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I have two builds that people have helped with out with previously on here. Not sure which to go with. I don't know a thing about AMD, so that's where I am stuck, but I have always heard that if you're looking for more performance on a budget, AMD is the way to go. Also, not sure what GPU to get with AMD, so please, any help is greatly appreciated.
 
 
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/z7HQXL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/z7HQXL/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($41.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($143.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $483.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gcdwRB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gcdwRB/by_merchant/
 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($68.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($52.38 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($41.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $283.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I have two builds that people have helped with out with previously on here. Not sure which to go with. I don't know a thing about AMD, so that's where I am stuck, but I have always heard that if you're looking for more performance on a budget, AMD is the way to go. Also, not sure what GPU to get with AMD, so please, any help is greatly appreciated.
 
 
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/z7HQXL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/z7HQXL/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($41.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($143.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $483.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-17 11:46 EST-0500
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gcdwRB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gcdwRB/by_merchant/
 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($68.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($52.38 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($41.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $283.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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X4 860K + R9 270 or 950 would be the best budget option

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Comparative build:

 

$506

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($19.90 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($127.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($50.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $481.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($68.89 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($52.38 @ Newegg) 



Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.98 @ Newegg) 


Total: $468.60

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Oh dear, who suggested those? Talk about overspending on nonsense...

 

 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($68.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($36.30 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380X 4GB WINDFORCE 2X Video Card  ($233.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($50.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $495.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($68.89 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($52.38 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($21.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $468.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Would this be a better option than the i5 4440 that somebody suggested in the comment above this? 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($44.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card ($203.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 500W ATX Power Supply ($38.08 @ Amazon)

Total: $493.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Something like this?

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

Spoiler

Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

Spoiler

Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($44.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card ($203.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 500W ATX Power Supply ($38.08 @ Amazon)

Total: $493.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-17 12:08 EST-0500

Something like this?

Change the gpu to a R9 380 4G if you can.

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Change the gpu to a R9 380 4G if you can.

14$ over budget, but has an R9 390 8GB:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($36.30 @ Amazon)

Memory: Mushkin Essentials 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($28.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($278.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Enermax Thorex ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.00 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 600W ATX Power Supply ($30.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $514.02

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-17 12:50 EST-0500

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

Spoiler

Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

Spoiler

Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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this is the best you'll get with 500 usd. doesn't get much better than this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($116.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus B85M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($154.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($40.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $491.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-17 12:57 EST-0500

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