$600 Computer Build (Good or Bad)

[Guest Philosophy]

Hi, 

 

     I bought this on Cyber Monday for $598.99 (Includes shipping). all list the parts. I have build many computers(15 or so). This one is for my dad he is 62 so I figure he dose not need anything too special. Anyway, tell me what you think. You gotta love Cyber Monday!

 

AMD FX 6300

 

ASUS M5A97 R2.0

 

8GB Adata 1866 

 

Sapphire 7850 2GB 

 

Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB

 

WD Blue 1TB 

 

Corsair Carbide Series 330R

 

CORSAIR CXM 500W 

[whatthe_fuzz]

Hi, 

 

     I bought this on Cyber Monday for $598.99 (Includes shipping). all list the parts. I have build many computers(15 or so). This one is for my dad he is 62 so I figure he dose not need anything too special. Anyway, tell me what you think. You gotta love Cyber Monday!

 

AMD FX 6300

 

ASUS M5A97 R2.0

 

ASUS HD7770-2GD5 Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 2GB ( I went with 2GB because he has a 1440p monitor already)

 

Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB

 

WD Blue 1TB 

 

Corsair Carbide Series 330R

 

CORSAIR TX Series 650 

 

everything is looking good but i feel you got jipped for the GPU

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($117.96 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard:  Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Microcenter) 

Storage:  Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($74.00 @ Adorama) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card:  MSI Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card  ($127.55 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Corsair 330R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $604.47

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-02 23:05 EST-0500)

 

$5 more

 

looks fine though 

[nsyedhasan]

7850 and 600B

[atom608]

Get a 500-550 wat psu instead since 650 is overpowerd for what you have and then if you really want the most fps possible for the price take out the ssd and get a seagate barracuda and get a better graphics card with the money you saved

[Guest Philosophy]

7850 is amazing! I have one! (the 7850 is $139 this is $99 for Cyber Monday!) What is a 600B?

[Guest Philosophy]

Modified build: 

 

Sapphire 7850 2GB (instead of 7770), got rid of SSD went with 1TB WD Black and CORSAIR CXM 500W 

[bacosta1993]

Did you forget to buy ram or did you forget to post it?

[nsyedhasan]

7850 is amazing! I have one! (the 7850 is $139 this is $99 for Cyber Monday!) What is a 600B?

EVGA PSU. http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10600kr

[Guest Philosophy]

Did you forget to buy ram or did you forget to post it?

Forgot to post it 8gb 2x4 Adata 1866. 

[atom608]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($117.96 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card:  Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card  ($189.99 @ TigerDirect) 

Case:  Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Microcenter) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Microcenter) 

Total: $602.90

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-02 23:13 EST-0500)

 

Boom done most fps for your money without going full out cheap

[Guest Philosophy]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($117.96 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card:  Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card  ($189.99 @ TigerDirect) 

Case:  Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Microcenter) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Microcenter) 

Total: $602.90

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-02 23:13 EST-0500)

 

Boom done most fps for your money without going full out cheap

 

Its my dad, I don't think he needs a 7870. I am thinking a 7850 is perfect. 

[atom608]

Its my dad, I don't think he needs a 7870. I am thinking a 7850 is perfect. 

Is he going to game at all?

[Guest Philosophy]

Is he going to game at all?

Nope, business applications and multitasking.

[atom608]

Well then if hes not going to game at all then this is good for him

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard:  MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($59.91 @ Amazon) 

Memory:  Corsair 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($43.66 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Microcenter) 

Total: $338.53

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-02 23:22 EST-0500)

[Guest Philosophy]

 

Well then if hes not going to game at all then this is good for him

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard:  MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($59.91 @ Amazon) 

Memory:  Corsair 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($43.66 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Microcenter) 

Total: $338.53

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-02 23:22 EST-0500)

 

You are correct. That would be enough for certain.  I want something decent for him. He request 8gb of ram. I can afford $600+ so I want to get him more than he needs. 

[atom608]

Just get the 8gb version of that ram i got and he will be good but make sure its 2x4gb sticks instead of just 1 8gb stick

[Guest Philosophy]

Just get the 8gb version of that ram i got and he will be good but make sure its 2x4gb sticks instead of just 1 8gb stick

I just look the Adata is cheaper for me, its $39.99 for 4x2. All stick with it seeing that is is 1.8Ghz and over-clockable. My motherboard is dual channel so of couse I would want 2 or 4 dimms.