Budget PC Build ~ 550

PC4Life · Dec 30, 2013

SO I made this first build. I need too somehow cut down the price to around 550$ Canadian. Also I would like to know is the FX series is good against the i3s.:
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2swAy
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2swAy/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2swAy/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($151.27 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: MSI 760GM-P34(FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Kingston Predator Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.05 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($182.84 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Memory Express)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($24.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $615.11

Extremehotdog · Dec 30, 2013

I would take this build:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ps7m
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ps7m/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ps7m/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4340 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI 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 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $573.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-30 00:18 EST-0500)

It performs better and it is cheaper.

CaptainTom · Dec 30, 2013

Extremehotdog :

I would take this build:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ps7m
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ps7m/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ps7m/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4340 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI 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 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $573.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-30 00:18 EST-0500)

It performs better and it is cheaper.

^^^NO NO NO NO!!! The i3 is a massive downgrade. If you have to settle, get an FX-6350, an R9-270, and then a 450w PSU.

ScrewySqrl · Dec 30, 2013

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($123.50 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Kingston Predator Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.05 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.50 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($182.84 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($56.41 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($25.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $583.27
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-30 01:02 EST-0500)

Abscent · Dec 30, 2013

I had to go over your budget but if you could afford this build, I would recommend it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($123.50 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: Kingston Predator Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.05 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.50 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($214.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Memory Express)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $648.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-30 01:08 EST-0500)

Extremehotdog · Dec 30, 2013

CaptainTom :

Extremehotdog :

^^^NO NO NO NO!!! The i3 is a massive downgrade. If you have to settle, get an FX-6350, an R9-270, and then a 450w PSU.

Recently Xbitlabs reviewed some Haswell i3 CPUs and it performed better then the FX-6350

ScrewySqrl · Dec 30, 2013

Extremehotdog :

CaptainTom :

Recently Xbitlabs reviewed some Haswell i3 CPUs and it performed better then the FX-6350

not enough better to overcome the 6300's better multithreaded performance

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