How good is this build?

PCnoobmuch · Mar 12, 2017

is this a good console killer? https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/VFNk7h

my budget is 550 - 600 cad

Geekwad · Mar 12, 2017

That will certainly take a console to task.....

Supahos · Mar 12, 2017

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/Ytp323/corsair-memory-cmk8gx4m2a2400c14r

Change memory to this and enjoy. Cheaper and acutually faster since both will run at 2400 speed this kit is dual channel

PCnoobmuch · Mar 12, 2017

Supahos :

i would get thoses from newegg, there more expensive

PCnoobmuch · Mar 12, 2017

Geekwad :

will this run bf1 as well?

Chugalug_ · Mar 12, 2017

Better build.
BF1 will run decently, but you might get a few spikes due to its CPU intensive nature.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($84.97 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($74.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 480 4GB Dual Video Card ($224.50 @ Vuugo)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $598.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-12 03:20 EDT-0400

PCnoobmuch · Mar 12, 2017

Chugalug_ :

the 480 bottlenecks to much and is not worth the extra money with the CPU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PHG6KTfiHA&ab_channel=TheFullSetup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSNNXborykQ&t=1s&ab_channel=TheFullSetup

i know dif processors but the Pentium G4560 better bang for buck, its like 4 fps dif

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alUWNLy6SjM&ab_channel=Benchmark

Chugalug_ · Mar 12, 2017

The 480 does not bottleneck the G4560.
100% CPU usage does not mean it bottlenecks, that's merely how much the game is actually utilizing the CPU, and BF1 is very CPU intensive.
As the videos you posted will show, the RX 480 performs marginally better than the RX 470 with a higher clocked pentium.

Chugalug_ · Mar 12, 2017

See here.
http://wccftech.com/kaby-lake-pentium-radeon-rx-series-gaming/

PCnoobmuch · Mar 12, 2017

Chugalug_ :

that says 470 is better lol\

"The RX 460 is a great pair with little to no compromise in performance while keeping the costs insanely low, but if you want to go faster on the Radeon side of the fence make sure you hold your horses at the RX 470 level as going bigger gets you next to nothing but money not so well spent."

Chugalug_ · Mar 13, 2017

Look at the results not the conclusion, the RX 480 beats the 470 by a pretty decent margin in all but one title (AOTS) where utilization of the card is very strange.
The 480 outperforms the 470, and the pentium does not bottleneck it.

King Dranzer · Mar 13, 2017

Nope G4560 will not bottleneck RX480

PCnoobmuch · Mar 13, 2017

Chugalug_ :

I still need wifi

schaft · Mar 13, 2017

Fixed it a bit, I left the ram with single 8Gb as you might want to upgrade. Its almost time for games to go over 8Gb.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($84.97 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($74.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 480 4GB Dual Video Card ($224.50 @ Vuugo)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case ($31.78 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $633.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-13 02:34 EDT-0400

Your casing choice is bad since the psu located in the upper area.
RX 480 4Gb is the best value at the moment. Don't go with RX 480 8Gb as the vram will just go wasted. 4Gb is the ideal number to get 1080p ultra setting on most games.

PCnoobmuch · Mar 13, 2017

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/LPYHsJ

what about this. I am $100 off of budget

schaft · Mar 13, 2017

and yes, i think G4560 will bottleneck 480, but with $20 canadian difference, its worth it. The bottleneck will only occur on heavy cpu games such as Battlefield1 that has been called i5 killer. BF1 actually demand 6 thread to operate normally without any tweaking thus cpu with 4 thread will have trouble.
BUT
really $20 Canadian for upgrade from 470 to 480. Its just crazy to pass.

And the G4560 (its actually an i3) will have no trouble in less cpu demanding game.

Not to mention, the recommendation I gave above is actually cheaper than the OP initial build but with RX 480. so nothing to lose here.

PCnoobmuch · Mar 13, 2017

schaft :

and yes, i think G4560 will bottleneck 480, but with $20 canadian difference, its worth it. The bottleneck will only occur on heavy cpu games such as Battlefield1 that has been called i5 killer. BF1 actually demand 6 thread to operate normally without any tweaking thus cpu with 4 thread will have trouble.
BUT
really $20 Canadian for upgrade from 470 to 480. Its just crazy to pass.

And the G4560 (its actually an i3) will have no trouble in less cpu demanding game.

Not to mention, the recommendation I gave above is actually cheaper than the OP initial build but with RX 480. so nothing to lose here.

ya but what if i want to play bf1

PCnoobmuch · Mar 13, 2017

schaft :

btw its cheaper b/c the build you made didnt have wifi card

and im not buying from vuugo

madmatt30 · Mar 13, 2017

Just below $600

Picked a better case than that crappy rosewill

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($84.97 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($74.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 470 4GB STRIX Video Card ($185.98 @ NCIX)
Case: Zalman Z1 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($21.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $594.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-13 03:25 EDT-0400

Chugalug_ · Mar 13, 2017

PCnoobmuch :

You. Will. Be. Fine.
Optimally you'd want an i5 or i7, but that's out of your budget range by a mile, the G4560 will still hold up well and will give you the best performance metric for the money, see my build above.

adiec · Mar 13, 2017

anyone that thinks the rx 480 and the g4560 do not work well together .. obviously don't have any real world experience of the combination! BF1 works fantastic imo on 1080 ultra settings . looking at some benchmarks is not the same as actually using the cpu and gpu.

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