400$ Upgrade???

[xarrow98]

I've now salvaged enough cash to make a substantial upgrade to my PC but I need help... What upgrade will be the most efficient???

 

Here are my current specs

 

Mobo- MSI A75 MA-E35

CPU- Athlon II x4 750k(4.09 GHz)

Heatsink- CM Hyper 212 EVO

GPU- Radeon 7850 1024 MHz (2GB)

HDD- WD Caviar Blue 500 GB 7200 RPM

PSU- CX 430M

Case- (Worst case ever)Rosewill FBM-01

 

Also:

Monitor - DEll P2011H -'20 -16:9 1600x900

Mouse- Standard Dell Mouse

Keyboard - Perixx PX-3000(got it for Christmas)

 

Here are the requirements (if you are willing to help):

 

NO Intel

Case must be included

I'm fine with case fans

No Water Cooling

 

Thanks

-Nick

[ViruZ_HUN]

is not A-10 series better?

 

and also none would recommend watercooling and intel with that budget:)

[flexwave]

a new monitor maybe? or a 270x, an ssd and whatever case you like the look of? maybe a 300r, If this doesn't add up cost wise its because I'm from the uk

[SSOB]

Add an SSD and get a better cooler to overclock the CPU even further , A member of our forum has made a Member revieuw stating that a 750K @ 4.5GHZ is the same performance as FX-6300 Basically. Also save some more cash and get a R9 290

[Yomankeenan]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  MSI FM2-A55M-E33 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($49.97 @ OutletPC) 

Memory:  Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($59.99 @ Mac Mall) 

Storage:  Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($55.94 @ Amazon) 

Case:  Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($37.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $359.87

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-28 14:53 EST-0500)

 

With this you still have some money left over aswell. The power supply may be more than required and maybe overkill but has the ability to get dedicated graphics in the future,

[madscientist56]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  MSI FM2-A55M-E33 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($49.97 @ OutletPC) 

Memory:  Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($59.99 @ Mac Mall) 

Storage:  Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($55.94 @ Amazon) 

Case:  Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($37.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $359.87

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-28 14:53 EST-0500)

 

With this you still have some money left over aswell. The power supply may be more than required and maybe overkill but has the ability to get dedicated graphics in the future,

that would be a decrease in power his build right now would beat a 6800k

[TheEpicCanadian]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  MSI FM2-A55M-E33 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($49.97 @ OutletPC) 

Memory:  Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($59.99 @ Mac Mall) 

Storage:  Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($55.94 @ Amazon) 

Case:  Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($37.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $359.87

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-28 14:53 EST-0500)

 

With this you still have some money left over aswell. The power supply may be more than required and maybe overkill but has the ability to get dedicated graphics in the future,

 

I don't think he wants a whole new computer, just an upgrade to his current one. Cool $400 gaming rig none the less.

[madscientist56]

Get a platform upgrade to a 990fx mobo that supports crossfire along with a 6300 and a new power supply that would support another 7850 and if you have enough money get another 7850.

[Yomankeenan]

I don't think he wants a whole new computer, just an upgrade to his current one. Cool $400 gaming rig none the less.

Yeah I kind of saw that after I posted and was like ... crap but decided to leave it just incase.

[TheEpicCanadian]

Yeah I kind of saw that after I posted and was like ... crap but decided to leave it just incase.

ahaha oh well. No harm done!

[xarrow98]

So what I'm gathering from all of this is that I should buy a(n)

R9 270(X)

SSD

Fractal Design Core 1000

 

Is this a worthwhile and cost efficient upgrade?

Is there anything else i should get?

[Skanic]

Upgrade your cpu and mobo to a 990FX and get a FX6300, the gpu is decent. You could also get a sdd to that.

Like this:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2rOYq
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2rOYq/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2rOYq/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($116.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($126.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $329.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-28 19:55 EST-0500)

[Jack.EXE]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper A88X ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card:  Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card  ($153.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case:  NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Mwave) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $343.95

 

I'm seeing plenty of 6300 suggestions, So that's most definitely covered. I'm going to suggest you keep you current CPU, but up your motherboard so that when kaveri comes out you can jump right on it.

 

my upgrade suggestion is a beefier PSU, a better case, a board that will support kaveri, and a second GPU.

 

The athlon X4 750K can hold its own just fine until kaveri comes out, at which point, after you sell your old PSU & board, you could buy the cheapest K series quad core kaveri. ( I belive it is to be called the A8-7570K)