Computer Builds at Budgets.

[Greatest Cupcake]

Hello Internet. I have builds. Here they are.

 

In a several month long trial to get the best performance out of certain amounts of cash, I've been ever making and re-doing and swapping parts in different builds.

These builds are priced at 450, 550, and 650 US Dollars. I tried very hard to get them even 4, 5, and 600 respectively, but with OS and peripherals, it quickly became impossible.

My benchmark was the PS4, and it's equipment. I would like to think that my cheapest build would compete, or even beat a PS4 in graphic fidelity, as well as do everything else a computer does.

What every computer includes is everything a box needs to run, as well as a keyboard, mouse, and OS, which is sourced from eBay, and normally 30~50 dollars (Varies because eBay).

 

These builds are made from PC Part Picker, which is very much a staple for building nowadays, and info I get from multiple sources, including but not limited to:

Cpubenchmark.net (All of Pass Mark, really.)

Jonnyguru.com

tomshardware.com

There's others, but off the top of my head, I can't remember. Plus, I have Google, so I can always find reviews and info.

 

First and foremost, the 450$ Builds. They come in two configurations, AMD and Intel respectively,  that can be changed and swapped to make mixed configs.

AMD: Click here

Intel: Click here

 

Intel is a pain to pair with GeForce, only for the fact that they both come out to be more expensive in the end, for what seems like less performance. It irks me. 

These are what my more expensive models get based off of, so they all change when prices fluctuate. For the most part, however, this is how they are. 

Let me know what you think can be improved, what may be better, more efficient, etc. I try my best to give at least a 30 dollar leverage, so more expensive parts are out of the question. 

I've not truly gone and sourced other markets other than what PC Part Picker provides, so also let me now if there are cheaper places I can receive these parts.

After  a bit of feedback on those two, I'll edit the others accordingly. Thank you for any and all who browse and/or reply. 

[TheSLSAMG]

Diablotek.

 

Beat a PS4.

 

No.

[Bloodyvalley]

Why $40 for the OS? It's $100.

 

 

And go for a good PSU, Diablotek, as a PSU? Uhm, just the name makes me want to go for another company.

[CoolBeans]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($80.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($34.69 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($27.99 @ NCIX US) 

Keyboard: Gigabyte KM5300 Wired Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($9.44 @ NCIX US) 

Other: windoge 8.1 ($20.00) @ G2a https://www.g2a.com/windows-8-professional-32-64-bit-cd-key-global.html or you could get it on reddit for 10$

Total: $466.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

but I would spend the extra and get this http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gBLwyc

 

and intel which isn't that great http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bTYQcf if you have a microcenter near you you can get the 100$ pentium deal

[TheSLSAMG]

Why $40 for the OS? It's $100.

 

 

And go for a good PSU, Diablotek, as a PSU? Uhm, just the name makes me want to go for another company.

G2A offers Windows 8.1 for around $20

[ForsakenLive]

1: The FX 4200 is not your best choice, go at least 4300, If you go 6300 it's better. The 4200 is pretty much a OC'd 4100

2: I'm not a fan of biostar. Getting a $35 board from them is kind of asking for trouble

3: A 1tb hard drive is like a $5-8  difference

4: Get away from Diablotek, run! run!!

5: G2A keys are around $20

6: Is the DVD reader necessary? Do you have DVDs?

7: That CPU cooler is more quiet than the stock one, but the temperatures on it are very similar.

8: Find out if the motherboard you got for the Pentium features a bios update that allows to  OC it, I know Asus does have a  H81 board that allows OC on that CPU.

[Greatest Cupcake]

Diablotek.

 

Beat a PS4.

 

No.

Not constructive. Why even post.

 

Why $40 for the OS? It's $100.

 

 

And go for a good PSU, Diablotek, as a PSU? Uhm, just the name makes me want to go for another company.

My High school had several diabloteks that I disassembled and played with, they worked fine and did their job.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($80.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($34.69 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($27.99 @ NCIX US) 

Keyboard: Gigabyte KM5300 Wired Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($9.44 @ NCIX US) 

Other: windoge 8.1 ($20.00) @ G2a https://www.g2a.com/windows-8-professional-32-64-bit-cd-key-global.html or you could get it on reddit for 10$

Total: $466.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

but I would spend the extra and get this http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gBLwyc

 

and intel which isn't that great http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bTYQcf if you have a microcenter near you you can get the 100$ pentium deal

 

The Paterson Microcenter is near me, that's where I go. Lots of solid idea's here, I like the cpu/mobo combo for AMD, it's cheaper than what I was doing, and slightly better. I'll look into this list more.

