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Hello! My friend has been doing some youtube videos latley and he has realized his old PC isnt going to hold up anymore. So as I said he is going to be doing lots of youtube videos, so he will be doing lots of gaming and editing. He is also very interested in streaming. His budget is $650-700 US. He will be bringing it around to different houses, so I was thinking he might want to go with a 400R as it has a handle on the top, and lots of expandability. He isnt bias to any companies, so we can go with AMD, NVidia, or Intel and he wont care. He would like to begin overclocking because he has heard lots of good things about it. He has some storage already so it is not necessary.

 

Games he plays:

Battlefield 4

Minecraft(He would like to try some high res texturepacks and shaders)

Garrys Mod

Chivalry

Saints Row

He would also like to play GTA 5 once it comes out on PC.

 

He plays at 1080p and has a couple other lower-res monitors(1680x1050 and 1600x900) that he uses(not for gaming).

 

Thanks in advance!

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard:  Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Memory:  Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card:  XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card  ($264.99 @ NCIX US)
Case:  Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply:  Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $714.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

 

Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850

 

Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB)

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Microcenter)

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard:  Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($94.99 @ Amazon)

Memory:  Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card:  XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card  ($264.99 @ NCIX US)

Case:  Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $714.92

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-18 22:40 EST-0500)

 

Sorry, forgot to add that he doesnt do MIRs.

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Sorry, forgot to add that he doesnt do MIRs.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Microcenter)

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard:  Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Microcenter)

Memory:  Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card:  XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($298.99 @ Amazon)

Case:  NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.72 @ Amazon)

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ TigerDirect)

Total: $718.66

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-18 22:50 EST-0500)

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

 

Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850

 

Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB)

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Microcenter)

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard:  Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Microcenter)

Memory:  Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card:  XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($298.99 @ Amazon)

Case:  NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.72 @ Amazon)

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ TigerDirect)

Total: $718.66

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-18 22:50 EST-0500)

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Microcenter)

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard:  Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Microcenter)

Memory:  Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card:  XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($298.99 @ Amazon)

Case:  NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.72 @ Amazon)

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ TigerDirect)

Total: $718.66

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-18 22:50 EST-0500)

I just talked to him and I guess he really has his heart set on the 400R. So I was thinking about bumping down to a 6300 but I decided that I would just bump down to a 7950. If I was to overclock, I can get stock 7970 performance(or better). 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/24DWJ

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I just talked to him and I guess he really has his heart set on the 400R. So I was thinking about bumping down to a 6300 but I decided that I would just bump down to a 7950. If I was to overclock, I can get stock 7970 performance(or better). 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/24DWJ

Black Friday is coming up try and get a 400r for cheap or wait till Christmas.

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Black Friday is coming up try and get a 400r for cheap or wait till Christmas.

Yeah, but If I cant, how do you think this will perform?

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Yeah, but If I cant, how do you think this will perform?

Probably still high-ultra I'm not sure with minecraft.

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Black Friday is coming up try and get a 400r for cheap or wait till Christmas.

Also should I go with a 760? I heard it performs better. He also would be able to use CUDA(He likes to screw around in After Effects)

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Yeah, but If I cant, how do you think this will perform?

Decently. BF4@ High before Mantle, Ultra after Mantle.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

 

Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850

 

Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB)

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Also should I go with a 760? I heard it performs better. He also would be able to use CUDA(He likes to screw around in After Effects)

If he can utilize CUDA acceleration, yes.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

 

Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850

 

Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB)

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I just talked to him and I guess he really has his heart set on the 400R. So I was thinking about bumping down to a 6300 but I decided that I would just bump down to a 7950. If I was to overclock, I can get stock 7970 performance(or better). 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/24DWJ

Don't go with a single fan 7950... XFX's fans aren't that good to begin with...

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/24Eco

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Did you not see the stuff about the 400R?

I did. There are smaller cases with handles that are more portable though.

Could you reccomend a better one? Or should I just go with a 760?

Any dual/triple fan would do.

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I did. There are smaller cases with handles that are more portable though.

Any dual/triple fan would do.

OK how about the really cheap sapphire model?
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OK how about the really cheap sapphire model?

Sure. 

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Sure.

And about that one case that you put in the build. I'm ry against silver on the inside as if doesn't have a window he might put one in.
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And about that one case that you put in the build. I'm ry against silver on the inside as if doesn't have a window he might put one in.

Case is just a suggestion. Pick whatever you'd like.

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Case is just a suggestion. Pick whatever you'd like.

Ok!

But you think an 8320(OCd) and a 7950(OCd) will do him well?

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Ok!

But you think an 8320(OCd) and a 7950(OCd) will do him well?

Very.

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