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Hello there,

I'm considering building my first PC, and came up with two possible lists. I'd appreciate any help in comparing the two. The PC is intended primarily for gaming and light video editing/rendering, as well as general-purpose use by other members of the family, and any suggestions on improving the performance or making the builds more wallet-friendly are most appreciated.


Build #1- Featuring an Intel Core i3-4160 with a GTX 750 Ti

I was considering the Pentium G3258 for this build, but to get the same performance out of it via overclocking, I'll have to spend about $30 on the cooler, making it as expensive as the i3, as well as noisier and hotter. Would you recommend doing this instead?

PCPartPicker link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DnXWsY


Build #2- Featuring an AMD A10-7870k Godavari APU

 

Would you recommend getting a cheap GPU and running it in crossfire with the onboard graphics? Also, how does this compare to a Broadwell i5 system running the onboard graphics?

PCPartPicker link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RFC9Hx


Since I live in India, the PSU and Case are expensive to ship from overseas and difficult to have someone carry. They're the only ones that I can find for reasonable prices on the Indian hardware market, so I can't really compromise on them.

Thank you for your time.

Regards,
Aereldor.

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Build one destroys build 2.

 

Also change the PSU

Intel Core i7 9700k - EVGA FTW GTX 970

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Build 1 is better by a lot, but you will still struggle with the video editing and rendering though

 

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-You won't need a Z97 board

-Corsair PSUs are poorly priced at that range, so go for EVGA, Seasonic, Cooler master or XFX

-If you really can't buy another PSU then stick with it

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Hello there,

I'm considering building my first PC, and came up with two possible lists. I'd appreciate any help in comparing the two. The PC is intended primarily for gaming and light video editing/rendering, as well as general-purpose use by other members of the family, and any suggestions on improving the performance or making the builds more wallet-friendly are most appreciated.

Build #1- Featuring an Intel Core i3-4160 with a GTX 750 Ti

I was considering the Pentium G3258 for this build, but to get the same performance out of it via overclocking, I'll have to spend about $30 on the cooler, making it as expensive as the i3, as well as noisier and hotter. Would you recommend doing this instead?

PCPartPicker link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DnXWsY

Build #2- Featuring an AMD A10-7870k Godavari APU

 

Would you recommend getting a cheap GPU and running it in crossfire with the onboard graphics? Also, how does this compare to a Broadwell i5 system running the onboard graphics?

PCPartPicker link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RFC9Hx

Since I live in India, the PSU and Case are expensive to ship from overseas and difficult to have someone carry. They're the only ones that I can find for reasonable prices on the Indian hardware market, so I can't really compromise on them.

Thank you for your time.

Regards,

Aereldor.

never ever ever ever consider the i5 broadwell. It is a massive waste of money over any APU build.

Build 1 beats out Build 2.

Alternatively, you COULD go with a FX 8320e. You will get around the same or worse performance in GAMES, then the i3, but in rendering/editing, it will be quicker.

FX CPUs are atrocious though, so that will be a decision you need to REALLY think about. Because you will notice the performance loss for sure.

Also, do not get a 750TI, get a R9 270X or R9 280. Both of these smoke the 750Ti, and can be had relatively cheap. The 270X barely uses more power too, so you wont need more then 450-500w total with a 270X

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Images of setup: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/183-show-off-your-setup/?p=5872590

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xtrnVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xtrnVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($178.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($97.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $520.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-27 05:13 EDT-0400

 

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

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($178.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($42.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.00 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($97.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $520.84

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-27 05:13 EDT-0400

 

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waste of money. Get an i3 with a R9 280/285. Gonna cost the same, but in gaming you will perform WAY better. Most games are GPU bound, and only a minute price difference.

Hell, even a Athlon 860k with a 280X will perform close to a i5 + 750Ti in gaming due to the 280X being a order of magnitude faster then the 750Ti

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Also, do not get a 750TI, get a R9 270X or R9 280. Both of these smoke the 750Ti, and can be had relatively cheap. The 270X barely uses more power too, so you wont need more then 450-500w total with a 270X

The only problem he will run into is trying to find an R9 270x

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waste of money. Get an i3 with a R9 280/285. Gonna cost the same, but in gaming you will perform WAY better. Most games are GPU bound, and only a minute price difference.

