AMD of Intel?

[Jedicake]

Oh wow. Yea ok that changes things. 

Agreed. The combo deals they have with the G3258 and mobo's are kind of amazing. For pure gaming, nothing beats that.

 

It pretty much just lets you save quite a bit so you can get a beastly GPU (obviously not too beastly to bottleneck it but still)

[zjellie]

First,

Thanks for all the reply's!

 

Tell us specifically what this computer is going to be used for please.

 

My dad is going to use the computer for Altium Designer, programming applications and building linux distributions.

There is no PC gaming involved.

I hope this will help you guys a little

[zjellie]

Great news!

My budget is increased to $540!

I searched a little and found this build:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($75.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Aerocool Xpredator X1 Black Edition ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $490.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

Please tell me what you guys think

[Hardip]

INTEL INTEL INTEL

 

 

INTEL CORE i3 4130.

[harrynowl]

Great news!

My budget is increased to $540!

I searched a little and found this build:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($54.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($75.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Case: Aerocool Xpredator X1 Black Edition ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $490.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

Please tell me what you guys think

Board has onboard so you can get rid of the 5450. But I wouldn't use a 125W 8 core on that motherboard. 

 

If it's used for designing, compiling programs/distros then I'd assume it'd be under load and that board just can't handle that kind of load consistently. I believe they are all multithreaded tasks so the FX is a good choice on a budget. You also missed storage and are spending too much on a gaudy looking case (I wouldn't give that to my Dad personally).

 

Try a FX8320, but buy something like the M5A97 R2.0 / 970UD3P (I think MSI also came to market with a 970 'gaming' board recently that's supposed to be quite good- not sure on price in USA though).

 

You'll need a dedicated 5450 with those boards though.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.98 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($75.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Mwave) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $497.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

This is probably the best value you will get. If needed add a 1TB drive.

[Luke]

 

Board has onboard so you can get rid of the 5450. But I wouldn't use a 125W 8 core on that motherboard. 

 

If it's used for designing, compiling programs/distros then I'd assume it'd be under load and that board just can't handle that kind of load consistently. I believe they are all multithreaded tasks so the FX is a good choice on a budget. You also missed storage and are spending too much on a gaudy looking case (I wouldn't give that to my Dad personally).

 

Try a FX8320, but buy something like the M5A97 R2.0 / 970UD3P (I think MSI also came to market with a 970 'gaming' board recently that's supposed to be quite good- not sure on price in USA though).

 

You'll need a dedicated 5450 with those boards though.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.98 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($75.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Mwave) 

Total: $477.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

This is probably the best value you will get. If needed add a 1TB drive.

 

 

You forgot a power supply.

[harrynowl]

You forgot a power supply.

I don't know what you're talking about