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What is the best build you can make using only parts on https://pcpartpicker.com for the money, here is what i came up with

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CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($75.00 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T2 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($14.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($41.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 60GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($42.99 @ Jet) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 470 8GB NITRO+ Video Card  ($218.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply  ($27.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $493.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Funny enough, a 480 that costs less than a 470

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($41.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($22.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 480 4GB Red Dragon Video Card  ($191.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $483.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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3 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

CRAP PSU, Crap SSD and no motherboard? Also 470 is a crap value too

i forgot the mobo and the reason why the psu and ssd are bad are because this is suppose to be the most worth it per dollar using scarpyard wars s3 benchmarks

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2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

CRAP PSU, Crap SSD and no motherboard? Also 470 is a crap value too

lol you got the generic PCPP link, thats ur build

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900XT Triple Fan | G.Skill 32GB 2x D5 6000

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A 480 is about 15% more powerful for about 10% higher price (Than a 470). So really calling a 470 a bad value is calling a 480 a bad value

Note, THAT 470 is a bad value, but in general

CPU: I5 4590 Motherboard: ASROCK H97 Pro4 Ram: XPG 16gb v2.0 4x4 kit  GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 PSU: EVGA 550w Supernova G2 Storage: 128 gb Sandisk SSD + 525gb Mx300 SSD Cooling: Be Quiet! Shadow Rock LP Case: Zalman T2 Sound: Logitech Z506 5.1 Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma Keyboard: DBPower LED

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CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($41.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($43.74 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 480 4GB Red Dragon Video Card  ($191.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $634.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I feel that having the 4 cores of an I5 is very important for modern gaming, and is very worth the rather large delta. This is what I would call the 1080p machine right now.

CPU: I5 4590 Motherboard: ASROCK H97 Pro4 Ram: XPG 16gb v2.0 4x4 kit  GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 PSU: EVGA 550w Supernova G2 Storage: 128 gb Sandisk SSD + 525gb Mx300 SSD Cooling: Be Quiet! Shadow Rock LP Case: Zalman T2 Sound: Logitech Z506 5.1 Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma Keyboard: DBPower LED

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14 minutes ago, IHirs said:

i forgot the mobo and the reason why the psu and ssd are bad are because this is suppose to be the most worth it per dollar using scarpyard wars s3 benchmarks

That psu won't be worth it when it crashes your system/kills your hardware after a year (sorry EVGA, you make some good PSUs, but I wouldn't trust my hardware anywhere near a non 80+ unit).

Current LTT F@H Rank: 24    Score: 10,097,484,643   Stats

Yes, I have 9 monitors.

My main PC:

OS: Windows 11

CPU: Ryzen 9 9950X

Cooler: Noctua NH-D15

Mobo: Asus ProArt X670E Creator WiFi

RAM: 96GB Trident Z Neo @6400 CL32

GPU: RTX 4090 Founders Edition, Radeon Pro WX 5100

PSU: Corsair RM1000e

SSDs: Samsung 990 Pro 4TB NVME, Samsung 970 evo plus 1TB NVME, 2x Samsung 870 evo 2TB, Samsung 860 evo 1TB, Samsung 970 evo 500GB NVME

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Black w/ Tempered Glass Side Panel Upgrade

Monitors: 9 Monitors: Alienware AW3423DWF 3440x1440@165Hz, Acer H236HLbid 1080p@77Hz, HP D7z72AA 1080p@60Hz, Dell Inspiron 24 3459 1080p@60Hz(used only as display), Dell U2724D 1440p@120Hz, ASUS VP228 1080p@60Hz, 2x HP ZR2440W 1200p@60Hz

 

unRAID server (Plex, Backups, NAS, Duplicati, game servers):

OS: unRAID 7.1.4

CPU: Ryzen R9 3900X

Cooler: Noctua NH-U9S

Mobo: Asus ROG Strix X470-F

RAM: 64GB G-Skill Ripjaws V @ 3200MHz

PSU: EVGA G3 850W

Total Storage: Raw: 94TB, Usable: 64TB

SSD: Samsung 990 Pro 2TB NVME, Teamgroup 4TB NVME

HDDs: 4x HGST Dekstar NAS 4TB @ 7200RPM (3 data, 1 parity) + (7x Seagate Ironwolf NAS 8TB + 2x Toshiba N300 NAS 8TB in ZFS)

Case: Fractal Define 7 XL

Other: Added 3x Noctua NF-F12 intake, 2x Noctua NF-A8 exhaust, Inatek 5 port USB 3.0 expansion card with usb 3.0 front panel header

 

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1 minute ago, sazrocks said:

That psu won't be worth it when it crashes your system/kill your hardware after a year (sorry EVGA, you make some good PSUs, but I wouldn't trust my hardware anywhere near a non 80+ unit).

