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Hey guys,

I am a 2nd year Uni student, with a tight budget. I need something that will outlast my years in college, and play a couple games. I'm not a hardcore gammer, but I like the ocasional GTA or CoD.

Here's the list of parts I'm considering:

motherboard: MSI 970 Gamming OR Gigabyte 970A-UD3P

CPU: AMD FX-6350 OR FX-8320

RAM: Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8GB DDR3 @ 1600MHz

GPU: Gigabyte Geforce GTX 960 4GB OR Asus Radeon Strix R7 370 4GB OR Asus Radeon Strix R9 380

PSU: Corsair RMx 650W fully modular

HDD: WD Blue 1 TB ( I currently have a samsung 850 evo for my laptop, by replacing the CD bay)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo pro OR Coolermaster Mastercase Pro 5 OR Corsair obsidian 450D

 

I'd love to hear your opinions. Don't hate, this is my first post and I've never built a PC before, so if something isn't compatable please say so and counter propose. Thanks!!!

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welcome to the forum 

 

first things first avoid getting amd cpus, if you give us a total budget and location we can usually help put something together for you

CPU: i5 6600k @ 4.6 ghz  Motherboard: Asus z170-a  Cooling: Corsair h80i GT GPU: EVGA GTX 970  Ram: G.Skill 2x8 gb ddr4 2400  PSU: EVGA G2 Supernova 550w  Case: Corsair 200r Storage: 250GB 850 EVO + 2x wd 1 tb drives

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My total budget for the machine is around 1000 euros.

I am graduating in Greece.

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welcome to the forum 

 

first things first avoid getting amd cpus, if you give us a total budget and location we can usually help put something together for you

Why avoid AMD cpus?

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Why avoid AMD cpus?

as of right now its a dead path... with intel you have options for upgrades down the line plus they perform much much better (98% of the time)

 

1000 euros is a nice budget, do you need monitor and peripherals?

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as of right now its a dead path... with intel you have options for upgrades down the line plus they perform much much better (98% of the time)

 

1000 euros is a nice budget, do you need monitor and peripherals?

Yes I need a monitor. I have speakers (logitech z506) and a mouse and mousepad (mouse: natec Genesis GX55. It's cheap and suits my hand, mousepad: natec Genesis M11 maxi. The huge one)

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The only AMD CPU I would buy is the 8350, it's still price competitive (depends where you live) and can easily hit high frequencies. Other than that i3 if you're tight on budget or i5 for pretty much everything, browsing, gaming, productivity, etc.

http://www.techspot.com/review/1006-the-witcher-3-benchmarks/page5.html

http://www.techspot.com/review/991-gta-5-pc-benchmarks/page6.html

http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Systems/Quad-Core-Gaming-Hardware-Roundup/Metro-Last-Light-and-Middle-Earth-Shadow-Mordor

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They have worse single core performance and most tasks (including games) are reliant on single core performance and usually doesn't even use more than 4 cores.

Okay then which intel cpu would you sujest?

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http://www.skroutz.gr/s/2524848/AMD-FX-8350-Box.html

It's not half bad in Greece. Intel just skyrockets

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I'm siding with an i3 + 380 combo.

Which i3?

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The reason I went with AMD and a AM3+ is cause I find it easier to choose an affordable and descent motherboard. I just don't know which intel compatable boards are good... :/

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Okay then which intel cpu would you sujest?

4460 or 4590 they are close in performance so whatever one you get the better deal on 

 

give me a minute working on a build 

CPU: i5 6600k @ 4.6 ghz  Motherboard: Asus z170-a  Cooling: Corsair h80i GT GPU: EVGA GTX 970  Ram: G.Skill 2x8 gb ddr4 2400  PSU: EVGA G2 Supernova 550w  Case: Corsair 200r Storage: 250GB 850 EVO + 2x wd 1 tb drives

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€221.00 @ Amazon Espana) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (€101.77 @ Amazon Espana) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€98.45 @ Amazon Espana) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (€46.20 @ Amazon Espana) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€79.95 @ Amazon Espana) 


Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (€230.13 @ Amazon Espana) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€70.83 @ Amazon Espana) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€64.80 @ Amazon Espana) 

Total: €959.33

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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CPU:Intel Core i3 3210 Mobo:MSI B75MA-E33  GPU:Intel 2500 HD Graphics  SSD:Adata SP600 128gb  HDD:Seagate 1tb 7200rpm  

PSU:Corsair CX430   Case:Antec ASK4000bU3  Monitor:Dell S2240l 21.5 inch 1080p

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Hey guys,

I am a 2nd year Uni student, with a tight budget. I need something that will outlast my years in college, and play a couple games. I'm not a hardcore gammer, but I like the ocasional GTA or CoD.

