Opinions on parts for a $800 budget gaming PC

[Inhablent]

Hi,
I am looking to build a budget gaming PC for aud$800. Here's what I've got so far:
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/4Yxkxr
It will mostly be for minecraft, however there might also be some GTA 5
Any advice/recommendation on the parts is appreciated
Thanks in advance

 

[fredfinks]

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZKCqGX $828

This is with a gtx 960 that is actually quite competent at graphics. $9 difference theres no reason to get DDR3. You can always add another 8gb stick of RAM if you need it.

if you need an o/s get win10 full version home

Also consider getting a a 250gb samsung SSD for o/s and games. they are $120. Make your system much faster & responsive

 

[fredfinks]

Also here is a much better system. minecraft and GTA 5 are both CPU intensive games

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/xysPP6 more $ but more performance

 

[raihan4]

The motherboard you selected doesn't have front USB 3.0 headers so that might be a problem with cases that use them (almost all cases nowadays do). The GPU could also be a little improved.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($170.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($94.00 @ IJK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($78.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($249.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.00 @ IJK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24D3ST DVD/CD Writer ($23.00 @ Umart)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)
Total: $790.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-31 23:16 AEDT+1100

A mobo with USB 3.0 headers, 8GBs of DDR4 RAM and a GTX 950 - These should suffice your needs.

 

[fredfinks]

The asus H110-A does have a front USB 3 header. its next to the sata ports.

 

[raihan4]

I'm referring to OP's build, not yours.

 

[Inhablent]

Thanks for the responses. My budget is $850 including Windows. What do you think of this?
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/Db4zt6
Windows costs about $120, so that brings my total cost to $834

 

[fredfinks]

Save up more and get a better video card, preferably the gtx 960. Its what i recommend as minimum. A decent machine costs money.
750ti is woeful in gta 5. Dont expect max settings on a 960 either.

 

[Inhablent]

Save up more and get a better video card, preferably the gtx 960. Its what i recommend as minimum. A decent machine costs money.
750ti is woeful in gta 5. Dont expect max settings on a 960 either.

Since the build is mainly for minecraft, will the i3 and 750ti be sufficient? I am not to concerned about being able to play gta v. Or is the gtx 960 recommended for mincraft?

 

[fredfinks]

Minecraft also happens to be a CPU hog when lots of objects are use. More so than say a regular game title GTA 5 is also a CPU hog.
Ideally you want to go with an i5 and a 960.
Shit costs money. Just a few $100 more and youre laughing with a good, competent system.

 

[raihan4]

Thanks for the responses. My budget is $850 including Windows. What do you think of this?
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/Db4zt6
Windows costs about $120, so that brings my total cost to $834

Edited a little:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($172.00 @ IJK)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($103.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($74.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($179.00 @ Umart)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($58.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.00 @ IJK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($120.00)
Total: $833.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-14 23:47 AEDT+1100