Help with desktop build for $650

halt546 · Nov 16, 2013

Im looking to get a desktop, but I don't want to spend more than $650. What would be a good build, for gaming, animation, and video editing?

realchaos · Nov 16, 2013

Does this include an os/monitor/keyboard/mouse?

ksham · Nov 16, 2013

If you can, please fill out this form. It would help a lot.

halt546 · Nov 16, 2013

Approximate Purchase Date: a month or two

Budget Range: $650-750

System Usage from Most to Least Important: (gaming,animation,video editing)

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (doesn't matter to me)

Location: Colorado, USA

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: (1920x1080)

Additional Comments: (need to be able to play newer games, as it is for my youtube channel, so I will also need to use it for animation and video editing.)

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: (it would be cheaper overall to buy a new pc, than to upgrade my laptop)

ksham · Nov 16, 2013

How's this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($205.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($22.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $725.82
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

halt546 · Nov 16, 2013

how would that do with games like far cry 3, and new games coming out?

ksham · Nov 16, 2013

You can still play Far Cry 3, just don't hope for ultra settings. It should do well on High @1080p. The R9 270X isn't the best card out there, but you do have a really tight budget.

realchaos · Nov 16, 2013

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($72.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($163.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $754.43
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-16 19:21 EST-0500)

If you want a monitor in the budget then this is what you can do.
The 7870 XT is stronger than the R9-270X. The R9-270X is a rebranded 7870 ghz edition, the 7870 XT is stronger than a 7870 ghz edition.

sora · Nov 16, 2013

realchaos :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($72.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($163.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $754.43
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-16 19:21 EST-0500)

If you want a monitor in the budget then this is what you can do.
The 7870 XT is stronger than the R9-270X. The R9-270X is a rebranded 7870 ghz edition, the 7870 XT is stronger than a 7870 ghz edition.

+1, this build is probably the best you can get for your money with a monitor unless you don't mind using your monitor that you're using right now.

halt546 · Nov 16, 2013

What type of build could I do with an extra $100? so now the budget would be around $850

ksham · Nov 16, 2013

Just a GPU upgrade. I also upped the PSU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($299.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: OCZ ZT 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.50 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($22.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $843.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

halt546 · Nov 16, 2013

How upgrade-able will this unit be in the future? Want to make sure I can upgrade it.

halt546 · Nov 16, 2013

And what is the difference between AMD and Intel Processors?

ksham · Nov 16, 2013

Outside of the case, power supply, and optical drive, nothing is future-proof. So in terms of upgrade, there is plenty of room in the case and you can upgrade it just as well as any other build. Of course, there will be times that you are forced to change the motherboard due to different sockets. The RAM should be good for some time. As with the HDD.

halt546 · Nov 16, 2013

Thanks! I'll probably go with that build. Though how much more performance could I get if I went with Intel i5?

realchaos · Nov 16, 2013

All of these builds are very upgrade-able. I wouldn't go with an i5 at this budget because that will significantly increase the price of this build.

ksham · Nov 16, 2013

Not a whole lot more. It'll double the price of the FX-6300, but it will be a bit more future proof. That is about all.

halt546 · Nov 16, 2013

Zotac GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/zotac-video-card-zt7030110p how much more performance would I get from this?

realchaos · Nov 16, 2013

Here's an i5 with 7970:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $880.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-16 20:56 EST-0500)

Also includes a monitor!

halt546 · Nov 16, 2013

That looks really good! Now I don't know what to pick haha

ksham · Nov 16, 2013

@realchaos: except that GPU is not available, so it doesn't count.

realchaos · Nov 16, 2013

Ahh of course it's out of stock. It's hecka cheap

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Then you can grab a 7950: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-1003523l
My build won't be as strong as ksham's, but thats because a monitor takes up a chunk of the budget.

halt546 · Nov 17, 2013

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1469857 how does this sound?

cooly515 · Nov 17, 2013

halt546 :

that looks like a desent setup for the price.

halt546 · Nov 17, 2013

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1465390 how does this compare to the previous one I posted?

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