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Hello everyone! :)

So I am planning to build a "gaming-pc" for a friend. 
My thoughts so far are that I could either go with a Skylake build or save some money and go with an FX 6300 and spent that money on the GPU.

Option 1:

CPU: FX 6300 (100€)
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 Gaming G1 (350€)
Mainboard: MSI 970A-G43 (64€)
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 (33€)
PSU: CM GM 550 (67€)
SSD: 120 GB 850 EVO (60€)
HDD: 1 TB Seagate (45€)
Case: CM silencio 352M (56€)
some sort of dvd burner ..(~10€)
CPU Cooler: EKL Alpenföhn Brocken ECO (33€)

Option 2:

CPU: i5- 6500 (200€)
GPU:  R9 380X Nitro (240€)
Mainboard: Gigabyte GA B150M D3H  DDR3 (75€)
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 (33€)
PSU: CM GM 550 (67€)
SSD: 120 GB 850 EVO (60€)
HDD: 1 TB Seagate (45€)
Case: CM silencio 352M (56€)
some sort of dvd burner ..(~10€)
CPU Cooler: EKL Alpenföhn Brocken ECO (33€)

It seems weird to me to build a pc for that money in 2016 and use a 3 year old CPU, considering that she will use this pc for a few years.
Or do you think the FX 6300 will even bottleneck the 970?

So yeah.. tell me what you think :)
And feel free to recommend other hardware options.

OK, thank you!

And sorry for my english ;)

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Better to go Intel.

 

Why not just go for Haswell and grab a i5 4460 and a R9 390 (assuming it's cheaper than the GTX 970)?

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5 minutes ago, J0X3R said:

Hello everyone! :)

So I am planning to build a "gaming-pc" for a friend. 
My thoughts so far are that I could either go with a Skylake build or save some money and go with an FX 6300 and spent that money on the GPU.

Option 1:

CPU: FX 6300 (100€)
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 Gaming G1 (350€)
Mainboard: MSI 970A-G43 (64€)
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 (33€)
PSU: CM GM 550 (67€)
SSD: 120 GB 850 EVO (60€)
HDD: 1 TB Seagate (45€)
Case: CM silencio 352M (56€)
some sort of dvd burner ..(~10€)
CPU Cooler: EKL Alpenföhn Brocken ECO (33€)

Option 2:

CPU: i5- 6500 (200€)
GPU:  R9 380X Nitro (240€)
Mainboard: Gigabyte GA B150M D3H (75€)
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 (33€)
PSU: CM GM 550 (67€)
SSD: 120 GB 850 EVO (60€)
HDD: 1 TB Seagate (45€)
Case: CM silencio 352M (56€)
some sort of dvd burner ..(~10€)
CPU Cooler: EKL Alpenföhn Brocken ECO (33€)

It seems weird to me to build a pc for that money in 2016 and use a 3 year old CPU, considering that she will use this pc for a few years.
Or do you think the FX 6300 will even bottleneck the 970?

So yeah.. tell me what you think :)
And feel free to recommend other hardware options.

OK, thank you!

And sorry for my english ;)

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first off you have listed DDR3 ram which would not work with that motherboard but go with a I5 4690K or I5 4460 and get a r9 390/GTX 970 depending on what you want and what is cheaper

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

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i dont "think" the FX6300 will bottleneck the 970, i've seen several cases where it does, but in the end it all depends on what you'll be doing with it.

 

if you want to cut some money, the intel build will be *fine* on the stock cooler.

that said, looks like you need more help than that.

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1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

first off you have listed DDR3 ram which would not work with that motherboard but go with a I5 4690K or I5 4460 and get a r9 390/GTX 970 depending on what you want and what is cheaper

As far as I know the  Gigabyte GA B150M D3H uses ddr3 ram not ddr 4.. 

And I think a K cpu is not necessary, because she will not oc it.

 

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Just now, Wouterrinos said:

It will go with the mbo http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5516#ov

but not with the one he listed, thats the DDR3 version

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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10 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Better to go Intel.

