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[GeekySole9354]

Hi! I am soon (like next week) build my first pc and i just want to check so that everything looks good.

 

I am a little bit concerned about my CPU and that it will not handle the new games, because Watch Dogs need a quad core CPU, and this is only dual core. Should i go with AMD instead? This build is on a tight budget and this is as much as i can spend. The PC is for gaming, and btw i live in sweden so all parts may not be avalible here. I don't want to go any lower than a 660, because my 29'' moitor needs more power than most other monitors. Mostly i want the visible parts as black as possible, cause i will be putting in RGB strips and it will probably look weird if i have to many different colours.

 

No peripherals needed.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) 

Motherboard:  ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card  ($170.00 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Corsair Vengeance C70 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $672.93

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-07 02:34 EDT-0400)

[SAV1OUR]

$20 more but worth it 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $727.92

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-07 02:37 EDT-0400)

[Bloodyvalley]

You cannot game on an i3. Not anymore.

[SAV1OUR]

You cannot game on an i3. Not anymore.

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watch some of the newer budget builds like austins plenty of people recommend i3s for budget builds you can game of them your not going to be getting a million frames but you will be gaming  

[GeekySole9354]

 

$20 more but worth it 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $727.92

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-07 02:37 EDT-0400)

 

Isn't that like 50$ more?

[SAV1OUR]

Isn't that like 50$ more?

im guessing your budgets $700 from your first post so i was basing it off that 

[Bloodyvalley]

wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut. 

 

watch some of the newer budget builds like austins plenty of people recommend i3s for budget builds you can game of them your not going to be getting a million frames but you will be gaming  

At least the m/b supports LGA 1150.

 

 

OP, don't spend $100 on a OCing board. Get a cheap H87 board or something like that.

 

Also, for the case, get a Corsair 200R.

[Heisenbleurgh]

Get a cheaper case and motherboard and try to aim for a 700 series card from nvidia, the difference is pretty big and you'll love it

[GeekySole9354]

@SAV1OUR Can i go with that build but with a GTX 760 instead, or does that make it not worth the price?

[SAV1OUR]

@SAV1OUR Can i go with that build but with a GTX 760 instead, or does that make it not worth the price?

yes it you can but i dont like the 760's because you can find 770s around the same price 

[GeekySole9354]

Get a cheaper case and motherboard and try to aim for a 700 series card from nvidia, the difference is pretty big and you'll love it

Do you think a FX-6300, an Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P and an MSI Geforce GTX 760 OC will be good enough?

 

[GeekySole9354]

yes it you can but i dont like the 760's because you can find 770s around the same price 

Ok, i will look into that later, gotta go to school now.

[Heisenbleurgh]

 

Do you think a FX-6300, an Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P and an MSI Geforce GTX 760 OC will be good enough?

I know Gigabyte makes good motherboards so you're ok there, with the CPU I read this and seems that you'd be ok with the 6300: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1765227/amd-6300-8350-gaming-performance.html

and a 760 will be a huge upgrade, a friend got one recently and he's re-playing every game he had because he says that "now he's properly playing games"

[tkhakr]

yes it you can but i dont like the 760's because you can find 770s around the same price

where can you find a 770 for the same price as a 760

[SAV1OUR]

where can you find a 770 for the same price as a 760

look at the highest price 760 

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#qq=1&c=142&sort=a7

and then the lowest price 770

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#qq=1&sort=a7&c=137

[Guest]

I personally think the C70 is a great choice, but if you really need to save money, then the 200R is fine. A great idea is to buy a grommet kit from Corsair; I like the design of the 200R but the lack of rubber grommets keeps me away from that case (I am very picky about my grommets).

 

yes it you can but i dont like the 760's because you can find 770s around the same price 

 

^this

 

No one will buy a 4GB 760, except for dumb/misled first time builders. That simply doesn't make sense. And I'd take low temps, red or yellow highlights and absolute silence from the TF4 over the looks of Nvidia's shroud any day.