Hi all, I'm new to this and would like to put together a sub $700 build (with OS, after taxes/shipping/etc). I have all the peripherals and don't need an optical drive.
I've been playing with pcparkpicker and scouring forums for the last week or so, but I'm not sure if I'm on the right track. Everything I have been toying with thus far has been built around the AMD FX-6300 and either an R9 270x or Geforce GTX 760.
I'm a bit lost on the nuances of motherboards and whether I'll run into compatibility/performance issues with some of the lower priced options out there.
Here's what I've come up with. Am I skimping too much?
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2xXEB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2xXEB/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2xXEB/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO Veloce Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($205.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $635.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-08 16:59 EST-0500)
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Thanks in advance. I know you guys field tons of these types of questions every week.
I've been playing with pcparkpicker and scouring forums for the last week or so, but I'm not sure if I'm on the right track. Everything I have been toying with thus far has been built around the AMD FX-6300 and either an R9 270x or Geforce GTX 760.
I'm a bit lost on the nuances of motherboards and whether I'll run into compatibility/performance issues with some of the lower priced options out there.
Here's what I've come up with. Am I skimping too much?
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2xXEB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2xXEB/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2xXEB/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO Veloce Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($205.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $635.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-08 16:59 EST-0500)
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Thanks in advance. I know you guys field tons of these types of questions every week.
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