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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.98 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $487.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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4 minutes ago, CHEESEM0NSTER55 said:

Building a PC to replace my console and laptop. The PC has to work for everyday use and gaming.

 

So far I have got this http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JTJ6YJ

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kGJ6YJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kGJ6YJ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($73.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($14.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($52.38 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Mushkin Essentials 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($28.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($38.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($153.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $484.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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For budget builds, an SSD is not reccomended. You can add it later.

Build generally doesn't have very well price/performance ratio. This is a budget build I reccomend:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ECS B85H3-M3(1.0) Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($41.78 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Mushkin Essentials 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($28.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Enermax Thorex ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $507.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

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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

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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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1 minute ago, Djole123 said:

For budget builds, an SSD is not reccomended. You can add it later.

Build generally doesn't have very well price/performance ratio. This is a budget build I reccomend:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) I think I will go with an amd CPU 
Motherboard: ECS B85H3-M3(1.0) Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($41.78 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Mushkin Essentials 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($28.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Enermax Thorex ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $507.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Thanks

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2 minutes ago, Djole123 said:

For budget builds, an SSD is not reccomended. You can add it later.

Build generally doesn't have very well price/performance ratio. This is a budget build I reccomend:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ECS B85H3-M3(1.0) Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($41.78 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Mushkin Essentials 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($28.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Enermax Thorex ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $507.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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A. Mail in rebates are on, build price should be without rebates. B. That psu is no.

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1 minute ago, Starelementpoke said:

A. Mail in rebates are on, build price should be without rebates. B. That psu is no.

You gotta sacrifise to make it better!

 

jk

 

OP, save money for a better PSU, so you can upgrade components without your PC shutting down from overload.

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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9 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kGJ6YJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kGJ6YJ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($73.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($14.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($52.38 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Mushkin Essentials 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($28.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($38.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($153.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) This PSU is overkill
Total: $484.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Thanks I would quite like to stick with a amd fx6300 though and use the stock heatsink

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Just now, CHEESEM0NSTER55 said:

fine then but, the motherboard that you recommended couldn't support crossfire or usb 3.0 do you know one that could 

The one i recommended supports 3.0. And you don't want to be xfiring with cpus at this range. Isn't worth it.

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4 minutes ago, CHEESEM0NSTER55 said:

the athlon has better performance per dollar but the fx6300 is more powerful due to its cores.

 

More cores=/=more powerful. The 860k has better ipc than the 6300. One core in the 860k is more powerful than one core in the 6300. The 860k is the 7850k/7870k without an igpu.:http://anandtech.com/bench/product/699?vs=1200

See how it performs better in most of the single threaded benchmarks.

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