650 AMD build

[TopNotchPCLol]

My friend is looking for help with an AMD build. My motherboard from MSI is DOA, so it is kind of hard to do price comparisons on my HTC One X+.

Requirements

6300/6350

ASUS/Gigabyte boards (970/990FX chipsets)

Atleast 1TB

700+ Watt PSU

Midtower case, and upwards.

[sabot]

Why so big of psu?

[CoolBeans]

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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($117.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($102.10 @ TigerDirect) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($67.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card  ($241.00 @ Newegg) 

Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case  ($57.99 @ Microcenter) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $677.03

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

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[TopNotchPCLol]

Upgradeability. Not too mention, AMD chips draw plenty of power. He is also living in a warmer climate, so having a PSU at high load, in hot temperatures is not very good.

P.S.

He will be running Linux until, he saves up money for W7.

[TopNotchPCLol]

Awesome, thanks Cool Beans

[WoodenMarker]

 

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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($117.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($102.10 @ TigerDirect) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($67.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card  ($241.00 @ Newegg) 

Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case  ($57.99 @ Microcenter) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $677.03

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-06 22:54 EDT-0400)

Awesome, thanks Cool Beans

No, just no. I wouldn't pair a 7950 with a cx430. The minimum requirement of the 7950 is a 500w psu. Considering part of the card's appeal is to overclock it, the cx430 would be too risky.

 

My suggestion: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1ptMo

[Dravic]

My friend is looking for help with an AMD build. My motherboard from MSI is DOA, so it is kind of hard to do price comparisons on my HTC One X+.

Requirements

6300/6350

ASUS/Gigabyte boards (970/990FX chipsets)

Atleast 1TB

700+ Watt PSU

Midtower case, and upwards.

I would jump up 100$ for a superior CPU and a nice case:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1puSW

But you can also take an i5-3350P which also beats FX-6300 and is significantly cheaper than Xeon e3.

Or take woodenmarker's build and get doomed by significantly worse CPU performance in games. X)

[Dravic]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1puZ9

With i5 3350p.

[WoodenMarker]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1puZ9

With i5 3350p.

I would jump up 100$ for a superior CPU and a nice case:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1puSW

But you can also take an i5-3350P which also beats FX-6300 and is significantly cheaper than Xeon e3.

Or take woodenmarker's build and get doomed by significantly worse CPU performance in games. X)

Games aren't that cpu intensive compared to the gpu side.

You pair a z77 mobo with non-overclocking cpus...

Only 4gigs of ram too. 8 is standard in a modern build and the OP never said this was a strictly gaming build.

[TopNotchPCLol]

I would jump up 100$ for a superior CPU and a nice case:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1puSW

But you can also take an i5-3350P which also beats FX-6300 and is significantly cheaper than Xeon e3.

Or take woodenmarker's build and get doomed by significantly worse CPU performance in games. X)

Games use the GPU. Okay, there is very little work done on the CPU side. So a 6300 is fine. No Fanboyism, please be objective. 

 

No, just no. I wouldn't pair a 7950 with a cx430. The minimum requirement of the 7950 is a 500w psu. Considering part of the card's appeal is to overclock it, the cx430 would be too risky.

 

My suggestion: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1ptMo

Logan is correct. Linus has also said that a 450 Watt PSU can handle a 4770K, and a Titan on the last WAN show. He is correct. For a second GPU you will want a 750Watt PSU.  Not too mention Vavle isn't using insane 1200Watt power supplies for Steam  Boxes.

[lmao234]

I would jump up 100$ for a superior CPU and a nice case:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1puSW

But you can also take an i5-3350P which also beats FX-6300 and is significantly cheaper than Xeon e3.

Or take woodenmarker's build and get doomed by significantly worse CPU performance in games. X)

FX 6300 vs Xeon is no contest. But the Xeon is 100 dollars more expensive and it's all about GPU? Also only DDr3-1333 4GB RAM. You would need 8.

[upliftsleet1974]

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1oXls

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1oXls/by_merchant/

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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($117.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($102.10 @ TigerDirect) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($67.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card  ($241.00 @ Newegg) 

Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case  ($57.99 @ Microcenter) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $677.03

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-06 22:54 EDT-0400)

 

I would say this is the best you can do but get a bigger psu

[WoodenMarker]

Games use the GPU. Okay, there is very little work done on the CPU side. So a 6300 is fine. No Fanboyism, please be objective. 

 

Logan is correct. Linus has also said that a 450 Watt PSU can handle a 4770K, and a Titan on the last WAN show. He is correct. For a second GPU you will want a 750Watt PSU.  Not too mention Vavle isn't using insane 1200Watt power supplies for Steam  Boxes.

I'm pretty sure that's not actually Logan. Like other members, he just uses a profile picture of an internet celebrity.

Also, a 450w psu can support a 4770k and Titan if it is high enough quality but we're talking about a cx430 here. It's not just about wattage--there's also amperage, the spikes from a 7950 oc and just the delivery of the psu itself.

[cjeffcoatjr]

I'm pretty sure that's not actually Logan. Like other members, he just uses a profile picture of an internet celebrity.

Also, a 450w psu can support a 4770k and Titan if it is high enough quality but we're talking about a cx430 here. It's not just about wattage--there's also amperage, the spikes from a 7950 oc and just the delivery of the psu itself.

That would be pretty awesome if it was logan

[TopNotchPCLol]

That would be pretty awesome if it was logan

I think he said, In The Wan Show, that he was coolbeans on the forum. Not sure though.

[megadarkwood]

That would be pretty awesome if it was logan

 

 

I'm pretty sure that's not actually Logan. Like other members, he just uses a profile picture of an internet celebrity.

Also, a 450w psu can support a 4770k and Titan if it is high enough quality but we're talking about a cx430 here. It's not just about wattage--there's also amperage, the spikes from a 7950 oc and just the delivery of the psu itself.

I am totally Lamarr Wilson.