- Mar 5, 2014
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So I am planning my first build. I was looking at this build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($184.67 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($359.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Xion XON-985-BK ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $826.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-09 13:50 EDT-0400)
I was really looking at a price around to $850 but a little more would be doable.
Seems like I'll probably be happy with 280x but I am wondering if going cheap on a processor (say a 6300) to get a better graphics card (say a Radeon R9 290). I know it would cost a bit more overall.
I wouldn't be against a a Nvidia card but in the past I've had problems with them and generally prefer amd.
Some person pointed out to me that I should get a video card with high memory since I plan on using two monitors minimum (though while playing games I'd be willing to disconnect one).
Or maybe would it be worth getting a small ssd instead of the hard drive I picked (with the intention of adding a regular hdd later.)
(Worth noting I can get a copy of windows through my college for next to nothing so no need to add that to the list.)
Thanks so much for your time!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($184.67 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($359.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Xion XON-985-BK ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $826.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-09 13:50 EDT-0400)
I was really looking at a price around to $850 but a little more would be doable.
Seems like I'll probably be happy with 280x but I am wondering if going cheap on a processor (say a 6300) to get a better graphics card (say a Radeon R9 290). I know it would cost a bit more overall.
I wouldn't be against a a Nvidia card but in the past I've had problems with them and generally prefer amd.
Some person pointed out to me that I should get a video card with high memory since I plan on using two monitors minimum (though while playing games I'd be willing to disconnect one).
Or maybe would it be worth getting a small ssd instead of the hard drive I picked (with the intention of adding a regular hdd later.)
(Worth noting I can get a copy of windows through my college for next to nothing so no need to add that to the list.)
Thanks so much for your time!
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