Second Build

[Trippyskittles]

Hi everyone, this is going to be my second ever build and I wanted to see if anyone could offer me any advice or anything like that. 

Here is the PcPartPicker Link

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/trippyskittles/saved/46M7

Thanks for any feedback and I would just like to note that I won't be ordering any parts until late this summer.

[DoubleY]

Better

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($107.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard:  MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory:  Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $802.90

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-29 21:11 EDT-0400)

[Redportal]

Looking Good .

[hawaiims]

Hi everyone, this is going to be my second ever build and I wanted to see if anyone could offer me any advice or anything like that. 

Here is the PcPartPicker Link

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/trippyskittles/saved/46M7

Thanks for any feedback and I would just like to note that I won't be ordering any parts until late this summer.

is it not possible for you to salvage an old hard drive of a dying laptop or an old ps3 or something? A small cost cut like that can really help at this budget.

 

Also I'm not trying to advocate for piracy but windows 7 licenses are ridiculously expensive (windows licenses in general). There are ways to get windows 7 for free... I'll leave it at that. 

 

If both the two things I mention can get taken care of, then I can recommend a muuuuch better build. 

[Ryan Leech]

Hi everyone, this is going to be my second ever build and I wanted to see if anyone could offer me any advice or anything like that. 

Here is the PcPartPicker Link

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/trippyskittles/saved/46M7

Thanks for any feedback and I would just like to note that I won't be ordering any parts until late this summer.

Oh god that motherboard is horrendous. It has one of the worst VRM designs of any motherboard still sold. You would be better off putting your cpu and ram into a bowl of water. \

 

Find a better mobo, and buy the cpu and mobo at microcenter for $40

[Trippyskittles]

Oh god that motherboard is horrendous. It has one of the worst VRM designs of any motherboard still sold. You would be better off putting your cpu and ram into a bowl of water. \

 

Find a better mobo, and buy the cpu and mobo at microcenter for $40

Haha I really don't have much sense when it comes to these things, it being my second build and all.  Any suggestions for a comparable board? 

[Trippyskittles]

is it not possible for you to salvage an old hard drive of a dying laptop or an old ps3 or something? A small cost cut like that can really help at this budget.

 

Also I'm not trying to advocate for piracy but windows 7 licenses are ridiculously expensive (windows licenses in general). There are ways to get windows 7 for free... I'll leave it at that. 

 

If both the two things I mention can get taken care of, then I can recommend a muuuuch better build. 

I cant say I have any issues for not paying for Windows, but no spare systems around here.

[hawaiims]

I cant say I have any issues for not paying for Windows, but no spare systems around here.

Here's what I can get you if you remove windows and download it for free from... uuuuuh 100% legal websites haha

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3iLOA

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3iLOA/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3iLOA/benchmarks/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ Amazon) (miles ahead of FX-6300. The fx-6300 will bottleneck even a 760 so it's worth paying more for this IMO)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($48.98 @ OutletPC) (excellent motherboard for the price)

Memory: GeIL EVO Veloce Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) (cheap ram, good ram and looks nice)

Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($73.48 @ SuperBiiz) (cheap SSD, should be more reliable than 840 evo because of the type of NAND it uses)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) (great cheap hard drive)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  ($309.99 @ NCIX US) (a lot better than a 760. It's basically a rebranded 680 that was improved a little, while the 760 is a 660 ti that was improved a little)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) (good case for the price)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) (430W will be more than enough)

Total: $795.40

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-29 21:21 EDT-0400)

 

Oh and of course the Asus 770 has a nice DCUII cooler on it

[Trippyskittles]

Would it be a good idea to buy a cooler and overclock the CPU?  I'm assuming that the case is just personal preference, because I really like corsair cases, especially the one I had on my list.

[Ryan Leech]

Haha I really don't have much sense when it comes to these things, it being my second build and all.  Any suggestions for a comparable board? 

Anything Gigabyte is good. I would highly recommend a 990FX board of any manufacturer

[DoubleY]

 

Here's what I can get you if you remove windows and download it for free from... uuuuuh 100% legal websites haha

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3iLOA

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3iLOA/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3iLOA/benchmarks/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ Amazon) (miles ahead of FX-6300. The fx-6300 will bottleneck even a 760 so it's worth paying more for this IMO)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($48.98 @ OutletPC) (excellent motherboard for the price)

Memory: GeIL EVO Veloce Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) (cheap ram, good ram and looks nice)

Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($73.48 @ SuperBiiz) (cheap SSD, should be more reliable than 840 evo because of the type of NAND it uses)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) (great cheap hard drive)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  ($309.99 @ NCIX US) (a lot better than a 760. It's basically a rebranded 680 that was improved a little, while the 760 is a 660 ti that was improved a little)

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) (good case for the price)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) (430W will be more than enough)

Total: $795.40

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-29 21:21 EDT-0400)

 

Oh and of course the Asus 770 has a nice DCUII cooler on it

 

I'm sorry, did you say a FX 6300 will bottleneck a GTX 760? Wat? Are you joking? 

[Trippyskittles]

Anything Gigabyte is good. I would highly recommend a 990FX board of any manufacturer

Good to know.  I find myself really liking MSI for some reason even though I have only bought one product from them (my current board) so I'm really clueless when it comes to shopping for parts.

[hawaiims]

I'm sorry, did you say a FX 6300 will bottleneck a GTX 760? Wat? Are you joking? 

it will a little. This might give a little idea:

 

 

dual core i3 beats octa core 8350... how embarassing

 

naaah I kid I kid. In reality the 4440 is quite a bit better than the FX-6300 and the 6300 will bottleneck a little but it's not a huge bottleneck. 

[Ryan Leech]

Good to know.  I find myself really liking MSI for some reason even though I have only bought one product from them (my current board) so I'm really clueless when it comes to shopping for parts.

Their low budget AMD boards suck nuts

[Ryan Leech]

it will a little. This might give a little idea:

 

 

dual core i3 beats octa core 8350... how embarassing

 

naaah I kid I kid. In reality the 4440 is quite a bit better than the FX-6300 and the 6300 will bottleneck a little but it's not a huge bottleneck. 

Far Cry 3 is poorly written for multicore CPUs. An overclocked Core 2 Duo can beat a 4670K. All the OP needs to do is overclock to somewherew in the 4.5GHz range and he will enjoy a smooth gaming experience in 99% of games.