Hey All,
Im helping my friend build a modest gaming rig, primarily for gaming. He won't ever be editing videos and stuff really. So, the target for gaming purposes: hit 60 FPS on new titles like Bf4 and Crysis 3 at High/Medium if not Ultra settings (but Low still isn't an option ). So, now towards the budget. He lives in Saudi Arabia and prices are kinda overpriced at the online store we are gonna buy the stuff from : (http://gear-up.me/) . His budget is around 3000 Sar, that is around 800 Usd (no more than 800 $). I prepared a list of parts for his rig, and I wanted the peeps over at Tom's to give their recommendations so here it goes :
Gpu : Gigabyte Radeon R7 265 (http://gear-up.me/gigabyte-gv-r7265wf2oc-2gd.html)
Ram : Kingston 8 GB 1600 Mhz (http://gear-up.me/8-gb-of-ddr3-1600mhz-cl11-kingston-module.html)
Hdd : Western Digital 1TB 7200 RPM (http://gear-up.me/storage-devices/hard-drive-35-sata/1tb-hdd-7200rpm-wd10ezex-64-mb-sataiii-600-2rz.html)
Psu : CoolerMaster GX600W (http://gear-up.me/coolermaster-gx-600w-pfc-power-lite-v2-3-80-plus.html)
Casing : PGS VS-92 Black Edition (http://gear-up.me/pc-case-aerocool-atx-pgs-vs-92-black-edition-usb3.html)
Now, what Im really stuck at is the CPU (Intel or AMD). And obviously my choice affects the MotherBoard as well so thats not decided yet either.
Now I've heard people say that Intel has better per core performance and all but I don't really get that stuff. So, I'll ask a straight question : Would it matter his framerates much if he chose an AMD cpu over Intel? If it does matter THAT much so as to bottleneck the GPU (R7 265), then definetly an Intel i5 4440 with an H81 Mobo is the way we'll go. But if it wont chip his performance too much, then would it be advisable to spend alot less on an AMD CPU , say, the FX 6300 and get a decent AM3+ mobo for the same price as the H81 and save the money for a better gpu? Also, if the FX 6300 is okay, would the FX 6300 be better than an i3 4130?
You're more than welcome to give suggestions for any alteration in the current list of parts. Im especially concerned about the CPU like I said above so if you recommend any other cpu, please please pick it from that web store (gear-up.me) and do tell.
P.S :I don't intend to spend any more than 90$ on the mobo (AM3+/H81). And overclocking isn't an option for the guy becasue he's inexperinced and I don't want him frying 800 bucks worth of silicon .
Im helping my friend build a modest gaming rig, primarily for gaming. He won't ever be editing videos and stuff really. So, the target for gaming purposes: hit 60 FPS on new titles like Bf4 and Crysis 3 at High/Medium if not Ultra settings (but Low still isn't an option ). So, now towards the budget. He lives in Saudi Arabia and prices are kinda overpriced at the online store we are gonna buy the stuff from : (http://gear-up.me/) . His budget is around 3000 Sar, that is around 800 Usd (no more than 800 $). I prepared a list of parts for his rig, and I wanted the peeps over at Tom's to give their recommendations so here it goes :
Gpu : Gigabyte Radeon R7 265 (http://gear-up.me/gigabyte-gv-r7265wf2oc-2gd.html)
Ram : Kingston 8 GB 1600 Mhz (http://gear-up.me/8-gb-of-ddr3-1600mhz-cl11-kingston-module.html)
Hdd : Western Digital 1TB 7200 RPM (http://gear-up.me/storage-devices/hard-drive-35-sata/1tb-hdd-7200rpm-wd10ezex-64-mb-sataiii-600-2rz.html)
Psu : CoolerMaster GX600W (http://gear-up.me/coolermaster-gx-600w-pfc-power-lite-v2-3-80-plus.html)
Casing : PGS VS-92 Black Edition (http://gear-up.me/pc-case-aerocool-atx-pgs-vs-92-black-edition-usb3.html)
Now, what Im really stuck at is the CPU (Intel or AMD). And obviously my choice affects the MotherBoard as well so thats not decided yet either.
Now I've heard people say that Intel has better per core performance and all but I don't really get that stuff. So, I'll ask a straight question : Would it matter his framerates much if he chose an AMD cpu over Intel? If it does matter THAT much so as to bottleneck the GPU (R7 265), then definetly an Intel i5 4440 with an H81 Mobo is the way we'll go. But if it wont chip his performance too much, then would it be advisable to spend alot less on an AMD CPU , say, the FX 6300 and get a decent AM3+ mobo for the same price as the H81 and save the money for a better gpu? Also, if the FX 6300 is okay, would the FX 6300 be better than an i3 4130?
You're more than welcome to give suggestions for any alteration in the current list of parts. Im especially concerned about the CPU like I said above so if you recommend any other cpu, please please pick it from that web store (gear-up.me) and do tell.
P.S :I don't intend to spend any more than 90$ on the mobo (AM3+/H81). And overclocking isn't an option for the guy becasue he's inexperinced and I don't want him frying 800 bucks worth of silicon .