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December 25, 2013 3:43:49 PM

My budget is $675 and I'm looking to get as much out of it for gaming. I'd like to run games like World of Tanks, Warthunder, Guild Wars 2 and Battlefield 4 on ultra, is it possible with this budget?

I've talked with some friends and tried putting together something and this is what I came up with:

CPU: AMD FX-6300 - $119.99
CPU Cooler: Hyper 212 EVO - $32.59
GPU: PowerColor PCS+ R9 270x - $199.99
MOBO: MSI 970A-G46 - $69.99
RAM: Corsair XMS3 1x8GB DDR3 - $59.99
PSU: EVGA Bronze Certified 600w - $55.47
SSD: Kingston 120GB - $79.76

Total comes to $617.78 which after tax and shipping will be (hopefully) just under $675.

So what do you guys think? If their are better places to spend money tell me! I added the SSD because I got a bit more money and it sounds pretty cool, but I could forgo it if that money could be spend on a CPU/GPU/whatever that would improve my gaming experience. I'm also not very tech savvy and even after reading a bit would rather not try overclocking, unless again it could improve my gaming experience by quite a bit.

Thanks in advance!

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December 25, 2013 3:48:45 PM

Looks good. THe only thing I would bump up would be the mobo. Try and see if you can get one in the 90 range. I would also look at getting 2x4GB ram sticks instead of 1. The reasoning being you can take advantage of dual channels, and if one breaks you still have the other.
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December 25, 2013 3:57:43 PM

AZCompTech said:
Looks good. THe only thing I would bump up would be the mobo. Try and see if you can get one in the 90 range. I would also look at getting 2x4GB ram sticks instead of 1. The reasoning being you can take advantage of dual channels, and if one breaks you still have the other.


I agree and to get the money to do that swap out the GPU the GPU to this one:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr9...

the 270x is just an overclocked 270, also investing in a better PSU would be nice like a corsair, XFX, or Antec. Try and see if you can find one off this list. I would aim for a Tier two.

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-su...

As for the ram pick up 2x4 of Kingstong Hyperx Black
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December 25, 2013 5:59:43 PM

At first I planned on getting 2x8gb sticks but my money was getting stretched so I decided to cut that and just get more later. If I plan on upgrading to 16gb should I still get 2x4gb sticks?

For a new mobo how about this http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008V9959O/?tag=pcpapi-20 ?

And for a psu is tier 3 much off from tier 2? Can't seem to find one for under $70 which honestly already seems high, and as I said I don't plan on overclocking. What about http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600... or http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb...
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December 25, 2013 6:17:07 PM

1PM said:
At first I planned on getting 2x8gb sticks but my money was getting stretched so I decided to cut that and just get more later. If I plan on upgrading to 16gb should I still get 2x4gb sticks?

For a new mobo how about this http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008V9959O/?tag=pcpapi-20 ?

And for a psu is tier 3 much off from tier 2? Can't seem to find one for under $70 which honestly already seems high, and as I said I don't plan on overclocking. What about http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600... or http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb...


That mobo should work along with a tier three psu if you dont plan to overclock.
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December 25, 2013 6:37:34 PM

Alright now I've got

AMD FX-6300 - $119.99
CoolerMaster Hyper212EVO - $32.59
PowerColor AXR 270 - $179.99
Kingston 120GB SSD - $79.76
ASUS M5A97 R2.0 - $84.99
Kingston HyperX Black 2x4GB - $79.29
Corsair CXM CX600M - $69.99

Totaling to $646.60 before tax/shipping. Cutting closer than I'd like so hopefully I can get spotted some money but it will come back in mail-in rebates. Probably going to order everything tomorrow unless their is a known sale about to occur. Everything look straight and proper?
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December 25, 2013 7:26:26 PM

Ugh now I'm second guessing..will overclocking provide a noticeable change in performance for gaming? Because then I'll get a tier 2 psu...
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December 26, 2013 7:06:38 AM

1PM said:
Alright now I've got

AMD FX-6300 - $119.99
CoolerMaster Hyper212EVO - $32.59
PowerColor AXR 270 - $179.99
Kingston 120GB SSD - $79.76
ASUS M5A97 R2.0 - $84.99
Kingston HyperX Black 2x4GB - $79.29
Corsair CXM CX600M - $69.99

What about the case? Also how much did the total come to, I might be able to help you make it cheaper.

