Thoughts on PC before I build

[TdotRaptor]

Can you guys tell me what I can do to make this pc better before I go out and buy the parts.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/tdotraptor/saved/mxkH99

[RevoltTrain]

Budget? Uses for this machine?

[DenzelFenzel]

go with a H97 board for better compatibility

 

this one should be fine

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97manniversary

 

and get rid of the i3 and go overclock the heck out of the Pentium G3258

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646g3258

 

and couple it with a Coolermaster X6 Elite

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rrx6nn18pkr1 

[TdotRaptor]

Budget? Uses for this machine?

was going for $500 but seems like I went over a bit but what its at is pretty much the max

[AlwaysFSX]

Looks good to me.

[Pro_LiZzy]

Take better CPU

 

Maybe AMD

[TdotRaptor]

Budget? Uses for this machine?

mainly gaming and youtube I would like to play games like BF4 and minecraft but not sure with this

[TdotRaptor]

Take better CPU

 

Maybe AMD

what cpu would you recommend 

[ImBleu]

what cpu would you recommend 

 

Pair your AMD GPU with an APU

 

Something like this maybe?

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rmQbyc 

 

You save $40 and the APU + GPU would be a good pair. Use the extra cash to buy your favorite game or something

[vern021]

Pair your AMD GPU with an APU

 

Something like this maybe?

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rmQbyc 

 

You save $40 and the APU + GPU would be a good pair. Use the extra cash to buy your favorite game or something

Having discreet graphics is better(if you can squeeze it in)

@TdotRaptor this is what I've done in the build. Hope you like it.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($98.88 @ DirectCanada)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-VG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($40.50 @ Vuugo)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($84.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.95 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($154.99 @ NCIX)

Case: BitFenix Merc Beta (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ NCIX)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Memory Express)

Total: $497.28

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[TdotRaptor]

Having discreet graphics is better(if you can squeeze it in)

@TdotRaptor this is what I've done in the build. Hope you like it.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($98.88 @ DirectCanada)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-VG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($40.50 @ Vuugo)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($84.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.95 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($154.99 @ NCIX)

Case: BitFenix Merc Beta (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ NCIX)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Memory Express)

Total: $497.28

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-23 21:21 EDT-0400

is AMD athlon better than the i3? and what do you mean by discreet graphics and im new to all this

[vern021]

is AMD athlon better than the i3? and what do you mean by discreet graphics and im new to all this

It's a quad core CPU. It can give you that extra kick for multitasking. You can also overclock with this thing if you're willing to add some money and buy a Cooler Master 212 EVO. What I mean by discreet graphics card(I might have used the wrong term) is having a dedicated graphics card is better than having an APU-GPU dual graphics setup.

[TdotRaptor]

It's a quad core CPU. It can give you that extra kick for multitasking. You can also overclock with this thing if you're willing to add some money and buy a Cooler Master 212 EVO. What I mean by discreet graphics card(I might have used the wrong term) is having a dedicated graphics card is better than having an APU-GPU dual graphics setup.

so how good would this build be? and will it bottleneck 

[vern021]

so how good would this build be? and will it bottleneck 

Build is very good. There's no bottleneck in the build IMO.

[ImBleu]

Having discreet graphics is better(if you can squeeze it in)

@TdotRaptor this is what I've done in the build. Hope you like it.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($98.88 @ DirectCanada)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-VG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($40.50 @ Vuugo)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($84.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.95 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($154.99 @ NCIX)

Case: BitFenix Merc Beta (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ NCIX)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Memory Express)

Total: $497.28

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-23 21:21 EDT-0400

 

I find the A10 APUs better with the Radeon GPU than the Athlon II because it can "crossfire" the GPU and APU together and a single 8GB stick is better than 2x 4GB sticks of ram (leaves more room for a second stick of ram. The main difference in price is the $20 on the case, everything else is about equal. 

 

@TdotRaptor I still recommend my idea over vern's.

[vern021]

I find the A10 APUs better with the Radeon GPU than the Athlon II because it can "crossfire" the GPU and APU together and a single 8GB stick is better than 2x 4GB sticks of ram (leaves more room for a second stick of ram. The main difference in price is the $20 on the case, everything else is about equal. 

 

@TdotRaptor I still recommend my idea over vern's.

Can I take a look at the build? Link's broken.

[ImBleu]

Can I take a look at the build? Link's broken.

didn't realise, sorry.

 

Here it is:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rmQbyc

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rmQbyc/by_merchant/

 

CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($98.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M EXTREME4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair XMS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($159.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($41.13 @ Newegg) 

Total: $517.05

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-24 06:55 EDT-0400

[vern021]

 

didn't realise, sorry.

 

Here it is:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rmQbyc

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rmQbyc/by_merchant/

 

CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($98.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M EXTREME4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair XMS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($159.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($41.13 @ Newegg) 

Total: $517.05

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-24 06:55 EDT-0400

 

You do know that you can't even make the APU and GPU crossfire?

 

Link is down below if you want to know.

http://www.amd.com/en-gb/innovations/software-technologies/dual-graphics#desktop

[ImBleu]

You do know that you can't even make the APU and GPU crossfire?

 

Link is down below if you want to know.

http://www.amd.com/en-gb/innovations/software-technologies/dual-graphics#desktop

 

An APU and a GPU can sort-of Crossfire, it is called Hybrid Crossfire and if you google it a bit, you'll find it works.

 

The Hybrid CrossFireX is a technology allowing the IGP, or Integrated Graphics Processor, and the discrete GPU, or Graphics Processing Unit, to form a CrossFire setup to enhance the system capability to render 3D scenes

 

[vern021]

An APU and a GPU can sort-of Crossfire, it is called Hybrid Crossfire and if you google it a bit, you'll find it works.

They can crossfire IF they're compatible

http://www.cpu-world.com/info/AMD/Recommended_graphics_cards_for_AMD_dual-graphics.html

 

@virtualTune @AlwaysFSX, can you guys give your opinion?

[AlwaysFSX]

An APU and a GPU can sort-of Crossfire, it is called Hybrid Crossfire and if you google it a bit, you'll find it works.

That only works with low end cards like the 240 and 250.

[ImBleu]

That only works with low end cards like the 240 and 250.

 

My apologies, I never looked too much into the technology as I've got closer to $1500 for my systems and stick with nvidia + intel. Just remembered hearing about it.

[AlwaysFSX]

My apologies, I never looked too much into the technology as I've got closer to $1500 for my systems and stick with nvidia + intel. Just remembered hearing about it.

Yeah, it's entirely a waste of money and should be skipped over as a suggestion because you can pretty much always get better for the money.

[vern021]

That only works with low end cards like the 240 and 250.

That's for Vishera right? I think Trinity or even Richland can't crossfire with that.

[AlwaysFSX]

That's for Vishera right? I think Trinity or even Richland can't crossfire with that.

I think any A series APU from AMD can hybrid CFX with a couple of their low end GPUs.