Need some feedback on this budget build

[4KhazModan]

Hey guys, so I have been looking at building my first gaming computer! Until now, all I have used is a simple laptop and it is starting to give out. Anyways, I was looking for a budget build, somewhere around $500-$600, and noticed newegg had some DIY combo builds for budget. This is the one I am looking at:


1x Intel Core i5-6500 6M Skylake Quad-Core 3.2 GHz LGA 1151 65W BX80662I56500 Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530 (Model:BX80662I56500)


1x MSI B150M Mortar LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard (Model:B150M Mortar)


1x RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WBP Black 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case With 500W Power Supply (Model:ATX-612WBP)


1x ZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 DirectX 12 ZT-90601-10L 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Single Fan Video Card (Model:ZT-90601-10L)


1x G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2133 (PC4 17000) Intel Z170 Platform / Intel X99 Platform Desktop Memory Model F4-2133C15D-8GVR (Model:F4-2133C15D-8GVR)


1x Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive (Model:ST1000DM003)

I have a monitor, keyboard, and mouse ready. So how does this build look? Could i do better?

[Kagthul]

other than the PSU included in the case maybe being trash (may also be fine, i dont know what OEM thatis), looks fine.

I might go with 1x8GB instead of 2x4, just for future upgradability; Dual-channel is a non-issue in performance really, and the cost is identical (or a lot of times, ever so slightly cheaper for a single 8GB DIMM).

[chazus]

Raidmax makes their own PSU's, and they are the trashiest of the trashy. I was curious if they had changed over the years, and picked a random 730w PSU. It barely clears 550w on paper.. Who knows where it dies on tests.

[Kagthul]

Then ill update my thoughts to say: get a better case and PSU.

XFX and Seasonic have some excellent 500w Bronze 80+ PSU's in the 45$ range and you can grab a ~30$ Antec or Diablotek case.

[Deleted]

See if you can work with something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H170M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($48.11 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $676.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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