500-600 Budget Desktop

[Drako1112]

Could someone help make a list of computer parts for a gaming computer? I have a OS (Win 7 pro) already and RAM (Link) and a hard drive (2.5 inch barracuda 500 GB).
Preferences: i5 and i7 cores. Around $500-600.
Requirements: Room for a 2.5 inch optical drive. A SSD with 128 and higher GB's. A WiFi card. Support for dual monitors of different resolution (one is a TV, one is a normal monitor)

 

[James Mason]

Do you care more about game performance or more about video editing/recording capability?

 

[James Mason]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: *Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: *Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: *EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: *Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive ($12.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $592.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-21 11:09 EST-0500

 

[Drako1112]

gaming and i thought skylake was only compatible with ddr4

 

[Drako1112]

oh and btw i have a optical drive already

 

[Drako1112]

motherboard isnt compatible with ddr3 which is my memory type

 

[James Mason]

Both DDR3 and 4, just need the right motherboard for DDR3.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: *Asus H110M-A D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($184.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: *Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: *EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $574.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-21 11:18 EST-0500

 

[Drako1112]

agreeable but this ssd is ok too http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-BX100-250GB-Internal-Solid/dp/B00RQA6TEI/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1450715022&sr=1-7&keywords=ssd. samsung is probally better tho

 

[Drako1112]

power supply could be changed to this instead http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-BRONZE-Continuous-Warranty-100-B1-0600-KR/dp/B00EON40CS/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1450715199&sr=1-2-fkmr2&keywords=EVGA+500+W1+80%2B%2C+600w

 

[James Mason]

It's your money dude, both options work.

 

[Drako1112]

i know

 

[Drako1112]

i was thinking about this http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FPqGpg

 

[Drako1112]

actually this is better http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XFkx8d

 

[James Mason]

You don't need an after market cooler like the hyper 212 evo unless you have a CPU that can overclock, and you don't.

 

[Drako1112]

true

 

[Drako1112]

so maybe like this? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gThC7P

 

[James Mason]

Yeah, that's good, should be able to game at decently high settings on everything new.

 

[Drako1112]

thanks =)

 

[Drako1112]

i thought about it and changed it to this. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/z7TbmG. is there any probelms with it? and should i change the processor to amd?

 

[James Mason]

i thought about it and changed it to this. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/z7TbmG. is there any probelms with it? and should i change the processor to amd?

Not a good idea.

you sacrifice a great deal of game performance to do that.
While you may be able OC the CPU on that board in the future, you're throwing away an 80% stronger GPU, which will translate directly to improved game performance. Games don't care enough about CPU to make that trade off.

 

[ohiou_grad_2006]

For games get the better gpu. You could go to amd if you got a substantial savings to get a better gpu, but you might look at a slightly better power supply and an r9 380 4gb or gtx 960 4gb.

 

[Drako1112]

so maybe like this
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H DDR3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: A-Data SP900 M.2 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($56.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($199.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Enermax OSTROG ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($9.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $608.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-24 11:52 EST-0500

 

[Drako1112]

should i change the CPU to AMD or no.

 

[mctylr]

should i change the CPU to AMD or no.

Absolutely not. At the present time, for gaming or nearly every common usage scenario, AMD CPUs are tough to recommend except for at the low end of the budget, or purely on principle.

 

[nikoli707]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($50.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Superclocked Video Card ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $582.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-24 12:30 EST-0500