@Energycore would have agreed with me too. He is busy playing xcome I think

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7 minutes ago, sazrocks said:

That psu won't be worth it when it crashes your system/kills your hardware after a year (sorry EVGA, you make some good PSUs, but I wouldn't trust my hardware anywhere near a non 80+ unit).

its not the 80+ certification that means it's bad, but the capacitators they've used are quite bad.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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11 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

its not the 80+ certification that means it's bad, but the capacitators they've used are quite bad.

I know, I just didn't want to write it all out but i guess i have to now.

 

I know 80+ rating doesn't necessarily reflect quality. What I do know is that if a company has cheaped out to the point that the PSU cant even manage 80% efficiency, then I'm sure they swapped out the Japanese capacitors as well as other components (I'm not really in to electrical engineering, so i don't know what they are called :( ) for crappier versions.

 

Also, turns out that the specific psu the OP picked (evga 400W non 80+) ranks level 7 on the psu list. O.o

 

EDIT: Also its only rated for fuill power at 25C

 

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Current LTT F@H Rank: 24    Score: 10,097,484,643   Stats

Yes, I have 9 monitors.

My main PC:

OS: Windows 11

CPU: Ryzen 9 9950X

Cooler: Noctua NH-D15

Mobo: Asus ProArt X670E Creator WiFi

RAM: 96GB Trident Z Neo @6400 CL32

GPU: RTX 4090 Founders Edition, Radeon Pro WX 5100

PSU: Corsair RM1000e

SSDs: Samsung 990 Pro 4TB NVME, Samsung 970 evo plus 1TB NVME, 2x Samsung 870 evo 2TB, Samsung 860 evo 1TB, Samsung 970 evo 500GB NVME

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Black w/ Tempered Glass Side Panel Upgrade

Monitors: 9 Monitors: Alienware AW3423DWF 3440x1440@165Hz, Acer H236HLbid 1080p@77Hz, HP D7z72AA 1080p@60Hz, Dell Inspiron 24 3459 1080p@60Hz(used only as display), Dell U2724D 1440p@120Hz, ASUS VP228 1080p@60Hz, 2x HP ZR2440W 1200p@60Hz

 

unRAID server (Plex, Backups, NAS, Duplicati, game servers):

OS: unRAID 7.1.4

CPU: Ryzen R9 3900X

Cooler: Noctua NH-U9S

Mobo: Asus ROG Strix X470-F

RAM: 64GB G-Skill Ripjaws V @ 3200MHz

PSU: EVGA G3 850W

Total Storage: Raw: 94TB, Usable: 64TB

SSD: Samsung 990 Pro 2TB NVME, Teamgroup 4TB NVME

HDDs: 4x HGST Dekstar NAS 4TB @ 7200RPM (3 data, 1 parity) + (7x Seagate Ironwolf NAS 8TB + 2x Toshiba N300 NAS 8TB in ZFS)

Case: Fractal Define 7 XL

Other: Added 3x Noctua NF-F12 intake, 2x Noctua NF-A8 exhaust, Inatek 5 port USB 3.0 expansion card with usb 3.0 front panel header

 

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1 minute ago, sazrocks said:

I know, I just didn't want to write it all out but i guess i have to now.

 

I know 80+ rating doesn't necessarily reflect quality. What I do know is that if a company has cheaped out to the point that the PSU cant even manage 80% efficiency, then I'm sure they swapped out the Japanese capacitors as well as other components (I'm not really in to electrical engineering, so i don't know what they are called :( ) for crappier versions.

 

Also, turns out that the specific psu the OP picked (evga 400W non 80+) ranks level 7 on the psu list. O.o

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/antec-vp450-power-supply-review/ no PFC or 80+ certification but still a pretty decent bargain-basement unit.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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1 hour ago, deXxterlab97 said:

@Energycore would have agreed with me too. He is busy playing xcome I think

Don't put words in my mouth, I was sleeping.

 

1 hour ago, IHirs said:

What is the best build you can make using only parts on https://pcpartpicker.com for the money, here is what i came up with

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($75.00 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T2 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($14.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($41.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 60GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($42.99 @ Jet) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 470 8GB NITRO+ Video Card  ($218.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply  ($27.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $493.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Oh yeah OP, that's a really bad PSU. At least spend $35 on the EVGA 450B. Preferably $50 on the Seasonic S12II 620W.

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

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Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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