 

1: The FX 4200 is not your best choice, go at least 4300, If you go 6300 it's better. The 4200 is pretty much a OC'd 4100

2: I'm not a fan of biostar. Getting a $35 board from them is kind of asking for trouble

3: A 1tb hard drive is like a $5-8  difference

4: Get away from Diablotek, run! run!!

5: G2A keys are around $20

6: Is the DVD reader necessary? Do you have DVDs?

7: That CPU cooler is more quiet than the stock one, but the temperatures on it are very similar.

8: Find out if the motherboard you got for the Pentium features a bios update that allows to  OC it, I know Asus does have a  H81 board that allows OC on that CPU.

1. I went with the 4200 because of price, but I get what you're saying.

2. I'm not a fan either. But the next cheapest was 49 dollars. Ouch.

3. 8 bucks is life.

4. They're fine.

5. Noted

6. Some people can't get away from physical drives. So this is a necessity until the Digital age rules finally.

7. I don't think the cpu comes with a cooler.

8. I'll look into it, but I don't think so. I don't like Bio, so I'll see what board I can use other than that.

 

EDIT: Tried to get to g2a, seems to be down for me. Dunno if anyone else has this problem.

[Bloodyvalley]

Diablotek PSUs are terrible. SeaSonic, Antec, XFX, Corsair and some others are the only PSU vendors you should trust.

[Greatest Cupcake]

Diablotek PSUs are terrible. SeaSonic, Antec, XFX, Corsair and some others are the only PSU vendors you should trust.

Noted, still don't see what's wrong with them. Decided that I'd go for the evga PSU, and sacrifice the disk drive. Small price to pay really, will keep tinkering at it.

[TheSLSAMG]

Not constructive. Why even post.

 

My High school had several diabloteks that I disassembled and played with, they worked fine and did their job.

 

The Paterson Microcenter is near me, that's where I go. Lots of solid idea's here, I like the cpu/mobo combo for AMD, it's cheaper than what I was doing, and slightly better. I'll look into this list more.

 

1. I went with the 4200 because of price, but I get what you're saying.

2. I'm not a fan either. But the next cheapest was 49 dollars. Ouch.

3. 8 bucks is life.

4. They're fine.

5. Noted

6. Some people can't get away from physical drives. So this is a necessity until the Digital age rules finally.

7. I don't think the cpu comes with a cooler.

8. I'll look into it, but I don't think so. I don't like Bio, so I'll see what board I can use other than that.

 

EDIT: Tried to get to g2a, seems to be down for me. Dunno if anyone else has this problem.

Let me construct. Why bother posting? Because you could make someone make a terrible choice.

 

Diablotek PSUs are cheap junk. They cost $20 for a 500W PSU for a reason. They deliver nowhere near their output. Ask JonnyGURU, one of the most well-renowned PSU reviews out there, with years of this under his belt and equipment to bring any PSU to it's knees.

 

RPM-1050 review: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=187

PHD-650 review (not JonnyGURU): http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/12/17/diablotek_phd650_650w_power_supply_review/3#.U8SW7PldXYx

 

I myself owned a 600W EL Diablotek PSU. Or rather, two. One of them died almost outright, and the other one didn't deliver near the proper voltages for their rails.

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/115175-psa-that-shouldnt-need-to-exist-dont-buy-diablotek/?hl=diablotek

 

So please, if you want to do budget builds, don't do ones that have the potential to go down in flames.

 

And I am near that same Paterson MC.

[Greatest Cupcake]

Let me construct. Why bother posting? Because you could make someone make a terrible choice.

 

Diablotek PSUs are cheap junk. They cost $20 for a 500W PSU for a reason. They deliver nowhere near their output. Ask JonnyGURU, one of the most well-renowned PSU reviews out there, with years of this under his belt and equipment to bring any PSU to it's knees.

