8320 Build Overbudget TIA

rwondrz · Dec 27, 2013

I wanted to be at $600 , but I realize that sometimes quality parts cost more.
Please took a look and see if there is any room to spare without hurting performance. I plan on OC to take full advantage of the CPU. Thank you.

Parts Picker: http://

CPU AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor $149.99 SuperBiiz

CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $34.98 -$5.00 $29.98 OutletPC

Motherboard Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard $142.98 -$10.00 $132.98 OutletPC

Memory Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $96.69 $96.69 NCIX US

Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $64.98 -$5.00 $59.98 OutletPC

Video Card Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card $139.99 FREE $139.99 Amazon

Case NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $44.99 $44.99 Mwave

Power Supply Thermaltake SMART 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $69.99 -$20.00 $49.99 Microcenter

Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $19.99 -$3.00 FREE $16.99 Newegg

Base Total: $764.58
Promo Discounts: -$3.00
Mail-in Rebates: -$40.00
Total: $721.58

ssddx · Dec 27, 2013

you're not going to be able to get that build for $600. if you trim back slightly in a few areas you might make $690 but more than that and you would need to downgrade to the next tier under in performance.

rwondrz · Dec 27, 2013

ssddx :

Thanks for your input. I was hoping to see if there were better memory, motherboard, psu downgrades that would still not hurt performance. There are a lot of talented people here with the knowledge to make the best bang for your buck. ;-)

MDXX · Dec 27, 2013

If you plan to buy anything today. The 8320 is on sale at newegg for 130$

rwondrz · Dec 27, 2013

MDXX :

Thanks!

MDXX · Dec 27, 2013

rwondrz :

Cheers

ssddx · Dec 27, 2013

There are a lot of talented people here with the knowledge to make the best bang for your buck. ;-)

we arent miracle workers though..

you could likely save about $10 by going with a cheaper ram thats still 2x4gb and at least 1600mhz. that wont hurt the build.

you might be able to find a cheaper motherboard however if you overclock i'd definitely stay with a 990fx chipset and those tend to be more expensive.

you could go for a cheaper case and save $10-20 there. that wont hurt the build.

you are already using a low end psu. you could probably use a 500 or 550w but that isnt going to cost you much less. considering that you want to do some pretty heavy overclocking on everything though i wouldnt go much less than 550 since amd cpus are complete hogs when it comes to oc and voltage.

you dont want to drop down to a 2nd tier like the 6300 so no cash saved there

the gpu you picked isnt spectacular. i really dont want to downgrade it any more than it is (in fact an upgrade would be more appropriate).

you already use a cheap hard drive but if you dont mind dropping down to a 500gb you could save perhaps $10 maybe a bit more.

the dvd drive you have is already pretty cheap. at most you will save a few dollars going with something else.

so perhaps i was a bit light on my estimate (but then again i'd use a higher end psu like xfx or seasonic which might actually run a bit more cash by $10 or so).

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just giving you my honest opinion.

however you are free to do whatever you want.

rwondrz · Dec 27, 2013

ssddx :

There are a lot of talented people here with the knowledge to make the best bang for your buck. ;-)

we arent miracle workers though..

you could likely save about $10 by going with a cheaper ram thats still 2x4gb and at least 1600mhz. that wont hurt the build.

you might be able to find a cheaper motherboard however if you overclock i'd definitely stay with a 990fx chipset and those tend to be more expensive.

you could go for a cheaper case and save $10-20 there. that wont hurt the build.

you are already using a low end psu. you could probably use a 500 or 550w but that isnt going to cost you much less. considering that you want to do some pretty heavy overclocking on everything though i wouldnt go much less than 550 since amd cpus are complete hogs when it comes to oc and voltage.

you dont want to drop down to a 2nd tier like the 6300 so no cash saved there

the gpu you picked isnt spectacular. i really dont want to downgrade it any more than it is (in fact an upgrade would be more appropriate).

you already use a cheap hard drive but if you dont mind dropping down to a 500gb you could save perhaps $10 maybe a bit more.

the dvd drive you have is already pretty cheap. at most you will save a few dollars going with something else.

so perhaps i was a bit light on my estimate (but then again i'd use a higher end psu like xfx or seasonic which might actually run a bit more cash by $10 or so).

