Custom Computer Part List

Ethan Burns

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Jan 2, 2017
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My friend made me a part list for a computer that I\m going to make and I was wondering if this list looks good. My budget is $1200 CAD so like less than $900 American. I think the list looks good but I'm no hardware expert. I want a medium ranged gaming PC that I can record videos while playing games like modded Skyrim and Minecraft. Being able to edit would also be great but if not I have another computer that can edit. I want something that can also handle internet browsing and streaming videos live with as little lag as possible. I don't need like 70 fps but minimum 30 fps average would be wonderful. So I know it has an i3 processor but apparently some i3 models are actually better than i5 models according to my friend and I guess that makes sense, since it's not simply an i3; there are various grades to it that sometimes surpass even some of the cheaper i7s probably. Anyways any insight onto whether this is a good build or not, and if some of the parts could be bought for cheaper elsewhere, or if a cheaper part does the same job, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
 
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1. I see a lot of people use these Wi-Fi sticks usb devices, (Netgear A6210-100PAS USB 3.0 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter on your list) and then complain about how laggy their gaming will be.. personally a stick Wi-Fi device will never outperform a proper pci quad antenna or one with extended antennas. I would get a ASUS 4x4 802.11AC Wireless-AC3100 PCIe Adapter instead.

2. that i3-6100 is better than an i5-6400 are just about on par for power and processes that would be correct and for the price difference I would admit it is a better "deal" but still in my personal build send the extra 20$ and get the i5 just for the fact it have 2MB more cache internally than the I3. and that it is designed to handle 1600mhz memory versus only...

Ethan Burns

Commendable
Jan 2, 2017
2
0
1,510

Sorry I put a link to the parts in the first one but I guess it didn't work. Here it is: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/2mYYd6
 
1. I see a lot of people use these Wi-Fi sticks usb devices, (Netgear A6210-100PAS USB 3.0 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter on your list) and then complain about how laggy their gaming will be.. personally a stick Wi-Fi device will never outperform a proper pci quad antenna or one with extended antennas. I would get a ASUS 4x4 802.11AC Wireless-AC3100 PCIe Adapter instead.

2. that i3-6100 is better than an i5-6400 are just about on par for power and processes that would be correct and for the price difference I would admit it is a better "deal" but still in my personal build send the extra 20$ and get the i5 just for the fact it have 2MB more cache internally than the I3. and that it is designed to handle 1600mhz memory versus only 1333mhz then I3 does, and lastly the maximum bandwidth the I5 can handle is double of the I3
25,600 MB/s versus 12,800 MB/s. Will this mean your computer will not be performant while gaming. better people than I in the CPU world will hopefully chime in to have their say.. but my vote is get the I5, and I would say get an I5-6600
but it would blow your budget so I left it in my list

I did add a nice cooler for your cpu which was not listed in your link, your not overclocking and this is a known product to work very well

so here is my list for you
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6300 3.8GHz Dual-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($43.28 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI B150 PC Mate ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($83.16 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($117.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($51.94 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB SC GAMING Video Card ($216.48 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($51.27 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($103.40 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($21.09 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($111.22 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC88 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse
Total: $799.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-03 17:30 EST-0500
 
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