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jaconphil

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Hey guys.

Thanks so much for your guys help.

You have given me lots of direction thus far and i still need a little help!

I am trying to build the best bang for the buck 500 gaming PC that can handle BF3 on Ultra setting.

I have received two builds.

please tell which is better!

Tell me what i can do to improve the better one and still keep it under 500.

Thanks so much

jake
 
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Computer__GUY

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Build 2 has a better graphics card so I would go for that one. Also, it's got the motherboard I use which I highly recommend for the price. On the other hand build 1 has the bigger hard drive although I would much rather sacrifice a bit a storage and get the better card.
 
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Sylvanriv

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Build two is better. HOWEVER, both motherboards aren't great. I'd personally go with an Athlon and a better GPU. If you overclock the Athlon, you should be good to go. While you may not get good frames on ultra, you should do pretty well.

Here's the build:


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($89.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master RR-H101-22FK-RA 30.0 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($74.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair XMS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec GX700 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $489.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-02 17:46 EST-0500)
 
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Build 2, is decent one in terms of gaming there, I would say throw away that case and a get a fractal design 1000 (or the usb 3.0 one) its going for $36 on amazon.

Replace the corsair ram with Patriot G2 Series 8GB x2 sticks which will save you about $20
and if you got few more dollars then get the hd 7870
 
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Znoxz

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Second one it better but for the price you could have gotten a 270 which is a rebrand 7870
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2uwW4
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2uwW4/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2uwW4/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($183.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.61 @ B&H)
Total: $551.53
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-02 17:51 EST-0500)
 
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