Came up with a build,would love a double check from someone who knows PCs better than I do
Hey y'all, trying to build a computer intended for some everyday use, but also some gaming. I mostly want it to work well for a long time and stay fast, and run most games which this should work for. I don't think I could run the latest battlefield on high settings with a very good framerate, but that wouldn't really be a big deal even if I couldn't.
I came up with a build with the Canadian partpicker site using exclusively NCIX parts as they offer a 50$ assembly, installation of OS and troubleshooting problems which is perfect for me as I can't be bothered with all that. So all prices will be in Canadian dollars (atm 1USD=1.30CAD)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor | $189.99 @ NCIX |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard | $88.99 @ NCIX |
| Memory | Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $42.99 @ NCIX |
| Storage | A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $44.99 @ NCIX |
| Video Card | MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card | $234.99 @ NCIX |
| Case | Cooler Master Force 500 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply | - |
| Optical Drive | LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer | $19.99 @ NCIX |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) | $124.99 @ NCIX |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $776.93 | |
| Mail-in rebates | -$30.00 | |
| Total | $746.93 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-29 15:39 EDT-0400 |
Case is a Cooler Master CM Force 500 ATX Mid-Tower Case w/ 500W PSU (90CAD, price doesn't show up on partpicker)
Now I know 120GB of memory is not much, what I'd planned to do is wait until I find a really good deal on an HDD and add that to my build myself if that's a simple task. If it's not, then I'd just throw it in there now (WD 1TB Caviar Blue for 65$) but in any case I could last a while with 120GB I reckon.
If you have any insight please let me know, thank you!
Posted May 29, 2016, 7:33 PM UTC · edited