Scrapyard Wars Followup Showdown

Daveeede · February 16, 2015

Technically, the budget should be 480$ CAD or 400$ USD. The builds in USD just completely blow away the Canadian counter-parts.

STRMfrmXMN · February 16, 2015

Has nobody else though to do a high-end A10 + fast RAM machine? I'll use US dollars cuz that makes this way easier.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($124.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($17.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Directron)

Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($75.89 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Toshiba Product Series:DT01ACA 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Rosewill Galaxy-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $388.83

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 18:48 EST-0500

Henry · February 16, 2015

1. Budget & Location

$400USD

any stores in US/Canada

Cannot go over budget

do not count Mail in Rebate

2. Aim

Items must be new in box

Must be bought from a store, what store doesn't matter but shipping cost and taxes must be factored into the price

The goal of this post is to create the best computer from NIB parts from a store that we can in order to have it compete with the scrapyard wars computers

Must be a fully functioning computer with storage, a case... etc, but no OS required.

-UPDATED-

So a NIB version of the post I made?

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/310915-community-scrapyard-wars-300-cad-240-usd-gaming-pc/

Str_Mape · February 16, 2015

Including shipping and before MIR it's $399.97

Double checked and shipping is either free or they can be picked up.

Nickname : Prometheus

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($74.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Biostar A58MD Ver. 6.x Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($43.99 @ Mwave)

Memory: G.Skill NS 2GB (1 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($19.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Pareema 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($28.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 160GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($22.00 @ Amazon)

Case: Logisys CS301BK ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply ($29.99 @ Directron)

Other: HIS IceQ OC Radeon R9 280 - Will-call pickup ($179.99)

Total: $399.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-17 16:05 EST-0500

Slick · February 16, 2015

So a NIB version of the post I made?

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/310915-community-scrapyard-wars-300-cad-240-usd-gaming-pc/

different budget

not including rebates

NIB

but sure... yeah

Henry · February 16, 2015

different budget

not including rebates

NIB

but sure... yeah

Oh, I see how it is...

Btw holy crap slick replied to me.

I'm so wet for slick right now.

Darkman · February 16, 2015

different budget

not including rebates

NIB

but sure... yeah

Sweet.

Has nobody else though to do a high-end A10 + fast RAM machine? I'll use US dollars cuz that makes this way easier.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

-snip-

I didn't think of that, but got this beast.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YZYKdC

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($68.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($63.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital RE3 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.00 @ Amazon)

Video Card: HIS Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($109.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $389.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 18:56 EST-0500

iPhoenix · February 16, 2015

any stores in US/Canada

Cannot go over budget

do not count Mail in Rebate

Would probably be a good idea to include shipping in there as well.

AMD Lover · February 16, 2015

~~PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant~~

CPU: AMD A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($34.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($20.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $398.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 18:56 EST-0500

-EDIT-

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($77.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($34.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($25.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $396.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 19:54 EST-0500

NO RMA'S, SHIPPING INCLUDED, GOODNESS THATS HARD (Mines the best)

Once you put the IGPU and the GPU together using Mantle and crossfire you'll be rolling and the fast memory even though theres not much will help the IGPU and the PSU gets it done with like 68 watts to spare!!

Edited February 17, 2015 by AMD Lover

MurdoGames · February 16, 2015

Cannot wait!

baconlover102 · February 16, 2015

#2 I think it will be more challenging and be more realistic for people on a really tight budget.

Str_Mape · February 17, 2015

NO RMA'S, SHIPPING INCLUDED, GOODNESS THATS HARD (Mines the best)

Once you put the IGPU and the GPU together using Mantle and crossfire you'll be rolling and the fast memory even though theres not much will help the IGPU and the PSU gets it done with like 68 watts to spare!!

Have you seen mine? also just because PCPP doesn't know the shipping cost for the parts doesn't make them free, though often times you can pickup which would be a good thing to double check.

The 6600k wont do hybrid crossfire with anything over a 7750

techgeek12 · February 17, 2015

great idea love it!

colt92 · February 17, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($54.49 @ Directron)

Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($54.49 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($33.48 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($25.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($144.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $383.42

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 19:06 EST-0500

activated1 · February 17, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($74.89 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK AIDOS BLACK 48.6 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($23.06 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Biostar A58MD Ver. 6.x Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($43.99 @ Mwave)

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Toshiba Product Series:DT01ACA 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($86.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($38.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $394.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 19:32 EST-0500

Bigdog29 · February 17, 2015

400usd = 498.72 cad

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/VqcLHx

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/VqcLHx/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($82.24 @ DirectCanada)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($67.78 @ NCIX)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Canada Computers)

Storage: Toshiba Product Series:DT01ACA 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.98 @ DirectCanada)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg Canada)

Case: Enermax ECA3212-BL ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ Canada Computers)

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.98 @ DirectCanada)

Total: $489.95

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 20:04 EST-0500

Salamader Man · February 17, 2015

$400 USD? so thats like $800 CAD right?

akshay · February 17, 2015

what games/ benchmarks will you be running? just so we know if it's better to get a quad core or a better gpu

AMD Lover · February 17, 2015

Have you seen mine? also just because PCPP doesn't know the shipping cost for the parts doesn't make them free.

The 6600k wont do hybrid crossfire with anything over a 7750

Alright, Fixed (Changed out CPU and switched to bigger HDD)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($77.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($34.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($25.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $396.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 19:54 EST-0500

dylan43270 · February 17, 2015

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6mYKdC

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6mYKdC/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($139.95 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($34.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($25.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 250 2GB Video Card ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Diablotek DIAMOND ATX Mid Tower Case w/400W Power Supply ($27.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $387.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 19:58 EST-0500

tried to make something with dual graphics, for fun.

MyKey · February 17, 2015

Im from the UK but ill have a crack at it!

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/WvHTqs

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/WvHTqs/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor ($56.98 @ DirectCanada)

Motherboard: ASRock AM1B-MDH Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard ($29.00 @ Vuugo)

Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($39.99 @ Canada Computers)

Storage: Toshiba Product Series:DT01ACA 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.98 @ DirectCanada)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($153.95 @ Vuugo)

Case: Zalman ZM-T1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($33.50 @ DirectCanada)

Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX)

Total: $396.39

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 20:21 EST-0500

ImKuya · February 17, 2015

[PCPartPicker part list]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vxFkmG) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vxFkmG/by_merchant/)(

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646g3258) | $68.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h81mdgsr20) | $47.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Pareema 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/pareema-memory-md313d81609l1) | $55.98 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital RE3 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd2502abys) | $22.39 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [XFX Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r7265acnj4) | $140.98 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcacore1100bl) | $28.99 @ NCIX US
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100n10400l1) | $28.06 @ Mwave
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$393.36**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-02-17 09:38 EST-0500 |

I'm just gonna assume NCIX US will give you free shipping, because Linus. I don't think Newegg chrages taxes, at least not in my state. Used 8GB since some games require more than 4GB, chose a case from a good brand, chose a PSU that came from a good brand and had some room for the overclocking.

Edit: Changed PSU, since the PSU in the last configuration had its price raised by $10.

Edit2: Changed case to the Core 1100 since Core 1000 got its price raised, and it's better anyway.

Octagoncow · February 17, 2015

It's an interesting idea. Not nearly as interesting as scrapyard wars though. It would be cool to have scrapyard wars be a yearly thing. Scores from previous years could be included to show how much of an improvement gain the person was able to achieve.