Need help for gaming build 450-500$

Michel Lopez · Jan 24, 2014

Hi guys. Basically, im looking into building a pc with money im getting selling my ps4.

Anyways, I was thinking, getting this build.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n5dolXyyg0

BASICALLY, a Athlon Quad x4 760k
GTX 650 ti
8gigs of ram ,
yada yadayada.

But then, I started considering Kaveri.

I found a GREAT deal on newegg, or atleast I found it to be one...

Kaveri is the next generations PC gaming. And with mantle, I hear it will revolutionize.

This is the build:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1533031

Includes a sexy case, bf4 and an SSD!!

There also other builds worth recognizing.

http://www.newegg.com/AMDKaveri/PromotionStore/ID-2029774

Keep in mind it INCLUDES BF4.

So what should I do?

Stick to the Gtx650Ti or will the kaveri do me better in the long run?

Also considering this http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1413489

Thanks guys.

XxXGunXxXGraveXxX · Jan 24, 2014

Heres what i recommend, its not a perfect build as i did not spend hours looking over every detail, but its solid and i do have a lot of experience with knowing whats important to spend money on when building a computer for any budget.

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: ASRock 880GM-LE FX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($194.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
NZXT 210 tempest 39.99 newegg
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ TigerDirect)
Total: $539.86

theawolwarrior · Jan 24, 2014

This should serve you well:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($114.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.85 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.67 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 650 1GB Video Card ($109.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: NZXT Tempest 210 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $498.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-24 00:46 EST-0500)

Michel Lopez · Jan 24, 2014

What about 8 gigs of ram?

And would I need an apu with the 760k?

Also, could You take a look at the http://www.coolermaster.com/case/mid-tower/elite-431-plus/ ? Supports usb 3.0 and looks really nice.

So, no kaveri?

theawolwarrior :

Michel Lopez · Jan 24, 2014

IL stick to Nvidia with my graphics card. I've had really bad experiences with Radeons.

rolandzhang3 · Jan 24, 2014

Just make sure you get a GTX 650 Ti Boost/660 or higher if that's the case, the regular 650 and 650 Ti are rubbish compared to the PS4's capabilities

Michel Lopez · Jan 24, 2014

How about R9 270? Includes BF4.

rolandzhang3 :

rolandzhang3 · Jan 24, 2014

That'd be a good choice, it's basically a Radeon 7870 so you'll get some decent performance

BF4 is a nice bonus too :lol:

It'd be best to get 8GB of RAM also, it's the optimal amount for gaming

Michel Lopez · Jan 24, 2014

I could go for a 270. Can you give me a link to a build under $500 which includes a R9 270?

Would an APU be an added bonus to crossfire the R9 and the Amd FX?

rolandzhang3 :

rolandzhang3 · Jan 24, 2014

You can't crossfire an APU with an r9 series chip, Kaveri can with an r7 IIRC

Michel Lopez · Jan 24, 2014

Thats fine. Can you give me a build under $500 with atleast 8GB of ram?

rolandzhang3 :

rolandzhang3 · Jan 24, 2014

Really wanted to fit a 6300 and a decent 970 mobo into this, but at current pricing I couldn't

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($55.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.67 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ TigerDirect)
Total: $532.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-24 01:15 EST-0500)

If you want something similar to Austin's then swap out the 270 for this 7850 and save a little more (after MIR)

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-fx785acnl4

Though if you're tight on cash you could go with XxXGunXxXGraveXxX's suggestion with a better PSU, mobo and a single stick of 4GB DDR3 RAM and add in another identical stick in later on when you have the money

Something like this, you won't be overclocking with this mobo (lack of cooling for the VRMs so I would recommend getting the regular M5A97 R2.0 and a decent CPU cooler for future overclocking) but it should fit the bill and add in another stick of memory down the line

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($114.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($75.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.67 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ TigerDirect)
Total: $544.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-24 01:24 EST-0500)

And if you're not relying on MIR, then you'd have to go even lower I'm afraid

Michel Lopez · Jan 24, 2014

Gonna stick to austins build, but instead go with this GTx 660. Good performance to price ratio, and It is infact better then the r9 no?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121660R

rolandzhang3 :

Really wanted to fit a 6300 and a decent 970 mobo into this, but at current pricing I couldn't

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($55.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.67 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ TigerDirect)
Total: $532.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-24 01:15 EST-0500)

If you want something similar to Austin's then swap out the 270 for this 7850 and save a little more (after MIR)

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-fx785acnl4

Though if you're tight on cash you could go with XxXGunXxXGraveXxX's suggestion with a better PSU, mobo and a single stick of 4GB DDR3 RAM and add in another identical stick in later on when you have the money

Something like this, you won't be overclocking with this mobo (lack of cooling for the VRMs so I would recommend getting the regular M5A97 R2.0 and a decent CPU cooler for future overclocking) but it should fit the bill and add in another stick of memory down the line

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($114.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($75.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.67 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ TigerDirect)
Total: $544.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-24 01:24 EST-0500)

And if you're not relying on MIR, then you'd have to go even lower I'm afraid

rolandzhang3 · Jan 24, 2014

The r9 270 is a little faster than the 660, that being said you can find 660s alot cheaper after rebates

Michel Lopez · Jan 26, 2014

rolandzhang3 :

Hi, would you recommend this MOBO?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?gclid=CI6bvrD7nLwCFZRr7Aod4EQAtQ&Item=N82E16813128565&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-AMD+Motherboards-_-N82E16813128565&ef_id=UszKIgAABM9dFBf-:20140126231129:s

rolandzhang3 · Jan 26, 2014

If you're not going to overclock it should be fine since it will get very warm

Michel Lopez · Jan 27, 2014

rolandzhang3 :

whats a good mobo that supports usb 3.0 , amd fx and can be overclocked easily under 60 dollars?

rolandzhang3 · Jan 27, 2014

That's nearly impossible to find, the MSI 970A-G46 is about $60 after rebates but that's not recommended for overclocking at all, and it also doesn't have USB 3.0 headers

Or you could just forget about overclocking altogether and get that Gigabyte board you linked earlier

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