Hell, even a Athlon 860k with a 280X will perform close to a i5 + 750Ti in gaming due to the 280X being a order of magnitude faster then the 750Ti

 

Yeah for general gaming, i would go with an i3, but he mentioned he did a bit of video editing and rendering, plus if he wanted to upgrade in the future the i5 will be a stronger foundation than the i3.

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Thank you so much for all of your suggestions!

I was considering an FX, but the i3 was cheaper, had better per-core performance (but not as good as the Pentium), and it performed at the level of a quad-core processor with its hyperthreading capabilities.

I was thinking about the R9 270x, but the cheapest one (with a $30 rebate at that) was this one at $140

Link: https://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9270xdc2t2gd5

Also, since I'm relatively new to this, could someone please explain the bad reputation that seems to surround Corsair's CX line of power supplies? Also, is there something which is widely available, but for the same price?

Thanks again,
Aereldor.

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Corsair PSU are known to have overheating issues and they are poorly priced against competitors

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Thank you so much for all of your suggestions!

I was considering an FX, but the i3 was cheaper, had better per-core performance (but not as good as the Pentium), and it performed at the level of a quad-core processor with its hyperthreading capabilities.

I was thinking about the R9 270x, but the cheapest one (with a $30 rebate at that) was this one at $140

Link: https://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9270xdc2t2gd5

Also, since I'm relatively new to this, could someone please explain the bad reputation that seems to surround Corsair's CX line of power supplies? Also, is there something which is widely available, but for the same price?

Thanks again,

Aereldor.

The CX has components that don't handle high temperatures very well. They are good for stuff like office builds, but anything else you want to look for something else. At the same price there aren't many options though. The EVGA 500B is one of the better options though.

Laptop: Intel Core i5-4200H, 8GB RAM, 750GB HDD, GeForce 840M

Desktop: Intel Core i3-6100, 8GB RAM, 750GB HDD, GeForce GTX 750 Ti

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Yeah for general gaming, i would go with an i3, but he mentioned he did a bit of video editing and rendering, plus if he wanted to upgrade in the future the i5 will be a stronger foundation than the i3.

An i5 is a waste unless you dimension the budget to use one from the start. Getting a i5 now, with a low end GPU, then drag your ass behind you in games for months, or even half a year maybe, isnt going to get you a lot of fun.

If you are dimensioning for the rendering/editing part, then getting a FX 8320e makes more sense, as it will perform between the i3 and i5 in games. But it will beat both in pure rendering. However, FX isnt a good choice because its just faster in rendering and atrocious in games with shit GPU headroom.

A 280/280X will last you like 3-4 more years at medium to low settings in even the newest titles. A 750Ti will last you 1 more year, at rock bottom settings, before you need to reduce resolution, which is the worst solution you possibly can do for games.

inb4 CUDA - its overrated, and AMDs OpenCL computational power will match or beat Nvidia in the mainstream video editing and 3D rendering programs. Everything comes down to how fast you can compute data, and GCN runs circles around Nvidias Quadro cards in raw performance. Aslong as OpenCL and OpenGL is supported for the programs you use, AMD is more likely to be faster through hardware acceleration then Nvidia.

Check AMDs own webpages for supported programs.

Maxwell Quadro cards may beat AMDs current Tahiti and Hawaii based products, but the current kepler based Quadro cards are being smoked in performance.

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Images of setup: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/183-show-off-your-setup/?p=5872590

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I chose the GTX 750 Ti because of its low-profile variants. Cards are far too expensive to acquire locally where I live or to ship here, and the person who's agreed to carry these parts over can't carry the larger card. However, if I could compromise on the motherboard size, that might work.

Also, games that I want to play, like The Witcher 3, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Bioshock Infinite, TERA, and a few others appear to be NVidia Optimized.

Personally, I think a full-ATX Z97 motherboard like this one is a steal at $72, but I don't know a whole lot about these.

Do you have any alternative suggestions for the motherboard?

