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Hi i'm planning on building a cheap gaming pc, this is what i got right now.

I would like to hear as many opinions as possible and as well how to improve without going mad with money.

I would like to hear if the hardware is compatible as well for the least mistakes.

I would also like to know how it would manage different games becouse that is what it will be used for.

I advance thank you and have a nice day.   :D

 

I would also like to know if there is any bottleneck and if there is what to do? 

I'm not going to buy on those sites it will be bought on different danish sites.

 

 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($79.49 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($58.99 @ Mwave) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.96 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($179.99 @ TigerDirect) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: Windows 8.1 ($23.00)
Total: $609.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

EDIT: I have changed the Antec Case out for a Corsair 200R.

         A 760K CPU is still under considereation and might be added.

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I assume you don't have the money, but if you can I would go for the 350D for the case instead.

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Looks good

Thank you.  :)

How would you think different games would run?

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Thank you.  :)

How would you think different games would run?

Pretty well, the 270 is a good card

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I assume you don't have the money, but if you can I would go for the 350D for the case instead.

Well money isen't a problem i just won't spent much becouse i don't know how much a deal a perfect pc for me is. But i would love that case and might be considered when i dicide and have the final build.

Thank you for response  :)

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Well money isen't a problem i just won't spent much becouse i don't know how much a deal a perfect pc for me is. But i would love that case and might be considered when i dicide and have the final build.

Thank you for response  :)

If so, I would instead go for an Athlon X4 760K. It's a bit better than the CPU you have right now and isn't that much more expensive.

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One of my biggest concerns is the motherboard becouse i did not do alot of research in that. If anyone has something to say about that.

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Seems like a well balanced budget build. Here's an R9 270 for $20 less though unless there's a specific reason why you want the MSI or dislike PowerColor. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131545

I also noticed your case only has 1 fan on the exhaust and no intake. Might want to throw another fan in there unless you have some lying around. 

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Why dont going with an APU instead? You would get better graphics performance, with not that much more money...

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Why dont going with an APU instead? You would get better graphics performance, with not that much more money...

no you wont, the 270 outperforms every APU there is.

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Consider overclocking your RAM after building the PC. You'd be surprised how much L3-cache-less CPUs like good RAM. Especially tight timings.

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Seems like a well balanced budget build. Here's an R9 270 for $20 less though unless there's a specific reason why you want the MSI or dislike PowerColor. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131545

I also noticed your case only has 1 fan on the exhaust and no intake. Might want to throw another fan in there unless you have some lying around. 

I haven't realy heard of powerColor and what is the devil edition. I'm trying to find it on websites in my country.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($79.50 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Vortex Plus 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M EXTREME4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.96 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: Windows 8.1 ($23.00)
Total: $588.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-19 17:03 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.49 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($149.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Antec VSK-4000 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($94.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $582.41

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-19 17:03 EDT-0400

 

Do you like this? It's better CPU

I will check that, thank you :)

EDIT: Is 450W enough?

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($79.50 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Vortex Plus 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M EXTREME4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.96 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($179.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)

Other: Windows 8.1 ($23.00)

Total: $588.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Isen't 600W a bit overkill.

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no you wont, the 270 outperforms every APU there is.

Exactly my thought thank you for confirming that.

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Hi i'm planning on building a cheap gaming pc, this is what i got right now.

I would like to hear as many opinions as possible and as well how to improve without going mad with money.

I would like to hear if the hardware is compatible as well for the least mistakes.

I would also like to know how it would manage different games becouse that is what it will be used for.

I advance thank you and have a nice day.   :D

 

I would also like to know if there is any bottleneck and if there is what to do? 

I'm not going to buy on those sites it will be bought on different danish sites.

 
 
 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($79.49 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($56.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.96 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($179.99 @ TigerDirect) 
Case: Antec VSK-4000 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: Windows 8.1 ($23.00)
Total: $584.72

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Gm9vqs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Gm9vqs/by_merchant/
 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($84.73 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($56.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB PCS+ Video Card  ($159.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $500.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-19 17:27 EDT-0400
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Hi i'm planning on building a cheap gaming pc, this is what i got right now.

I would like to hear as many opinions as possible and as well how to improve without going mad with money.

I would like to hear if the hardware is compatible as well for the least mistakes.

I would also like to know how it would manage different games becouse that is what it will be used for.

I advance thank you and have a nice day.   :D

 

I would also like to know if there is any bottleneck and if there is what to do? 

I'm not going to buy on those sites it will be bought on different danish sites.

 
 

 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($79.49 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($56.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.96 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($179.99 @ TigerDirect) 
Case: Antec VSK-4000 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: Windows 8.1 ($23.00)
Total: $584.72

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7Wg4Bm

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7Wg4Bm/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($84.73 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Vortex Plus 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M EXTREME4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 270X 2GB royalQueen Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)

Other: Windows 8.1 ($23.00)

Total: $592.64

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-19 17:45 EDT-0400

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Would it be woth it to go up to 760K CPU instead of 750K? How would it change in performance?

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I am planning to buy the same GPU, CPU and RAM as you. The retailer ran out of MSI cards though. Message me when you buy the PC so I can take some advice.

 

 

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I don't understand why people keep suggesting the 750K... The 760K is quite a bit newer, has some architectural advancements over the 750K and is clocked quite a bit higher out of the box - for only literally a few dollars more. Put a decent cooler on it and overclock it to the moon. Should give you a decent performance boost - especially in the more CPU-heavy games.

 

@Waffel Get the 760K instead. It's a better processor for pretty much the same cost. Besides that, your build looks pretty good to me. 

 

Also, for a build like this, any 80+ bronze or better PSU in the 450-500w range will be more than enough.

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