Gaming budget build ( have some parts )

_nerve · Mar 22, 2014

Hey guys, building a budget pc for gaming that I will expand upon later, I'm not running super graphic intense games so it shouldn't be an issue.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.74 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO Veloce Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-01 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $299.70
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-22 23:50 EDT-0400)

Here's all the components I don't have that I'm getting, I already have a GTX 760 and a disk drive so no worry with those.

Here's it with the GTX 760 and some random disk drive.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.74 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO Veloce Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-01 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $569.67
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-22 23:52 EDT-0400)

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Anything I should change? I would really appreciate some help. Thanks guys.

smorizio · Mar 23, 2014

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3eJrg
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3eJrg/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3eJrg/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.74 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO Veloce Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($40.16 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $604.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-23 00:04 EDT-0400)

Bad_Kitty13 · Mar 23, 2014

this one is 60 dollars more than yours but it has a 6 core processor and upgrade path to a 8350 with a board with proper power phases and vrm cooling. the socket that you have selected is the best cpu you can get on that board socket. if you need better performance you would have to upgrade the motherboard with processor again. i also changed the psu because the cx series is not good anyways and it will not support a 760. if nothing else you need to change your psu. changed the ram because the g skill set was cheaper

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3eJlG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3eJlG/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3eJlG/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-01 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $359.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-23 00:01 EDT-0400)

smorizio · Mar 23, 2014

the power supply is low for a gaming rig put in a good 650w unit so you can add a larger gpu latter on or upgrade your rig without any issues. for cases look at the one i listed on cosair r200 case. there made for gamers on a budject that want to add long gpus into small cases.

_nerve · Mar 23, 2014

smorizio :

How much is the r200 case. I'm trying to keep the price low.

envy14tpe · Mar 23, 2014

This system will allow you to run the 760 and in the future you can buy a good CPU cooler and get a great overclock = boost in performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.78 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $353.75

_nerve · Mar 23, 2014

envy14tpe :

I'll consider this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.78 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $373.75
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-23 00:32 EDT-0400)

Anyway I can lower price a little? I'll get that case though, that things a steal.

envy14tpe · Mar 23, 2014

On budget I'd suggest getting the fx-6300 and get decent mobo like the one I suggested. Then, one day you will learn how to overclock and with the fx-6300 you'll easily reach 4.5GHz; which is a big jump from stock speed.

How to lower the price? Not really much you can do there. You could shave off $10 or $20, but this build is very solid and will allow for anything you need.

However, this PSU is excellent quality, enough power, and semi-modular which is great to have.
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $59.99

_nerve · Mar 23, 2014

envy14tpe :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.78 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $368.75
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-23 00:50 EDT-0400)

Guess it doesn't get better than this

, will leave open a little longer just in-case anyone has anything else to suggest.

_nerve · Mar 23, 2014

envy14tpe :

Where on earth did my harddrive go dude lol

In previous entries, "Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive"

envy14tpe · Mar 23, 2014

Your "Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive" was not included in the build since you already had it. Is this HDD from a laptop?

_nerve · Mar 23, 2014

envy14tpe :

It's out of stock, just barely. I'm going to need one though. 1 TB is plenty.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex

Found a nice alternative.

envy14tpe · Mar 23, 2014

WD Blue is an excellent choice. Just don't get anything less than 1TB. The price difference isn't worth it.

_nerve · Mar 24, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 880GM-LE FX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $357.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-24 00:10 EDT-0400)

Will this motherboard do well? I'd rather have one with SLI for later but meh. Yes I removed case cause I just bought it.

Bad_Kitty13 · Mar 24, 2014

i wouldnt recommend it, its power phase is 4+1 and now vrm cooling. you will have problems with that board. the one i listed above has 8+2 power phasing and proper vrm cooling and support for up to a 8350 down the road and is only 20 dollars more

envy14tpe · Mar 24, 2014

I wouldn't suggest that mobo. A bare bare minimum for a slight overclock:
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $69.99

Another cheap one:
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $44.99

However, we'd recommend a better one.

EDIT. Either get the Asus M5A97 (not LE) or Gigabyte 970A-UD3

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