Also, for the price, other power supplies I can buy are-

  • The Seasonic Eco 430
  • The Cooler Master Thunder 450

For about $20 more, there's

  • The Seasonic S12II 430
  • The Cooler Master B500
  • The Cooler Master G500

They're all 80+ bronze efficient, but since I know very little about power supplies, I'd appreciate any help you can lend me in picking one. Also, a low price is a bonus, but if the premium is absolutely necessary, I wouldn't mind paying up.

Thanks,
Aereldor.

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I chose the GTX 750 Ti because of its low-profile variants. Cards are far too expensive to acquire locally where I live or to ship here, and the person who's agreed to carry these parts over can't carry the larger card. However, if I could compromise on the motherboard size, that might work.

Also, games that I want to play, like The Witcher 3, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Bioshock Infinite, TERA, and a few others appear to be NVidia Optimized.

Personally, I think a full-ATX Z97 motherboard like this one is a steal at $72, but I don't know a whole lot about these.

Do you have any alternative suggestions for the motherboard?

Also, for the price, other power supplies I can buy are-

  • The Seasonic Eco 430
  • The Cooler Master Thunder 450
For about $20 more, there's
  • The Seasonic S12II 430
  • The Cooler Master B500
  • The Cooler Master G500
They're all 80+ bronze efficient, but since I know very little about power supplies, I'd appreciate any help you can lend me in picking one. Also, a low price is a bonus, but if the premium is absolutely necessary, I wouldn't mind paying up.

Thanks,

Aereldor.

Let me put it this way. A 750Ti wont EVER even get you out of the starting city in The Witcher 3. It just wont happen.

My 295x2, when running half card (my card is a dual 290X card). Does 41 FPS at low to medium settings with a i7 4790k

A 750Ti is about 1/7th the power of a 290X... You'd be astronomically lucky to find a setting where it will run at more then 30 FPS...

If you need raw performance, but small size. Get a 380 ITX card. It will run circles around a 750Ti, still play The witcher 3, and STILL BE TINY.

You do not need a ATX board. Only benefit of ATX is getting more PCIe slots, which is only useful if you plan to stack the PC with raid cards, network cards or crossfire/SLI setups... i dare say that micro ATX would cover the need for 85% of all gaming PCs on the planet. Many micro ATX setups can accomodate crossfire/SLI They usually have enough PCIe slots to cover atleast one raid card + a network card or PCIe SSD....

benefits of full size ATX is more Sata ports (although there is exceptions to this) and often they can handle higher overclocks.

for a performance comparison of the GPus...

750Ti vs 270X

http://anandtech.com/bench/product/1043?vs=1130

750Ti vs 285 (reduce 285 performance by 5% to get 380 ITX performance)

http://anandtech.com/bench/product/1333?vs=1130

As for certain games being "Nvidia titles". Yes, they are, but unless you plan to use Hairworks, you wont benefit from Nvidia cards that much. Hairworks however would set your PC on FIRE. AS it is punishing for even a i7 4790k + 980Ti setup to use Hairworks.

Some Nvidia games arent even good on Nvidia. Take Farcry4, its a Nvidia title full of gameworks features, features supposed to run better on Nvidia. Yet Farcry4 runs WAY better on AMD even with all the Nvidia features turned on and maxed out.

Higher performance ALWAYS outperforms lower performance. The only game where you SHOULD use Nvidia hardware is Project Cars.... But buying Nvidia for the sole purpose of having ONE GAME, where performance really is better on Nvidia, it just aint worth it and wont ever be.

Currently, AMDs cards are better in certain price brackets.

270X/370 > GTX 750Ti

280X/380 > GTX 960

390 5% higher performance > GTX 970

390X 10% lower performance, 50 USD less < GTX 980

Fury 15% higher performance, 50 USD more > GTX 980

Fury X 15% lower performance > 980Ti

295x2 110% higher power usage, 20% more performance, same price/cheaper then > TitanX/980Ti

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Images of setup: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/183-show-off-your-setup/?p=5872590

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Well, the other setback is budget, but if someone could suggest a better motherboard for a lower price, I might be able to allocate more of that budget towards the GPU and maybe get a 270x; probably this one, if the rebate sticks. (https://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9270xdc2t2gd5)

I did want to have at least two PCIe slots, but it is something I'm willing to compromise on.

