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Hi!

So I am making a new pc for a friend which plays games and also records l/edited it's it so I made a pc but I want to know the compatibility of it if already settled on the parts mostly but any recommendations are welcome also his budget is targeted around 400 euros(Netherlands)

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http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Arcanekitten/saved/WMvG3C

Thanks! Also sorry for any spelling mistakes I typed this on my phone and my English isn't the best :)

 

On 11/19/2014 at 2:14 PM, Syntaxvgm said:
You would think Ubisoft would support the Bulldozer based architectures more given their digging themed names like bulldozer, Piledriver, Steamroller and Excavator.
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Hi!

So I am making a new pc for a friend which plays games and also records l/edited it's it so I made a pc but I want to know the compatibility of it if already settled on the parts mostly but any recommendations are welcome also his budget is targeted around 400 euros(Netherlands)

The link VVV

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Arcanekitten/saved/WMvG3C

Thanks! Also sorry for any spelling mistakes I typed this on my phone and my English isn't the best :)

What games?

Rendering/editing is CPU intensive, not GPU.

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CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€79.17 @ Mindfactory) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (€62.05 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (€50.48 @ Mindfactory) 


Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Core Edition Video Card  (€124.90 @ Caseking) 

Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (€30.43 @ Mindfactory) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (€39.60 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Total: €441.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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At this price, since you need an OS, I'd say get Debian from: http://debian.org

 

You also forgot a HDD.

 

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Hi!

So I am making a new pc for a friend which plays games and also records l/edited it's it so I made a pc but I want to know the compatibility of it if already settled on the parts mostly but any recommendations are welcome also his budget is targeted around 400 euros(Netherlands)

The link VVV

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Arcanekitten/saved/WMvG3C

Thanks! Also sorry for any spelling mistakes I typed this on my phone and my English isn't the best :)

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-970mpro3

 

get that motherboard. the mobo you selected is shit

Current setup

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

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Just add a 500GB Blue hard drive and if you can afford it 1TB

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Good CPU choice for editing.

Where is the HDD or SSD?

Forgot to say it but he already has a hdd with Windows from his previous pc also I told him to upgrade to a ssd later when he has the money for it

 

On 11/19/2014 at 2:14 PM, Syntaxvgm said:
You would think Ubisoft would support the Bulldozer based architectures more given their digging themed names like bulldozer, Piledriver, Steamroller and Excavator.
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What games?

Rendering/editing is CPU intensive, not GPU.

I chose the cpu for the editing part (fx 6300) since it has 6 cores which is handy for rendering also the games at the moment not much but he is starting to look for some newer triple a titles example gta 5

 

On 11/19/2014 at 2:14 PM, Syntaxvgm said:
You would think Ubisoft would support the Bulldozer based architectures more given their digging themed names like bulldozer, Piledriver, Steamroller and Excavator.
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (€79.17 @ Mindfactory)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (€62.05 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (€50.48 @ Mindfactory)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€54.59 @ Mindfactory)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Core Edition Video Card (€124.90 @ Caseking)

Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (€30.43 @ Mindfactory)

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (€39.60 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Total: €441.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-04 23:21 CEST+0200

At this price, since you need an OS, I'd say get Debian from: http://debian.org

You also forgot a HDD.

(Read my Sig)

Oké the cpu I can see why but how much of a in game benefit would you see since at the moment he isn't playing any intensive and has like a celeron 2830 which takes 6 hours and would it matter VS better render times than the more fps in game?

Also I would also have chose the r9 260x but in my country it not for sale anymore :/ else I also would have chose it but they are on par with each other.

Also he really liked that case (sharkoon-vg4-w) also the psi I can see but where you cut some money on cpu I cut money on psu a it tho on good sites it gets a good grade so yeah.

 

On 11/19/2014 at 2:14 PM, Syntaxvgm said:
You would think Ubisoft would support the Bulldozer based architectures more given their digging themed names like bulldozer, Piledriver, Steamroller and Excavator.
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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (€99.90 @ Caseking) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (€56.78 @ Mindfactory) 

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€43.28 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€52.85 @ Mindfactory) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card  (€115.08 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (€30.43 @ Mindfactory) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€49.33 @ Mindfactory) 

Total: €447.65

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-05 00:00 CEST+0200

Eeh, by gum.
 

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Try this for size

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (€99.90 @ Caseking)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€35.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (€56.78 @ Mindfactory)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€43.28 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 60GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€43.19 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€52.85 @ Mindfactory)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card

Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (€30.43 @ Mindfactory)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€49.33 @ Mindfactory)

Total: €411.65

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-04 23:57 CEST+0200

That list isn't correct the gpu price isn't available so + 100 Euro

 

On 11/19/2014 at 2:14 PM, Syntaxvgm said:
You would think Ubisoft would support the Bulldozer based architectures more given their digging themed names like bulldozer, Piledriver, Steamroller and Excavator.
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http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-970mpro3

get that motherboard. the mobo you selected is shit

How you mean for the cpu (tdp) or?

