Help with my budget build please

mario_0606 · May 4, 2014

Hello im trying to build a budget gaming pc for my kids, but I need help. They want to play skyrim with mods and the newer games like bf4 So far I have this.

amd athlon x4 750k
2x4 gb 1600 ram
r7 265 gpu
Corsair cx 430w psu
Msi a78m e35 fm2
Asus dvd-r
fractal core 1000 case
Wd blue 1tb hd

1. Are these parts compatible
2. Is the psu strong enough
3. Can I change the parts to get the price to $500 or under And still be able to play most games on high at 1080 with playable framerates

Parthu Revanth · May 4, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.44 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Sentey CS1-1398 PLUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $496.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-04 06:34 EDT-0400)

andrei65 · May 4, 2014

mario_0606 :

It's not bad but can be better for 500$ .
Go for the build of the guy above me or here are 2 builds for low budgets :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus A55BM-A/USB3 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($61.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.44 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $460.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-04 07:56 EDT-0400)

It has an IGPU and is able to play most new games , but not at high res .
OR
if you manage to get 50 more bucks this will play all of your games ( Skyrim with mods , BF4 , Cod Ghosts , NFS Rivals , ... ) on high to ultra at a playable frame rate ( most games at 60+ FPS )

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.70 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.44 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($169.20 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $557.28
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-04 08:13 EDT-0400)

Vic 40 · May 4, 2014

When on a budget is the fm2 athlon not that bad but i would go for the 760K which has a newer core.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75M Pro4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($59.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.44 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $496.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-04 07:59 EDT-0400)

still got the r9 270 in.
Got 2x4gb ram in as well.
The cx 430watt should be able to give enough power for this since, i imagine,you're not going to overclock.

mario_0606 · May 4, 2014

Thanks everyone. Yes im not going to oc. I forgot to metion I wanted it to be a matx.

andrei65 · May 4, 2014

Oh ok then here's a build !

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75M Pro4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($59.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.44 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman ZM-T1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $498.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-04 11:24 EDT-0400)

The 7870 is slightly better than the r9 270

Vic 40 · May 4, 2014

With my build would that only mean to change the case to a m-atx one.
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/case/#sort=a8&t=7,6
i would look at one of the next,
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-nse200kkn1
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcacore1000usb3bl

Vic 40 · May 4, 2014

andrei65 :

It also needs two power connectors which the cx 430 doesn't have,you would have to use a molex to pcie adapter and i personally am not really for that.

The difference is also negligible.

andrei65 · May 4, 2014

I changed the GPU because it's slightly better than the 270 for just $2 more
My build is pretty much the same as yours with a cheaper case and a different gpu

mario_0606 · May 4, 2014

So the 430w wouldnt work?

Vic 40 · May 4, 2014

It's not the gpu that's bothering me but the psu you combine it with.With the 7870 would i rather go for the next,
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr

Ánd @ mario,

yes it would,but you would have to use an adapter which like i said is not something i would prefer.The choice is yours.

andrei65 · May 4, 2014

Vic 40 :

You can tell that i'm no expert in AMD

Vic 40 · May 4, 2014

andrei65 :

Well,live and learn.

mario_0606 · May 4, 2014

so what matx build is best for under 200

mario_0606 · May 4, 2014

mario_0606 · May 4, 2014

also no rebates please

andrei65 · May 4, 2014

Vic 40's build is the best

Vic 40 · May 4, 2014

My last effort,but for just under $500 would you have to back to your original build,

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.18 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75M Pro4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($59.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.44 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($150.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $499.05
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-04 12:31 EDT-0400)

for a little bit more would you be able to go for this cpu which i would do,
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad760kwohlbox

mario_0606 · May 4, 2014

Thanks so much guys.
which mobo is better. I wont be overclocking.

MSI A78M-E35 FM2+ / FM2 AMD A78 (Bolton D3) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

or

ASRock FM2A75M Pro4+ FM2+ / FM2 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

mario_0606 · May 4, 2014

Oh and why would it be better. Thanks everyone

Vic 40 · May 4, 2014

Depends on price too.if there´s no real difference would i go for the asrock with a slightly better audiochip afaiak and the capability for a ram upgrade should that somehow be necessary.With the asrock is there even a crossfire option should you want to look into that.A psu upgrade would be also necessary then.

mario_0606 · May 4, 2014

So asrock is the better board? Thanks by the way. Will this be able to play newer games like titan fall or even crisis 3 at 1080 p

Vic 40 · May 4, 2014

I don't know about titanfall,but crysis 3 should be playable at lower settings like medium.From what i can find should titanfal do better than crysis 3.

For both would i recommend to at least go for the athlon 760K for that little bit more.

I would go for the asrock board.

mario_0606 · May 4, 2014

Yes im goin with thw 760k.
darn I was hoping for at least 1080p high settings. I thought the r7 265 was good

Vic 40 · May 4, 2014

mario_0606 :

For your budget it is.

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