First time budget gaming build

[jokerCr]

Hey guys

 

It's the first time I'm building a gaming computer and I'm on a budget. I'm currently gaming on an i7 laptop with the Intel HD 4000, which makes every game I play playable, but I'm looking to upgrade to a desktop rig for gaming...

 

What I currently have researched and settled on, are these parts:

 

AMD FX 6300 @ $109.99

 

Gigabyte AM3+ Micro ATX Motherboard GA-78LMT-USB3 @ $63.24

 

EVGA GeForce GTX760 Superclocked @ $259.99

 

I guess that because how cheap that motherboard is, it would not allow me to OC, even though I'm not planning on do so right away. I wanted to see if you could help me answer some questions:

 

1- What other AM3+ MB could I pick that would allow me to OC in the future?

 

2- I was thinking about spending the extra $80 to get an AMD FX 8350... is that worth it considering the price of a 3750k? ($189.99 vs $199.99).

 

3- If it would actually be better to jump to a 3750k, what budget MB could I get that would allow me to OC in the future?

 

PS: I need to buy the parts from Amazon.com

PS #2: I'm planning on playing on a single 24'' monitor or 32'' LED TV, at 1080p.

 

Sorry for all these questions. I really hope you can help me! Thanks!

[SparkySamZa]

what's your budget fo the system do you need windows or anything either ?? 

[MbV93]

Everything looks good except for the mobo, you shouln't put an FX on a M-ATX mobo, they suck. I would pick the FX-8320 not the 8350 and yes I'd say you are better with it than with the 3570K.

[CwGoh]

1- One that has good power delivery

 

2- Depends. If you are just gaming, a 8350/8320 is just fine, but if you are rendering or video editing, the 3570K will be faster. Gaming on the 3570K is faster too, but not by much. However, Z77 boards generally cost more too.

3- Anything upwards from a Z77-UD3H

[neision]

Hey guys

 

It's the first time I'm building a gaming computer and I'm on a budget. I'm currently gaming on an i7 laptop with the Intel HD 4000, which makes every game I play playable, but I'm looking to upgrade to a desktop rig for gaming...

 

What I currently have researched and settled on, are these parts:

 

AMD FX 6300 @ $109.99

 

Gigabyte AM3+ Micro ATX Motherboard GA-78LMT-USB3 @ $63.24

 

EVGA GeForce GTX760 Superclocked @ $259.99

 

I guess that because how cheap that motherboard is, it would not allow me to OC, even though I'm not planning on do so right away. I wanted to see if you could help me answer some questions:

 

1- What other AM3+ MB could I pick that would allow me to OC in the future?

 

2- I was thinking about spending the extra $80 to get an AMD FX 8350... is that worth it considering the price of a 3750k? ($189.99 vs $199.99).

 

3- If it would actually be better to jump to a 3750k, what budget MB could I get that would allow me to OC in the future?

 

PS: I need to buy the parts from Amazon.com

PS #2: I'm planning on playing on a single 24'' monitor or 32'' LED TV, at 1080p.

 

Sorry for all these questions. I really hope you can help me! Thanks!

 

The extra $80 for a 8350 would be great

I'd go for the 3570K because it's single core perf. is great. but 8350 because I don't mind recording games and the multi-core processing will take advantage of all games being released this year such as Watchdogs & the wither 3. The big fps difference between the two is an average of 5 fps in games but the 8350 wins 9/10 in most applications.

If you're going 4670K boards from trusted manufacturers on the z87 boards will be fine

Everything looks good except for the mobo, you shouln't put an FX on a M-ATX mobo, they suck. I would pick the FX-8320 not the 8350 and yes I'd say you are better with it than with the 3570K.

 

I've been using the 8350 on the same board m8. It's solid at 4.5ghz overclock. I'd go with a 990fx mobo because I had the money but I wanted a small build. tbh the 78mlt-usb is the best m-atx board ik that fully supports fx processors.

[neision]

 

1- One that has good power delivery

 

2- Depends. If you are just gaming, a 8350/8320 is just fine, but if you are rendering or video editing, the 3570K will be faster. Gaming on the 3570K is faster too, but not by much. However, Z77 boards generally cost more too.

3- Anything upwards from a Z77-UD3H

 

 

Rendering on the 8350 is  faster than the 4670K m8............ Only in selective games such as Crisis and battlefield the 3570K wins........ 9/10 the 8350 beats it....

[CwGoh]

Rendering on the 8350 is  faster than the 4670K m8............ Only in selective games such as Crisis and battlefield the 3570K wins........ 9/10 the 8350 beats it....

