gaming rig 600-750$

vycka123-1329877 · May 30, 2013

Hey guys,i'm planning of buying a new gaming pc,my friend offered this , take a look.

CPU - AMD FX-6300 135$

MB - Asus, 970, DualDDR3-1866 90$

RAM - DDR3 Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB 86$

GPU - Asus, Radeon HD 7790, 1GB DDR5 181$

PSU - kartu su KORPUSU 47$

HDD - WD Black 3.5 500GB SATA3 7200RPM 82$

current price - 621$

any changes in this build? ,i think i can live a long with only 4 gb ram,does those 8gb are really needed?I think it would be better to invest more money into GPU rather then puting 8 gb of ram,u can buy more ram anyday,but not the different gpu.Anyway...any thoughs about this build,or something new would be appreciate,cheers !

legokill101 · May 30, 2013

replace the 7790 with the 660 and you are good to go also i dont know if the 970 chipset suports fx processors

ingtar33 · May 30, 2013

vycka123-1329877 :

yeah... i would change the PSU to a corsair/antec/seasonic, a bad psu can ruin your day... believe me

Change the gpu to a 650ti BOOST, it's better then the 7790, and cheaper. you need a cpu cooler (hyper evo 212).

and i need to know which mb you're getting. I assume it's an M5A97 R2.0, just need to confirm it.

Onus · May 30, 2013

The 970 should support Vishera, likely out of the box, possibly with a BIOS update.
$181 is way too much to pay for a HD7790 unless all graphics card prices where you are are skewed like that. A stronger GTX650Ti Boost should cost less than that.
I'm not familiar with that PSU brand. At the very least, make sure it is 80+ certified; not so much for the efficiency but that it was tested at 100% of its label and didn't die in a shower of sparks. $47 should buy a reasonable 450W PSU, but if that one is rated much more than that, I'd suspect it of being junk unless it's certified.

vycka123-1329877 · May 30, 2013

ingtar33 :

ye this is the M5A97 R2.0 ye i think that ti boost performs better in some sort of situations,650ti boost is 30$ more then a 7790... fuck my place where i live

Onus :

ye...the gigabyte 660 cheapest one costs 234$ where i live.... so overpriced :/. I was thinking of gettig like 7850 1 gb or 2 gb any opinions which should i take? sapphire / xfx / etc... ?

Onus · May 30, 2013

The GTX650Ti Boost is slightly stronger than the HD7850, but they're close enough that you can probably let price decide (unless you want PhysX; then you have to get the GTX).

vycka123-1329877 · Jun 5, 2013

i'm checking new build atm - take a look - i think this one is far better.The price is almoust the same.
VGA PCIE16 GTX660 2GB GDDR5/N660 TF 2GD5 MSI
AMD FX-6300, socket AM3+, 64bit, 3,5GHz, 95W, cache 14MB, BOX
Vidinis diskas WD Blue 3.5'' 500GB SATA3 7200RPM 16MB
PSU OCZ CoreXStream 500W
PC without PSU Cooler Master Elite 370, black
MSI 970A-G43, 970, DualDDR3-1866, 6xSATA3, RAID, GBLAN, ATX
4GB 1333MHZ DDR3 NON-ECC CL9 DIMM SR X8

Onus :

Onus · Jun 5, 2013

That is a lot better, assuming you are not interested in overclocking. That MSI board has weak VRMs, that would pop under the load. If you can get that PC with the Asus board instead, you'll have a winner. Add a CPU cooler like the Xigmatek Gaia or other 120mm tower-style if you'd like to overclock your CPU.

vycka123-1329877 · Jun 5, 2013

would this mother board work fluently ? Asus 970 DualDDR3 M5A97 R2.0 it's like only 10$ more ,also what do you think about those rams? are those are pritty good? my friend recommended the 1866mhz instead of 1333 mhz or how much are there.. anyway,your opinion about it? i'm thinking i could get now 4 gb and later on 4 gb more,or just rush the 8gb instead of buying them 2x2 ?

