Advice for my first pc build.

jpdell · Feb 13, 2014

I have decided to build a gaming pc over the PS4. I've spent hours on building this and I am literally maxed on money. I was looking for advice and criticism to this build and if there is any unnecessary and or cheaper alternatives that will not effect the performance. Looking to run games such as Bf4 on high with playable fps. I also wanted to know if micro atx motherboard was a possibility and if there was a cheaper alternative to my ram as well. (DVD drive and windows already bought BTW)

PC BUILD: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2SQ87

AMD Radeon · Feb 13, 2014

it is a revision of your build, with better price/performance parts selection

at that budget. 8320 is not viable, so you should go for FX 6300
2x 4GB ram, not 1x 8GB
HDD caviar blue, not black
microATX isnt available for AM3+
cheaper case
new gen Radeon 270X (upcoming games will use its mantle technology)
better PSU, never cheap out on this thing. cheap psu can fry all your cpu, mobo, hdd altogether

anyway, good luck

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($222.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.04 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $632.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-13 21:19 EST-0500)

HiTechObsessed · Feb 13, 2014

This would get you maxed out in BF4 with 45+ fps:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($104.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $621.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-13 21:20 EST-0500)

The 7870 and other similar AMD cards are all sold out right now, and wonky

But the 760 is a great card. The 8320 would be a good upgrade in the future, but the 4300 allows for the better GPU, and is good enough for BF4, which utilizes 4 cores.

animal · Feb 13, 2014

Drop your HDD from a Black to a Blue series, will save you about $25-$30, use that savings to buy a real power supply. Get something from Seasonic, XFX, Corsair or Antec. Also, I hope you noticed the red warning concerning your build, it's possible that the motherboard you buy/get will not support your CPU without having its BIOS updated and to update BIOS you would need a working CPU. Additionally, if you plan to overclock your CPU, you will need to purchase an aftermarket cooler.

HiTechObsessed · Feb 13, 2014

The Asrock board he chose fully supports it out of the box, no BIOS flash required. I wouldn't recommend that to anyone unless they were experienced lol

jpdell · Feb 13, 2014

AMD Radeon :

Ok thanks, I was wondering if theres a difference between the 2x4gbs and the 1x8gbs in preformance. If not then ill just keep the 1x8 as its the same price as the 2x4 and its already bundled with my selected gpu. And speaking of gpu the radeon you recommeded is sold out.

jpdell · Feb 13, 2014

HiTechObsessed :

This would get you maxed out in BF4 with 45+ fps:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($104.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $621.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-13 21:20 EST-0500)

The 7870 and other similar AMD cards are all sold out right now, and wonky

But the 760 is a great card. The 8320 would be a good upgrade in the future, but the 4300 allows for the better GPU, and is good enough for BF4, which utilizes 4 cores.

Ok thanks.

jpdell · Feb 13, 2014

animal :

Thanks for the lookout. I seen it and was going to ask about it. I am going to switch to blue though and took the recommendation on a better psu.

animal · Feb 13, 2014

you want 2 x 4GB RAM to take advantage of the motherboards dual channel capability, do NOT get 1 x 8 GB

jpdell · Feb 14, 2014

animal :

Ok thanks

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