Best Amd based gaming build?

[ExcaliburMC]

Hi,

 

I need an Amd based gaming rig for about $750, I do not need a hard drive or windows in that price.

 

Im in the US

 

The motherboard MUST support overcloking.

[connorpiper]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($178.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($68.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($67.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($279.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.88 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $725.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 19:47 EDT-0400

 

AMD GPU.

An AMD CPU in this year would be quite stupid. 

[ExcaliburMC]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($178.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($68.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($67.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($248.62 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.88 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $694.34

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 19:46 EDT-0400

 

AMD GPU.

An AMD CPU in this year would be quite stupid. 

 

I CANT OVERCLOCK THAT!!!!!!!!

[CoolaxGaming]

I CANT OVERCLOCK THAT!!!!!!!!

Why do you want to overclock?

A stock 4690k will beat a Heavily oc'd 8350

[connorpiper]

I CANT OVERCLOCK THAT!!!!!!!!

 

You added that after the fact. And sorry, the only i5 that can overclock is out of your budget. 

[ExcaliburMC]

Why do you want to overclock?

A stock 4690k will beat a Heavily oc'd 8350

Overclocking is fun!

[ExcaliburMC]

You added that after the fact. And sorry, the only i5 that can overclock is out of your budget. 

Isnt it like 20 bucks more?

[CoolaxGaming]

Are you building this system for usage or fun?

I got my 8350 to 5.0 with an expensive mobo and a high end AIO. I dont think they will fit in your budget

[ExcaliburMC]

http://www.amazon.com/BX80646I54690K-Dual-Channel-141-HR-E977-KR-Motherboards-142-HR-E977-KR/dp/B00L2Y0J5Y/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1426636300&sr=8-7&keywords=core+i5

 

Is this a good deal?

[connorpiper]

Isnt it like 20 bucks more?

 

~$60 more. And then you have to get a Extra (~$40) motherboard that can support an OC.

[connorpiper]

http://www.amazon.com/BX80646I54690K-Dual-Channel-141-HR-E977-KR-Motherboards-142-HR-E977-KR/dp/B00L2Y0J5Y/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1426636300&sr=8-7&keywords=core+i5

 

Is this a good deal?

 

I mean yes, but you have to downgrade your GPU to fit that in. 

And that 4460 will play every game no problem. 

[ExcaliburMC]

Ok, ill upgrade the processes later.

 

With the new Intel architecture.

[connorpiper]

Ok, ill upgrade the processes later.

 

With the new Intel architecture.

 

You can upgrade the 4460 to a 4790K, but not 5th gen. 

[Lotus]

Overclocking only serves to increase performance. Nothing more. It isn't some magical cure-all. A locked i5 already has sufficient performance to run a GTX 980 without a bottleneck, meaning that going overboard is pointless for current games, unless you're trying to drive a 144hz display which makes games MUCH more CPU demanding, especially in the single-threaded department.

 

AMD CPUs suck right now for gaming because they haven't updated their architecture for several years, meaning that while they have been adding on cores for better multi-threaded performance, their single-threaded performance is the same as Intel's 2008 single-threaded performance, which is to say, poor. Games these days need both kinds of performance, single and multi-threaded, and every AMD CPU fails at single-threaded.

 

An overclockable i5 is MUCH MUCH more expensive than a locked i5. Stock coolers are fine for stock clock speeds, but once you overclock you need to spend another $30 at least on an aftermarket cooler. Then, you'll want a Z97 board that supports K series overclocking which is another $30 difference compared to a cheaper H chipset board, and then the i5-4690k is itself $50 more expensive than the i5-4460, meaning the platform is at least $110 more just for the overclocking feature. On a budget of $700, it's not worth it at all.

 

For $700 US build that doesn't rely on rebates, this is about what you want to do if you balance performance with looks/etc:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($178.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($212.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $695.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 20:09 EDT-0400

 

 

edit: and if you focus on pure performance, you can get this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($173.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($279.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $694.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 20:13 EDT-0400

Edited March 18, 2015 by Lotus