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I am really suprised how awesome are your builds just for 300 bucks :)

Ill try soemthing myself. Try to include gpu, if possible

 

YAY ! found super secret hidden gtx 650 xD bugger wanted to hide between r7 240 and gtx 630 haah

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($65.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard:  MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($38.99 @ Newegg)
Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($30.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 650 1GB Video Card  ($70.00 @ Newegg)
Case:  Raidmax ATX-249B (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($23.25 @ Newegg)
Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $299.18
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-23 12:08 EDT-0400)

 

i guess new no over head of open gl and windows removing directx overhead bottleneck, it will exend the life of the cpu

i just had to incorporate gpu, because i wanted to be gaming rig, and luckily the msi 650 had around 30$ rebate or whatever and voila :)

 

to put performance into a perspective, it has 384 cuda cores (stream processors, more powerful than GCN cores )

7770 is a little better and overclocks better than gtx 650, but gtx 650 similar or a little better than 7750

well, depends on a game

 

Btw, even with faster ram in dual channel 5800k(~100$ apu) that has 384 stream processors ( GCN ), is still much slower than 7750 with 512 stream processors.

Not to mention clock speeds.

The performance of the new 170$ amd APU 7850k is similar to 7750. at least on paper. 512 stream proc each

So apus are not good p/p for gaming :) and are overpriced for gaming, even on low end. this build proves that.

if you could compare high end apu(5800k) to gpu, then it would  be under 6670

 

multithread performance of g3220 just a little bit slower than 740 from amd at similar price point, but since motherboard is much cheaper and newer, and then g3220 has better single thread performance and consumes less power, so i went with it. its also 8$ cheaper.

 

the msi mobo is pretty amazing, it has solid caps. its much cheaper because it only has vga and DVi. no hdmi. :P but you use gpu anyway so thats completelly not important, its important that its cheaper.

 

the case looks really stupid, and it only has exhaust fan. but you know, it has enough vents and space and it was on rebate.

 

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CPU:  AMD A6-3500 2.1GHz Triple-Core Processor  ($59.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
 
Happy now?

 

Aww i have that cpu it was good in its time, now it is kinda old but for normal use it is fine.

Main PC:

ASUS F1A55-M LX, AMD A6-3500, (2x2)gb Kingston HyperX Blu DDR3 1600mhz, Seagate Barracuda 500gb 7200rpm, 
 Corsair CX430M, Cooler Master Elite 343, Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit

Netbook:

Lenovo Ideapad S10-2, Intel Atom N280, (1x1)gb DDR2 667mhz, WD Scorpio Blue 250gb 5400rpm, Zorin OS 9 Lite
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Do we have to include PSU or no? I'm seeing some include one and some not...

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Do we have to include PSU or no? I'm seeing some include one and some not...

Some of those entries have PSUs included with the case, which won't be obvious until you view that part. You do need one, either included with the case or separate.

[spoiler=My Current PC]AMD FX-8320 @ 4.2 Ghz | Xigmatek Dark Knight Night Hawk II | Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 | 8GB Adata XPG V2 Silver 1600 Mhz RAM | Gigabyte 3X Windforce GTX 770 4GB @ 1.27 Ghz/7.25 Ghz | Rosewill Hive 550W Bronze PSU | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 | Samsung Evo 250 GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD | ASUS VS239H-P | Razer Deathadder 2013 | Partlist

 

LTT Build-Off Thread: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/35226-the-ltt-build-off-thread-no-building-required/

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Great for NOTHING.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fmxp
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fmxp/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66Ghz Dual-Core Processor  ($37.95 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Antec Performance Max CPU Cooler  ($7.99 @ Mwave) 
Motherboard: Intel DQ45EK Mini ITX LGA775 Motherboard  ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair 1GB (1 x 1GB) DDR2-667 Memory  ($16.73 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair 1GB (1 x 1GB) DDR2-667 Memory  ($16.73 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 80GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($25.34 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: CoolMax 700W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($41.99 @ Mwave) 
Total: $299.70
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-23 23:41 EDT-0400)
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Some of those entries have PSUs included with the case, which won't be obvious until you view that part. You do need one, either included with the case or separate.

When you post from PCPartPicker, do you copy as BBcode or plain text?

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use the BBCode so that it will show the partlist in full with price and links to the parts

 

GT650 is on a discount?! zomg

Budget? Uses? Currency? Location? Operating System? Peripherals? Monitor? Use PCPartPicker wherever possible. 

Quote whom you're replying to, and set option to follow your topics. Or Else we can't see your reply.

