$500 Build with 960..............

[EthanTheFrogMan]

Hey guys, I built a PC a while back (4690k, 970) and now I am building another one

 

Goals:

The PC needs to be able to play GTA V (low settings 60fps 1080p)

The PC needs to be able to play Battlefield 4 (low settings 60fps 1080p) with a second monitor running

 

What I have so far:

8gb ddr3 hyper x fury 1866 ram

120gb SSD

1TB WD black

 

I would like to include a gtx 960 in my system, I would prefer the PC to be a mini tower or lan box, but if needed it can be a mid tower

 

for the remainder of items needed (motherboard, cpu, gpu, case, psu) I have a budget of $500

 

I do not understand the difference between a $59.99 gigabyte mobo on amazon and a $120 mobo on amazon?

[shadowbyte]

I have a GTX 960 by MSI, and it runs GTA at High at 60FPS. I cranked BF4 to ultra and got 74 avg FPS. I would probably go with a low level i5 because games really love four real cores. In terms of mobo, really anything made by MSI, ASUS, or GIGABYTE should be good. As for PSU, don't get a corsair cx series PSU. There are good models by EVGA, XFX, and Silverstone. As for case, It's really personal prefence. 

[Killervolt]

The 380 does perform better than the 960, expecially with the extra VRAM. I would consider it, as it should not cost more than a 960.

[EthanTheFrogMan]

I have a GTX 960 by MSI, and it runs GTA at High at 60FPS. I cranked BF4 to ultra and got 74 avg FPS. I would probably go with a low level i5 because games really love four real cores. In terms of mobo, really anything made by MSI, ASUS, or GIGABYTE should be good. As for PSU, don't get a corsair cx series PSU. There are good models by EVGA, XFX, and Silverstone. As for case, It's really personal prefence. 

If I was going for an AMD processor would you go with a 7670k or FX8320k? http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/313/AMD_A8-Series_A8-7670K_vs_AMD_FX-Series_FX-8320.html

[das affe]

If I was going for an AMD processor would you go with a 7670k or FX8320k? http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/313/AMD_A8-Series_A8-7670K_vs_AMD_FX-Series_FX-8320.html

dont

[das affe]

If I was going for an AMD processor would you go with a 7670k or FX8320k? http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/313/AMD_A8-Series_A8-7670K_vs_AMD_FX-Series_FX-8320.html

the 8320k

[EthanTheFrogMan]

the 8320k

ok and what about the 7870k or 8320k

[comicsansms]

If I was going for an AMD processor would you go with a 7670k or FX8320k? http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/313/AMD_A8-Series_A8-7670K_vs_AMD_FX-Series_FX-8320.html

AMD CPUs for computers that have dedicated graphics cards (Don't get an APU)

 

FX 8350 (<$900) or FX 6300 (<$600) if you are getting a more expensive AMD based gaming computer. (

Athlon x4 860k (<$500) is you are getting a consoler.

 

Also the GTX 960 is poop, price to performance wise. AMD's last gen card (R9 280) bet it by a fair bit and cost less, and the AMD's new card in that price range beats it by about 15% (R9 285 or R9 380)

[shadowbyte]

ok and what about the 7870k or 8320k

Just try to go for an intel chip. They run cooler, have better gaming and productivity performance, but are slightly more expensive. Have you seen the intel pentium G2358?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117374

It's dual core, but you can put some mad overclocks on it, 

[EthanTheFrogMan]

AMD CPUs for computers that have dedicated graphics cards (Don't get an APU)

 

FX 8350 (<$900) or FX 6300 (<$600) if you are getting a more expensive AMD based gaming computer. (

Athlon x4 860k (<$500) is you are getting a consoler.

 

Also the GTX 960 is poop, price to performance wise. AMD's last gen card (R9 280) bet it by a fair bit and cost less, and the AMD's new card in that price range beats it by about 15% (R9 285 or R9 380)

well I can get a 960 for $151 from a friend sealed

[comicsansms]

well I can get a 960 for $151 from a friend sealed

What country?

[das affe]

ok and what about the 7870k or 8320k

If i was you i would get the cheapest damn motherboard that fits an intel i3 (<--you buy that too),then a corsair psu with around 500watts  (cheap as possible corsair never failed me) then you pick a cheap case and then you pick the most expensive/fastest card you can possibly get for the rest of your money

[ilikemacandpc]

This will have a good upgrade path with the skylake platform @EthanTheFrogMan

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($125.98 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus H170I-PLUS D3 Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($113.55 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 2GB ITX Compact Video Card  ($183.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Silverstone Sugo SG13B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($42.38 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($27.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $493.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-12 18:28 EST-0500

[shadowbyte]

 

This will have a good upgrade path with the skylake platform @EthanTheFrogMan

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($125.98 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus H170I-PLUS D3 Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($113.55 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 2GB ITX Compact Video Card  ($183.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Silverstone Sugo SG13B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($42.38 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($27.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $493.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-12 18:28 EST-0500

 

Pls no CX PSU. 

[EthanTheFrogMan]

What country?

USA

[comicsansms]

USA

Nope.

Get this; http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100374itxocl

It will preform about 10-15% better.

[CJ Chua]

If you don't mind putting those things open air. Without a case then.....

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($172.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($181.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.98 @ Mac Mall) 

Total: $494.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-13 03:58 EST-0500