Opinions/Tips on a new build

[Goddard16]

Hi, I am currently in the process of trying to put together a new gaming PC. After a lot of browsing this is what I came up with ( http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Fxn77P ). Now, I am hoping to stay at or preferably under this price but want a system that can run games on high possibly ultra settings at a decent fps. This is my current build ( http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/qK6Rxr )

 

I'm trying to salvage what I can off it as I believe things like the cooler, ram, PSU are really all I need for now. I have a laptop for my daily school work and any CPU demanding programs and only need this desktop for gaming. 

 

Also, I was wondering if I could get away with replacing the motherboard and graphics and OC the FX 6300 save a bunch of money and still have a okay gaming experience. (which GPU/Motherboard if this is viable)

 

I am Canadian as well, for pricing.

 

Thanks a lot!

[cheeze_tartz]

no. no AMD.

 

For $70 I would just recommend an Air Cooler

[Nonco]

The i5 is quite a bit more powerful than the FX6300. Also with the K edition i5 you will be set up to OC it for future proofing yourself a bit more instead of buying yet another CPU later on.

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

Great build, a lot of people are gonna try and push you to AMD for your setup but as a 960 owner it's awesome. Also this build is freaking beautiful and you shouldn't have any problems with 90% of games at 1080p at 60fps with 2x / 4xMSAA. Hell you can even use DSR to play older less demanding games at 4k like I do. Also if you're willing to throw an extra 30$ at your PC corsair has a black and white PSU, the RM760i.

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

Love the Black and White color scheme btw.

[Juustin]

I personally have the FX 6300 and running a hyper 212 evo. I don't overclock, but it is currently at 13 degrees Celsius idle, so I have a lot of breathing room for overclocking, so you can easily run an FX 6300 if you want to. But, if you can afford the processor you listed, you can easily use that and have more safety and assurance for the future for any games coming out in the future. 

[Hman1250]

You don't need a liquid cooler, an air cooler would be just fine. You should be spending more money on the GPU than the CPU because that is where all the power comes from in games. The GTX 960 is good for High-Very high 1080p gaming.

If you want a good build, I highly suggest going for something like this:

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/tZxcLk

I have an AMD/Nvidia gaming PC that I bought some used to save a couple hundred bucks, it wasn't the best idea but it works and I have enjoyable frames on high-ultra settings.

 

no. no AMD.

 

For $70 I would just recommend an Air Cooler

What is wrong with AMD?

[IanDrexP]

Hi, I am currently in the process of trying to put together a new gaming PC. After a lot of browsing this is what I came up with ( http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Fxn77P ). Now, I am hoping to stay at or preferably under this price but want a system that can run games on high possibly ultra settings at a decent fps. This is my current build ( http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/qK6Rxr )

 

I'm trying to salvage what I can off it as I believe things like the cooler, ram, PSU are really all I need for now. I have a laptop for my daily school work and any CPU demanding programs and only need this desktop for gaming. 

 

Also, I was wondering if I could get away with replacing the motherboard and graphics and OC the FX 6300 save a bunch of money and still have a okay gaming experience. (which GPU/Motherboard if this is viable)

 

I am Canadian as well, for pricing.

 

Thanks a lot!

How about this?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($218.25 @ Vuugo) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Motherboard: MSI B85M GAMING Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($103.75 @ Vuugo) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card  ($279.99 @ NCIX) 

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($82.00 @ Vuugo) 

Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Total: $683.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-01 20:40 EDT-0400

[IanDrexP]

You don't need a liquid cooler, an air cooler would be just fine. You should be spending more money on the GPU than the CPU because that is where all the power comes from in games. The GTX 960 is good for High-Very high 1080p gaming.

If you want a good build, I highly suggest going for something like this:

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/tZxcLk

I have an AMD/Nvidia gaming PC that I bought some used to save a couple hundred bucks, it wasn't the best idea but it works and I have enjoyable frames on high-ultra settings.

 

What is wrong with AMD?

He wants to run games at ultra settings, AMD just bottlenecks that.

[cheeze_tartz]

What is wrong with AMD?

AMD CPU's are shit CPU's. they are outdated and an i3 can easily beat out an FX 8xxx. Lol. Their flagship CPU the 9590 is only as good as the 4690K

[Hman1250]

Well I'm aware of that, they aren't that great. But hey, if you're looking into a budget system with a decent overclock, I say get an AMD processor when there is a sale