 

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updated my original post

 

build is still the same but with better explanation on why I choose the parts 

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A decent office workstation. The ssd makes it responsive for browsing, loading and saving documents.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Pentium G3430 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($96.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard:  ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory:  Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($41.95 @ Amazon)
Storage:  Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Case:  Xion XON-720P_BK MicroATX Slim Case w/300W Power Supply  ($44.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $297.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-25 13:28 EDT-0400)

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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Is mine too late?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Celeron G1610 2.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($39.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard:  Asus P8H77-M LE Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Memory:  G.Skill NS 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.24 @ Amazon)
Video Card:  HIS Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card  ($50.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case:  Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($27.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply:  Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($42.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $301.16
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-26 10:26 EDT-0400)

"If it has tits or tires, at some point you will have problems with it." -@vinyldash303

this is probably the only place i'll hang out anymore: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/274320-the-long-awaited-car-thread/

 

Current Rig: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Abit IN9-32MAX nForce 680i board, Galaxy GT610 1GB DDR3 gpu, Cooler Master Mystique 632S Full ATX case, 1 2TB Seagate Barracuda SATA and 1x200gb Maxtor SATA drives, 1 LG SATA DVD drive, Windows 10. All currently runs like shit :D 

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Is mine too late?

Yes, the voting already started and your build would have been over budget anyways.

My favorite taste of the alphabet is yellow. 

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Yes, the voting already started and your build would have been over budget anyways.

By only a dollar 16? Damn, way to strict.

"If it has tits or tires, at some point you will have problems with it." -@vinyldash303

this is probably the only place i'll hang out anymore: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/274320-the-long-awaited-car-thread/

 

Current Rig: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Abit IN9-32MAX nForce 680i board, Galaxy GT610 1GB DDR3 gpu, Cooler Master Mystique 632S Full ATX case, 1 2TB Seagate Barracuda SATA and 1x200gb Maxtor SATA drives, 1 LG SATA DVD drive, Windows 10. All currently runs like shit :D 

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DO NOT INCLUDE THIS IN THE CONTEST AS I POSTED THIS LATE.

 

Just discovered this contest, and thought it was interesting. I made my own, and wanted to share it here, although it won't be included in the contest.

 

 
CPU:  AMD A10-6790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard:  ASRock FM2A55M-VG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($42.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory:  Mushkin Essentials 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($30.98 @ Amazon) 
Case:  Raidmax ATX-249B (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($23.25 @ Newegg) 
Other: Candy to reward yourself for building the machine ($0.25)
Total: $299.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-26 23:38 EDT-0400)

FANBOY OF: PowerColor, be quiet!, Transcend, G.Skill, Phanteks

FORMERLY FANBOY OF: A-Data, Corsair, Nvidia

DEVELOPING FANBOY OF: AMD (GPUS), Intel (CPUs), ASRock

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good try but APU need fast RAM speed to benefit the onboard GPU

 

1333MHz is the worst possible speed for the GPU to run

 

you will need at least 1866MHz and above if you want to play games at decent framerate 

Budget? Uses? Currency? Location? Operating System? Peripherals? Monitor? Use PCPartPicker wherever possible. 

Quote whom you're replying to, and set option to follow your topics. Or Else we can't see your reply.

 

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good try but APU need fast RAM speed to benefit the onboard GPU

 

1333MHz is the worst possible speed for the GPU to run

 

you will need at least 1866MHz and above if you want to play games at decent framerate 

Shit forgot about that. New to APU builds :P

FANBOY OF: PowerColor, be quiet!, Transcend, G.Skill, Phanteks

FORMERLY FANBOY OF: A-Data, Corsair, Nvidia

DEVELOPING FANBOY OF: AMD (GPUS), Intel (CPUs), ASRock

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By only a dollar 16? Damn, way too strict.

 

As stated in the rules:

11. You must stay under budget. If I allow anyone to go even one cent over budget, it really raises it for everyone. However, once you submit your build, it doesn't matter if the price of the parts skyrockets or drops.

Basically, an exception breaks the rule, and I don't want the budget to be "$300 give or take 15 bucks because I'm feeling generous."

[spoiler=My Current PC]AMD FX-8320 @ 4.2 Ghz | Xigmatek Dark Knight Night Hawk II | Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 | 8GB Adata XPG V2 Silver 1600 Mhz RAM | Gigabyte 3X Windforce GTX 770 4GB @ 1.27 Ghz/7.25 Ghz | Rosewill Hive 550W Bronze PSU | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 | Samsung Evo 250 GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD | ASUS VS239H-P | Razer Deathadder 2013 | Partlist

 

LTT Build-Off Thread: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/35226-the-ltt-build-off-thread-no-building-required/

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