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February 2, 2014 8:55:22 AM

i was gonna buld a 400 dollar and found one that was more powerful then a ps4 so im raising my budget to $500 dollars i want it to be more powerful then a ps4 which i know is possible

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February 2, 2014 12:14:57 PM

For 500? Slim chance. But, I'll try.

You're going to need an OS, but here it is;

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NS Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Video Card ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Sentey CS1-1398 PLUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $526.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-02 15:14 EST-0500)

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February 2, 2014 12:18:42 PM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($82.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Sentey CS1-1398 PLUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $500.16
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-02 15:19 EST-0500)

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February 2, 2014 12:45:18 PM

TheN00bBuilder said:
For 500? Slim chance. But, I'll try.

You're going to need an OS, but here it is;

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NS Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Video Card ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Sentey CS1-1398 PLUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $526.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-02 15:14 EST-0500)



tiny voices said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($82.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Sentey CS1-1398 PLUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $500.16
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-02 15:19 EST-0500)

better motherboard
better PSU
better GPU
better RAM

DO this.

will i get a better result if i get the gtx 650 ti?
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February 2, 2014 12:52:15 PM

tiny voices said:
No the 7850 is MUCH better. http://anandtech.com/bench/product/778?vs=781

My build is much better.
alright thanks i man how well will this run modern games and thanks for the help in the past two ! i keep changing my budget

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February 2, 2014 12:53:44 PM

This will run modern games at a mix of medium and high settings. Some VERY demanding games will run smoothly with more medium settings but other games like skyrim or games 1 year old or older will run at high or better. It all depends on the game.
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February 2, 2014 12:54:32 PM

tiny voices said:
This will run modern games at a mix of medium and high settings. Some VERY demanding games will run smoothly with more medium settings but other games like skyrim or games 1 year old or older will run at high or better. It all depends on the game.


thanks for the help
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February 2, 2014 12:55:17 PM

Always glad to help!
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February 2, 2014 3:27:44 PM

tiny voices said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($82.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Sentey CS1-1398 PLUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $500.16
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-02 15:19 EST-0500)

better motherboard
better PSU
better GPU
better RAM

DO this.


amazon doesnt have that mobo in stock is there one with a similar price that gives the same performace ALSO they dont have the video card for prime so is there any other video card with the same perfomance
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February 2, 2014 3:42:08 PM

Look for another hd7850. You could change to a 650ti BOOST but it is decent drop in performance.

Look for any 970 chipset motherboard.
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February 2, 2014 3:46:00 PM

tiny voices said:
Look for another hd7850. You could change to a 650ti BOOST but it is decent drop in performance.

Look for any 970 chipset motherboard.


okay thanks! and ill might just buy it on newegg but im not a big fan of them
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February 2, 2014 3:46:58 PM

tiny voices said:
Always glad to help!


will a gigabyte mobo work? im a complety new to this
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February 2, 2014 3:48:20 PM

YEs it will. What board specifically?
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February 2, 2014 3:48:50 PM

tiny voices said:
YEs it will. What board specifically?


Gigabyte ATX Socket AM3+ AMD 970 Chipset 2000MHz DDR3 SATA III 6Gbps Ready AMD 9 Series FX Motherboards GA-970A-D3P
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February 2, 2014 3:50:12 PM

Yes, that board should work fine.
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February 2, 2014 3:53:08 PM

tiny voices said:
Yes, that board should work fine.


alright thanks!
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February 2, 2014 3:54:00 PM

No problem!
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February 2, 2014 3:54:14 PM

tiny voices said:
Yes, that board should work fine.


sorry to bother you so much but they dont have and more radeons on newwegg is my best option the gtx 650 ti boost cause that adds a extra 100 to my budget!
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February 2, 2014 3:56:36 PM

Well the 7850 is actually a very good card and it is mysteriously cheap sometimes. It really is normally out of your price range for a build like this and a 650ti would be more reasonable but it will be a pretty big downgrade. Pretty much looking at medium settings at best in all games at 1080p. Some older games may run at high but I'm not going to guarantee it.
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February 2, 2014 3:58:00 PM

tiny voices said:
Well the 7850 is actually a very good card and it is mysteriously cheap sometimes. It really is normally out of your price range for a build like this and a 650ti would be more reasonable but it will be a pretty big downgrade. Pretty much looking at medium settings at best in all games at 1080p. Some older games may run at high but I'm not going to guarantee it.

okay i found it but its only a 1gb card is this the same one you were talking about?
http://www.amazon.com/XFX-DisplayPort-PCI-Express-FX775...
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February 2, 2014 3:58:54 PM

NO that is a 7750 and is a LOW end card. That will get you barely low settings in modern games.
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February 2, 2014 4:00:50 PM

tiny voices said:
NO that is a 7750 and is a LOW end card. That will get you barely low settings in modern games.


oh lol whoops amazon has the one you said but its almost 200 dollars might have to wait til i have another 100 dollars to throw down
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February 2, 2014 4:02:46 PM

It all depends how much you are willing to spend and what settings you want in games.
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February 2, 2014 4:04:46 PM

tiny voices said:
It all depends how much you are willing to spend and what settings you want in games.


the most demanding game i will play this year is probbaly titanfall
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February 2, 2014 4:08:05 PM