Another issue I was hoping to resolve is the power supply. How much will be enough, if I choose to overclock this GPU? From what I hear, the R9 270x is rather power-hungry.

Also, which is the better power supply in general?

The models available for me to choose from are-
 

$50ish- range

  • The Seasonic Eco 430
  • The Cooler Master Thunder 450

$70ish- range

  • The Seasonic S12II 430
  • The Cooler Master B500
  • The Cooler Master G500

Thanks again,
Aereldor.

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Dude just get Athlon X4 860K and a 750Ti, 960 or R9 380! :D

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R23 score MC: 9190pts | R23 score SC: 1302pts

R20 score MC: 3529cb | R20 score SC: 506cb

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Case: Cooler Master HAF XB Evo Black / Case Fan(s) Front: Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm Premium Fans / Case Fan(s) Rear: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (red) / Case Fan(s) Side: Noctua NF-A6x25 FLX 60mm Premium Fan / Controller: Sony Dualshock 4 Wireless (DS4Windows) / Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo / CPU: Intel Core i5-10600, 6-cores, 12-threads, 4.4/4.8GHz, 13,5MB cache (Intel 14nm++ FinFET) / Display: ASUS 24" LED VN247H (67Hz OC) 1920x1080p / GPU: Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 56 Gaming OC @1501MHz (Samsung 14nm FinFET) / Keyboard: Logitech Desktop K120 (Nordic) / Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B460 PLUS, Socket-LGA1200 / Mouse: Razer Abyssus 2014 / PCI-E: ASRock USB 3.1/A+C (PCI Express x4) / PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2, 850W / RAM A1, A2, B1 & B2: DDR4-2666MHz CL13-15-15-15-35-1T "Samsung 8Gbit C-Die" (4x8GB) / Operating System: Windows 10 Home / Sound: Zombee Z300 / Storage 1 & 2: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD / Storage 3: Seagate® Barracuda 2TB HDD / Storage 4: Seagate® Desktop 2TB SSHD / Storage 5: Crucial P1 1000GB M.2 SSD/ Storage 6: Western Digital WD7500BPKX 2.5" HDD / Wi-fi: TP-Link TL-WN851N 11n Wireless Adapter (Qualcomm Atheros)

Zen-II-X6-3600+ (Gaming PC)

R23 score MC: 9893pts | R23 score SC: 1248pts @4.2GHz

R23 score MC: 10151pts | R23 score SC: 1287pts @4.3GHz

R20 score MC: 3688cb | R20 score SC: 489cb

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Case: Medion Micro-ATX Case / Case Fan Front: SUNON MagLev PF70251VX-Q000-S99 70mm / Case Fan Rear: Fanner Tech(Shen Zhen)Co.,LTD. 80mm (Purple) / Controller: Sony Dualshock 4 Wireless (DS4Windows) / Cooler: AMD Near-silent 125w Thermal Solution / CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600, 6-cores, 12-threads, 4.2/4.2GHz, 35MB cache (T.S.M.C. 7nm FinFET) / Display: HP 24" L2445w (64Hz OC) 1920x1200 / GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC "Afterburner" @1450MHz (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / GPU: ASUS Radeon RX 6600 XT DUAL OC RDNA2 32CUs @2607MHz (T.S.M.C. 7nm FinFET) / Keyboard: HP KB-0316 PS/2 (Nordic) / Motherboard: ASRock B450M Pro4, Socket-AM4 / Mouse: Razer Abyssus 2014 / PCI-E: ASRock USB 3.1/A+C (PCI Express x4) / PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2, 550W / RAM A2 & B2: DDR4-3600MHz CL16-18-8-19-37-1T "SK Hynix 8Gbit CJR" (2x16GB) / Operating System: Windows 10 Home / Sound 1: Zombee Z500 / Sound 2: Logitech Stereo Speakers S-150 / Storage 1 & 2: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD / Storage 3: Western Digital My Passport 2.5" 2TB HDD / Storage 4: Western Digital Elements Desktop 2TB HDD / Storage 5: Kingston A2000 1TB M.2 NVME SSD / Wi-fi & Bluetooth: ASUS PCE-AC55BT Wireless Adapter (Intel)