--

just giving you my honest opinion.

however you are free to do whatever you want.

Great assessment. I appreciate your expertise. I need to move fast to get the 8320 deal ends in a couple of hours.

rwondrz · Dec 27, 2013

What is best bang for your buck GPU for the 8320?

ssddx · Dec 27, 2013

well... that depends on what games you want to play, what resolution your monitor is and what settings you wish to play at.

rwondrz · Dec 27, 2013

I run 1920x1080 native Res. I don't play a lot of the demanding games at this time, but plan on in the future. I use ADOBE CS5 for graphics work. I just don't want to have to upgrade for a few years. Thanks for your help.

ssddx · Dec 28, 2013

you say you dont play demanding ones now (which doesnt require a super gpu) however you state that you may want to play some later (which does require a good gpu). you didnt state what settings you would like to play on (medium, high, ultra) but what you stated about not having to upgrade for a few years means you might want to think about getting something stronger than you need right at the moment since it will age better.

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/11/battlefield-4-benchmarked-is-your-pc-up-to-the-task/

some benchmarks for bf4. likely way above what you need however you stated you might play some demanding games and this is a very popular title..

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/radeon_r7_260x_r9_270x_280x_review_benchmarks,18.html
this is a review which shows the r7-260x vs the r9-280x so you can sort of compare it with the other cards (since its not shown on the benchmark). the game is the older bf3 so keep that in mind.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2013/10/08/amd-280x-270x-260x-reviews/4
this one shows a 270x as well

the r7-260x falls rather short . i think that with a rather decent overclocked cpu and some other components you may feel a bit disappointed with the gpu you have picked out.

at a bare minimum i would upgrade to something like a r9-270x ($70 upgrade) however i would definitely recommend something like the r9-280x instead ($180 upgrade) for system longevity.

a gtx760 is about midway between the two in performance. (about a $110 upgrade)

what does that mean for gaming?

well a 270x would give you pretty solid high setting performance in demanding games but ultra would kill it.

a gtx760 would be a bit better off

a 280x would allow you excellent high level performance and is even playable on ultra in demanding games if you disable a few settings or tweak aa down a bit.

of course this is all if you plan on playing some of the more demanding titles and if you would like higher settings. if you dont care about ultra or even high settings.... i'd just get the 270x and call it a day.

also some features in photoshop can take advantage of a good gpu such as 3d and filters. this isnt going to be as demanding as games though unless you work with large images.

rwondrz · Dec 28, 2013

That is sound wisdom. I appreciate all the great information and time you took to post such a concise breakdown. I think I'll go with this one.

Zotac GeForce GTX 760 AMP 1111MHZ 2GB 6.2GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Video Card
$249.99

rwondrz · Dec 28, 2013

Thank you all for your input time to buy the CPU sale almost ending!

rwondrz · Dec 28, 2013

Final build, changed a bit due to some tweaking.
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/rwondrz/saved/3g
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CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($76.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $713.86

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-28 01:02 EST-0500)

MDXX · Dec 28, 2013

Get the msi gigabyte or evga gtx 760. Great pick on the 760! Buying mine nect weekend

If you sli them youll have a beast of a rig.

ssddx · Dec 28, 2013

while not a bad build there are two things i'd like to note.

moving down from the 990fx to the 970 chipset you have now means that you have taken away some overclocking potential out of the system. while you can still overclock, you likely will not see the same numbers you would on a 990fx. however as always how good of a processor overclock you can get also depends on binning and the luck of the draw. you could get a lucky chip (cpu) or you could get something that only performs average.

the pcppartpicker list links dont work. is that the semi-modular version of the corsair cx series? the non-modular one isnt too great but the modular version is a bit higher quality and isnt terrible.

other than that... not too bad for the price.

rwondrz · Dec 29, 2013

Thanks again! I did upgrade Motherboard & changed GPU.

This is the final build $100 over budget, but I can overclock.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2slZs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2slZs/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2slZs/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
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 ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($219.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Diablotek CPA-6170 ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $704.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-29 18:41 EST-0500)

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