Budget Build

[Prolite]

Hey guys,  have about 700-750$ to spend.. looking to either have a full rebuild, or an upgrade.

 

Here's what i currently have.

 

 1 HIS H675F1GD Radeon HD 6750 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

   1 XFX ProSeries P1-450S-X2B9 450W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Core Edition ...

   1 ASRock 770 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD770 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard    

 1 AMD Athlon II X3 455 Rana 3.3GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Desktop Processor ADX455WFGMBOX

   1 Refurbished: WD WD Blue RFHWD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive .

 1 SAMSUNG Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model TS-H353C - OEM

 1 G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 

 1 G.SKILL 4GB Micro SDHC Flash Card w/ SD Adapter Model FF-TSDG4GA-C4      

 

Looking to upgrade so i can stream common games (League of legends, Battlefield 4) and just have a better experience.

 

Thanks!

[dizmo]

Where are you buying the parts from?

[venturizhou]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($114.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard:  ASRock 990FX KILLER ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($142.86 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($76.95 @ B&H) 

Case:  Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Microcenter) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Microcenter) 

Total: $519.76

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-27 21:21 EST-0500)

 

Get a GTX 760 for $200 from here

http://www.evga.com/Products/ProductList.aspx?type=8

 

Total: $720

 

Notes:

Keep your RAM, if you have an ATX case you can keep it too. 

Keep your HDD and Optical Drive. 

If you live near a Microcenter the FX-8320 will be significantly faster and right now it is on sale for the same price. 

 

Sell old parts to recoup some costs. 

[Prolite]

Will these builds be able to stream at a good quality?

[venturizhou]

Will these builds be able to stream at a good quality?

That is completely dependent upon your connection. But yes we both chose GTX 760 so they come with shadowplay which allows for streaming with minimal impact on streaming. 

[Prolite]

but the cpu can handle it... is it the same as say a i5?

[venturizhou]

Handle streaming? Yeah it will be fine. Like I said if you have a Micro center nearby get the FX-8320 for the same price. Also I wouldn't worry about CPU bottleneck. The GTX 760 doesn't put out enough grunt for that.

[Prolite]

What do you guys think about going intel?

[venturizhou]

What do you guys think about going intel?

Your budget dictates that you are better off with AMD because  Core i3 starts at $100+ (dual core with HT), $150 for Core i5, then usually $200 (it's $180 now but some have gotten for less) for the cheapest Haswell unlocked CPU the Core i5-4670K and then if you want to overclock with the standard Z87 it's not a cheap motherboard either. 

 

Realistically if you want to you can get a Core i5 4670K for $160ish, have to jump through some hoops. then a Z87 motherboard for maybe $100. If you want to go through that process. 

[Prolite]

with the amd processors i hear they run hot? sorry for all the questions guys

[venturizhou]

with the amd processors i hear they run hot? sorry for all the questions guys

Yes they have a high TDP, but since you don't have a small enclosure it should be fine.