Vishera-X8-9370 | R20 score MC: 1476cb

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Case: Cooler Master HAF XB Evo Black / Case Fan(s) Front: Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm Premium Fans / Case Fan(s) Rear: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (red) / Case Fan(s) Side: Noctua NF-A6x25 FLX 60mm Premium Fan / Case Fan VRM: SUNON MagLev KDE1209PTV3 92mm / Controller: Sony Dualshock 4 Wireless (DS4Windows) / Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo / CPU: AMD FX-8370 (Base: @4.4GHz | Turbo: @4.7GHz) Black Edition Eight-Core (Global Foundries 32nm) / Display: ASUS 24" LED VN247H (67Hz OC) 1920x1080p / GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC "Afterburner" @1450MHz (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / GPU: Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 56 Gaming OC @1501MHz (Samsung 14nm FinFET) / Keyboard: Logitech Desktop K120 (Nordic) / Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING, Socket-AM3+ / Mouse: Razer Abyssus 2014 / PCI-E: ASRock USB 3.1/A+C (PCI Express x4) / PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2, 850W PSU / RAM 1, 2, 3 & 4: Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1866MHz CL8-10-10-28-37-2T (4x4GB) 16.38GB / Operating System 1: Windows 10 Home / Sound: Zombee Z300 / Storage 1: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD (x2) / Storage 2: Seagate® Barracuda 2TB HDD / Storage 3: Seagate® Desktop 2TB SSHD / Wi-fi: TP-Link TL-WN951N 11n Wireless Adapter

Godavari-X4-880K | R20 score MC: 810cb

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Case: Medion Micro-ATX Case / Case Fan Front: SUNON MagLev PF70251VX-Q000-S99 70mm / Case Fan Rear: Fanner Tech(Shen Zhen)Co.,LTD. 80mm (Purple) / Controller: Sony Dualshock 4 Wireless (DS4Windows) / Cooler: AMD Near-silent 95w Thermal Solution / Cooler: AMD Near-silent 125w Thermal Solution / CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K Black Edition Elite Quad-Core (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / CPU: AMD Athlon X4 880K Black Edition Elite Quad-Core (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / Display: HP 19" Flat Panel L1940 (75Hz) 1280x1024 / GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SuperSC 2GB (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC "Afterburner" @1450MHz (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / Keyboard: HP KB-0316 PS/2 (Nordic) / Motherboard: MSI A78M-E45 V2, Socket-FM2+ / Mouse: Razer Abyssus 2014 / PCI-E: ASRock USB 3.1/A+C (PCI Express x4) / PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2, 550W PSU / RAM 1, 2, 3 & 4: SK hynix DDR3-1866MHz CL9-10-11-27-40 (4x4GB) 16.38GB / Operating System 1: Ubuntu Gnome 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) / Operating System 2: Windows 10 Home / Sound 1: Zombee Z500 / Sound 2: Logitech Stereo Speakers S-150 / Storage 1: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD (x2) / Storage 2: Western Digital My Passport 2.5" 2TB HDD / Storage 3: Western Digital Elements Desktop 2TB HDD / Wi-fi: TP-Link TL-WN851N 11n Wireless Adapter

Acer Aspire 7738G custom (changed CPU, GPU & Storage)
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CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 2-cores, 2-threads, 2.4GHz, 3MB cache (Intel 45nm) / GPU: ATi Radeon HD 4570 515MB DDR2 (T.S.M.C. 55nm) / RAM: DDR2-1066MHz CL7-7-7-20-1T (2x2GB) / Operating System: Windows 10 Home / Storage: Crucial BX500 480GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5" SSD

