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August 15, 2013 9:26:24 AM

Ok so my dad has decided to get me a new desktop computer because the laptop Im using now is trash. Also I will need a monitor and mouse and keyboard with that, too, and my dad says it MUST be upgradable. What I really need is someone to be able to build me one from online parts that is the best for intense gaming and recording and uploading to youtube with the price I have. My friend and I have looked online at every store, and it seems all they have are bad outdated parts, and wherever I look it's crappy GPU's for my pricerange. Helppp? Thanks for reading, guys.

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August 15, 2013 10:07:18 AM

$750 including monito, mouse, keyboard and OS, is not going to get you a top-end gaming machine. Medium settings at 1080p, high at 720p or thereabouts.

What did you have in mind for monitor resoluton/size?
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August 15, 2013 10:30:50 AM

Eximo said:
$750 including monito, mouse, keyboard and OS, is not going to get you a top-end gaming machine. Medium settings at 1080p, high at 720p or thereabouts.

What did you have in mind for monitor resoluton/size?


Actually, my dad said we could probably get a good one used froma friend or something, so just the computer, mouse and keyboard, thanks. And honestly medium's good for now, I will mostly be playing Minecraft and Garry's Mod, but I hope to get Skyrim, BOII, Assassin's Creed III, BF3, and others within a matter of a few months.

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August 15, 2013 11:07:19 AM

This has a few compromises toward upgradability so that out of the box performance is less, but you will spend less in the future. Has the current best AM3+ chipset from AMD, which will let you drop in more powerful chips as they are released. FX6300 is a great mid-range CPU for now, with a stock heatsink. Adding a heatsink later will allow for serious overclocking. A quality 550W power supply for expansion later to larger video cards when this stops performing well in current titles. HD7790 Should run BF3 at 35-45 FPS @ 1920x1080 and 60FPS at 1680x1050, or 1280x720. If you can afford to drop in a little more a Radeon 7850 will provide better all around performance in games at 1080p.


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1si42 Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1si42/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1si42/benchmarks/ CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($146.50 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card ($127.55 @ Newegg) Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg) Keyboard: Logitech K200 Wired Standard Keyboard Mouse: Logitech M500 Wired Laser Mouse ($29.99 @ Newegg) Total: $723.97 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-15 13:58 EDT-0400)
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August 15, 2013 3:31:49 PM

Eximo said:
This has a few compromises toward upgradability so that out of the box performance is less, but you will spend less in the future. Has the current best AM3+ chipset from AMD, which will let you drop in more powerful chips as they are released. FX6300 is a great mid-range CPU for now, with a stock heatsink. Adding a heatsink later will allow for serious overclocking. A quality 550W power supply for expansion later to larger video cards when this stops performing well in current titles. HD7790 Should run BF3 at 35-45 FPS @ 1920x1080 and 60FPS at 1680x1050, or 1280x720. If you can afford to drop in a little more a Radeon 7850 will provide better all around performance in games at 1080p.


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1si42 Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1si42/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1si42/benchmarks/ CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($146.50 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card ($127.55 @ Newegg) Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg) Keyboard: Logitech K200 Wired Standard Keyboard Mouse: Logitech M500 Wired Laser Mouse ($29.99 @ Newegg) Total: $723.97 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-15 13:58 EDT-0400)


Hm ok thanks, do you this this one perhaps may be better? http://www.costco.com/CyberPower-Desktop-AMD-8-Core-FX-...

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August 15, 2013 8:49:02 PM

For the price it isn't bad. Though the GTX650 is on the low-end of gaming graphics cards. Minimum I usually recommend from Nvidia is a GTX650Ti Boost 2GB, which is a stripped down GTX660 followed by (GTX660Ti, GTX 760, GTX670, GTX680, GTX770, GTX780, Titan, GTX690 (or dual GTX680s, GTX770s) Radeon's number scheme is easier to follow. 1st number is the series, last three is the model. Any higher number is better then its counterpart from the same series, but a high number from an older series is probably close to the next tier down from the next series.

The most commonly cheaped out on component in pre-built gaming systems is the power supply and motherboard. They do not list the brand, model, or specifications on purpose. Though occasionally they will use something decent like a CX600 power supply, Foxconn, Biostar and other cheaply made products are common here.

All that said it would be a decent system to start as the core of your system. Going from an FX6300 to an 8350 would cost you about $50 more. And the 7790 ($130) is a better graphics card then the GTX650 (usually about $100)
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August 15, 2013 9:16:23 PM

Eximo said:
For the price it isn't bad. Though the GTX650 is on the low-end of gaming graphics cards. Minimum I usually recommend from Nvidia is a GTX650Ti Boost 2GB, which is a stripped down GTX660 followed by (GTX660Ti, GTX 760, GTX670, GTX680, GTX770, GTX780, Titan, GTX690 (or dual GTX680s, GTX770s) Radeon's number scheme is easier to follow. 1st number is the series, last three is the model. Any higher number is better then its counterpart from the same series, but a high number from an older series is probably close to the next tier down from the next series.

