Beginner PC builder needs help
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IHaveDaBestPC
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3PZYM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3PZYM/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3PZYM/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($113.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H87M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($65.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $605.33
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-24 11:04 EDT-0400)
This rig will only get to high at 720p so you might want to upgrade to an i5 and a better GPU if you want to move to 1080p at the same setting
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3PZYM/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3PZYM/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($113.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H87M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($65.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $605.33
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-24 11:04 EDT-0400)
This rig will only get to high at 720p so you might want to upgrade to an i5 and a better GPU if you want to move to 1080p at the same setting
Eduello
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Do you need the mouse and the keyboard? What about the OS?
If not, this is my recommendation:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.23 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-01 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $601.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-24 11:07 EDT-0400)
If not, this is my recommendation:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.23 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-01 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $601.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-24 11:07 EDT-0400)
IHaveDaBestPC
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http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i3-4130-vs-AMD-FX-6300
Apart from overclocking, the i3 beats the fx-6300 at every aspect in gaming
Eduello
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Yes, technically it will, but you'll need a CPU cooler for that. I (and most of the forum) would recommend the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo. You might also need a more expensive motherboard.
The FX-6300 is already faster in the few games that can actually utilize all of its 6 cores, but neither of the CPUs will hold back your system in current games, even at stock clocks. The reason I would get the AMD one is the speculation that games will use more cores in the future (based on the 8-core CPUs in the new consoles), making the FX-6300 more 'future proof'.
Also, Watch Dogs is probably going to be able to use at least 8 cores, so the FX 6300 would be more suitable for that.
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