Final Check - Purchasing Friday/Ordering tomorrow

[Greg99456]

Hey everyone!

 

I'm putting together a web browsing/gaming/mild video editing (GoPro only on occasion) PC and I'm starting on the cheaper side and planning to upgrade to a new system in the coming years. I also plan to do some mild overclocking. I wanted to get some opinions before I finally make the purchase. Any and all input is appreciated!

 

I'm in Canada and my budget is $1300 before tax. I do not need a monitor as I'm going to be using my couch/tv. Hence the cheap wireless mouse/keyboard combo. I plan to upgrade eventually but they will do for the time being. I realize I can get a cheaper case but I've chosen this one by preference of style and that it will look half decent under my TV.

 

Let me know what you guys think!

 

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

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

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($120.05 @ DirectCanada) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($37.10 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($89.64 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($76.09 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($112.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Video Card: VisionTek Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card  ($359.99 @ NCIX) 

Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ NCIX) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($72.99 @ NCIX) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($108.34 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($36.99 @ NCIX) 

Keyboard: Logitech Wireless Combo MK270 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.99 @ Memory Express) 

Total: $1247.14

 

[Prastupok]

 

My opinion is if at all possible to avoid using an AMD cpu. That's not the worst AMD chip, but I'd recommend going Intel for content if at all possible.

[SImoHayha]

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That CPU will bottleneck your GPU

[MattTheMayor]

 

Hey everyone!

 

I'm putting together a web browsing/gaming/mild video editing (GoPro only on occasion) PC and I'm starting on the cheaper side and planning to upgrade to a new system in the coming years. I also plan to do some mild overclocking. I wanted to get some opinions before I finally make the purchase. Any and all input is appreciated!

 

I'm in Canada and my budget is $1300 before tax. I do not need a monitor as I'm going to be using my couch/tv. Hence the cheap wireless mouse/keyboard combo. I plan to upgrade eventually but they will do for the time being. I realize I can get a cheaper case but I've chosen this one by preference of style and that it will look half decent under my TV.

 

Let me know what you guys think!

 

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

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

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($120.05 @ DirectCanada) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($37.10 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($89.64 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($76.09 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($112.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Video Card: VisionTek Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card  ($359.99 @ NCIX) 

Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ NCIX) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($72.99 @ NCIX) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($108.34 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($36.99 @ NCIX) 

Keyboard: Logitech Wireless Combo MK270 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.99 @ Memory Express) 

Total: $1247.14

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($258.32 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($37.10 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($121.87 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($78.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.95 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($358.37 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Memory Express) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($72.99 @ NCIX) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($36.99 @ NCIX) 

Keyboard: Logitech Wireless Combo MK270 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.99 @ Memory Express) 

Other: Windows 8.1 ($15.00)

Total: $1159.55

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-02 20:14 EST-0500

 

This would be a better buy. The 6300 will bottleneck the hell out of the 290x since of it's weak cores. 

 

Windows can be bought from www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap I bought it there. You only need a USB to make a bootable drive with the ISO.

 

Good luck!

 

[MRE Teck]

Try an 8 core AMD or Ann i5

[SImoHayha]

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here is a much better build... intel has much better cores compared to AMD

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ DirectCanada)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.95 @ Vuugo)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($76.09 @ DirectCanada)

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.99 @ Memory Express)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.95 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($313.37 @ TigerDirect Canada)

Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($46.45 @ DirectCanada)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Memory Express)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($108.34 @ TigerDirect Canada)

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($23.99 @ Canada Computers)

Keyboard: Logitech Wireless Combo MK270 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.99 @ Memory Express)

Total: $1103.10

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-02 20:14 EST-0500

[Skrizzles]

The only reason we need amd anymore is to try to keep intel competitively priced. Which, quite frankly, they are not doing so good a job of. Intel has just been kind to us over the years.

[ungreedy]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($258.32 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($37.10 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($121.87 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($78.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.95 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($358.37 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Memory Express) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($72.99 @ NCIX) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($36.99 @ NCIX) 

Keyboard: Logitech Wireless Combo MK270 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.99 @ Memory Express) 

Other: Windows 8.1 ($15.00)

Total: $1159.55

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-02 20:14 EST-0500

 

This would be a better buy. The 6300 will bottleneck the hell out of the 290x since of it's weak cores. 

 

Windows can be bought from www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap I bought it there. You only need a USB to make a bootable drive with the ISO.

 

Good luck!

 

I would get this build and add your ssd you want.

 

This would blow away the amd build for sure.

 

 

nice choices Mayer Matt!

[Greg99456]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($258.32 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($37.10 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($121.87 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($78.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.95 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($358.37 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Memory Express) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($72.99 @ NCIX) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($36.99 @ NCIX) 

Keyboard: Logitech Wireless Combo MK270 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.99 @ Memory Express) 

Other: Windows 8.1 ($15.00)

Total: $1159.55

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-02 20:14 EST-0500

 

This would be a better buy. The 6300 will bottleneck the hell out of the 290x since of it's weak cores. 

 

Windows can be bought from www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap I bought it there. You only need a USB to make a bootable drive with the ISO.

 

Good luck!

 

 

 

I like that idea very well! I've tweaked it a little more to my personal preference (really want the Air 540/240). But now I can't find a cooler that will fit inside. Suggestions? For air cooled of course... I'm debating about a smaller water cooler now.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/cx2bZL

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/cx2bZL/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($258.32 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($121.06 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($76.09 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($112.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($339.99 @ NCIX) 

Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ NCIX) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($36.99 @ NCIX) 

Keyboard: Logitech Wireless Combo MK270 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.99 @ Memory Express) 

Total: $1193.39

[MattTheMayor]

 

I like that idea very well! I've tweaked it a little more to my personal preference (really want the Air 540/240). But now I can't find a cooler that will fit inside. Suggestions? For air cooled of course... I'm debating about a smaller water cooler now.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/cx2bZL

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/cx2bZL/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($258.32 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($121.06 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($76.09 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($112.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($339.99 @ NCIX) 

Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ NCIX) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($36.99 @ NCIX) 

Keyboard: Logitech Wireless Combo MK270 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.99 @ Memory Express) 

Total: $1193.39

 

the hyper 212 evo fits the 240 since the case allows heatsinks as big as 120mm and the 212 is 120mm.

 

BUT i wouldnt get it because it will be a tight fit. heres a list of compatible coolers from pcp http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/parts/cpu-cooler/?compatible_with=corsair-case-cc9011070ww#qq=1

[Greg99456]

the hyper 212 evo fits the 240 since the case allows heatsinks as big as 120mm and the 212 is 120mm.

 

BUT i wouldnt get it because it will be a tight fit. heres a list of compatible coolers from pcp http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/parts/cpu-cooler/?compatible_with=corsair-case-cc9011070ww#qq=1

 

Yeah that's what I'm looking at now but I'm not 100% sure on another decent sub $50 heatsink. I'll figure that part out though. Thanks for the input guys... seems like an obvious change when I look at it now!