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DaGoalie

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Hey there,
I'm working towards building my first PC and I've found some good resources for compiling the parts and whatnot. I'm just looking for someone to glance over the parts list and see if there are any glaring problems or if there are any recommendations that could be made for part substitutions.

If there's a way to bump down the overall price by switching out some components without sacrificing performance/reliability I'm all ears!

What I'll be primarily be using this for is games like BF4, but there are other games I play like Kerbal Space Program which are CPU hogs so I want to check if this will still work out fairly well. I also make videos using Sony Vegas 12 and would like good performance there as well if I can.

I don't need to be able to run games at full Ultra settings or anything. I'm so used to gaming with the bare minimum settings and two fans blowing on my laptop to keep it cool haha. I'm just looking for a good upgrade that will bring me in line with smooth FPS on decent settings for a good price. This is what I've come up with:

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CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 ATX FM2 Motherboard ($90.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($61.23 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 1GB Video Card ($130.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: Encore ENUWI-1XN45 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($9.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $558.12
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-11 20:20 EST-0500)

Thanks!
 
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miit123

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DaGoalie

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Thanks for the response miit! I'll take a look. Is this a build you've done before, or how did you come up with this list?

One question though. I've heard people say it's better to get a 2x4GB kit for the RAM as opposed to a single 8GB card. Is there any particular reason you went the way you did there?
 
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miit123

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In my opinion too 2x4 GB is better, but I recommend 1x8GB because later on, when you have some money to spend you can keep on buying 8gb of the same corsair vengeance.For current things, it will do the job. And it will be good later on so you can add a total of like 32 GB if you add 3 more sticks later on. Do this step-by-step when you get money. I just recommend this for future in about 2015-2017 when games will need like 16 GB ram or something like that. 8 GB ram is actually enough for gaming in 1-2 years from now, just for future.
It will do the job nicely currently.

Hope that helped.
And the 650 TI is nothing for gaming nowadays. Get the new series by amd the r9's . For your budget the r9 270x.
http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-270X-vs-GeForce-GTX-650-Ti
 
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DaGoalie

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I hadn't thought about planning ahead for the future! I like that idea, so I'll go with the 8GB.

I was looking more closely at the 270X after you mentioned it and I'm still kind of torn. That comparison you posted was for the normal Ti, and not the boost version which is a bit better than the old one http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-270X-vs-MSI-GeForce-GTX-650-Ti-Boost. It's still not as good as the 270X, for sure, but for $130 I think I could stomach the loss in performance unless it's a card that you could see becoming outddated in 1-2 years. Or will the Boost have problems with the current games out right now as it stands? I don't know a whole lot about GPU's so I tend to defer to other people's judgement when I can :)

There's room in the budget for the 270X, but it affects how awesome of a monitor I can buy haha.
 
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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($88.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 1GB Video Card ($130.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: Encore ENUWI-1XN45 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($9.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $602.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-13 13:12 EST-0500)

You can squeeze in a better CPU here. Also I agree if you can bite the bullet and grab a 270X, it would be a good upgrade.
 
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DaGoalie

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Hi Trans,
Thanks for the feedback! I had seen that processor and was thinking about it. The only thing holding me back is that one of the games I play the most isn't optimized yet and only runs on a single core. I guess I shouldn't worry about that as it's bound to be optimized eventually.

How necessary is a CPU cooler? I heard the stock ones usually work great, making buying your own not as worthwhile.

It looks like I'll have to get that 270X .You guys talked me in to it :D

I really appreciate the help and info you guys have given me so far!
 
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Please extend your budget a little and get r9 270x and a good monitor. Sorry for making it over your budget,but surely its good to invest in the r9 270x currently.
 
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Alright so I was talking to my friend and he said he is going to upgrade is monitor, so i'll be buying his for $20. That'll save me quite a bit of money even though the monitor isn't top-notch, but it's big. Here's a link to the model # Acer G236HLBbd 23". I might buy one down the road for dual-monitor action when I get more money.

So with that budget assist in mind, I'll bump up to the R9 270x for sure. It looks like I can get a free copy of BF4 with the 270x so there's that as well! :D

I'm interested in that FX-6300 now. For $30 more it's a noticeable upgrade it seems. Is there anywhere I can shave off about $20-30 like in the power supply or motherboard departments to make room for the CPU upgrade? Maybe something like using these:
ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard $65
Rosewill 550W ATX12V / EPS12V $45

That would make an entire package of something along these lines:

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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($72.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($215.91 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Encore ENUWI-1XN45 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($9.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $626.38


If those MoBo and Power Supply options are garbage just let me know, but I can deal with going $30 over budget for an upgraded CPU and GPU :D
 
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miit123

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That's pretty much awesome!
Get this motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131767
Asus is pretty good for motherboards. Even MSI is good this motherboard will save up your 20$ and you get the same features
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130637

Both have crossfire support so you can add another r9 graphic card later for extreme perfomance.
Go with the same power supply as it has crossfire support. And its 60$ not 45$.
 
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