New build! ~$600 for a good base with room to upgrade

Morkai

Honorable
Apr 23, 2012
8
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10,510
Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: ASAP

Budget Range: $650

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Office work (multiple browser tabs, think 40+)

Are you buying a monitor: No

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Additional Comments: Hi everyone! Looking for a good base to build from with the intention of adding a video card later on (probably RX 480). Mostly office work, but I would like to game a little bit in the future. I chose this small case because I want a discrete and portable machine. I am hoping to keep noise down. I am concerned a little bit about temps, especially if I spring for an RX 480. I've done some research, and I think this is a solid start. Any critiques or suggestions?

Thanks!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: ARCTIC MX4 4g Thermal Paste ($6.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($113.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.69 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Silverstone 500W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $638.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-07 16:28 EDT-0400
 

owls_birds1

Commendable
Jun 13, 2016
11
0
1,520
Yes that will be great for what you want. Leaked benchmarks have put the RX 480 ahead of the gtx 980. You could spend slightly less on the case as there are a lot of really good ones available for half the price of that and then get a second SSD? The 850 evo is a great choice by the way. What about something like this?

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/pkTVnn