Budget pc build. Need some help.

[ImFrager]

Hello, this is my first pc build.I'm gonna use it for about 3years.It's mainly for gaming/surfing the net. Parts:

 

CPU:AMD FX-6300

 

GPU: Asus R9 270

 

Motherboard: Help, I don't now really what mob woud be great. I want a cheap one and that I could OC.

 

RAM: Adata Premier Series DDR3 1333Mhz 8gb 1x

 

PSU:  PSU be quiet! System Power 7 - 500W, 80PLUS Silver

 

Space: Old HDD

 

OS: Windows 8.1

 

Case: Old case.

 

If you have any ideas, that can help my build tell me

 

 

 

[Guest Kloaked]

What's your budget?

[ImFrager]

I have the ram, so I'm looking mainly for cpu,gpu,psu and mob ~370$

[SuperPug]

i5 4460 and a cheap H97/Z97 board if you can afford it.

[ImFrager]

that cpu is 2times more expensive then amd, and I don't have a lot of money. Btw my currency is eur. And everythink is more expensive.

[stconquest]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($100.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($140.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $326.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-11 13:38 EST-0500

[vembutech]

Check the power supply watts calculator

 

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

[Tim Drake]

I would go for an i3 as the upgrade path is better.

[stconquest]

Check the power supply watts calculator

 

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

 

Why?  Check load power consumption for the particular GPU you pick, that is much better...R9 270 = max 250w.  I like an extra cushion for the system, 150w (really don't need that much).

 

500w, 80% effiency...400w... Perfect!  =)

[ImFrager]

Check the power supply watts calculator

 

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

what's the difference with amd fx-6300 and intel i3?

[ImFrager]

I would go for an i3 as the upgrade path is better.

I'm not gonna upgrade, I will use it for about 3years becouse I'm going to school, and when I will be a student I will leave my place.

[stconquest]

I'm not gonna upgrade, I will use it for about 3years becouse I'm going to school, and when I will be a student I will leave my place.

 

i3 will be faster than the FX-6300.  Don't think of that AMD CPU as a 6-core... it is like having 3 cores, with 2 weaker cores inside each core.

[Tim Drake]

I'm not gonna upgrade, I will use it for about 3years becouse I'm going to school, and when I will be a student I will leave my place.

Most games prefer single core performance, not how many cores they are.

 

If you mostly do multitasking and game occaisionally, then go with your current one.

 

If you play games quite a bit then go for i3 as games prefer Intels single core performance.

[Tim Drake]

i3 will be faster than the FX-6300.  Don't think of that AMD CPU as a 6-core... it is like having 3 cores, with 2 weaker cores inside each core.

Then don't think of an i3 as a quad core

[stconquest]

This is $80 over budget ($450)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($171.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($140.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $397.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-11 13:49 EST-0500

[stconquest]

Then don't think of an i3 as a quad core

I don't.  I think of the i3 as a capable dual core, with a little extra performance in parallel processes.

[ImFrager]

Then don't think of an i3 as a quad core

What is the performance difference? And new realeased games will not take benefite of more cores?

[Tim Drake]

I don't.  I think of the i3 as a capable dual core, with a little extra performance in parallel processes.

Good boy

[ImFrager]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($171.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($140.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $397.96

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-11 13:49 EST-0500

I live in EU, so the price is not the same

[Tim Drake]

What is the performance difference? And new realeased games will not take benefite of more cores?

No. My i5 destroys the AMDs closest equivalent which has 8 cores (albeit 4 are hyperthreaded but still)

 

Most game devs focus on single core performance instead of how many cores.

 

Much better performance to be had.

[NeatSquidYT]

What is the performance difference? And new realeased games will not take benefite of more cores?

Possibly, but not slow cores. i3 will be best for you, as it has very strong single core performance and more games are Intel optimized than AMD optimised. Also, some games like hyper threading now which the i3 has.

[ImFrager]

No. My i5 destroys the AMDs closest equivalent which has 8 cores (albeit 4 are hyperthreaded but still)

 

Most game devs focus on single core performance instead of how many cores.

 

Much better performance to be had.

But, can you OC i3? Becouse I will OC everythink.

[stconquest]

Price is very similar:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€174.90 @ Caseking)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€44.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (€166.81 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€56.94 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Total: €443.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-11 19:56 CET+0100

[Tim Drake]

But, can you OC i3? Becouse I will OC everythink.

No there is no unlocked i3.

 

There is a Pentium unlocked which is an overclockable i3 without hyper threading but most games need a quad core nowadays so I don't recommend it.

[ImFrager]

Price is very similar:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€174.90 @ Caseking)

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€44.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (€166.81 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€63.90 @ Caseking)

Total: €450.60

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-11 19:55 CET+0100

I don't have a job, I go to school, and 100eur difference is big for me. And I will use this pc for only 3years