Help with new build?

[Trav_X]

TL:DR - sub $700 gaming build with an AMD GPU 

 

Want help making a PCPP for a gaming build. This build will be used in a multi-monitor setup, using different monitor resolutions so I want Eyefinity so I can stretch my games over them. It's a 21:9 1080p in the middle flanked by a 1080p monitor on each side. I don't play Triple A titles, only easier stuff like CSGO, MOBA's, other team shooters, Rocket League, and a few other survival open world type games as well as Minecraft. I'm hoping I can maybe fit a Fury in there, cause they are only $260 on eBay. My budget is less than $700, hopefully around $650. I'm considering trying to fit in a E3-1231 v3 and a Fury into my build. I already own a kit of 16GB Hyper X Fury Blues DDR3 so if I go DDR3 I save like $70-80 instead of buying a new kit of DDR4 on a newer architecture CPU. Just looking for some different options. Any help appreciated.

 

[Guest]

Yeah ebay is nice. If you go all new you can still kinda fit a Fury there

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB NITRO Video Card  ($306.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.89 @ B&H) 
Total: $717.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-09 22:49 EST-0500

[AniJan]

2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Yeah ebay is nice. If you go all new you can still kinda fit a Fury there

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB NITRO Video Card  ($306.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.89 @ B&H) 
Total: $717.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-09 22:49 EST-0500

You forgot the ram cards.

[Guest]

5 hours ago, AniJan said:

You forgot the ram cards.

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 I already own a kit of 16GB Hyper X Fury Blues DDR3

 

[AniJan]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

 

lol 

did not see that..

[AniJan]

4 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Yeah ebay is nice. If you go all new you can still kinda fit a Fury there

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB NITRO Video Card  ($306.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.89 @ B&H) 
Total: $717.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-09 22:49 EST-0500

I think lowering the CPU price would be the best for him

[Guest]

5 hours ago, AniJan said:

I think lowering the CPU price would be the best for him

xeon is really nice. But getting a cheap i5 is not a bad idea 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB NITRO Video Card  ($260.00 @ eBay) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.89 @ B&H) 
Total: $605.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-09 22:57 EST-0500

[AniJan]

2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

xeon is really nice. But getting a cheap i5 is not a bad idea 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB NITRO Video Card  ($260.00 @ eBay) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.89 @ B&H) 
Total: $605.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-09 22:57 EST-0500

I'm a bit of a newbie at this but:

I think switching the GPU with a GTX 1060 6 GB would be good. Or is it? 

With the money left over, a better case or power supply could prove beneficial. I think. 

[NTDaws]

Would you like crossfire, I think what you could do is go with two RX 460's with a i5 6500

[Guest]

5 hours ago, Dawson Wehage said:

Would you like crossfire, I think what you could do is go with two RX 460's with a i5 6500

HE has a DDR3 ram already.... and no DDR3 does not work with skylake @rip

[NTDaws]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

HE has a DDR3 ram already.... and no DDR3 does not work with skylake @rip

I know that deX

[Guest]

5 hours ago, AniJan said:

I'm a bit of a newbie at this but:

I think switching the GPU with a GTX 1060 6 GB would be good. Or is it? 

With the money left over, a better case or power supply could prove beneficial. I think. 

Fury does better a bit 

[Guest]

5 hours ago, AniJan said:

I'm a bit of a newbie at this but:

I think switching the GPU with a GTX 1060 6 GB would be good. Or is it? 

With the money left over, a better case or power supply could prove beneficial. I think. 

but thinking that Fury is almost same as 1060. @Trav_X might consider AMD RX 480?

[AniJan]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

but thinking that Fury is almost same as 1060. @Trav_X might consider AMD RX 480?

AMD RX 480?

PowerColor Red Devil RX 480 would be better.

[Guest]

5 hours ago, AniJan said:

AMD RX 480?

PowerColor Red Devil RX 480 would be better.

