first time build PC from 600-700$
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Madn3ss795
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Please help by filling in this form first 
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/353572-31-build-upgrade-advice
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/353572-31-build-upgrade-advice
Thanatos Telos
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5 minutes of filling out the form can save an hour of you explaining every small detail. JUST. DO. IT.
Jack Revenant
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+1. In the end, we're just going to ask you everything that's on there anyway, so you may as well answer it all at once.
Madn3ss795
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600$ setup that will get the job done:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.28 @ Amazon)
Memory: Wintec One 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.83 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($98.91 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.62 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($41.73 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $598.34
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-03 07:03 EDT-0400)
All parts but the PSU ( which is a highly reliable one having a deal on Newegg ) are from Amazon, at a good price
If you want more graphic power for gaming, this card would do:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-fx777aznf4
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.28 @ Amazon)
Memory: Wintec One 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.83 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($98.91 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.62 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($41.73 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $598.34
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-03 07:03 EDT-0400)
All parts but the PSU ( which is a highly reliable one having a deal on Newegg ) are from Amazon, at a good price
If you want more graphic power for gaming, this card would do:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-fx777aznf4
CommentariesAnd More
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This is the best option IMHO -
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($72.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.61 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($176.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $676.59
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-03 07:13 EDT-0400)
If gaming isn't the priority , and photoshop and editing is , get a Xeon E3 which is Hyper Threading enabled , you will know the difference when you work not game though , and yeah please be a bit more respectful towards others. Thanks for posting and Have a Nice Day.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($72.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.61 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($176.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $676.59
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-03 07:13 EDT-0400)
If gaming isn't the priority , and photoshop and editing is , get a Xeon E3 which is Hyper Threading enabled , you will know the difference when you work not game though , and yeah please be a bit more respectful towards others. Thanks for posting and Have a Nice Day.
Jack Revenant
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Madn3ss795 :
600$ setup that will get the job done:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.28 @ Amazon)
Memory: Wintec One 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.83 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($98.91 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.62 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($41.73 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $598.34
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-03 07:03 EDT-0400)
All parts but the PSU ( which is a highly reliable one having a deal on Newegg ) are from Amazon, at a good price
If you want more graphic power for gaming, this card would do:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-fx777aznf4
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.28 @ Amazon)
Memory: Wintec One 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.83 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($98.91 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.62 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($41.73 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $598.34
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-03 07:03 EDT-0400)
All parts but the PSU ( which is a highly reliable one having a deal on Newegg ) are from Amazon, at a good price
If you want more graphic power for gaming, this card would do:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-fx777aznf4
Pardon me if I'm incorrect here (my only editing experience is in videos, not photos), but wouldn't an FX8350 be more optimal for photo editing?
Also, given that he requested a 660, we may be underestimating his gaming plans. Thus, I would suggest this (admittedly more expensive) alternative:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($180.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($118.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $719.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-03 07:12 EDT-0400)
OP, please note, your location may allow you to save money (such as through a Microcenter combo or somesuch), but I cannot point you to any such deals without knowing where you are.
Madn3ss795
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Sooner or later, you'll learn what people want through what they typed
And, eh, Amazon guys, Amazon.
And, eh, Amazon guys, Amazon.
CommentariesAnd More
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Oh yeah , Jack is right , get a FX8350 and OC it wit the Seidon 120M on a 990FX mobo. Like this
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($119.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.61 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $717.32
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-03 07:25 EDT-0400)
Get a Xeon like this , better cooler but badder GPU - PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($72.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair XMS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.61 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $683.77
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-03 07:29 EDT-0400)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($119.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.61 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $717.32
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-03 07:25 EDT-0400)
Get a Xeon like this , better cooler but badder GPU - PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($72.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair XMS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.61 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $683.77
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-03 07:29 EDT-0400)
Jack Revenant
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Madn3ss795 :
Sooner or later, you'll learn what people want through what they typed
And, eh, Amazon guys, Amazon.
And, eh, Amazon guys, Amazon.
I tend to come from the school of best for OP > what OP thinks is best for OP, no offense meant to OP's everywhere. They are, after all, coming to us for advice on how to make their builds better/extant. That said, I'm perfectly willing to try to make what they want fit into the build, so long as it will work for the intended purpose. The main issue we have here is a lack of data as to what this system is actually for.
Fair point about Amazon, though. I would, however, suggest that OP use a variety of vendors unless there's a very significant benefit to using Amazon. He'll end up paying less that way.
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