Input would be appreciated.

[Mikius10001]

Hello all,

 

Current build is:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($68.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.69 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital RE2 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card 
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($86.98 @ Newegg) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN851ND PCI 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($18.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM  120mm Fan  ($3.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM  120mm Fan  ($3.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer S241HL bmid 24.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($129.99 @ NCIX US) 
Keyboard: Logitech G910 Orion Spark Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($116.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech G500 Wired Laser Mouse  ($106.29 @ Amazon) 
Total: $924.64
 

 

Looking to get an RX 480 on launch. Looking to upgrade for higher end gaming, recording, and rendering. What would you suggest? If I need a full overhaul, go for gold, however I would very much like to salvage what I can out of this rig. I would prefer not to spend more than $1000, $250 right off the bat for the RX480, so $750 left. I will most likely be selling anything that I upgrade to a new piece so a bit of wiggle room in the budget in that regard.

[MoonlightSylv]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/2k8ZLD
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/2k8ZLD/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($66.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.69 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN851ND PCI 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($18.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer S241HL bmid 24.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($129.99 @ NCIX US) 
Keyboard: Logitech G910 Orion Spark Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($116.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech G500 Wired Laser Mouse  ($106.29 @ Amazon) 
Other: AMD Radeon RX 480 ($200.00)
Total: $1042.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-11 00:11 EDT-0400

 

A slight bit over budget but way better performance.

 

The RX 480 is out on the 29th.

[Herman Mcpootis]

change the fx 6300 to an e3 1231v3 and mobo with 4 ram slots, or go for an i7 6700.

 

[Baron623]

Honestly, if you wanted you could just upgrade to a RX 480 for a better experience. Your CPU isn't too bad, I prefer Intel, and your PSU can handle a 480.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($174.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $617.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-11 00:17 EDT-0400

[Mikius10001]

33 minutes ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/2k8ZLD
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/2k8ZLD/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($66.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.69 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN851ND PCI 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($18.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer S241HL bmid 24.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($129.99 @ NCIX US) 
Keyboard: Logitech G910 Orion Spark Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($116.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech G500 Wired Laser Mouse  ($106.29 @ Amazon) 
Other: AMD Radeon RX 480 ($200.00)
Total: $1042.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-11 00:11 EDT-0400

 

A slight bit over budget but way better performance.

 

The RX 480 is out on the 29th.

Thanks Shadow, the list I posted is all the stuff I already have though  Looks like you changed only the RAM, case, and GPU.

[Mikius10001]

33 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

change the fx 6300 to an e3 1231v3 and mobo with 4 ram slots, or go for an i7 6700.

 

my mobo has 4 slots?... or am I missing something.. heh

[Herman Mcpootis]

3 hours ago, Mikius10001 said:

my mobo has 4 slots?... or am I missing something.. heh

i neant you get an lga 1150 xeon and an lga 1150 mobo with 4 slots.

[i_build_nanosuits]

15 hours ago, Mikius10001 said:

 

snip!

 

Looking to get an RX 480 on launch. Looking to upgrade for higher end gaming, recording, and rendering. What would you suggest? If I need a full overhaul, go for gold, however I would very much like to salvage what I can out of this rig. I would prefer not to spend more than $1000, $250 right off the bat for the RX480, so $750 left. I will most likely be selling anything that I upgrade to a new piece so a bit of wiggle room in the budget in that regard.

 

That's a terrible build...here is a much better one...and also clearly you are on a budget so why over 200$ in peripherals?! there are some very nice gaming keyboard and mice for around 50$ each and even less...so choose more wisely..here is the build this is a lot more capable both CPU and GPU wise and will perform a lot better across the board!

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($187.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card  ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN851ND PCI 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($18.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer S241HL bmid 24.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $966.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-11 15:56 EDT-0400

[Mikius10001]

2 hours ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

 

That's a terrible build...here is a much better one...and also clearly you are on a budget so why over 200$ in peripherals?! there are some very nice gaming keyboard and mice for around 50$ each and even less...so choose more wisely..here is the build this is a lot more capable both CPU and GPU wise and will perform a lot better across the board!

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($187.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card  ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN851ND PCI 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($18.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer S241HL bmid 24.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $966.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-11 15:56 EDT-0400

So unfortunately you didn't read the second bit. The build I posted is what I already have. I have $1000 to SUB out NEW pieces potentially  Was wondering what I should change, orrr if I should scrap everything and start new. Keeping periphs of course.

[i_build_nanosuits]

2 hours ago, Mikius10001 said:

So unfortunately you didn't read the second bit. The build I posted is what I already have. I have $1000 to SUB out NEW pieces potentially  Was wondering what I should change, orrr if I should scrap everything and start new. Keeping periphs of course.

oh i see sorry about that...just upgrade the graphics card honestly everything else is still fairly decent...

i would maybe consider an upgrade to a 2560x1440 monitor if i was you but that will depend on the performance of the RX480 if it can handle that resolution well or not...i guess it will.

 

Other than that, maybe the CPU and motherboard combo that i linked, it's good for the price and would perform quite a bit better than the AMD FX-6300