AMD $400-$500 Gaming Rig

[TheExcaliber]

1 × AMD FX-6300 Vishera 6-Core 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W FD6300WMHKBOX Desktop Processor Item #: N82E16819113286

1 × WD Blue WD10JPVX 1TB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive Item #: N82E16822236496

1 × ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS Item #: N82E16813131872

1 × G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL Item #: N82E16820231428

 

Total: $284.70 Including shipping *COMBO off of Newegg*

 

I'm planning to substitute a different HDD and that is not part of the combo offer.

 

But anyway, give me some good deals guys or some good build!

 

I PREFER TO PURCHASE OFF OF NEWEGG AND AMAZON and I'm building this for someone else.

 

Feel free to recommend me you guys AMD Build but don't hesitate to post some Intel Build even though I'm looking for AMD builds.

[GalacticRuler]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($68.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($51.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 370 2GB Video Card  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: VIVO CASE-V02 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $483.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-12 20:38 EST-0500

[JebKerman]

iirc the FX series has NO graphics processor so i'm not sure you could run a PC with JUST that,

 

you'd need to either add a dedicated graphics card (like the build above) or go with an AMD APU.

[TheExcaliber]

iirc the FX series has NO graphics processor so i'm not sure you could run a PC with JUST that,

 

you'd need to either add a dedicated graphics card (like the build above) or go with an AMD APU.

I'm aware of that. I just did not put the PCpart picker list yet

[theereal]

Dont put an AMD processor Into a gaming rig.... If you can afford to, go Intel...

[TheExcaliber]

Dont put an AMD processor Into a gaming rig.... If you can afford to, go Intel...

Feel free to post your Intel PCpartpicker list.

[Zeako_]

Dont put an AMD processor Into a gaming rig.... If you can afford to, go Intel...

At his budget he can't stretch to a 4460. The 6300 is better than any of the i3 so its a good option

[stconquest]

@TheExcaliber

 

What is this PC for?

 

Do you need Windows?

 

Do you need a monitor?

 

Do you need a keyboard/mouse?

 

Do you need speakers/headset?

 

Do you live in the USA?

[stconquest]

You get a better build if you expand your list of retailers a bit.

 

Whether you go FX or Athlon, the single core performance is almost the same... the 860K being a bit faster.  Since the 860K is much cheaper, when the time to upgrade the CPU/motherboard comes around, you are only losing that $110 (CPU + mobo) instead of the $150 for a FX (CPU + mobo)... and that money saved means you have a better GPU.

 

$497

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($68.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 300 55.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($170.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($28.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.29 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Kingwin CF-012LBR 40.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($3.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $477.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-12 20:59 EST-0500