holds hand
Change some parts out and add it yourself?
Run Linux?

Are you a student? You can get a free OS from DreamSpark if you are.

Nice! Options are good.

hey, I know im a bit late but looking at the newegg combo and am seriously considering it!

will be my first pc build but the only thing I am worried about is the 3gb of vram. From what ive read this is quite a hinderance.

any advice?

Both versions are slightly slower than their higher GB versions.

If the lower models have enough VRAM, then the VRAM amount won't make a difference. If they don't, it will make a big difference. It'll depend on the application.

VRAM aside, the 3GB model has 10% fewer shading units and operates at the same clock rate. This effectively results in a reduction in performance of very roughly 5% (varies depending on games) relative to the 6GB model.

The 4GB version of the RX 480 has somewhat lower clocked memory speeds than the 8GB version. It will affect performance at all and ever, but it will do so by a very small amount most of the time, provided 4GB is enough VRAM.

more vram=higher resolution. if you are doing 1080p, 3gb is fine. (according to minimum specs required for gtav, battlefield, and overwatch)

Its actually not economical at 1080p. It is an extra $50 for 5% increase in fps (less cuda cores) but i guess 3gb isnt loads

and the 460 2gb and 4gb ;)

It should be on by default. I'd imagine it'd make temps go up a little bit (but not large increase) since hyperthreading increases utilization of the CPU's execution units, even though idle ones will still consume a little power.

So does every other Skylake CPU, thats why they have XMP which basically overclocks the RAM to their rated speeds, it's the motherboard that controlles that so you will need a motherboard that supports the speed of the RAM which this one doesn't. I think only z170 motherboards support XMP.

Yes so why did op go with faster ram?

If the RAM's clock speed is higher than the CPU's specification, then the CPU will automatically downclock the RAM to supported speeds without causing compatibility issues.

The CPU comes with a stock cooler.

its not worth buying a cooler for a cpu that wont overclock if it already comes with a stock one.

You totally can. :)

Have a look at the parts list. You can click the blue 'buy' buttons on the right hand side and it will link you to the sellers. You can also create a custom parts list from this page via the 'customize this parts list' button. Here you can select the vendor to save on shipping (for example) or change out parts as you please.

An SSD makes for a considerable quality of life improvement when using a PC. Not just boot times or loading screens in games. The whole system is much snappier and more responsives. These days, SSDs have come down in price enough that entry level builds can include them.

Even then, however:

Everyone's needs are different, so feel free to change out capacities to fit yours.

SSDs are very fast and their prices have dropped to the point where many entry level builds can fit them in.

How does the Pentium G3258 compare to the i3-6100,

The Pentium is quite a bit slower than the Core i3 but can still decently play some games...nevertheless I would still recommend something better.

will it bottleneck the GPU?

Yes. No. Any CPU can bottleneck any GPU. The most powerful CPU could bottleneck the weakest GPU or vice versa. Bottlenecking always completely depends on the specific situation.

All things considered for an all around PC you might want to spend a few bucks on the i3 simple for the hyper threading that could be used for non-gaming programs.

In general, the types of workloads that benefit the most from hyper threading fall into one of two categories:

A) Heavy Multi-Tasking workflows. While an individual tasks (like a game) may not in and of itself impose a heavy CPU load, if a number of things are running the benefit from hyper threading is the ability to juggle cpu use tasks efficiently

B) Workloads that want to keep the CPU under load for as close to 100% of the time as possible. Low-end Video Editing and low end 3D Rendering are standout examples in this category. And i3 woudl take awhile to render a video, but it will do it a lot faster than that G3258 even if you overclocked it.

A low end gaming machine shoudl be a bit of all all arounder for some everyday tasks if it will just cost a $20 to $50 more to make it so - IMO.

Yes.

Thanks.

Should be able to, I would think.

It would run WoW just fine. I have a very basic computer, and I'm working on my build. But I can run the game just fine.

hmmm I just did a google and found that people actually post videos of systems with this spec running - looks like they run really nicely even though the specs say they wont!

Yes and no. Bottlenecking completely depends on the specific use. For gaming, it completely depends on the specific game, resolution, and graphical settings. Any CPU can bottleneck any GPU and any GPU can bottleneck any CPU.

There is some of a performance difference in favor of the i3.

New to pc building but how difficult would it be to install windows on this pc build.

Depends.

Couldn't you use a USB for install?

Yes.

From the decription:

Everyone's needs are different, so feel free to change out capacities to fit yours. For example, if 240GB feels cramped to you, I recommend picking up a mechanical hard drive for another 1 or 2TB or storage space.

Peripherals are outside the scope of these guides.

https://pcpartpicker.com/forums/topic/156056-changes-to-the-build-guides-index