Tweak this build.

[OriginalPromise]

@c99patrick is scared(?) to make a new thread.... 

He PMed me regarding this build.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6wJNsY

He plays Dota, Lol, and some AAA titles along the way. 

I think he'll be better off getting an AMD GPU since you get better performance and 3 free AAA titles with it. (He lives in the Philippines)

The CPU also seems a bit weak, especially for AAA titles.

What would you tweak in this build? 

His budget is $650 max. 

[Norwegiantweaker]

haha and the first thing you do is call him out ? 

[OriginalPromise]

haha and the first thing you do is call him out ? 

Mhm.  B)

[c99patrick]

Hi. Lol

[Sklo]

not sure if the dual core can power AAA games and if he is low on budged look for the amd counterpart on the GPU.

[SAV1OUR]

over but hows this? 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus H97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($107.24 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($82.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: BitFenix Prodigy (White) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $684.17

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-15 04:28 EDT-0400

[c99patrick]

Hmmm. I'm looking for it.

[c99patrick]

over but hows this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus H97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.24 @ Amazon)

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)

Case: BitFenix Prodigy (White) Mini ITX Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $684.17

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-15 04:28 EDT-0400

Hmm. Nice build. Can I overclock on the cpu?

[Manny Calavera]

I really cant say, because i have no reference to other hw prices so i will just write down.

 

fx 6300

mobo with heatsinked vrm

no cpu cooler (yet)

cheapest stick or two sticks of 8 gb ram that is from good brand (cruicial good), doesnt even need to be heatsinked

750ti only if it is cheaper than r9 265

case is good but if you can, you can buy corsair 200r, mATX is cooler master n200, there is NZXT source 210 pretty cheap 

[PokémonTrainerFour]

$657 BEFORE MIR

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.98 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.65 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $597.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-15 04:31 EDT-0400

[SAV1OUR]

Hmm. Nice build. Can I overclock on the cpu?

no its a locked cpu and motherboard 

[OriginalPromise]

Hmm. Nice build. Can I overclock on the cpu?

That's not a K series CPU, so you can't overclock. 

An i5 is miles better than a pentium, so you won't even need to overclock. (Until workloads get a bit more demanding)

 

Go with this build, add in a SSD later, etc. 

[c99patrick]

$657 BEFORE MIR

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.98 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.65 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $597.56

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-15 04:31 EDT-0400

Hmmm. Is r9 270x powerful enough on a 1920x1080 resolution? If it is, this might be it.

[PokémonTrainerFour]

Hmmm. Is r9 270x powerful enough on a 1920x1080 resolution? If it is, this might be it.

The 270X can play most games like BF4 on high at about 40 FPS iirc

 

look for reviews for better detail

[Norwegiantweaker]

That's not a K series CPU, so you can't overclock. 

An i5 is miles better than a pentium, so you won't even need to overclock. (Until workloads get a bit more demanding)

 

Go with this build, add in a SSD later, etc. 

everyone says u cant OC a non K.. still im here with a 4.1 oc on my old non k I7 

[c99patrick]

That's not a K series CPU, so you can't overclock.

An i5 is miles better than a pentium, so you won't even need to overclock. (Until workloads get a bit more demanding)

Go with this build, add in a SSD later, etc.

I would go for the pentium tho. Overclock the pentium to 4.6-ish ghz, and boom. Also it is chepaper and overclocking is fun.

[c99patrick]

The 270X can play most games like BF4 on high at about 40 FPS iirc

look for reviews for better detail

Will do.

[OriginalPromise]

I would go for the pentium tho. Overclock the pentium to 4.6-ish ghz, and boom. Also it is chepaper and overclocking is fun.

It's a dual core CPU... Also there is no guarantee that you'll get a good enough silicone that will let you overclock up to 4.6Ghz with no stability issues. 

A Quad core CPU is ideal currently. Within the next 2 years, i7s will be the thing for gaming with DX 12 and a broad Mantle support.

[PokémonTrainerFour]

Will do.

In fact, here's one for you now

 

[PokémonTrainerFour]

It's a dual core CPU... Also there is no guarantee that you'll get a good enough silicone that will let you overclock up to 4.6Ghz with no stability issues. 

Games currently only need strong cores.

 

They don't really use many threads yet.

[c99patrick]

It's a dual core CPU... Also there is no guarantee that you'll get a good enough silicone that will let you overclock up to 4.6Ghz with no stability issues.

A Quad core CPU is ideal currently. Within the next 2 years, i7s will be the thing for gaming with DX 12 and a broad Mantle support.

I will upgrade to an i5 later on so yeah.

[OriginalPromise]

A Quad-Core is a must I'll say.

CoD Ghosts, sees a huge difference between Quad/Tri and dual core. 

 

 

Call of Duty: Ghosts is not optimized for quad-core CPUs. While the game scales well on four CPU cores, there are no performance differences between tri-core and quad-core systems. The performance difference between dual-cores and tri-cores, on the other hand, is around 9-11fps.

http://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/call-of-duty-ghosts-pc-performance-analysis/

 

Not to mention games like Crysis utilize 8 threads.

[OriginalPromise]

I will upgrade to an i5 later on so yeah.

It's your computer so choose what you want. If you're going to upgrade to an i5 later, than go for it. LoL only utilizes 2 cores so... 

[c99patrick]

Alright then, thanks guys for sharing your thoughts. I learned so much from this thread.