Mid Range Gaming PC

vet folks · July 14, 2014

It's been almost a week since i started dreaming new pc

Waited for almost a year to save the money to buy the parts

2-3 months from now i'll be holding the pieces of my own Gaming rig.

This is what i have now, i went to a lot of forums to get opinion never really got a straight answer.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/pepeniva/saved/7266Mp

mobo, cpu, and gpu is what im concern about, are those the right choices?

MattP123 · July 14, 2014

What is your budget?

JokuTyyppi · July 14, 2014

If you are going to overclock, that cpu is awesome. If not then you can buy for example 4670 (Non K model). You can save a few bucks by downgrading that mobo to z97-a. That gpu is starting to be a little old but it is still powerful enough for ME atleast I would go for GTX 760 if i was you.

79wjd · July 14, 2014

If you are going to overclock, that cpu is awesome. If not then you can buy for example 4670 (Non K model). You can save a few bucks by downgrading that mobo to z97-a. That gpu is starting to be a little old but it is still powerful enough for ME atleast I would go for GTX 760 if i was you.

To add on:

If you're intention is to oc then get a 4690k and z97 board. If you have no intention to oc then get a 4570/4670 and either a z87 or h87 board depending on If you intent to sli or not (z87 if you want sli). I'd also go for an amd 280/x over a gtc760.

July 14, 2014

I'd rather have this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8rKcGX

Silver Knight · July 14, 2014

It's been almost a week since i started dreaming new pc

Waited for almost a year to save the money to buy the parts

2-3 months from now i'll be holding the pieces of my own Gaming rig.

This is what i have now, i went to a lot of forums to get opinion never really got a straight answer.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/pepeniva/saved/7266Mp

mobo, cpu, and gpu is what im concern about, are those the right choices?

Try this, i put you a better SSD and a more powerful GPU

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.98 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($135.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: G.Skill AEGIS 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)

Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.66 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $920.48

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

vet folks · July 15, 2014

thank you guys but i think im dropping my budget

im just tyring to squeeze everything to my next paycheck

here is the updated

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sF22WZ

800+ w/o mail and rebate

this is reasonable price,

if you guys can correct my build that stays around that price, i would really appreciate that

Thank you

dragoon20005 · July 15, 2014

thank you guys but i think im dropping my budget

im just tyring to squeeze everything to my next paycheck

here is the updated

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sF22WZ

800+ w/o mail and rebate

this is reasonable price,

if you guys can correct my build that stays around that price, i would really appreciate that

Thank you

no need for extra thermal

500 watts is all you need

more cores please

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($144.98 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.98 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($127.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($17.99 @ Amazon)

Mouse: Corsair Raptor M45 Wired Optical Mouse ($44.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $816.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

vet folks · July 15, 2014

I personally would go with an FX-8350 or 8320 and spend the extra money on a better GPU. Much better! http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MCx2WZ

i'll look into this

vet folks · July 15, 2014

I personally would go with an FX-8350 or 8320 and spend the extra money on a better GPU. Much better! http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MCx2WZ

no need for extra thermal

500 watts is all you need

more cores please

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($144.98 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.98 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($127.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($74.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan  ($17.99 @ Amazon)

Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan  ($17.99 @ Amazon)

Mouse: Corsair Raptor M45 Wired Optical Mouse  ($44.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $816.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

this two are closely in good price, cant decide which one

is this a battle of reference?

asus or asrock, i never used asrock before so idk how capable they are.

as for the tower, i'll go for the bitfenix, looks way better

for memory, well i decided to go 4gb since im in a tight budge and upgrade it later.

1tb western digital is really enough for me.

for gaming keyboard i also decided to go for this one CM Storm Devastator cheap and also comes with extra mouse

Question: Baracuda or Western DIgital?

Im not an OC guy.

Prömetheus · July 16, 2014

The R9 280 he referenced has 3GB of VRAM. You only need 2GB for 1080p gaming and in my experience Nvidia has better drivers and is all around more reliable and the GTX 760 has more headroom to overclock if you decide to in the future, but that's just my opinion. The FX-8350 is barely more expensive than the 8320 and will offer slightly better performance. And you could even save a few bucks on the PSU like he said all you need is 500w so I would get the PSU he said and the rest of the build that I gave you. Ultimately it's up to you but that's just my opinion.

Nope, GTX 760 is overpriced. Also an R9 280 have a better price also performance then the 760.