 

RPM-1050 review: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=187

PHD-650 review (not JonnyGURU): http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/12/17/diablotek_phd650_650w_power_supply_review/3#.U8SW7PldXYx

 

I myself owned a 600W EL Diablotek PSU. Or rather, two. One of them died almost outright, and the other one didn't deliver near the proper voltages for their rails.

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/115175-psa-that-shouldnt-need-to-exist-dont-buy-diablotek/?hl=diablotek

 

So please, if you want to do budget builds, don't do ones that have the potential to go down in flames.

 

And I am near that same Paterson MC.

Thank you for elaborating. I've only Pseudo-owned them, as I said, we had them in High school. My experience was less horrific, however, and I did look over Jonnyguru on their diablotek review.

Budget is cheap, and sometimes, no matter what you do will burn. But maybe I shouldn't try adding gasoline labelled Diablotek to it. I'll keep scouring for cheaper alternatives to the Evga 430w.

I've gotten addicted to MC, shopping  there is like bringing me to Toys 'r' us when I was 5.

[TheSLSAMG]

Thank you for elaborating. I've only Pseudo-owned them, as I said, we had them in High school. My experience was less horrific, however, and I did look over Jonnyguru on their diablotek review.

Budget is cheap, and sometimes, no matter what you do will burn. But maybe I shouldn't try adding gasoline labelled Diablotek to it. I'll keep scouring for cheaper alternatives to the Evga 430w.

I've gotten addicted to MC, shopping  there is like bringing me to Toys 'r' us when I was 5.

This

 

I feel the same way. There are decent alternatives if you can spend a bit more, like the Corsair CX 430W and some of SeaSonic's Bronze 350W stuff.

[Greatest Cupcake]

This

 

I feel the same way. There are decent alternatives if you can spend a bit more, like the Corsair CX 430W and some of SeaSonic's Bronze 350W stuff.

You're asking the worst person to spend MORE money. I will pinch pennies until they turn into pure copper, just so I can pawn them.

Gotta go down, the builds already at 450, and I'd like to try and get it's disk drive in again.

[TheSLSAMG]

You're asking the worst person to spend MORE money. I will pinch pennies until they turn into pure copper, just so I can pawn them.

Gotta go down, the builds already at 450, and I'd like to try and get it's disk drive in again.

Hmm, I will think this through.

 

Give me a few minutes, I may be able to help.

[TheSLSAMG]

You're asking the worst person to spend MORE money. I will pinch pennies until they turn into pure copper, just so I can pawn them.

Gotta go down, the builds already at 450, and I'd like to try and get it's disk drive in again.

Actually, I have an idea.

 

G2A sells Windows 8.1 Professional licenses for ~$20

 

A better PSU would probably cost $50

 

I think this could help greatly.

[Probenja]

You're asking the worst person to spend MORE money. I will pinch pennies until they turn into pure copper, just so I can pawn them.

Gotta go down, the builds already at 450, and I'd like to try and get it's disk drive in again.

I think you should make better quality builds rather than having the best performance. And I don't think anyone considering saving money on a PC wants an odd.

For that money I'd go 760k or a Pentium and a 260x/750 with a 1tb HDD, 4gb of ram, 80+ PSU and the cheapest case from a reputable brand.

Also don't consider the prices with deals if you want to recommend the build to anyone because prices vary and not always there is going to be a discount.

[Greatest Cupcake]

Actually, I have an idea.

 

G2A sells Windows 8.1 Professional licenses for ~$20

 

A better PSU would probably cost $50

 

I think this could help greatly.

I checked g2a, they're selling the keys for 16.34. Awesome. I'll upgrade to 8.1 if it's that cheap.

 

I think you should make better quality builds rather than having the best performance. And I don't think anyone considering saving money on a PC wants an odd.

For that money I'd go 760k or a Pentium and a 260x/750 with a 1tb HDD, 4gb of ram, 80+ PSU and the cheapest case from a reputable brand.

Also don't consider the prices with deals if you want to recommend the build to anyone because prices vary and not always there is going to be a discount.

Deals are essential. That's why these parts lists are ever changing, I swap them when deals pop up. If I find a core or GPU, etc, that is good, I try to keep that piece, and swap between manufactures.

 

The AMD set is as follows: Click here

 

EDIT: Found a cheaper Gigabyte case, but it's not on PC Part Picker. It's place holder is the GZ=F5HEB, the case I found is the GZ-F3HEB.