Here's the list of parts I'm considering:

motherboard: MSI 970 Gamming OR Gigabyte 970A-UD3P

CPU: AMD FX-6350 OR FX-8320

RAM: Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8GB DDR3 @ 1600MHz

GPU: Gigabyte Geforce GTX 960 4GB OR Asus Radeon Strix R7 370 4GB OR Asus Radeon Strix R9 380

PSU: Corsair RMx 650W fully modular

HDD: WD Blue 1 TB ( I currently have a samsung 850 evo for my laptop, by replacing the CD bay)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo pro OR Coolermaster Mastercase Pro 5 OR Corsair obsidian 450D

 

I'd love to hear your opinions. Don't hate, this is my first post and I've never built a PC before, so if something isn't compatable please say so and counter propose. Thanks!!!

 

4460 or 4590 they are close in performance so whatever one you get the better deal on 

 

give me a minute working on a build 

4590 is actually a great cpu :D used it in my dad's workstation :D

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€206.47 @ Amazon Italia) 

Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€84.93 @ Amazon Italia) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€51.99 @ Amazon Italia) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€64.99 @ Amazon Italia) 


Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (€228.44 @ Amazon Italia) 

Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  (€54.69 @ Amazon Italia) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€90.94 @ Amazon Italia) 

Monitor: Asus VS247HR 60Hz 23.6" Monitor  (€127.92 @ Amazon Italia) 

Keyboard: Zalman ZM-K400G Wired Gaming Keyboard  (€24.45 @ Amazon Italia) 

Total: €990.27

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Italy is the closest to Greece part picker has so i went with that this build should last you a nice while, included a keyboard as well since you didn't say you had one 

 

also you want to rethink your case options, all of the cases you listed are gonna kill your budget using a third of the budget just on your case isn't a good idea 

CPU: i5 6600k @ 4.6 ghz  Motherboard: Asus z170-a  Cooling: Corsair h80i GT GPU: EVGA GTX 970  Ram: G.Skill 2x8 gb ddr4 2400  PSU: EVGA G2 Supernova 550w  Case: Corsair 200r Storage: 250GB 850 EVO + 2x wd 1 tb drives

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€221.00 @ Amazon Espana) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (€101.77 @ Amazon Espana) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€98.45 @ Amazon Espana) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (€46.20 @ Amazon Espana) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€79.95 @ Amazon Espana) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (€230.13 @ Amazon Espana) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€70.83 @ Amazon Espana) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€64.80 @ Amazon Espana) 
Total: €959.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I don't 

 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€221.00 @ Amazon Espana) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (€101.77 @ Amazon Espana) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€98.45 @ Amazon Espana) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (€46.20 @ Amazon Espana) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€79.95 @ Amazon Espana) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (€230.13 @ Amazon Espana) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€70.83 @ Amazon Espana) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€64.80 @ Amazon Espana) 
Total: €959.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€206.47 @ Amazon Italia) 
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€84.93 @ Amazon Italia) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€51.99 @ Amazon Italia) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€64.99 @ Amazon Italia) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (€228.44 @ Amazon Italia) 
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  (€54.69 @ Amazon Italia) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€90.94 @ Amazon Italia) 
Monitor: Asus VS247HR 60Hz 23.6" Monitor  (€127.92 @ Amazon Italia) 
Keyboard: Zalman ZM-K400G Wired Gaming Keyboard  (€24.45 @ Amazon Italia) 
Total: €990.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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italy is the closest to greece part picker has so i went with that this build should last you a nice while, included a keyboard as well since you didnt say you had one 

 

Do they even ship to Greece?

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I don't 

 

 

 

Do they even ship to Greece?

its amazon so yeah but this just an idea, what you do now is look on sites youre familiar with in greece and find similar components

 

im from the US so i dont know what sites you have over there besides amazon

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I'll take into consideration your opinions and let you all know.

Thank you for the help Forum!!!!

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its amazon so yeah but this just an idea, what you do now is look on sites youre familiar with in greece and find similar components

 

im from the US so i dont know what sites you have over there besides amazon

I'm also from the US but I moved to Greece about 9yrs ago.

My dad is currently in the US but shipping will cost as much as it would to buy it from Greece/europe. And if the package is stopped at customs I'm screwed...

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I'm also from the US but I moved to Greece about 9yrs ago.

My dad is currently in the US but shipping will cost as much as it would to buy it from Greece/europe. And if the package is stopped at customs I'm screwed...

yeah with tax you dont want to bother, youre better off buying locally

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