Since I used it without a problem on my previous pc also on other sites it gets a good review

 

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You would think Ubisoft would support the Bulldozer based architectures more given their digging themed names like bulldozer, Piledriver, Steamroller and Excavator.
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That list isn't correct the gpu price isn't available so + 100 Euro

Yeah, took me a while to notice, so I've changed it slightly

Eeh, by gum.
 

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Yeah, took me a while to notice, so I've changed it slightly

Can I have a new link then since if you chance something in pcpartpicker a new link is generated

 

On 11/19/2014 at 2:14 PM, Syntaxvgm said:
You would think Ubisoft would support the Bulldozer based architectures more given their digging themed names like bulldozer, Piledriver, Steamroller and Excavator.
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How you mean for the cpu (tdp) or?

Since I used it without a problem on my previous pc also on other sites it gets a good review

what was your previous PC? Phenom II?

Yes, it can probably run FX, but it has an older chipset, which means you may run into issues. Not to mention if you do not have the correct bios, the FX may not even work.

 

That being said.

It also features SATA2.0 (3GB/s) which really aint that great... that means you cannot get even a top of the line SSD to run that much faster then a 10.000 RPM HDD...

the board i linked has 6x Sata 3.0 (6GB/s) ports, also features proper UEFI bios, faster Hyper-Transport,  a few more USB ports and whatnot. Generally a decent upgrade.

Neither of these boards will do a very good job at OCing. But i have seen a YT vid of someone getting a stable 4.4GHz with a FX and that board. So you should be able to reach those levels too, althought i would advice staying below 4.4GHz as that is pushing the mobos VRMs a bit too much. 4,2GHz should be perfectly fine though.

Current setup

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

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what was your previous PC? Phenom II?

Yes, it can probably run FX, but it has an older chipset, which means you may run into issues. Not to mention if you do not have the correct bios, the FX may not even work.

That being said.

It also features SATA2.0 (3GB/s) which really aint that great... that means you cannot get even a top of the line SSD to run that much faster then a 10.000 RPM HDD...

the board i linked has 6x Sata 3.0 (6GB/s) ports, also features proper UEFI bios, faster Hyper-Transport, a few more USB ports and whatnot. Generally a decent upgrade.

Neither of these boards will do a very good job at OCing. But i have seen a YT vid of someone getting a stable 4.4GHz with a FX and that board. So you should be able to reach those levels too, althought i would advice staying below 4.4GHz as that is pushing the mobos VRMs a bit too much. 4,2GHz should be perfectly fine though.

Mhh that's a pretty valid point I didn't even know about the sata 2.0 lol the chipset alright I know about the support and what not so I'll swap it out since it would be a shame I'f I'd have to update the bios with my old phenom I I which btw was correct :P

 

On 11/19/2014 at 2:14 PM, Syntaxvgm said:
You would think Ubisoft would support the Bulldozer based architectures more given their digging themed names like bulldozer, Piledriver, Steamroller and Excavator.
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http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-970mpro3

get that motherboard. the mobo you selected is shit

Is there a difference between your board and this one?

http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/970%20Pro3%20R2.0/

 

On 11/19/2014 at 2:14 PM, Syntaxvgm said:
You would think Ubisoft would support the Bulldozer based architectures more given their digging themed names like bulldozer, Piledriver, Steamroller and Excavator.
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Mhh that's a pretty valid point I didn't even know about the sata 2.0 lol the chipset alright I know about the support and what not so I'll swap it out since it would be a shame I'f I'd have to update the bios with my old phenom I I which btw was correct :P

what Phenom II are you using?

some Phenom IIs are actually better then the current FX

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

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what Phenom II are you using?

some Phenom IIs are actually better then the current FX

Phenom II x4 965 black edition but what of the mobo's since the only difference is size one is matx other atx

 

On 11/19/2014 at 2:14 PM, Syntaxvgm said:
You would think Ubisoft would support the Bulldozer based architectures more given their digging themed names like bulldozer, Piledriver, Steamroller and Excavator.
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Phenom II x4 965 black edition but what of the mobo's since the only difference is size one is matx other atx

just use that CPU. Even at stock, it is close to the FX6300... instead of a FX, get a even better mobo, like a Gigabyte UD3P (specifically the UD3P) and OC the Phenom HARD AS HELL

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

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just use that CPU. Even at stock, it is close to the FX6300... instead of a FX, get a even better mobo, like a Gigabyte UD3P (specifically the UD3P) and OC the Phenom HARD AS HELL

The thing is you might not know is that it's not my pc that I am building it's for a friend and it's my cpu that I use for my media pc so... Yeah

 

On 11/19/2014 at 2:14 PM, Syntaxvgm said:
You would think Ubisoft would support the Bulldozer based architectures more given their digging themed names like bulldozer, Piledriver, Steamroller and Excavator.
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