What settings are you alright with? Obviously knowing Ultra or high/ultra is not an option.
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February 2, 2014 4:12:55 PM

tiny voices said:
What settings are you alright with? Obviously knowing Ultra or high/ultra is not an option.


i just wanna pc that will run better than a xbox one i had one like the graphics but was dissatisfied by the console thats why i decided i wanted a pc so as long as it runs better then a next gen console i dont want to regret switching to pc
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February 2, 2014 4:14:37 PM

You should probably save more money then. You REALLY need a 7850 or better to be better than ps4/xb1 graphics.
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February 2, 2014 4:19:06 PM

tiny voices said:
You should probably save more money then. You REALLY need a 7850 or better to be better than ps4/xb1 graphics.


really cause i was told a $400 dollar build we be better then the consoles but i guess if i need to spend more than 5oo i gotta save up
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February 2, 2014 4:21:25 PM

Yeah a $400 build will not really be better. Sorry. I would consider a $600 build (no monitor or OS) to be a decent step up from the consoles, and a $500 build to be about the same or slightly better and the perk is also getting a computer out of the deal.

What is your absolute top budget currently? I will build you the best computer for that price and we can decide from there.
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February 2, 2014 4:25:31 PM

tiny voices said:
Yeah a $400 build will not really be better. Sorry. I would consider a $600 build (no monitor or OS) to be a decent step up from the consoles, and a $500 build to be about the same or slightly better and the perk is also getting a computer out of the deal.

What is your absolute top budget currently? I will build you the best computer for that price and we can decide from there.

i mean i have the money to go over 500 but i feel like shouldnt be wasting the money so idk what budget,but how much would a pc cost to play games like watch dogs bf4,and titanfall on high!
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February 2, 2014 4:26:12 PM

i guess i could got to 600 but that would have to wait like two weeks when amazon gives me the money i got for selling my xbox one
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February 2, 2014 4:27:22 PM

noahk said:
tiny voices said:
Yeah a $400 build will not really be better. Sorry. I would consider a $600 build (no monitor or OS) to be a decent step up from the consoles, and a $500 build to be about the same or slightly better and the perk is also getting a computer out of the deal.

What is your absolute top budget currently? I will build you the best computer for that price and we can decide from there.

i mean i have the money to go over 500 but i feel like shouldnt be wasting the money so idk what budget,but how much would a pc cost to play games like watch dogs bf4,and titanfall on high!


$600 should do it. Just barely, but it should do it.
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February 2, 2014 4:28:26 PM

tiny voices said:
noahk said:
tiny voices said:
Yeah a $400 build will not really be better. Sorry. I would consider a $600 build (no monitor or OS) to be a decent step up from the consoles, and a $500 build to be about the same or slightly better and the perk is also getting a computer out of the deal.

What is your absolute top budget currently? I will build you the best computer for that price and we can decide from there.

i mean i have the money to go over 500 but i feel like shouldnt be wasting the money so idk what budget,but how much would a pc cost to play games like watch dogs bf4,and titanfall on high!


$600 should do it. Just barely, but it should do it.


okay reccomend me a build!! for 600 dollar then!
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February 2, 2014 4:31:21 PM

should i just wait til the steam box comes out and just put windows on it since it runs better then the xbox one
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February 2, 2014 4:35:58 PM

tiny voices said:
Yeah a $400 build will not really be better. Sorry. I would consider a $600 build (no monitor or OS) to be a decent step up from the consoles, and a $500 build to be about the same or slightly better and the perk is also getting a computer out of the deal.

What is your absolute top budget currently? I will build you the best computer for that price and we can decide from there.


ill go to 600 dollars and thanks for the help this why i want a pc also the community is full of helpful people and not little kids
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February 2, 2014 4:38:44 PM

i will be also making videos and editing them i forgot to throw that in earlier
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February 2, 2014 4:39:56 PM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($116.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.79 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($181.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GEN DVD/CD Drive ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $602.71
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-02 19:37 EST-0500)

You could go for a cheaper motherboard and get a better GPU but I do not recommend it because on a low end board, you7 will not be able to overclock if you decide you want to and you sacrifice some things: less usb 3.0 ports. less sata6.0 ports (only matter for an SSD), general lower quality. If you are cool with these limitations, I can lower the motherboard and get a better GPU.
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February 2, 2014 4:41:06 PM

tiny voices said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($116.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.79 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($181.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GEN DVD/CD Drive ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $602.71
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-02 19:37 EST-0500)

You could go for a cheaper motherboard and get a better GPU but I do not recommend it because on a low end board, you7 will not be able to overclock if you decide you want to and you sacrifice some things: less usb 3.0 ports. less sata6.0 ports (only matter for an SSD), general lower quality. If you are cool with these limitations, I can lower the motherboard and get a better GPU.
to be honest i wouldnt mind cause i have no clue how to overclock

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February 2, 2014 4:44:50 PM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($116.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($194.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GEN DVD/CD Drive ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $585.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-02 19:43 EST-0500)

Here you go then.
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February 2, 2014 4:49:59 PM

tiny voices said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($116.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($194.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GEN DVD/CD Drive ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $585.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-02 19:43 EST-0500)

Here you go then.


alright thanks i dont need anymore help!
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February 2, 2014 4:51:11 PM

Always glad. Feel free to PM me if you think of anything else.
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