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My friend bought this computer

 

 

iBUYPOWER Black Gamer Power WA550B Desktop PC with AMD Quad-Core FX-4300 Processor, 8GB Memory, 1TB Hard Drive and Windows 10 Home (Monitor Not Included) About this bundle

  • AMD Quad-Core FX-4300 processor
  • 8GB memory; 1TB hard drive
  • 24x Double-Layer DVD+/-R/RW drive
  • Windows 8.1 Home Premium
  • NVIDIA GeForce GT730 2GB Graphics Card 
    iBUYPOWER Gamer Power WA550B Desktop PC:
    WA550B iBUYPOWER Black Gamer Power PC with 8GB Memory Key Features and Benefits:
    • AMD Quad-Core PC FX-4300 Processor with 1TB Hard Drive
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    • 8GB DDR3 SDRAM system memory (expandable to 16GB)
      Gives you the power to handle most power-hungry applications and tons of multimedia work
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    • 24x Double-Layer DVD+/-R/RW drive
      Watch movies, and read and write CDs and DVDs in multiple formats
    • 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
      Connect to a broadband modem or wired broadband router with wired Ethernet via the iBUYPOWER Desktop PC including Windows 8.1 Home Premium (Monitor Not Included)
    • NVIDIA GeForce GT730 2GB Graphics
      With 2GB dedicated graphics memory

 

 

I'm trying to help him fix the mess  :lol:  Anyway he records for youtube, uses premier, ect, and games. I suggested something along the lines of this

 

 

fx8350

evga or seasonic PSU 750 watts

380 or 390

 

 

He did some research and came back saying he wants a

fx8350

evag g2 750 watt

MSI geforce GTX 960 2gb card

 

 

 

So i guess my question is any suggestions/recommendations on what to do? Like to stay as cheap as possible thus the reason we are keeping any of the old computer. Thanks :)

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If he can afford try getting an i3/i5.

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If he can afford try getting an i3/i5.

That would involve a new mobo/system. Hes trying to keep his old stuff as much as possible ( cheaper) 

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Hard Reset 

 

zvpX36Q.jpg

 

Really though just get a 380 not a 960, he's gonna be a lot happier with it as long as he's not streaming (Shadow-Play is great for that) 

And make sure he's not using the stock cooler for that cpu, especially if he's going up to the 8350

Get a 212 evo or something similar 

And ffs get an ssd, and use the mechanical drive for mass storage of games and media

SSDs are getting stupid cheap 

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The 960 is a horrible card, it gets crushed by the 380 at the same price point. either get a 950 or step up to a 970 if he wants Nvidia, otherwise get a 380.

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My friend bought this computer

 

 

iBUYPOWER Black Gamer Power WA550B Desktop PC with AMD Quad-Core FX-4300 Processor, 8GB Memory, 1TB Hard Drive and Windows 10 Home (Monitor Not Included) About this bundle

  • AMD Quad-Core FX-4300 processor
  • 8GB memory; 1TB hard drive
  • 24x Double-Layer DVD+/-R/RW drive
  • Windows 8.1 Home Premium
  • NVIDIA GeForce GT730 2GB Graphics Card 

    iBUYPOWER Gamer Power WA550B Desktop PC:

    WA550B iBUYPOWER Black Gamer Power PC with 8GB Memory Key Features and Benefits:

    • AMD Quad-Core PC FX-4300 Processor with 1TB Hard Drive

      3.80GHz, 4MB L2 Cache

    • 8GB DDR3 SDRAM system memory (expandable to 16GB)

      Gives you the power to handle most power-hungry applications and tons of multimedia work

    • 1TB SATA hard drive

      Store 666,000 photos, 285,000 songs or 526 hours of HD video and more

    • 24x Double-Layer DVD+/-R/RW drive

      Watch movies, and read and write CDs and DVDs in multiple formats

    • 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet

      Connect to a broadband modem or wired broadband router with wired Ethernet via the iBUYPOWER Desktop PC including Windows 8.1 Home Premium (Monitor Not Included)

    • NVIDIA GeForce GT730 2GB Graphics

      With 2GB dedicated graphics memory

 

 

I'm trying to help him fix the mess  :lol:  Anyway he records for youtube, uses premier, ect, and games. I suggested something along the lines of this

 

 

fx8350

evga or seasonic PSU 750 watts

380 or 390

 

 

He did some research and came back saying he wants a

fx8350

evag g2 750 watt

MSI geforce GTX 960 2gb card

 

 

 

So i guess my question is any suggestions/recommendations on what to do? Like to stay as cheap as possible thus the reason we are keeping any of the old computer. Thanks :)

The 8350 is your best bet without switching from the FX series. So do that.

