First AMD based <budget> gaming rig (650$)

nmakes · May 24, 2013

I'm planning to make a new budget gaming pc. I saw AMD had better performance at low budget.

So this is what I have deciced:
HERE IS MY WISHLIST: http://amzn.com/w/IOVE5X6Q4M85

CPU: AMD FX 6300
GPU: Visiontek Radeon HD 7850 2GB GDDR5
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB
PSU: Corsair 600CX
ODD: Samsung SH-224DB/IDDS DVD Burner optical drive
Cab: Cooler Master Elite 310 (OR) Thermaltake V3 Red-Black AMD Gaming edition
Monitor: Viewsonic VX2370SMH-LED 23 inch IPS LED monitor

Q1. How is this configuration?
Q2. How is the monitor? Is it worth the price?
Q3. Will this configuration be future proof for at least 3 years?
Q4. Can it run games like Battlefield 3, NFS Most Wanted 2, Black Ops 2, GTA 4, Mafia 2, Crysis 3 on maximum settings in 1920 x 1080 resolution?
Q5. This rig is costing me about 740$ on amazon and here in INDIA, it costs me like 900$. But if I buy it from amazon and send it to my uncle's place in the states, can I reduce the cost? I hope there is no extra charges for amazon in the states. Right?

PS: Please rate this rig out of 100.

Thanks to all!

morgoth780 · May 24, 2013

It's a pretty good build, but you're not going to be able to max Crysis 3, and probably only play Battlefield 3 on high. The 7850 isn't good enough for that. I'd look into maybe getting a different PSU, Corsair's CX series are not the best. They're good if that's what you can get, but a different Corsair series such as the TX series would be good, or a Seasonic unit.

mattius92 · May 24, 2013

Q1. How is this configuration?

-Looks good

Q2. How is the monitor? Is it worth the price?

-Looks pretty good.

Q3. Will this configuration be future proof for at least 3 years?

-Probably could last you the next three years, however as time goes by you will aging system will require you to adjust your settings to meet the demands of the current games.

Q4. Can it run games like Battlefield 3, NFS Most Wanted 2, Black Ops 2, GTA 4, Mafia 2, Crysis 3 on maximum settings in 1920 x 1080 resolution?

-BF3, high, NFS, max, Black Ops 2, max, GTA 4, max, Crysis 3, high. You need a supercomputer to max out Crysis 3, lol

Q5. This rig is costing me about 740$ on amazon and here in INDIA, it costs me like 900$. But if I buy it from amazon and send it to my uncle's place in the states, can I reduce the cost? I hope there is no extra charges for amazon in the states. Right?

-How are you getting it from your Uncles to India?

mattius92 · May 24, 2013

morgoth780 :

I never had a problem with a CX series PSU, but if you can afford a TX series PSU then get one. I think the CX series PSUs are the best you can get for the money

nmakes · May 24, 2013

mattius92 :

My uncle stays in the US and visits India once a year. So, by that time he visits, I can tell him to buy all that and bring it with him. So that there is no problem of all those taxes and duties of import and I can save like, 100 bucks for that. Really, import duties are getting higher and higher in India.

nmakes · May 24, 2013

So, how much would one rate this out of 100?

mattius92 · May 24, 2013

90/100

nmakes · May 24, 2013

mattius92 :

okahy. And what about performance per dollar score out of 100?

mattius92 · May 24, 2013

Overall considering the budget, I think its a pretty good build, so with that I will give you a 100/100

nmakes · May 24, 2013

mattius92 :

Thanks! BTW, what is your configuration? And how much did it cost?

mattius92 · May 24, 2013

CPU: Intel i5-3750k @ 4Ghz
MOBO: AS-Rock Z77E-ITX
RAM: 8GB Mushkin Redline DDR3-1866
GPU: MSI HD 7870 Ghz Edition
SSD: 120GB Mushkin SSD
HDD: 320GB WD Caviar
CASE: Bitfenix Prodigy
COOLER: Hyper 212 Evo
PSU: Corsair CX500
OS: Windows 7 Home

Cost me around $1200 USD

nmakes · May 24, 2013

Oh. So the 500W is enough for all this?

Kameronk · May 24, 2013

nmakes · May 24, 2013

My uncle stays in the US and visits India once a year. So, by that time he visits, I can tell him to buy all that and bring it with him. So that there is no problem of all those taxes and duties of import and I can save like, 100 bucks for that. Really, import duties are getting higher and higher in India.

So how's this idea?

nmakes · May 25, 2013

How is the combination
FX6300 + Visiontek HD7850 2GB OC ??
Is is great for programming, gaming, little bit of after fx video editing, animation in Flash etc....?
Is AMD good for programming? Will there be any change in performance in windows if I use AMD?

Kameronk · May 26, 2013

There should be no no change in windows. I wouldn't say that would be GREAT for gaming, video editing, etc. BUT it will be a pretty good setup and do what you want it to.

nmakes · May 26, 2013

A slight change. I guess I might go with EVGA Geforce GTX660 super clocked 2 GB. How will that be? I guess that should run better than the visiontek thing. Right?

SamGriffiths · May 26, 2013

I wouldn't get a GTX 660, for the same price you can get a Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202024&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=). One problem you might run into is the weight of the computer for your Uncle to bring over, it might cost you quite a bit of money to get it on the plane.

If you go to this link (http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/358998-31-worldwide-online-computer-parts-stores) you can find stores that are based in India for PC parts, that might be a better option.

nmakes · May 26, 2013

I wanna know, will the PCI Express 3.0 work on Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 motherboard? Because it is said that, all pci express slots confirm to the PCI Express 2.0 standard.

nmakes · May 26, 2013

How is MSI Geforce GTX 660 2GB? Is it better than Sapphire Radeon HD 7850? Both are coming close in price. So which one should I go for?
PS: That's the maximum price I can spend on GPU.

SamGriffiths · May 26, 2013

nmakes :

PCIe 3.0 right now does nothing over 2.0, even the best graphics card there is can't max out a PCIe 2.0, and cards with PCIe 3.0 work in 2.0. How much are you spending on the 660?

nmakes · May 26, 2013

nmakes · May 27, 2013

my motherboard only says crossfirex supported. so should i go with ati... as in future, if i'd want to upgrade, i can only use an HD 78xx GPU for crossfire.... and with GTX I cant use SLI as there nothing of that sort mentioned in the motherboard.. (GA-970A-DS3).. SO, still should I go for Nvidia?

SamGriffiths · May 27, 2013

nmakes :

You shouldn't get nVidia anyway, you get the same performance for cheaper with ATI.

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