Building a gaming pc

[opexx79]

Hi I am building a PC and I was just wondering how good my PC would be for gaming and any suggestions on how to make it better. But I am on a budget so I can't buy like a 1080 or something like that.

CPU: AMD Fx 8350

GPU: AMD r9 280x

16 GB of RAM

Mobo: MSI 970

[Samppa221]

Intel.

[Starelementpoke]

2 minutes ago, opexx79 said:

Hi I am building a PC and I was just wondering how good my PC would be for gaming and any suggestions on how to make it better. But I am on a budget so I can't buy like a 1080 or something like that.

CPU: AMD Fx 8350

GPU: AMD r9 280x

16 GB of RAM

Mobo: MSI 970

Switch platforms for an i5 or something.

[opexx79]

Lol funny like i said I'm on a budget can't afford a nice Intel processor

 

[Starelementpoke]

Just now, opexx79 said:

Lol funny like imsaid I'm on a budget can't afford a nice Intel processor

 

Didn't say what your budget is.

[opexx79]

Why should I go with intel

[Starelementpoke]

Just now, opexx79 said:

Why should I go with intel

Better IPC and a platform that isn't dead.

[opexx79]

Budget is $600-$650

[Starelementpoke]

Just now, opexx79 said:

Budget is $600-$650

Just gaming?

[opexx79]

Gaming and a little bit of school stuff but mostly gaming

[Starelementpoke]

3 minutes ago, opexx79 said:

Gaming and a little bit of school stuff but mostly gaming

Not quite $650, but if you can save up the extra $50 or so dollars, then do so:

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock B150M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($73.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($59.99 @ Adorama) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.85 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Rosewill 550W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $682.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-11 10:40 EDT-0400

Get an AIB 480.

[PRTI]

Its $20 over the budget but should do better than your build for sure

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($53.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($39.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING Video Card  ($249.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $670.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-11 10:37 EDT-0400

[opexx79]

OK thx how much better is a core i5 than a Fx 8350

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, opexx79 said:

OK thx how much better is a core i5 than a Fx 8350

Very.

[opexx79]

Because I like the 8 cores because I want to record and do video editing

[PRTI]

1 minute ago, opexx79 said:

OK thx how much better is a core i5 than a Fx 8350

 

See for yourself

[opexx79]

Along with gaming

[pinksnowmanshandle]

1 minute ago, opexx79 said:

OK thx how much better is a core i5 than a Fx 8350

Night and Day - Land slide. 
 

Honestly quite a lot. If memory serves, an i3 6100 will often beat the 8350.

Just now, opexx79 said:

Because I like the 8 cores because I want to record and do video editing

All of that is still fine on a 4c/4t CPU.

[opexx79]

Ok

[opexx79]

Where can I find Intel processors for under $200

[Starelementpoke]

Just now, opexx79 said:

Because I like the 8 cores because I want to record and do video editing

Then you should've mentioned that. That changes things.

[SLAYR]

2 minutes ago, opexx79 said:

Because I like the 8 cores because I want to record and do video editing

I would stick with the 8350 if you use the threads the 8350 is better then an i5 when the threads are used.

 

I would suggest getting an ssd.

Just now, opexx79 said:

Where can I find Intel processors for under $200

I5 6400/6500

[PRTI]

1 minute ago, wcreek said:

Night and Day - Land slide. 
 

Honestly quite a lot. If memory serves, an i3 6100 will often beat the 8350.

All of that is still fine on a 4c/4t CPU.

Yeah,games favor higher single core performance

[pinksnowmanshandle]

Just now, Starelementpoke said:

Then you should've mentioned that. That changes things.

I'd suspect it'd be just as fine with a 4c/4t CPU though. 

[pinksnowmanshandle]

Just now, keNNySOC said:

Yeah,games favor higher single core performance

Well the i5 6500 will be fine for games, but I'd be under the impression that it'd also be fine for recording/editing video.