 

Not really. Only on selective programmes that scale to 8 cores will be faster. Day-to-day video editing with Sony Vegas, the 3570K is plain faster, in addition to faster gaming performance because it simply has better IPC. That's it. 

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/697?vs=701

[neision]

Not really. Only on selective programmes that scale to 8 cores will be faster. Day-to-day video editing with Sony Vegas, the 3570K is plain faster, in addition to faster gaming performance because it simply has better IPC. That's it. 

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/697?vs=701

 

The benchmarks look convincing. I'd keep these for future reference thanks.

I honestly don't render using my cpu... kidna old school and slow.

Tek syndicate's and Linus's gaming benchmarks begs to differ with the two tho :') 9/10 m8

[CwGoh]

The benchmarks look convincing. I'd keep these for future reference thanks.

I honestly don't render using my cpu... kidna old school and slow.

Tek syndicate's and Linus's gaming benchmarks begs to differ with the two tho :') 9/10 m8

Linus' benchmarks said that the 3570K beats the 8350 but does not swing the equation too far in its direction. However, the 3570K is still faster, but not significantly. 

[jokerCr]

Wow, 6 replies already and I just went downstairs to get a glass of water... Thanks!

 

From what you've commented, I'm thinking about getting the 8350 over the 6300. I just need to look for the MB...

 

what's your budget fo the system do you need windows or anything either ?? 

 

I'm thinking about $600 - $750. We get Windows from our school so that's already taken care of, and chances are the other parts of the build will be the same regardless of the MB, CPU and MB.

 

 

Not really. Only on selective programmes that scale to 8 cores will be faster. Day-to-day video editing with Sony Vegas, the 3570K is plain faster, in addition to faster gaming performance because it simply has better IPC. That's it. 

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/697?vs=701

 

Besides gaming, I might compile school projects with Visual Studio, but I'm under the impression that the difference between CPUs might be just a couple of seconds faster... It's not like I'm compiling and entire OS just yet

[CwGoh]

Wow, 6 replies already and I just went downstairs to get a glass of water... Thanks!

 

From what you've commented, I'm thinking about getting the 8350 over the 6300. I just need to look for the MB...

 

 

I'm thinking about $600 - $750. We get Windows from our school so that's already taken care of, and chances are the other parts of the build will be the same regardless of the MB, CPU and MB.

 

 

 

Besides gaming, I might compile school projects with Visual Studio, but I'm under the impression that the difference between CPUs might be just a couple of seconds faster... It's not like I'm compiling and entire OS just yet

Then get what you want in that case. Both LGA1155 and AM3+ are dead platforms anyway.

[neision]

Wow, 6 replies already and I just went downstairs to get a glass of water... Thanks!

 

From what you've commented, I'm thinking about getting the 8350 over the 6300. I just need to look for the MB...

 

you mentioned the 78mlt-usb3. Do you want a matx mobo? then that's the best way to go.

if not get a 990fx board

[jokerCr]

Then get what you want in that case. Both LGA1155 and AM3+ are dead platforms anyway.

 

What's normally the price difference between a LGA1155 and a AM3+ mb? Budget ones that could allow me to OC

[jokerCr]

you mentioned the 78mlt-usb3. Do you want a matx mobo? then that's the best way to go.

if not get a 990fx board

 

I was thinking about that mobo most of all because of the price range, not really if it was matx or not. But if I decide to get a matx, I'll ge this one. Thanks for your input! And I'll start looking into 990fx boards to see what my options could be

[neision]

I was thinking about that mobo most of all because of the price range, not really if it was matx or not. But if I decide to get a matx, I'll ge this one. Thanks for your input! And I'll start looking into 990fx boards to see what my options could be

 

Np m8. 990fx has 8+2 cpu phasing, it will unlock the 8350's true potential.

Good luck on your firs build

~Nick

[WoodenMarker]

From what you've commented, I'm thinking about getting the 8350 over the 6300. I just need to look for the MB...

 

I'm thinking about $600 - $750. We get Windows from our school so that's already taken care of, and chances are the other parts of the build will be the same regardless of the MB, CPU and MB.

 

Besides gaming, I might compile school projects with Visual Studio, but I'm under the impression that the difference between CPUs might be just a couple of seconds faster... It's not like I'm compiling and entire OS just yet

I wouldn't recommend getting the 8350 over the 8320 with your budget.

What kind of dollars are you using?

Do you need any peripherals?

[CwGoh]

What's normally the price difference between a LGA1155 and a AM3+ mb? Budget ones that could allow me to OC

A comparable AM3+ motherboard with similar features will normally $40 odd dollars cheaper compared to a LGA1155 one. Depends now though, since LGA1155 is EOL'd, they may be hard to find.