for $600 including the OS any thoughts

NormH · Jan 7, 2014

i came up with this cheap build and according to simulators this will run most current games on high but not ultra at around 38-65 fps ... any thoughts?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2xlZn

lucasz · Jan 7, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2xmGx
If you can spend the extra $17, it is well worth it

Dblkk · Jan 7, 2014

lucasz :

I'd agree with the cup/mobo swap, graphics card will surely be better/on par with the other, but for price i'd honestly say go with the original gpu. Those cards swap blows and I think 7950 wins most times, the r9 270x is like the 7780 of the new generation.

NormH · Jan 7, 2014

the r9 270 (not r9 270x) is roughly the same performance as the 7850 from what ive read. and the 430w psu leaves no headroom nor upgrade-ability. unless im mistaken

lucasz · Jan 7, 2014

Dblkk :

OP had the 7850 not the 7950. The R9 270X>7870>7850

Dblkk · Jan 7, 2014

lucasz :

Well, first off price wise if on budget get the 7850 over 270x. it goes 280x>7870>270=7850>7790>7770
I say 270=7850 because clock speeds are higher on one, memory on the other, cooling is brand specific 7850 overclocks way better. So for $30 id go 7850 anyday

lucasz · Jan 7, 2014

No... the 270X is a faster rebadge of the 7870. The 7870 has 1280 shaders, so does the 270X. The 7850 has 1024. The 270X is faster than the 7870

NormH · Jan 8, 2014

lucasz :

true but your build had the 270 not 270x and the 270 is a 7850 but the 270 costs more and performs the same as the 7850.

NormH · Jan 8, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2xpdm this would by my alternate build and i would probably not OC right away.

tiny voices · Jan 8, 2014

NormH :

You won't be overclocking at all with that LOW end motherboard.

NormH · Jan 8, 2014

according to my reading that mobo can OC but its not suggested. most likely ill end up giving this pc to my son in about a year with no OC and building a proper gaming pc. but for now i figure this will do. we play mostly WoW, Rift, CoD, Borderlands, and farcry 3.

tiny voices · Jan 8, 2014

YEs, technically that board can overclock but it definitely shouldn't. It has very poor power phases and even a small overclock will overheat the VRMs and cause freezes and crashes.

NormH · Jan 8, 2014

tiny voices :

that was my reasoning for not OC'ing right away until i either upgrade the mobo (probably when the new fx successor drops or upgrade to i5 platform), or when i give this to my 10 year old son and build a new true gaming rig. this one should do fine even with no OC.

tiny voices · Jan 8, 2014

Yes, the 6300 does not need to be overclocked for modern gaming.

lucasz · Jan 8, 2014

NormH :

The 270 is just a slightly underclocked version of the 270X. It is still faster than a 7850

lucasz · Jan 8, 2014

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7503/the-amd-radeon-r9-270x-270-review-feat-asus-his

lucasz · Jan 8, 2014

The Asus R9 270 outperforms the 7870 every time

tiny voices · Jan 9, 2014

This is correct. Generally the 270x isn't worth the money over the 270. You only get 5-8fps.

Dblkk · Jan 9, 2014

lucasz :

No offense, but most of those comparisons are reference 7870 vs a overclocked 270 (factory overclocked but all the same). Plus the 7870 has far better overclocking potential than the 270. And the difference between the reference 7870 and overclocked 270 is still single digit fps. Not much of a win, seeing as how the 7870 is cheaper, and theoretically the same card with boosted memory speeds?

for $600 including the OS any thoughts

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