Onus :

Onus · Jun 5, 2013

The RAM speed will make only a small difference. I'd rather have the 8GB. I use DDR3-1600 myself.

vycka123-1329877 · Jun 5, 2013

Onus :

i thought so too....btw what do you think about that mother board? is it okey with it? i'm really confused when it come's to picking mobos -. - Asus 970 DualDDR3 M5A97 R2.0 or i should stick with the other one?I think i'm gonna to boost cpu a bit,but not by (atleast now becouse of the summer).

Onus · Jun 5, 2013

I'd take the Asus hands down. I can't link the spreadsheet at work, but there's a public SS on GoogleDocs that lists AMD boards with known VRM issues, and the cheap MSI is on it.

vycka123-1329877 · Jun 8, 2013

Onus :

red some of reviews about gigabyte's 660 wind force 2x and the msi 660 twin frozr and ... can't really make my mind,the gigabyte's card is a bit cheaper like 20$,is it really worthly getting twin frozr?They both has good "cooling" system,but still,i'm thinking of twin frozr... don't know really why

,maybe becouse how's that card is designed really catched my eye...They have like 1 , 2 fps performance difference,so that's nothing to bad about it.And one more question, aiming for 500w psu at the moment,or i should go ATLEAST with 550 / 600 ? Thanks for answering.

legokill101 · Jun 8, 2013

no go with the windforce

legokill101 · Jun 8, 2013

and a cx500 would be enough

vycka123-1329877 · Jun 8, 2013

legokill101 :

why should i go for gigabyte version of 660? just saw that gigabyte 660 wind force is 5$ cheaper then msi 660 twin frozr

legokill101 · Jun 8, 2013

that is why with your budget you want to save every dollar you cand and speaker from experence windforce cards run nice and cool

Onus · Jun 8, 2013

I have a WF3 card, and it is indeed relatively quiet, considering it's been running flat out for the last few weeks bitmining 24/7.
I'd use a Corsair CX in an office build, but not in a gamer. The non-modular ones were built with inferior Samxon capacitors known for early failure; they especially don't like heat. The modular ones use Japanese capacitors and are ok, or get a PSU build by Seasonic, FSP or Superflower.

vycka123-1329877 · Jun 9, 2013

Onus :

So my build so far will be looking like this:
CPU - AMD FX-6300 - 135$
HDD - WD Blue 3.5'' 500GB SATA3 7200RPM 16MB 65$
VGA - Gigabyte 660 2x wind force 234$
PSU - Cx Corsair 500W 65$
RAM - DDR3 Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB 101$ (2x4)
MB - Asus, 970, DualDDR3-1866 89$
can't make up my mind about the case,which i should get -. -.. but total price is 689$..68,5$ left for my build,well for the case, can some1 reccomend any good case?

Onus · Jun 9, 2013

$101 for RAM seems high...
On a budget, I like Rosewill cases. None of them have ever disappointed me.

ingtar33 · Jun 9, 2013

vycka123-1329877 :

thats a terrible price for a 500gb hard drive. I know the WD Blue are solid drives... but you can get 1TB hd for that much.

I would look into other ram... that's a lot to pay for 8gb. you can get mushkin redline (8gb) ddr3 1866 for less... and that's the best ram you can lay your hands on that's not that legendary samsung stuff.

Onus · Jun 9, 2013

Where he is, prices appear to be skewed higher for some things.

vycka123-1329877 · Jun 9, 2013

Onus :

correct,where i live the price's are really high in my opinion....sad

but anyway,i'l try to do some research about other ram,are that hdd is such a bad pick ?

vycka123-1329877 · Jun 9, 2013

found the cheapest one's -
DDR3 Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz CL9 1.5V for a 71$,i'm really confused when it come's to picking rams...I just want my pc to perform well overall... any other suggestions?

ingtar33 · Jun 9, 2013

vycka123-1329877 :

looks good to me. you don't need to over-think ram.

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