Need help choosing parts for $500-550 gaming pc build!

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yoshimitsu13

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hello, i plan on building my first pc build :D
budget:$500-$550
parts not required:monitor,keyboard,mouse OS
i want to play next gen games at mid-high settings on 720p 40+ fps :D

Any comment will be apreciated :)
Thank you everybody

PS. sorry for my bad english :D
 
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MEC-777

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You could build something like this which would run most games on high and some on ultra at 1080p:


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($77.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A85XM-HD3 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($66.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX T1 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Raidmax ATX-248NWU (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($23.25 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $528.18
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-23 16:29 EDT-0400)
 
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Yeah, that's about as good as it will get right there...
 
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And that is a silly cheap price considering I paid around $250 for mine when LE/XT's first dropped ! Now a guy can get a 7970 Ghz for $275 lol, Oh how the times change lol. I'm buying another one of these LE's, too cheap to pass up >7970 performance !
 
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the gtx650ti is slightly better than hd7850 :D
 
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You can get the GTX 650ti boost for less than a 7850 right now. This is still the best deal going right now price/performance wise.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131484&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
 
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To give you an idea of what to look for. You don't have to be so damn rude. How else do you expect to know exactly what it is to look for without links exactly? It is a suggestion to look and see if that card is available to you. Those cards have been a great performance/$ card since their inception. Anyway, I am out. It is apparent you are undeserving of any help from me with that attitude.
 
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I do not suggest the build above, just because the Athlon 760K would definitely bottleneck the 7950. Look for this build instead.

+ 6 Core AMD FX 6300 CPU.
+ 8GB RAM = Ideal for Gaming.
+ AMD 7950 3GB 384 Bit Video Card = Seriously Awesome for gaming.
+ Asrock Extreme 4 Motherboard = Overclocking Capable. You can add in a good CPU Cooler later to overclock.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($48.96 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($21.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $535.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-24 12:07 EDT-0400)

I hope this helps. This build is much better than the one suggested above. Also no bottlenecks here. :D
 
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This is a great build as well. The only thing is the AM3+ socket may be at the end of it's road. I keep hearing and reading that FM2+ will be continuing with the new Kaveri and Steamroller CPUs. But we'll have to wait and see.

The ability to upgrade to the FX-8350 is a big plus for this built, however.

As for the ram, while I would agree anything much faster than 1600 is not necessary, but for a new built or upgrade to a new platform I'd recommend 1600 as a minimum. Just make sure the latency is 9 or less.
 
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bye see ya :D
 
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yea but the thing is i cant order online, and the 7950 here in macedonia is $450 :'(
 
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We know you can't order online. But you have to understand, using PC part picker website is the easiest and quickest way for us to show you the kind of parts we recommend. If you can't get the exact parts where you are, then look for something similar that is available where you are, at a price you can afford. If you're not sure about something, just ask.
 
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well the 7950 is so damn expensive $450:mad:, i can get gtx650ti boost or hd7850 i dont know wich one to choose what do you think ? :D
 
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Okay, so i the prices are really so high there so look for something like this build.

CPU : Athlon II x4 750K

Motheboard : Any cheap FM2 board with A75 or A85 chipset should be just fine.

RAM : Look for 2 x 4GB RAM. Even the 1333 Mhz would do because for gaming RAM does not matter. Going from 1333 to 1600Mhz yeild only like 2 FPS improvement which is negligible. I have sources that say the same, from Anandtech.

GPU : Go for the AMD 7870 or the Nvidia 660, whatever is cheaper there. Also look for AMD R9-270 if it is available and go for whatever is cheaper. The 550W should be fine for this build.

HDD : Grab any 1TB HDD, Seagate barracuda or WD Caviar Blue are good and cheap ones.

PSU : Tell us what PSU's are available in your budget and leave it for us to decide. It is important piece of hardware that you don't want to get wrong.

Case : Get any cheap case that suits you. Use the left money from budget prefferably otherwise you would spend like 100 bucks on it alone.

So, this should be a good enough build around 550 dollars.

Hence follow these guidelines and choose the parts that you feel are within your budget and tell us what you are going for, then we will give our thoughts on that.

I hope this helps.
 
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yoshimitsu13

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well i actually have an 500GB HDD, an case i also have an 750W psu but i dont know what brand actually i think it has no brand xD
 
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The HDD would do just fine and would also save money..

As for the PSU, better get to know that what brand it is, because it is better to get a better PSU than using a crappy PSU. You do not want to damage your awesome parts with a bad PSU. Do you?? Of course not.. PSU is important and hence it should be from a good brand. So, tell me what brand it is.

 
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