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Apple A5 - Apple iPod touch (5th generation)
Apple A9 - Apple iPhone 6s Plus
HiSilicon Kirin 810 (T.S.M.C. 7nm) - Huawei P40 Lite / Huawei nova 7i
Mediatek MT2601 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - TicWatch E
Mediatek MT6580 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - TECNO Spark 2 (1GB RAM)
Mediatek MT6592M (T.S.M.C 28nm) - my|phone my32 (orange)
Mediatek MT6592M (T.S.M.C 28nm) - my|phone my32 (yellow)
Mediatek MT6735 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - HMD Nokia 3 Dual SIM
Mediatek MT6737 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - Cherry Mobile Flare S6
Mediatek MT6739 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - my|phone myX8 (blue)
Mediatek MT6739 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - my|phone myX8 (gold)
Mediatek MT6750 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - honor 6C Pro / honor V9 Play
Mediatek MT6765 (T.S.M.C 12nm) - TECNO Pouvoir 3 Plus
Mediatek MT6797D (T.S.M.C 20nm) - my|phone Brown Tab 1
Qualcomm MSM8926 (T.S.M.C. 28nm) - Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
Qualcomm MSM8974AA (T.S.M.C. 28nm) - Blackberry Passport
Qualcomm SDM710 (Samsung 10nm) - Oppo Realme 3 Pro

 

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CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($56.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($203.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $498.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-27 09:41 EDT-0400

Intel

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB PCS+ Video Card  ($158.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $551.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-27 09:47 EDT-0400

CPU: i5-4690 | Cooler: CRYORIG H7 |GPU: PowerColor TurboDuo R9 280X OC | RAM: G.skill RipjawsX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 CL9| Motherboard: ASUS B85M-E | SSD: ADATA XPG SX900 128GB |HDD: Western Digital Caviar BLUE 1TB | Case: Cooler Master K281 | PSU: SeaSonic ECO 600W | Monitor: Samsung S24D390HL 24 Inch PLS

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AMD

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($56.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($42.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($203.98 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $498.42

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-27 09:41 EDT-0400

Intel

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock B85 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($56.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($42.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.00 @ Amazon)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB PCS+ Video Card  ($158.98 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $551.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-27 09:47 EDT-0400

Oh I like Athlon X4 860K + 380! ;)

Lake-V-X6-10600 (Gaming PC)

R23 score MC: 9190pts | R23 score SC: 1302pts

R20 score MC: 3529cb | R20 score SC: 506cb

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Case: Cooler Master HAF XB Evo Black / Case Fan(s) Front: Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm Premium Fans / Case Fan(s) Rear: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (red) / Case Fan(s) Side: Noctua NF-A6x25 FLX 60mm Premium Fan / Controller: Sony Dualshock 4 Wireless (DS4Windows) / Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo / CPU: Intel Core i5-10600, 6-cores, 12-threads, 4.4/4.8GHz, 13,5MB cache (Intel 14nm++ FinFET) / Display: ASUS 24" LED VN247H (67Hz OC) 1920x1080p / GPU: Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 56 Gaming OC @1501MHz (Samsung 14nm FinFET) / Keyboard: Logitech Desktop K120 (Nordic) / Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B460 PLUS, Socket-LGA1200 / Mouse: Razer Abyssus 2014 / PCI-E: ASRock USB 3.1/A+C (PCI Express x4) / PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2, 850W / RAM A1, A2, B1 & B2: DDR4-2666MHz CL13-15-15-15-35-1T "Samsung 8Gbit C-Die" (4x8GB) / Operating System: Windows 10 Home / Sound: Zombee Z300 / Storage 1 & 2: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD / Storage 3: Seagate® Barracuda 2TB HDD / Storage 4: Seagate® Desktop 2TB SSHD / Storage 5: Crucial P1 1000GB M.2 SSD/ Storage 6: Western Digital WD7500BPKX 2.5" HDD / Wi-fi: TP-Link TL-WN851N 11n Wireless Adapter (Qualcomm Atheros)

Zen-II-X6-3600+ (Gaming PC)

