$550 budget build Help

mario_0606 · May 17, 2014

i need help with a budget build, i have 500 excluding os and dvd drive. I want to be able to play titanfall, bf4 on high to ultra 1080p and skyrim with mods.

FaqirKhan · May 17, 2014

Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor $194.99
Arctic Cooling ACFZ11-LP Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler $18.13
Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $57.99
EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card $249.95
Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650W 80+ Platinum Certified ATX Power Supply $99.99
Hitachi Travelstar 1TB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $74.95
Total $766.49

Sadly that's the best I can put for games to run on Ultra at 60 FPS.

mario_0606 · May 17, 2014

what can we do for 550

ChrisLouie · May 17, 2014

Just letting you know, there is no possible way to get smooth fps in BF4 on ultra on a $500 pc. Medium maybe, Ultra, not possible. But for your build, go with an AMD APU for now.

Heres a build thats just around your budget http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Lzj7

mario_0606 · May 17, 2014

hmm i dont think so

mario_0606 · May 17, 2014

budget is 550

ChrisLouie · May 17, 2014

Heres something thats $590 i know its over your budget but its probably the best you can get without spending 600+
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Lzm7
Note that you can run dual graphics with apu graphics and video card

mario_0606 · May 17, 2014

no offence but i dont think you know much about pc builds, thanks anyway

Gutlesswolverine · May 17, 2014

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: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($219.99 @ TigerDirect)
Case: Cougar MG100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($47.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $564.16
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-17 05:01 EDT-0400)

The absolute highest performance you can get from a 550$ pc

mario_0606 · May 17, 2014

Is athlon 2 even good for gaming anymore? I was thinking fx 6300.

andrei65 · May 17, 2014

mario_0606 :

Go for an athlon 4 or fx 6300
For the mobo go for the cheapest 970 mobo you can find
For the ram get either 1x4gb of ram and add another one later or get 2x4 gb of ram
For the hdd get the cheapest 1tb hdd from hitachi / wd
for the video card go for a 270x
for the case go for the cheapest case you can find that has good reviews
for the power supply get a cheap 80+ bronze 500w or more psu from evga , antec , corsair , xfx if possible

should look like this :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($108.00 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($219.99 @ TigerDirect)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $544.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-17 05:13 EDT-0400)

hurry for that psu it's a super great deal , it's semi modular , 80+ bronze and offers enough wattage for your build , and it is also in tier 2 which is perfect
or you can get 2x4gb of ram for ~30 more bucks than the build above

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($108.00 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($219.99 @ TigerDirect)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $573.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-17 05:15 EDT-0400)

mario_0606 · May 17, 2014

whats better athlon or fx? also is the am3+ socket dead, should i go with a fm2+ socket for future upgrades

mario_0606 · May 17, 2014

is this board good?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F5R9O46/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

FaqirKhan · May 17, 2014

mario_0606 :

YES

mario_0606 · May 17, 2014

so the 760k is still a good gaming cpu?

andrei65 · May 17, 2014

mario_0606 :

It is but both sockets are completly dead , though both will perform very well in gaming

mario_0606 · May 17, 2014

why do people say that it is not good for gaming anymore? Will it do titanfall and watchdogs?

andrei65 · May 17, 2014

mario_0606 :

It all depends of the gpu
It will play titanfall smoothly at ultra , but you might have to lower the settings on watch dogs , right now i can't tell , because the game isn't out yet

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