125 I3-6100 beats the FX-8370 in this review for most games.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10543/the-skylake-core-i3-51w-cpu-review-i3-6320-6300-6100-tested

2. You need a better cooler to OC,and at 159mm high, it may not fit in your case.

3. 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, or 500gb 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 for performance and reliability.

4. EVGA supernova NEX is a tier 3 unit on this list:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
You can do better. Look for Seasonic, xfx, antec for starters.

rwayne · Nov 28, 2016

You are about to spend nearly $700 for a 5 (soon to be) 6 year old computer. The FX8350 is antiquated technology back from 2011. If you are going to buy a new computer then buy an actual NEW computer with a modern chipset.

A dual core SkyLake Core I3-6100 can beat out an 8 core FX8350 even in direct X12 AMD sponsored titles and for less money ($120)

check out the benchmarks
https://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/DX12-GPU-and-CPU-Performance-Tested-Ashes-Singularity-Benchmark/Results-Avera

Hellfire13 · Nov 28, 2016

AMD processors are atleast a couple of generations old and obsolete now. Even an i3-6100 outperforms the best of current AMD cpus' by miles.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($190.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($81.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill SRM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($11.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($85.58 @ OutletPC)
Total: $673.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-28 23:53 EST-0500

rwayne · Nov 28, 2016

geofelt :

My opinion... not much.

1. Presuming this is for gaming, FX cores are slow and more than 2-3 of them do not help.
The socket is obsolete with no upgrade potential.

A Intel $125 I3-6100 beats the FX-8370 in this review for most games.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10543/the-skylake-core-i3-51w-cpu-review-i3-6320-6300-6100-tested

2. You need a better cooler to OC,and at 159mm high, it may not fit in your case.

3. 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, or 500gb 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 for performance and reliability.

4. EVGA supernova NEX is a tier 3 unit on this list:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
You can do better. Look for Seasonic, xfx, antec for starters.

Excellent Post GeoFelt. Rock Solid Advice. Well done.

Chugalug_ · Nov 29, 2016

Not necessarily, money for an SSD is better spent on hardware, and you DEFINITELY need at least 1TB of storage for any gaming PC.
An SSD can come later.

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