R23 score MC: 9893pts | R23 score SC: 1248pts @4.2GHz

R23 score MC: 10151pts | R23 score SC: 1287pts @4.3GHz

R20 score MC: 3688cb | R20 score SC: 489cb

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Case: Medion Micro-ATX Case / Case Fan Front: SUNON MagLev PF70251VX-Q000-S99 70mm / Case Fan Rear: Fanner Tech(Shen Zhen)Co.,LTD. 80mm (Purple) / Controller: Sony Dualshock 4 Wireless (DS4Windows) / Cooler: AMD Near-silent 125w Thermal Solution / CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600, 6-cores, 12-threads, 4.2/4.2GHz, 35MB cache (T.S.M.C. 7nm FinFET) / Display: HP 24" L2445w (64Hz OC) 1920x1200 / GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC "Afterburner" @1450MHz (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / GPU: ASUS Radeon RX 6600 XT DUAL OC RDNA2 32CUs @2607MHz (T.S.M.C. 7nm FinFET) / Keyboard: HP KB-0316 PS/2 (Nordic) / Motherboard: ASRock B450M Pro4, Socket-AM4 / Mouse: Razer Abyssus 2014 / PCI-E: ASRock USB 3.1/A+C (PCI Express x4) / PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2, 550W / RAM A2 & B2: DDR4-3600MHz CL16-18-8-19-37-1T "SK Hynix 8Gbit CJR" (2x16GB) / Operating System: Windows 10 Home / Sound 1: Zombee Z500 / Sound 2: Logitech Stereo Speakers S-150 / Storage 1 & 2: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD / Storage 3: Western Digital My Passport 2.5" 2TB HDD / Storage 4: Western Digital Elements Desktop 2TB HDD / Storage 5: Kingston A2000 1TB M.2 NVME SSD / Wi-fi & Bluetooth: ASUS PCE-AC55BT Wireless Adapter (Intel)

Vishera-X8-9370 | R20 score MC: 1476cb

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Case: Cooler Master HAF XB Evo Black / Case Fan(s) Front: Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm Premium Fans / Case Fan(s) Rear: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (red) / Case Fan(s) Side: Noctua NF-A6x25 FLX 60mm Premium Fan / Case Fan VRM: SUNON MagLev KDE1209PTV3 92mm / Controller: Sony Dualshock 4 Wireless (DS4Windows) / Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo / CPU: AMD FX-8370 (Base: @4.4GHz | Turbo: @4.7GHz) Black Edition Eight-Core (Global Foundries 32nm) / Display: ASUS 24" LED VN247H (67Hz OC) 1920x1080p / GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC "Afterburner" @1450MHz (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / GPU: Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 56 Gaming OC @1501MHz (Samsung 14nm FinFET) / Keyboard: Logitech Desktop K120 (Nordic) / Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING, Socket-AM3+ / Mouse: Razer Abyssus 2014 / PCI-E: ASRock USB 3.1/A+C (PCI Express x4) / PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2, 850W PSU / RAM 1, 2, 3 & 4: Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1866MHz CL8-10-10-28-37-2T (4x4GB) 16.38GB / Operating System 1: Windows 10 Home / Sound: Zombee Z300 / Storage 1: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD (x2) / Storage 2: Seagate® Barracuda 2TB HDD / Storage 3: Seagate® Desktop 2TB SSHD / Wi-fi: TP-Link TL-WN951N 11n Wireless Adapter

Godavari-X4-880K | R20 score MC: 810cb

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Case: Medion Micro-ATX Case / Case Fan Front: SUNON MagLev PF70251VX-Q000-S99 70mm / Case Fan Rear: Fanner Tech(Shen Zhen)Co.,LTD. 80mm (Purple) / Controller: Sony Dualshock 4 Wireless (DS4Windows) / Cooler: AMD Near-silent 95w Thermal Solution / Cooler: AMD Near-silent 125w Thermal Solution / CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K Black Edition Elite Quad-Core (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / CPU: AMD Athlon X4 880K Black Edition Elite Quad-Core (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / Display: HP 19" Flat Panel L1940 (75Hz) 1280x1024 / GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SuperSC 2GB (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC "Afterburner" @1450MHz (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / Keyboard: HP KB-0316 PS/2 (Nordic) / Motherboard: MSI A78M-E45 V2, Socket-FM2+ / Mouse: Razer Abyssus 2014 / PCI-E: ASRock USB 3.1/A+C (PCI Express x4) / PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2, 550W PSU / RAM 1, 2, 3 & 4: SK hynix DDR3-1866MHz CL9-10-11-27-40 (4x4GB) 16.38GB / Operating System 1: Ubuntu Gnome 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) / Operating System 2: Windows 10 Home / Sound 1: Zombee Z500 / Sound 2: Logitech Stereo Speakers S-150 / Storage 1: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD (x2) / Storage 2: Western Digital My Passport 2.5" 2TB HDD / Storage 3: Western Digital Elements Desktop 2TB HDD / Wi-fi: TP-Link TL-WN851N 11n Wireless Adapter