The most commonly cheaped out on component in pre-built gaming systems is the power supply and motherboard. They do not list the brand, model, or specifications on purpose. Though occasionally they will use something decent like a CX600 power supply, Foxconn, Biostar and other cheaply made products are common here.

All that said it would be a decent system to start as the core of your system. Going from an FX6300 to an 8350 would cost you about $50 more. And the 7790 ($130) is a better graphics card then the GTX650 (usually about $100)


Ok, so do u think that would be fine then, maybe in a few months I could even upgrade to a 670. Also one more crucial thing, is it easily upgradable?

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August 15, 2013 9:16:25 PM

Eximo said:
For the price it isn't bad. Though the GTX650 is on the low-end of gaming graphics cards. Minimum I usually recommend from Nvidia is a GTX650Ti Boost 2GB, which is a stripped down GTX660 followed by (GTX660Ti, GTX 760, GTX670, GTX680, GTX770, GTX780, Titan, GTX690 (or dual GTX680s, GTX770s) Radeon's number scheme is easier to follow. 1st number is the series, last three is the model. Any higher number is better then its counterpart from the same series, but a high number from an older series is probably close to the next tier down from the next series.

The most commonly cheaped out on component in pre-built gaming systems is the power supply and motherboard. They do not list the brand, model, or specifications on purpose. Though occasionally they will use something decent like a CX600 power supply, Foxconn, Biostar and other cheaply made products are common here.

All that said it would be a decent system to start as the core of your system. Going from an FX6300 to an 8350 would cost you about $50 more. And the 7790 ($130) is a better graphics card then the GTX650 (usually about $100)


Ok, so do u think that would be fine then, maybe in a few months I could even upgrade to a 670. Also one more crucial thing, is it easily upgradable?

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August 16, 2013 10:04:12 AM

PCIe cards are very easy to replace. But buying a GTX650 in the first place is not cost effective, that is basically throwing away $100 if you intend to replace it soon. For gaming, GPU is more important then CPU, and the FX series all have the same cores basically. An FX6300 is a six-core version and the FX8350 is an 8 core version.

My proposed build: CPU ($120) and Graphics ($130)
CyberPower: CPU ($200) and GPU ($100)

If you want to spend a little more, we can get a lot more performance. Even a budget of $800 instead of $750 would allow for a lot of performance gain. There just isn't a lot of price difference between the mid-range products and the bottom of the high end products, but it does add up.

If you want maximum performance now, with less room to upgrade, that can be managed. Easily squeeze in a $200 video card and a mid-range motherboard and a high end chip. Already pretty cheap on the computer case, but they can be found for as little as $20, powersupplies as low as $30, etc. I don't really approve of mixing high end equipment with a low end supporting products though, makes for a bad scenario when one of those parts fails or needs to replaced in only a year or two.




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August 16, 2013 10:24:51 AM

Alright, Sacrificed motherboard quality for GPU and managed to get the second best video card from AMD in there.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1sF0w Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1sF0w/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1sF0w/benchmarks/ CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($75.91 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($224.99 @ Newegg) Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($55.98 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg) Keyboard: Logitech K200 Wired Standard Keyboard Mouse: Logitech M500 Wired Laser Mouse ($29.99 @ Newegg) Total: $740.81 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-16 13:23 EDT-0400)
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August 16, 2013 10:46:53 AM

Eximo said:
Alright, Sacrificed motherboard quality for GPU and managed to get the second best video card from AMD in there.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1sF0w Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1sF0w/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1sF0w/benchmarks/ CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($75.91 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($224.99 @ Newegg) Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($55.98 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg) Keyboard: Logitech K200 Wired Standard Keyboard Mouse: Logitech M500 Wired Laser Mouse ($29.99 @ Newegg) Total: $740.81 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-16 13:23 EDT-0400)


Ok, I'll ask my dad about this.
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December 30, 2013 4:24:36 PM

Eximo said:
This has a few compromises toward upgradability so that out of the box performance is less, but you will spend less in the future. Has the current best AM3+ chipset from AMD, which will let you drop in more powerful chips as they are released. FX6300 is a great mid-range CPU for now, with a stock heatsink. Adding a heatsink later will allow for serious overclocking. A quality 550W power supply for expansion later to larger video cards when this stops performing well in current titles. HD7790 Should run BF3 at 35-45 FPS @ 1920x1080 and 60FPS at 1680x1050, or 1280x720. If you can afford to drop in a little more a Radeon 7850 will provide better all around performance in games at 1080p.


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1si42 Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1si42/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1si42/benchmarks/ CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($146.50 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card ($127.55 @ Newegg) Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg) Keyboard: Logitech K200 Wired Standard Keyboard Mouse: Logitech M500 Wired Laser Mouse ($29.99 @ Newegg) Total: $723.97 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-15 13:58 EDT-0400)


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