Extremely small budget

[capoon]

So basically I'd like to know if there's a better solution for upgrading with similar amount of money?

 

At the moment I have 2x4 GB of Transcend RAM and a WD Blue 1TB that I won't be changing, and the plan is:

 

AMD FX-8300 + CM 212 EVO so that I can OC to 4.0-4.2 GHz I guess?

ASUS M5A97 R2.0

GTX 960 or R9 380

 

I'd like to know what you guys think about my choice for the CPU, I don't think I can afford an Intel one.. and the GPU I don't know what's better. I've seen people say that you should get R9 380 over the GTX 960 but I don't know the reasons? Does it depend on what my PC is meant for? Btw I am building a PC mainly for gaming, mostly CSGO and League of Legends, but I'd like to be able to run GTA V and some other newer titles decently.

[TheRandomness]

What's the budget?

[RuLeZ]

The R9 380 is around 15% faster, whats your budget so I can help you make a PC.

[capoon]

Honestly I don't have a set budget, but I'd have to keep it as small as possible. That's why I gave some components as an example of the price range I guess the budget would be 500-550$

[RuLeZ]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  ($208.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $542.61

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[RuLeZ]

What's the budget?

500-550, he didnt quote you 

[capoon]

Thanks for the quick response, but does this mean that it's worth sacrificing the cpu to get a better gpu for gaming (FX-8300 vs i3-4170)? And I don't plan on changing memory nor storage so I was thinking about spending around 500$ for Mobo, GPU, CPU, maybe cpu cooler and a new PSU. Does that affect things if I don't plan on buying the whole pc, just the mentioned parts? And do you think I need a 4GB version of the R9 380 or is the 2GB enough?

[RuLeZ]

Thanks for the quick response, but does this mean that it's worth sacrificing the cpu to get a better gpu for gaming (FX-8300 vs i3-4170)? And I don't plan on changing memory nor storage so I was thinking about spending around 500$ for Mobo, GPU, CPU, maybe cpu cooler and a new PSU. Does that affect things if I don't plan on buying the whole pc, just the mentioned parts? And do you think I need a 4GB version of the R9 380 or is the 2GB enough?

Brb, I will make a new one, 4GB is way better.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($184.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.97 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  ($208.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $531.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-24 09:47 EST-0500

 

 

For gaming will be way better than the AMD FX to 4,2Ghz OC

[TheRandomness]

Thanks for the quick response, but does this mean that it's worth sacrificing the cpu to get a better gpu for gaming (FX-8300 vs i3-4170)? And I don't plan on changing memory nor storage so I was thinking about spending around 500$ for Mobo, GPU, CPU, maybe cpu cooler and a new PSU. Does that affect things if I don't plan on buying the whole pc, just the mentioned parts? And do you think I need a 4GB version of the R9 380 or is the 2GB enough?

The i3-4170 performs the same in games as the FX-6300 and comes very close to the 8350. If you're only buying those parts, why didn't you just say?

[Xenift]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($67.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus A68HM-K Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($37.88 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($259.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $535.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-24 09:47 EST-0500

@RuLeZ Thanks for case inspiration

[capoon]

The i3-4170 performs the same in games as the FX-6300 and comes very close to the 8350. If you're only buying those parts, why didn't you just say?

I'm sorry for not making myself clear, thanks for the explanation though.

[capoon]

 

Brb, I will make a new one, 4GB is way better.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($184.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.97 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  ($208.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $531.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-24 09:47 EST-0500

 

 

For gaming will be way better than the AMD FX to 4,2Ghz OC

 

Thanks a bunch

[capoon]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($67.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus A68HM-K Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($37.88 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($259.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $535.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-24 09:47 EST-0500

@RuLeZ Thanks for case inspiration

 

Thanks for the suggestion, again I'd like to ask you aswell since you suggested AMD CPU which is a lot cheaper than intel i5-4460 that was mentioned why should i bother spending so much more on intel cpu with such similar specs as the AMD you mentioned?

[Xenift]

 

 

Thanks for the suggestion, again I'd like to ask you aswell since you suggested AMD CPU which is a lot cheaper than intel i5-4460 that was mentioned why should i bother spending so much more on intel cpu with such similar specs as the AMD you mentioned?

Yes you should.

Since you have 80 more bucks of wiggle space, going with a 4460 is going to get you stability and better framerate in games. 

I would suggest swapping out the motherboard i have chosen as well as the cpu.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ECS B85H3-M9 (1.0) Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($30.98 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($259.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $556.84

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-24 09:59 EST-0500