Going with a previous generation would be your best bet for the GPU if you are trying to save money. Go with an R9 290 or GTX 780, or a R9 390, 380, or GTX 970, 960 if you want to buy new. 

As far as power supplies go, use the power supply quality list on this forum, and this: Johnny Lucky PSU Lemon List

Cheers!

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My friend bought this computer

 

 

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I knew this was going to be bad as soon as I read that...

 

he records for youtube, uses premier, ect, and games.

 

And that finished it off.  I'm sorry for the situation you are in, hopefully you will be able to swap a few components and get this thing usable for as cheap as possible, but honestly I can't recommend anything less than a totally new system at this point.  If you are streaming and/or recording and editing video, and playing games, this couldn't be farther from what you need.

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I knew this was going to be bad as soon as I read that...

 

 

And that finished it off.  I'm sorry for the situation you are in, hopefully you will be able to swap a few components and get this thing usable for as cheap as possible, but honestly I can't recommend anything less than a totally new system at this point.  If you are streaming and/or recording and editing video, and playing games, this couldn't be farther from what you need.

Well aware of that... trust me look at my computer  ;)

This is why people should let you when you offer to build them a computer and help them pick out parts BEFORE they buy crap like that lol

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The 8350 is your best bet without switching from the FX series. So do that.

Going with a previous generation would be your best bet for the GPU if you are trying to save money. Go with an R9 290 or GTX 780, or a R9 390, 380, or GTX 970, 960 if you want to buy new. 

As far as power supplies go, use the power supply quality list on this forum, and this: Johnny Lucky PSU Lemon List

Cheers!

Thanks for the list. :)

 

The 960 is a horrible card, it gets crushed by the 380 at the same price point. either get a 950 or step up to a 970 if he wants Nvidia, otherwise get a 380.

Thats what i thought but some people just like nvdia for some odd reason  :rolleyes:  I like whatevers best at the price point.

 

Hard Reset 

 

zvpX36Q.jpg

 

Really though just get a 380 not a 960, he's gonna be a lot happier with it as long as he's not streaming (Shadow-Play is great for that) 

And make sure he's not using the stock cooler for that cpu, especially if he's going up to the 8350

Get a 212 evo or something similar 

And ffs get an ssd, and use the mechanical drive for mass storage of games and media

SSDs are getting stupid cheap 

Oh he is using the stock cooler.. and its at 100% all the time. May just give him one so it stops the noise lol.

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Thanks for the list. :)

 

Thats what i thought but some people just like nvdia for some odd reason  :rolleyes:  I like whatevers best at the price point.

 

Oh he is using the stock cooler.. and its at 100% all the time. May just give him one so it stops the noise lol.

 

I understand that, and I'm willing to pay a 5% premium for Nvidia features, but the 380 is running away with benchmarks, and the 960 is now pushing a much larger price/performance premium over the 380, which only makes sense if you can afford that big of a difference, but if you're buying a 960, you can't really afford that. Same price, around $210, but the 380 can easily provide 15% higher framerates. All of Nvidia's offerings have less price/performance than AMD up to the 980 TI, but the 960 especially doesn't make any sense. 

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I understand that, and I'm willing to pay a 5% premium for Nvidia features, but the 380 is running away with benchmarks, and the 960 is now pushing a much larger price/performance premium over the 380, which only makes sense if you can afford that big of a difference, but if you're buying a 960, you can't really afford that. Same price, around $210, but the 380 can easily provide 15% higher framerates. All of Nvidia's offerings have less price/performance than AMD up to the 980 TI, but the 960 especially doesn't make any sense. 

Agree with you 100% my man. Just not my choice and some people for some odd reason dont understand that  :mellow:

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