- Nov 22, 2013
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I started making this build back in December and since then i've changed it a bunch of times. I think I have the final product. Any advice on parts? I plan on playing most of the mainstream games out there like Skyrim, Watchdogs, GTA V (if and when it comes out for PC). I also play the MMO Guild Wars 2 a lot and would love to max out the settings on all of these games. I really want to keep my build as cheap as possible without making big sacrifices to performance (around $800). I only have about $300 saved up from birthdays etc so far, so I don't think i'll be getting this anytime soon. I do plan on upgrading this build once I get a job. Thanks for any advice!
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3B703
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3B703/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3B703/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($209.99 @ TigerDirect)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $746.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-30 00:23 EDT-0400)
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3B703
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3B703/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3B703/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($209.99 @ TigerDirect)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $746.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-30 00:23 EDT-0400)
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