Acer Aspire 7738G custom (changed CPU, GPU & Storage)
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CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 2-cores, 2-threads, 2.4GHz, 3MB cache (Intel 45nm) / GPU: ATi Radeon HD 4570 515MB DDR2 (T.S.M.C. 55nm) / RAM: DDR2-1066MHz CL7-7-7-20-1T (2x2GB) / Operating System: Windows 10 Home / Storage: Crucial BX500 480GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5" SSD

Complete portable device SoC history:

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Apple A4 - Apple iPod touch (4th generation)
Apple A5 - Apple iPod touch (5th generation)
Apple A9 - Apple iPhone 6s Plus
HiSilicon Kirin 810 (T.S.M.C. 7nm) - Huawei P40 Lite / Huawei nova 7i
Mediatek MT2601 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - TicWatch E
Mediatek MT6580 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - TECNO Spark 2 (1GB RAM)
Mediatek MT6592M (T.S.M.C 28nm) - my|phone my32 (orange)
Mediatek MT6592M (T.S.M.C 28nm) - my|phone my32 (yellow)
Mediatek MT6735 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - HMD Nokia 3 Dual SIM
Mediatek MT6737 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - Cherry Mobile Flare S6
Mediatek MT6739 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - my|phone myX8 (blue)
Mediatek MT6739 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - my|phone myX8 (gold)
Mediatek MT6750 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - honor 6C Pro / honor V9 Play
Mediatek MT6765 (T.S.M.C 12nm) - TECNO Pouvoir 3 Plus
Mediatek MT6797D (T.S.M.C 20nm) - my|phone Brown Tab 1
Qualcomm MSM8926 (T.S.M.C. 28nm) - Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
Qualcomm MSM8974AA (T.S.M.C. 28nm) - Blackberry Passport
Qualcomm SDM710 (Samsung 10nm) - Oppo Realme 3 Pro

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.49 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($48.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($73.45 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($174.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $474.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-28 03:06 EDT-0400

While the R9 380 is stronger then the 960, Nvidias drivers has better CPU overhead then AMD. Thus the 960 would give you a few more FPS then a 380, when pairing it with a 860k.

If you go with an i3 however, a 380 would be better as Intel has better CPU performance in the first place, and as thus isnt hit as hard by the bad CPU overhead in AMDs GPU drivers.

You may notice i used a SSHD, perhaps you wonder what it is.

An SSHD is a HDD with a large SSD cache used for the most frequently used files. So say you restart your PC a lot... To speed things up, the SSHD will store most of the boot up system files onto the SSD section to dramatically increase boot up times. If you never turn the PC off, but instead play a lot of games, then the most accessed game files would be placed in the SSD cache for faster retreival during gameplay. Unfortunately, you cannot chose what files to put onto the SSD cache.

I chose a SSHD because price to performance wise, it makes more sense then a standalone SSD, seeing as the cheapest SSD + HDD combo is 105 USD, and due to the low performance of the V300 Kingston SSDs, you wouldnt see a huge amount of better performance then with a SSHD, depending on use.

SSHD doesnt respond quickly right away, it uses some time to "learn" your habits. And after a while, it will be quicker. However if you constantly do random things, it wont help that much.

If all you do is play games and have fun, loading the same games + OS over and over, the SSHD would give you the best performance, especially if you end up playing the same game for a while, it would really kick in and store more and more game files onto its fast SSD cache.

Current setup

Images of setup: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/183-show-off-your-setup/?p=5872590

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