First PC Build

madcatter3 · Feb 15, 2017

I've spent a while doing research on what I want with my first PC, and I finally made a list of parts with pcpartpicker.com. I'm looking for some more experienced builders to check over my list, and suggest any changes. My budget is $450, so I'm trying to get the price down a bit. The games I will be playing are CS:GO and Overwatch, and I'd like close to 150fps in CS:GO, and 60fps in Overwatch, both at high settings.

Aeacus · Feb 15, 2017

And where is the link to your pcpp parts list?

madcatter3 · Feb 15, 2017

Aeacus :

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/mad.catter/saved/QwXhMp

Aeacus · Feb 15, 2017

I see that you cheaped out on the most important component inside the PC, a PSU.

EVGA 430W PSU is mediocre quality (Tier three) PSU.
PSU Tier list: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Switched your PSU out with good quality (Tier two) Seasonic S12II-520. (That also powers my AMD build. Specs in my sig.)
pcpp: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QHmrPs

Other than that, your build looks good and you should be able to get desired FPS on your games. If you want to get within your $450 budget then it can be done only by lowering the performance of whole PC, including your gaming performance.

madcatter3 · Feb 18, 2017

Aeacus :

Okay, I spent a while making some edits, and I added the peripherals I'm planning on buying into the build. It's still close to $500 (Not counting monitor and keyboard), but I'm wondering if this is an improvement or if I should just stick with the first one with the new PSU?

Aeacus · Feb 19, 2017

madcatter3 :

Care to share the improved build's link so we can also see the changes made?

madcatter3 · Feb 19, 2017

Aeacus :

shit okay here it is
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pyNB7h

Aeacus · Feb 19, 2017

Refined your build a bit.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($61.99 @ Jet)
Motherboard: MSI B150 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($94.16 @ Jet)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($47.59 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($50.89 @ Newegg)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 24.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($129.00 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Redragon Karura K502 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($33.84 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Redragon Centrophorus M601 Wired Optical Mouse ($22.24 @ Amazon)
Total: $652.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-19 01:15 EST-0500

Changes made
HDD: Seagate 1TB -> HGST (Hitachi) 1TB
GPU: RX 460 -> GTX 1050
Monitor: Acer V246HQL Cbd 23.6" -> BenQ GL2460HM 24"

Reasons why
HDD: Out of 4 major HDD makers: Seagate, Western Digital, Toshiba and HGST; Seagate HDDs have the highest failure rate. So, put in HGST 1TB HDD.
Further reading: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-reliability-stats-q1-2016/

GPU: At the same price, GTX 1050 outperforms RX 460.
Comparison: http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-RX-460-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1050/3641vs3650

Monitor: Your picked monitor has 5ms response time which doesn't matter when you browse the web but matters when your play FPS games. So, for better performance in games, went on and picked one of the best budget gaming monitors with response time of 2ms. BenQ monitor also comes with built-in speakers and HDMI connector over Acer monitor.
Comparison: https://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/KkTrxr,mWV48d/

Note: When using Kaby Lake CPU on B150 chipset MoBo, a BIOS update might be required.
On MSI B150 Gaming M3, BIOS version must be B.8 or B.9. If it's not, update your BIOS.

With this build above, you can get your desired FPS on low to medium settings @ 1080p. For high to ultra settings @ 1080p, you're looking towards i5-6400 CPU and GTX 1060 3GB GPU.

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