Totaling to $646.60 before tax/shipping. Cutting closer than I'd like so hopefully I can get spotted some money but it will come back in mail-in rebates. Probably going to order everything tomorrow unless their is a known sale about to occur. Everything look straight and proper?


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December 26, 2013 7:48:04 AM

1PM said:
I was planning on using my old case : http://www.apevia.com/productsInfo.asp?KEY=ATXB4KLW-BK

But I'm just now remembering the psu is built in..surely their is a way to remove it...


Yes there should be 4 screws mounting the psu to the case.
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December 26, 2013 8:02:34 AM

Thats great to hear, thought I had to scrap this and redo everything with a case in mind. I'm about to go with this, if you were me would you spend money in different places? IE forgo an SSD for a better cpu/gpu?
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December 26, 2013 8:12:50 AM

1PM said:
Thats great to hear, thought I had to scrap this and redo everything with a case in mind. I'm about to go with this, if you were me would you spend money in different places? IE forgo an SSD for a better cpu/gpu?


Yes I would drop the SSD to get a better GPU, let me put it together on pcpartpicker
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December 26, 2013 8:18:48 AM

1PM said:
Thats great to hear, thought I had to scrap this and redo everything with a case in mind. I'm about to go with this, if you were me would you spend money in different places? IE forgo an SSD for a better cpu/gpu?


are you reusing any other parts besides the case, like an HDD?
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December 26, 2013 8:20:51 AM

Here's a build to consider:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($116.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.29 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $651.19
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-26 11:20 EST-0500)
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December 26, 2013 8:47:07 AM

Hmm that 760 looks pretty tempting I've heard its a beast. Top performer at the $250 range? And I already have a 1TB hdd, so I'll just replace that with a 60GB SSD. Otherwise my only concern is 500w enough? With that rig I think I can get everything I want without overclocking, so as long as its good to go I think I'm sold :) 
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December 26, 2013 8:50:00 AM

1PM said:
Hmm that 760 looks pretty tempting I've heard its a beast. Top performer at the $250 range? And I already have a 1TB hdd, so I'll just replace that with a 60GB SSD. Otherwise my only concern is 500w enough? With that rig I think I can get everything I want without overclocking, so as long as its good to go I think I'm sold :) 


Yep 500W should be plenty if you aren't overclocking and the 760 is the best for the 250 range.
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December 26, 2013 3:58:29 PM

Ugh so close to just ordering everything. But I've just looked up an installation video for the hyper 212 evo and that will definitely not fit in my case..

Edit: or will it? http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005O65JXI/?tag=pcpapi-20 http://www.apevia.com/productsInfo.asp?KEY=ATXB4KLW-BK

I'd rather just get a different cooling fan that'd fit but aren't smaller ones more expensive? I guess if it came to it I could drop the SSD for a case..

Or even better if the stock cooler could suffice...
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December 26, 2013 8:23:48 PM

Well I've just decided to forgo the aftermarket cooler. I asked and my friend said the stock cooler should be sufficient if I don't overclock. Thanks for all the great help!
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December 26, 2013 8:30:43 PM

1PM said:
Ugh so close to just ordering everything. But I've just looked up an installation video for the hyper 212 evo and that will definitely not fit in my case..

Edit: or will it? http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005O65JXI/?tag=pcpapi-20 http://www.apevia.com/productsInfo.asp?KEY=ATXB4KLW-BK

I'd rather just get a different cooling fan that'd fit but aren't smaller ones more expensive? I guess if it came to it I could drop the SSD for a case..

Or even better if the stock cooler could suffice...


1PM said:
Well I've just decided to forgo the aftermarket cooler. I asked and my friend said the stock cooler should be sufficient if I don't overclock. Thanks for all the great help!


No problem mate :) 
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