Would Appreciate My Gaming PC Build Being Looked Over (First Time Builder)

lotruf · Jul 16, 2018

Hi, this is my first time trying to build a PC so I'd appreciate any advice for buying parts.
I already have the GPU and PSU, so I'm trying to build the rest of the PC based on those.
My goal is to be ready when Monster Hunter World is released!

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wKGfhy

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill - NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: MSI - Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card
Case: DIYPC - J180-BL ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair - CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit

Thanks a lot for any help!

maxalge · Jul 16, 2018

lotruf :

much better choices:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/c6bjJ8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/c6bjJ8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($178.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.90 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $488.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-16 01:53 EDT-0400

lotruf · Jul 16, 2018

maxalge :

lotruf :

much better choices:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/c6bjJ8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/c6bjJ8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($178.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.90 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $488.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-16 01:53 EDT-0400

This looks great, thanks!
Unfortunately, that memory option is out of stock right now - do you think this would be a good alternative?
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231947&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

maxalge · Jul 17, 2018

lotruf :

maxalge :

This looks great, thanks!
Unfortunately, that memory option is out of stock right now - do you think this would be a good alternative?
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231947&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

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