Cheap(ish) AMD build

[Raiden60]

Ok, so just compiled a PC build using AMD FX, saving where I could to get a good graphics card. Here it is:

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  (£109.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£39.59 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£47.30 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£40.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£130.75 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  (£37.91 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£37.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.55 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: BenQ GL2250HM 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  (£91.19 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £544.27(~750 USD)

 

Any improvements I can make?

[ShadowCaptain]

I would advise going for an i5 if you can, especially if the PC is for gaming 

 

the stock AMD cooler is a piece of trash so get an aftermarket cooler

 

go for 2x4gb ram for dual channel - unless you are planning to get another 8gb soon

 

otherwise it looks good

[Dabombinable]

Ok, so just compiled a PC build using AMD FX, saving where I could to get a good graphics card. Here it is:

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  (£109.00 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£39.59 @ Aria PC)

Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£47.30 @ CCL Computers)

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£40.00 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£130.75 @ CCL Computers)

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  (£37.91 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£37.98 @ Scan.co.uk)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.55 @ CCL Computers)

Monitor: BenQ GL2250HM 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  (£91.19 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £544.27(~750 USD)

 

Any improvements I can make?

Well for starters that motherboard is going to struggle with that CPU, you will need a more expensive board, and a decent aftermarket cooler for the CPU, the stock cooler is useless.

[CoolaxGaming]

What the people before me said. 

I can only achieve 4690k frames on my 8350 when it is overclocked to its god damn limit.

So in other words, dont do it

[Raiden60]

I would advise going for an i5 if you can, especially if the PC is for gaming 

 

the stock AMD cooler is a piece of trash so get an aftermarket cooler

 

go for 2x4gb ram for dual channel - unless you are planning to get another 8gb soon

 

otherwise it looks good

 

 

Well for starters that motherboard is going to struggle with that CPU, you will need a more expensive board, and a decent aftermarket cooler for the CPU, the stock cooler is useless.

 

 

What the people before me said. 

I can only achieve 4690k frames on my 8350 when it is overclocked to its god damn limit.

So in other words, dont do it

Right, so basically scrap this whole idea. Will do.

[Dabombinable]

Right, so basically scrap this whole idea. Will do.

Just the motherboard and CPU, look for an i3 and a cheap motherboard if your on a tight budget and want to game, and if you can afford one buy an i5.

[ShadowCaptain]

Right, so basically scrap this whole idea. Will do.

 

its just the AMD cpus are not great for gaming, evne an i3 can beat them in certain games, the i5 is really where its at for a gaming rig - if you dont need to overclock the stock cooler on an i5 will do fine, get the cheapest i5 4440/4460 or similar a cheap board

 

the rest of your PC is fine, the 280x is great bang for buck and the rest of your PC is fine

[Raiden60]

its just the AMD cpus are not great for gaming, evne an i3 can beat them in certain games, the i5 is really where its at for a gaming rig - if you dont need to overclock the stock cooler on an i5 will do fine, get the cheapest i5 4440/4460 or similar a cheap board

 

the rest of your PC is fine, the 280x is great bang for buck and the rest of your PC is fine

Well, I have this PC build, at a very similar price, with an i3 processor and a simarly priced board like you reccomended. This good?

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£80.34 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: Asus H81M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£43.97 @ Dabs)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£47.76 @ CCL Computers)

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£40.00 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£130.75 @ CCL Computers)

Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£52.98 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£37.98 @ Scan.co.uk)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.55 @ CCL Computers)

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (£7.54 @ CCL Computers)

Monitor: BenQ GL2250HM 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  (£91.19 @ Amazon UK)

Keyboard: Zalman ZM-K400G Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£17.98 @ Scan.co.uk)

Total: £561.04

[Dabombinable]

Well, I have this PC build, at a very similar price, with an i3 processor and a simarly priced board like you reccomended. This good?

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£80.34 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: Asus H81M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£43.97 @ Dabs)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£47.76 @ CCL Computers)

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£40.00 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£130.75 @ CCL Computers)

Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£52.98 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£37.98 @ Scan.co.uk)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.55 @ CCL Computers)

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (£7.54 @ CCL Computers)

Monitor: BenQ GL2250HM 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  (£91.19 @ Amazon UK)

Keyboard: Zalman ZM-K400G Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£17.98 @ Scan.co.uk)

Total: £561.04

Yes, its very well balanced, and the quality of the parts should be good as well.

[ShadowCaptain]

Well, I have this PC build, at a very similar price, with an i3 processor and a simarly priced board like you reccomended. This good?

 

 

I would do this

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£142.02 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£34.35 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£47.14 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.60 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£130.75 @ CCL Computers) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£21.17 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£32.16 @ CCL Computers) 

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.55 @ CCL Computers) 

Monitor: Dell P2214H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  (£85.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £542.74

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-21 22:53 GMT+0000

[Raiden60]

Yes, its very well balanced, and the quality of the parts should be good as well.

Well, I suppose that's one of my potential builds finalized then. Thanks for all the help, ShadowCaptain, Dabobminable and CoolaxGaming.

[Raiden60]

 

 

I would do this

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£142.02 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£34.35 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£47.14 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.60 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£130.75 @ CCL Computers) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£21.17 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£32.16 @ CCL Computers) 

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.55 @ CCL Computers) 

Monitor: Dell P2214H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  (£85.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £542.74

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-21 22:53 GMT+0000

 

Looks good, I'll defineltely consider it. Thanks

[ShadowCaptain]

Looks good, I'll defineltely consider it. Thanks

 

best bang for buck imo  

 

no problem 

[Starelementpoke]

If you have to go amd, just get an FX cpu with an R9 270x. If you can switch, whatever anyone else said before me.

[stconquest]

Another i5 variant:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£143.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£36.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (£50.90 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.60 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£130.75 @ CCL Computers)
Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case  (£23.94 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£33.59 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.55 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Dell P2214H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  (£85.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £555.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-22 00:50 GMT+0000