Hi all,
Wanted to keep this cheap yet upgradeable. I felt that going th AMD route with the CPU/GPU would help with that.
I plan on using this for Gaming, Adobe Design Suite, and general computer and multimedia work.
I was wondering if anyone has an thoughts or suggestions on my build? Any parts that are overkill or I could do better on? $600 is the top of my budget but I want to keep a little wiggle room for extra parts that I may need.
Thanks!
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vbad
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vbad/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vbad/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $529.94
CPU - I like the thought of having a 6 core processor for my Adobe design work and I figure it should do quite well on the gaming end.
Motherboard - My belief is that this will give me some solid upgrade options and do everything I need it too without breaking the bank.
GPU - Wanted a solid GPU to start. Nothing too expensive but one that I could double up on with crossfire possible next year when I get some more quan.
Ram - Felt like its a solid starting point with the option of doubling up in the future.
Storage - I plan on getting a SSD drive in the future when they hopefully are a bit cheaper. I have preexisting standard drives that I will use to start.
Case - I like having a larger case. It keeps it easy for me to work on and I don't need portability. It also has lots of fan space. The case on my old rig had cooling issues and I want to avoid that.
Power Supply - 600w should keep things upgrade proof.
Optical Drives - Pillaging old ones
I have a monitor, speaker, keyboard/mouse already.
Wanted to keep this cheap yet upgradeable. I felt that going th AMD route with the CPU/GPU would help with that.
I plan on using this for Gaming, Adobe Design Suite, and general computer and multimedia work.
I was wondering if anyone has an thoughts or suggestions on my build? Any parts that are overkill or I could do better on? $600 is the top of my budget but I want to keep a little wiggle room for extra parts that I may need.
Thanks!
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vbad
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vbad/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vbad/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $529.94
CPU - I like the thought of having a 6 core processor for my Adobe design work and I figure it should do quite well on the gaming end.
Motherboard - My belief is that this will give me some solid upgrade options and do everything I need it too without breaking the bank.
GPU - Wanted a solid GPU to start. Nothing too expensive but one that I could double up on with crossfire possible next year when I get some more quan.
Ram - Felt like its a solid starting point with the option of doubling up in the future.
Storage - I plan on getting a SSD drive in the future when they hopefully are a bit cheaper. I have preexisting standard drives that I will use to start.
Case - I like having a larger case. It keeps it easy for me to work on and I don't need portability. It also has lots of fan space. The case on my old rig had cooling issues and I want to avoid that.
Power Supply - 600w should keep things upgrade proof.
Optical Drives - Pillaging old ones
I have a monitor, speaker, keyboard/mouse already.
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