Help with new budget gaming build!

[fri3ndlygiant]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/fri3ndlygiant/saved/NPmTwP

Hey guys can you look at my build I was wondering if the CPU will bottleneck the GPU and if you would make any other changes... Thanks

 

[DigDog]

you don't need case fans, neither the CPU nor the GPU will produce enough heat.

is this your maximum budget?

 

[fourdegrees11]

Alternate options for $625

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3J7VkL

You can add stuff like extra fans, or a cheap storage HDD if needed in the future

edit: of course the SSD price went up over $20, best deals are fluid

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/internal-hard-drive/#sort=a10&page=1&t=0&S=450000,10000000

 

[Denithor]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Inspir...156591?hash=item464220ccef:g:8-gAAOSwsB9WDuJf

Buy this Dell Inspiron 660 (i5 3340/8GB/2TB) for $350. Buy 250GB Samsung EVO for $80 (Amazon), upgrade to Windows 10 free. Use same GTX 960 you're looking at already. Total price $610. Much, much, MUCH faster in all regards than the system you've priced there.

 

[crazzy.heartz]

1. Get an Intel i5 (Must)
2. DDR 4 compatible motherboard from Gigabyte/Asus/MSI/ (having solid caps/ vrm)
3. Get the 4GB AMD 380 instead of a 2GB 960 ( better DX 12 performance in future games + 4GB !!)
4. Any 7200Rpm HDD would do.. You can always add a SSD later

With an Intel i5, you'd b set for many years of gaming.

No point in buying a 2GB card nowadays.. More and more games (console ports) are running through that 2GB buffer. Will only increase with time..

Any 120mm case fan would do.. You can look into 1000RPM basic fans if you're looking for silent operation..

Happy winter gaming 🙂)

 

[Wellcky]

Looks pretty good to me