$350 pc build how is it?

raiderguy92 · Aug 12, 2013

ok my birthday is in 4 days so my parents were gonna fund my uild for me but i have a low budget here are my parts so far

case: DIYPC Skyline-A Black Steel USB 3.0 ATX and Micro-ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with 1x 80mm Fan -$18

motherboard:ECS A960M-MV(1.0A) AM3+ AMD 760G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard -$45

cpu:AMD Athlon X4 750K Trinity 3.4GHz Socket FM2 100W Quad-Core Desktop Processor -$85

gpu:HIS iCooler H777F1G2M Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 -$95

ram:Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) -$36

psu:Antec VP-450 450W ATX 12V v2.3 Power Supply - $40

hdd:Western Digital WD Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" - $48

Total $368

patrick47018 · Aug 12, 2013

for the budget that is about as good as it will probably get for you, I will go look for possible better choices

Solid_Snake3 · Aug 12, 2013

You should be fine if you're doing casual gaming, or playing games like BF3 or Crysis 3 on Low-Medium settings.

MaxGardener · Aug 12, 2013

fine for a cheap build, but your motherboard and CPU are incompatible

here is the correct socket mobo for your cpu choice:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130662

aonex · Aug 12, 2013

raiderguy92 :

Looks like your motherboard socket (AM3+) doesn't match your cpu, grab an FM2 mobo.

patrick47018 · Aug 12, 2013

Good eye, I completely overlooked it, here is a new mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135351

Solid_Snake3 · Aug 12, 2013

Oh yes, your CPU is socket FM2, so you need an FM2 motherboard, not an AM3+. Fortunately, you can get GREAT FM2 motherboards for cheap.

Seladon-1370374 · Aug 12, 2013

Your Motherboard is an AM3+ motherboard, and your CPU is a FM2 CPU. Those 2 parts won't work together.

MaxGardener · Aug 12, 2013

also for not much more and these are great prices for these cards i would upgrade your GPU choice for much better performance especially with the 7790.

7790:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161434

650 Ti:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127725

patrick47018 · Aug 12, 2013

And here, get 1600MHz RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104244

MaxGardener · Aug 13, 2013

also if you do not have plans to overclock at all then I would go with the cheaper model Athlon 740. $15 cheaper at the moment on newegg in US

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113329

patrick47018 · Aug 13, 2013

MaxGardener :

+1 and add the savings towards a better GPU

Solid_Snake3 · Aug 13, 2013

You can go here: www.youtube.com/duncan33303
this guy has GREAT gaming builds that fit almost every budget you can think of. Check is gaming builds playlist out.

MaxGardener · Aug 13, 2013

Solid_Snake3 :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f6INgYBmGo

build from that guy to follow as standard

raiderguy92 · Aug 13, 2013

how is this mobo keep in mind i have a strict budget so i cant get the 60$ mobo suggested
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138375

MaxGardener · Aug 13, 2013

everything aside change the mobo to FM2 socket, the MSI I linked is probably best choice as it is more recent and will for sure have bios that supports your cpu choice. Also change RAM to 1600 MHz kit, depending on price between 1 4GB stick or 2x2GB sticks get the 2x2GB sticks as dual channel can help immensely at times. to wrap things up, if you are not overclocking I would save $15 and get cheaper model Athlon that I linked and put it towards a faster GPU. The 650 Ti is preferable since the 7790 has had some issues apparently, but performance is more in favor of the 7790 but not by much. Other than that keep everything else the same.

raiderguy92 · Aug 13, 2013

MaxGardener :

how much fps should i expect on skyrim 1080p max settings with the 7790 you suggested

MaxGardener · Aug 13, 2013

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130708

$5 cheaper, all the lower I would go as the other boards do not offer SATA Gb/s and the northbridges are not as efficient.

patrick47018 · Aug 13, 2013

raiderguy92 :

about 68 http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/his_hd_7790_turbo_review,18.html

raiderguy92 · Aug 13, 2013

MaxGardener :

what fps should i expect on skyrim max setting 1080p with the 7790

Edit: nevermind just saw your post

MaxGardener · Aug 13, 2013

with the 7790 you should expect anywhere from 50-55 fps at 1080p with maxed settings. It also depends on your CPU, 55 is guaranteed with an intel i3 or better. so it could fluctuate but I would say 50-55 for sure. the 7770 with an intel CPU would be about 39. So anywhere from 34-39 for sure with the 7770.

http://us.hardware.info/reviews/4135/18/amd-radeon-hd-7790-review-incl-frametimes-the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim---1920x1080-+-frametimesn

MaxGardener · Aug 13, 2013

Both reviews use a Sandy Bridge-E CPU so they are very powerful, realistically your fps will not be that high, however looking at dates of the article I looked at and the one patrick looked at, there was a 2 month difference. I would say drivers improved performance by about 10fps, you could expect in better performance as of now as well with even newer drivers.

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