 

Why not just go for Haswell and grab a i5 4460 and a R9 390 (assuming it's cheaper than the GTX 970)?

Because that would be more expensive

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Just now, J0X3R said:

As far as I know the  Gigabyte GA B150M D3H uses ddr3 ram not ddr 4.. 

And I think a K cpu is not necessary, because she will not oc it.

 

there are both versions i just found out, sorry for the confusion

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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15 minutes ago, J0X3R said:

Hello everyone! :)

So I am planning to build a "gaming-pc" for a friend. 
My thoughts so far are that I could either go with a Skylake build or save some money and go with an FX 6300 and spent that money on the GPU.

Option 1:

CPU: FX 6300 (100€)
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 Gaming G1 (350€)
Mainboard: MSI 970A-G43 (64€)
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 (33€)
PSU: CM GM 550 (67€)
SSD: 120 GB 850 EVO (60€)
HDD: 1 TB Seagate (45€)
Case: CM silencio 352M (56€)
some sort of dvd burner ..(~10€)
CPU Cooler: EKL Alpenföhn Brocken ECO (33€)

Option 2:

CPU: i5- 6500 (200€)
GPU:  R9 380X Nitro (240€)
Mainboard: Gigabyte GA B150M D3H (75€)
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 (33€)
PSU: CM GM 550 (67€)
SSD: 120 GB 850 EVO (60€)
HDD: 1 TB Seagate (45€)
Case: CM silencio 352M (56€)
some sort of dvd burner ..(~10€)
CPU Cooler: EKL Alpenföhn Brocken ECO (33€)

It seems weird to me to build a pc for that money in 2016 and use a 3 year old CPU, considering that she will use this pc for a few years.
Or do you think the FX 6300 will even bottleneck the 970?

So yeah.. tell me what you think :)
And feel free to recommend other hardware options.

OK, thank you!

And sorry for my english ;)

Go option 2, but kick out the cooler and get a better mbo and 1x8 ddr4 ram to go with it.(and is you have money left get a 390)

 

Edit: 390 would involve a 650W psu as well!!!

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Just now, Wouterrinos said:

Go option 2, but kick out the cooler and get a better mbo and 1x8 ddr4 ram to go with it.(and is you have money left get a 390)

But dual chanel ram is better, right?

i have thought about using the stock cooler..

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6 minutes ago, manikyath said:

i dont "think" the FX6300 will bottleneck the 970, i've seen several cases where it does, but in the end it all depends on what you'll be doing with it.

 

if you want to cut some money, the intel build will be *fine* on the stock cooler.

that said, looks like you need more help than that.

Okay thank you.

what do you mean I need more help ? 

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1 minute ago, J0X3R said:

Okay thank you.

what do you mean I need more help ? 

well, you're getting DDR3 ram with a DDR4 processer and motherboard.

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Just now, manikyath said:

well, you're getting DDR3 ram with a DDR4 processer and motherboard.

No thats not right, as mentioned above this mobo uses ddr3.
but i will take a different mobo and use ddr4 

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2 minutes ago, tataklee said:

I think you might be german, so here's a geizhals link.

 

http://geizhals.de/eu/?cat=WL-641521&wlkey=874696c61a5a07ad80f5b2af646a991c

 

An i5-6500 and a R9 390 for just under 900 Euros.

you're goddamn right!

Thank you, but do you think the 390 is worth the extra price over a 380X? She will play in 1080p, i should have said that earlier ^^

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1 minute ago, J0X3R said:

you're goddamn right!

Thank you, but do you think the 390 is worth the extra price over a 380X? She will play in 1080p, i should have said that earlier ^^

Kinda. Judging from all the benchmarks I have seen so far, the 390 should be around 20 to 35 percent faster in 1080p, so I guess it's actually worth it.

 

http://www.computerbase.de/thema/grafikkarte/rangliste/

 

 

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