I am talking about RX 480 in general. AMD doesn't manufacture them, they design them. But it depends for OP to decide

[aries757]

34 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Yeah ebay is nice. If you go all new you can still kinda fit a Fury there

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB NITRO Video Card  ($306.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.89 @ B&H) 
Total: $717.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-09 22:49 EST-0500

why not an 480

[Guest]

5 hours ago, aries757 said:

why not an 480

look at the chart and the discussion above

[aries757]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

look at the chart above

u rightr, u right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

u right.

[NTDaws]

Hows this, I mean you don't normally use a Xeon for gaming, but of course you still can, but I think you should just go with a 4460 just because its cheaper and a little more ideal for gaming. I did crossfire two RX 460's. This of course should be plenty for gaming. I know the price is not exactly what you wanted, but I did also add in a FULLY MODULAR power supply, which actually works quite well as I have heard from some, I normally use this in most pcpartpicker builds because there is really good reviews on it and good reactions. Yea this power supply is also overkill, but I chose it because like a 650watt was more than a 750watt so I decided to choose that. Enjoy building your PC!

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Nt9xRG
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Nt9xRG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($64.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: ADATA Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 460 2GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($97.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 460 2GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($97.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $688.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-09 23:23 EST-0500

[Herman Mcpootis]

4 hours ago, deXxterlab97 said:

HE has a DDR3 ram already.... and no DDR3 does not work with skylake @rip

you can use ddr3 with skylake cpus, there are ddr3 skylake motherboards out there. its just that intel claims that we should use 1.35v ddr3 dimms instead of 1.5/1.65v dimms(which many of the ddr3 skylake mobos have listed as compatible).

[Trav_X]

12 hours ago, AniJan said:

I think lowering the CPU price would be the best for him

 

12 hours ago, deXxterlab97 said:

xeon is really nice. But getting a cheap i5 is not a bad idea 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB NITRO Video Card  ($260.00 @ eBay) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.89 @ B&H) 
Total: $605.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-09 22:57 EST-0500

I can actually get the 1231v3 for $210 USD at my local MicroCenter which was one of the main reasons I was considering it.

[Guest]

Just now, Trav_X said:

 

I can actually get the 1231v3 for $210 USD at my local MicroCenter which was one of the main reasons I was considering it.

So basically this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($210.00)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB NITRO Video Card  ($260.00)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.89 @ B&H)
Total: $640.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-10 11:10 EST-0500

[Trav_X]

11 hours ago, Dawson Wehage said:

Hows this, I mean you don't normally use a Xeon for gaming, but of course you still can, but I think you should just go with a 4460 just because its cheaper and a little more ideal for gaming. I did crossfire two RX 460's. This of course should be plenty for gaming. I know the price is not exactly what you wanted, but I did also add in a FULLY MODULAR power supply, which actually works quite well as I have heard from some, I normally use this in most pcpartpicker builds because there is really good reviews on it and good reactions. Yea this power supply is also overkill, but I chose it because like a 650watt was more than a 750watt so I decided to choose that. Enjoy building your PC!

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Nt9xRG
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Nt9xRG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($64.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: ADATA Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 460 2GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($97.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 460 2GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($97.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $688.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-09 23:23 EST-0500

The only reason I don't like that plan is because of VRAM. VRAM doesn't stack, so it would only be 2GB of VRAM for me. And if I'm running a larger surround setup, then 2GB will not be enough for some titles. The resolution I'm running is somewhere like 75-80% of 4K I believe. Just imagine a 4K monitor that you pull super far on the X-axis.

[Trav_X]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

So basically this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($210.00)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB NITRO Video Card  ($260.00)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($52.89 @ B&H)
Total: $640.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-10 11:10 EST-0500

Yeah pretty much. I'll save that list  and I'll probably spend a little more on the case just for some nicer features  thanks Dexter 

[Trav_X]

11 hours ago, AniJan said:

AMD RX 480?

PowerColor Red Devil RX 480 would be better.

The 480 would definitely be better than a 1060 for me, but the Fury outperforms the 480 by a decent margin, and considering they are around the same price ($260 for the NEW in box Fury and ~$250-260 for an 8GB 480) I would choose Fury.