New Gaming Computer. Ideas?

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
J

Jared Hodge

Honorable
Mar 15, 2013
23
0
10,510
I'm building a mid-range gaming computer for a friend. Specs as follow:

AMD FX 4100

Radeon 7870

8GB RAM

1TB HDD

80GB SDD

Some ol' AM3+ mobo

Any ideas? I was thinking maybe get the FX 8350, but some people where telling me it's bad.
 
Sort by date Sort by votes
Supahos

Supahos

Expert
Ambassador
Nov 11, 2013
12,756
48
57,640
Don't buy a 4100, at least get a 4300 (same price here in the states, and a much better peformer) if the 8350 is in your price range its a great processor (I'm an intel guy and yes I said that). If you're going to get a SSD I would go a bit bigger than the one you have maybe 120 gb. Price doesn't go up much to add it and it will let you keep most of your commonly used apps handy for quick loading on it.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
maddogfargo

maddogfargo

Splendid
Nov 28, 2006
3,344
8
22,965
The 'some people' telling you it is bad have it backwards.

The 4100/6100/8100 series AMD CPUs used the Bulldozer core and it was disappointing.

The new 4300/6300/8300 series CPU's from AMD use the Vishera core and it is the better of the 2.

Instead of a 4100, I'd recommend the FX 6300 for a midrange gaming PC. Tom's also recommends the FX 6300 as a great budget gaming CPU. I can say from personal experience it is a great overclocker on a budget.

The FX 8350 is better, but it also needs more robust power and cooling. This will push your cost up.

For an AM3+ Motherboard, the ASRock 970 Extreme 3 is a good option to couple with an FX 6300.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
J

Jared Hodge

Honorable
Mar 15, 2013
23
0
10,510


The motherboard you mentioned is the one I'm getting, I remember now. The FX 6300 sounds pretty good, though. Overclocking probably won't be necessary, because FSX will be the main game being played on this system. FSX should run pretty decent, I guess, so. I think I might end up with the 6300.

 
Upvote 0 Downvote
NormH

NormH

Distinguished
Nov 5, 2013
1,517
0
20,160
the 8350 is a beast and can OC to keep up with most i5's even after OC. if its in the budget get it. if not the 8250 can OC to the same as a stock 8350. and it pairs great with that card. (both the 8350 and 8350 do) if not in budget the fx-6300 is you best bet
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom