Help on Picking Parts

[LolCxts]

I have a budget of 200-300 CAD to buy parts. 

 

Can you tell me what components i can get the best for my budget. I already have a hard drive, psu, so do not add it on the total cost

[WoodenMarker]

What's the system being used for?

What psu and hdd do you have?

Is a copy of Windows or any peripherals needed?

[Probenja]

With that budget, if you want you could go for an APU build and when you have more money add a nice graphics card and more ram if you want:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Motherboard:  MSI A88XM-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($71.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Memory:  Kingston Blu 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Memory Express) 

Case:  Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Memory Express) 

Total: $326.95

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-10 16:52 EDT-0400)

 

[LolCxts]

What's the system being used for?

What psu and hdd do you have?

Is a copy of Windows or any peripherals needed?

I have the CX430M and 2  of Seagate 500TB

 

and it s being used for mostly gaming 

 

and no windows or peripherals

 

Also if it matters, i have a gt 610 and may upgrade to a gtx 750 ti later on

[LolCxts]

 

With that budget, if you want you could go for an APU build and when you have more money add a nice graphics card and more ram if you want:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Motherboard:  MSI A88XM-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($71.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Memory:  Kingston Blu 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Memory Express) 

Case:  Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Memory Express) 

Total: $326.95

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-10 16:52 EDT-0400)

 

 

What is the difference between a10-7700k and a10-5800k... The clock speed is higher but it is cheaper. Can you tell me why? 

[Probenja]

What is the difference between a10-7700k and a10-5800k... The clock speed is higher but it is cheaper. Can you tell me why? 

the 5800k is an older cpu, and it has a worse igpu.

[i_build_nanosuits]

OP for your graphics card upgrade please consider the r7 265 or GTX 660 instead of the 750ti, both these card outperform the 750ti by about 15 to 20% and cost about the same...you pay a premium for the low power consumption of the 750ti

but since you have a descent PSU already you should go with the r7 265...

[LolCxts]

OP for your graphics card upgrade please consider the r7 265 or GTX 660 instead of the 750ti, both these card outperform the 750ti by about 15 to 20% and cost about the same...you pay a premium for the low power consumption of the 750ti

but since you have a descent PSU already you should go with the r7 265...

I will consider it

[WoodenMarker]

I have the CX430M and 2  of Seagate 500TB

and it s being used for mostly gaming 

and no windows or peripherals

Also if it matters, i have a gt 610 and may upgrade to a gtx 750 ti later on

What kind of games are you planning to play?

[LolCxts]

Im planning to play DayZ, BF4 (when i upgrade the gpu), cod ghost, bioshock, nba 2k14. 

[i_build_nanosuits]

in how long do you think you will be ready for a GPU? because it would make more sence to get a better CPU and use the GT610 that you have until you can get a good GPU...

The APU will provide better graphics until you get a GPU but you are sacrifising on CPU processing power and you are spending money for the IGP that you will no longer use when you get

a graphics card...

[LolCxts]

My brother has an i3-4330 with gtx 750.  Will the fx 6300 run better with the same gpu?

[LolCxts]

in how long do you think you will be ready for a GPU? because it would make more sence to get a better CPU and use the GT610 that you have until you can get a good GPU...

The APU will provide better graphics until you get a GPU but you are sacrifising on CPU processing power and you are spending money for the IGP that you will no longer use when you get

a graphics card...

About a month or so. If you're picking the parts or something, can you please make 2 different completes: One with the apu and one with a cpu + 610 (that will be upgraded)

[i_build_nanosuits]

Yes the FX-6300 is better in games that use more than 2 threads, some older games that use only 1 or 2 heavy threads run better on the core i3 though, but for future games and modern games the FX-6300 is a much better CPU overall...

now back to you, here...if you're going to have to wait for a month, get something like this and use your GT610 until you can afford a radeon r7 265, this CPU is better than an APU and cost less...also down the road you might want to add

another 4gb of RAM for dual channel performance and also more capacity because some games use more than 4gb, but for now you're okay..:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($95.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard:  MSI A78M-E45 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($69.69 @ DirectCanada)
Memory:  Kingston Blu 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $205.66
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-10 17:21 EDT-0400)

[WoodenMarker]

Im planning to play DayZ, BF4 (when i upgrade the gpu), cod ghost, bioshock, nba 2k14. 

This is what you could currently get: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3HxW6

[LolCxts]

Yes the FX-6300 is better in games that use more than 2 threads, some older games that use only 1 or 2 heavy threads run better on the core i3 though, but for future games and modern games the FX-6300 is a much better CPU overall...

now back to you, here...if you're going to have to wait for a month, get something like this and use your GT610 until you can afford a radeon r7 265, this CPU is better than an APU and cost less...also down the road you might want to add

another 4gb of RAM for dual channel performance and also more capacity because some games use more than 4gb, but for now you're okay..:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($95.98 @ Amazon Canada)

Motherboard:  MSI A78M-E45 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($69.69 @ DirectCanada)

Memory:  Kingston Blu 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Memory Express)

Total: $205.66

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-10 17:21 EDT-0400)

Which one is better? The fx-6300 or x4 760k because if the fx is better, i can just get that

[i_build_nanosuits]

yes the fx is much better if it fit in your budget then go with that and an am3+ motherboard 970 chipset

[LolCxts]

yes the fx is much better if it fit in your budget then go with that and an am3+ motherboard 970 chipset

Thanks. You've been a great help

[i_build_nanosuits]

here, if you could afford something like that, find a cheap case and later add an r7 265, you would have a very good gaming machine:

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard:  ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($73.00 @ Vuugo) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($75.77 @ DirectCanada) 

Total: $268.76

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-10 17:37 EDT-0400)