Best bang for the buck?

SovietRusher · Jan 19, 2014

I'm going to be buying a new PC soon. I'm gonna build my own in the future, however I've decided between three that TigerDirect sells from CyberPowerPC and iBUYPOWER.

Basically, I just need to know which one is the best bang for the buck. They're all using FX-4100's which is what I've made my standard in CPUs.

CPUs: 1. AMD FX-8320, 2&3. AMD FX-4100
GPUs: 1. ATI Radeon HD 7850, 2. AMD Radeon HD 6450, 3. NVIDIA GeForce GT 610

1. http://is.gd/0l11gp
2. http://is.gd/j2aQxH
3. http://is.gd/PG20Bp

Thanks.

Redheadsrule13 · Jan 19, 2014

Even though it is the most expensive, I do think that the first one has the best bang for the buck.

AMD Radeon · Jan 19, 2014

fx 8320 + 7850

ewok93 · Jan 19, 2014

The one with the 8320 is the best by far, a 4100 is old, slow architecture, I have one, and I would not recommend it. Go for the 8320 and a 7850 if you can, the 4100 is not a good chip, and the 610 and 6450 are old, cheap, slow video cards.

SovietRusher · Jan 19, 2014

Alright, and what about between choices 2 and 3? Which one would be better?

ewok93 · Jan 19, 2014

Don't even consider them. Seriously. Don't.

SovietRusher · Jan 19, 2014

Well I was looking for an entry-level anyways, since I've recently got into PC Gaming.

Both of those are entry-level.

ewok93 · Jan 19, 2014

Those aren't entry level, those are exit level. You could run BF3 with maybe 30 fps on high with those other two. Maybe. Probably not.

Illumynization · Jan 19, 2014

Just had someone return a cyberpower because it was too slow for him. He ended up buy an ibuypower intel to replace it.

*I work at TigerDirect.

Illumynization · Jan 19, 2014

Actually now that I think about it, why don't you see if you can just buy all the parts there, and have the technicians build it for you. It may come out to be cheaper and you can pick your own parts.

SovietRusher · Jan 19, 2014

Illumynization :

Thanks for the insight.

I'm gonna be throwing Steam games like Garry's Mod, Counter Strike, DayZ, and Team Fortress at it. All of those games don't lag for me normally on my good ol' Inspiron so I think overall everything should be good. I will be recording as well, and video-edit so I guess that helps me out. I'll try getting iBUYPOWER then at all costs.

SovietRusher · Jan 19, 2014

Illumynization :

How should I go about doing that?

ewok93 · Jan 19, 2014

Do not get an AMD x1x0 CPU, those are all bulldozer. 4100, 6100, 8150, all slow. Remember, it's not all clock speed and cores.

SovietRusher · Jan 19, 2014

ewok93 :

But would the first two be decent for small system requirement games?

ewok93 · Jan 19, 2014

Not really. They would run it, but the video cards are even worse. What is your budget? The 4300 is actually good and only $10-$20 more, and the 6300 is even better for another $10.

SovietRusher · Jan 19, 2014

ewok93 :

$550 - $750

That price range won't get me too far, but I'm looking at high end for me at something like #1.

Illumynization · Jan 19, 2014

SovietRusher :

Go over to the tech counter, and see if you can grab one of the technicians in a blue shirt. They are "service advisors" and should actually know how computers work fairly in-depth. If it's busy just grab the geekiest looking sales guy. They will literally walk you through the store helping you grab each and every part. You can even show them the choice number 1 and say you want something with similar specs. Also I cannot recall how much they charge to build the machine so give them your budget and also tell them you want them to build it for you.

I would recommend getting one of the tech guys to help you and in order to get their attention tell them you are looking to do a build and that you want them to build it. Paying for the techs to build it gives a bonus to whoever helps you so it grabs their attention really quickly.

ewok93 · Jan 19, 2014

You can do a whole lot with $750. Is there any possibility you can build it yourself? It won't take long (a day at the most, it takes me maybe 2 hours) and will save you a lot of money and give you more options. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2DFpb This one is better than any of those and is only $660.

SovietRusher · Jan 19, 2014

Illumynization :

I think I'm gonna go to Tiger Direct and do what ewok93 said with his parts.

ewok93 :

So you say these parts are the best for my price range?

ewok93 · Jan 19, 2014

Well, you can do different stuff that could be just as good, but that's a good setup and will allow you to overclock in the future if you want, but won't be limited if you don't.

SovietRusher · Jan 19, 2014

Ewok93, would "AMD FX-4350" be a better option?

ewok93 · Jan 19, 2014

Worse than an 8320, slightly better than a 4300, much, much, much better than a 4100. For the price of the 4350 you can get a 6300 or even an 8320 though.

Illumynization · Jan 19, 2014

ewok93 :

Indeed doing a build is usually always cheaper. If you don't feel comfortable doing the build, we do have free workshops about once every month or so showing you how to do build a computer. Also, we offer price-matching from all local retailers and amazon and newegg (as long as the online price is not ridiculously lower, its up to the manager). I would say that you should call your local tigerdirect (do you live close to one or am I assuming this?) and see how much it costs for them to build it if you buy all the parts there vs if you brought in the parts to them. "Sometimes" the managers can offer you a discount on them doing the build if you buy parts through tiger.

SovietRusher · Jan 19, 2014

ewok93 :

How can I decide on pcpartpicker which motherboard to pick?

Would an Asus be better than an MSI?

SovietRusher · Jan 19, 2014

Illumynization :

I will look into them building it, I think

I just need to find out what motherboard to get. New to this field, in general.

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