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Djones891

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As the title says, this is my first computer build. I am on a budget due to my financial advisor (gf). Anyways, I want some input from you guys, what you think, how it'll do, performance...etc. or a "hey you can change this part for this and it'll be better" but yeah. Just an overlook is all I'm asking for. Anyways. Here's what I came up with. (Don't be too harsh, I'm a computer virgin)



CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor. $117.98

CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler
$17.99

Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard. $126.98


Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory. $76.98

Storage: Western Digital RE2-GP 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard $74.45

Video Card: Asus GeForce GT 610 2GB Video Card. $44.99

Case: Cougar Archon ATX Mid Tower Case. $39.99

Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply. $30.11

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $16.99

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit). $89.98

Monitor:Acer V233HAJbmd 23.0" Monitor. $176.71

Wireless Network Adapter: TRENDnet TEW-623PI 802.11b/g/n PCI Wi-Fi Adapter. $27.26

Keyboard: AZIO L70 Wired Gaming Keyboard. $24.99

Mouse: Rosewill RM-C2U Wired Optical Mouse $7.80





Base Total: $884.50
Promo Discounts: -$10.00
Combo Discounts: -$2.97
Mail-in Rebates: -$40.00
Shipping: $38.70
Total: $870.23

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Djones891/saved/JH8j4D


Alright. That's it. Let me know what you think :)























 
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maurelie
At this moment, the 6 core FX 6300 is all you need in games, it is often recommended CPU by Tom's Hardware in the category best budget or entry level CPU for gaming.
It has the power and overclocking abilities to run any of today's games with no problem.

The 8 core FX 8320/8350 might come in handy for some games, but i doubt it, because very little games utilize more than 4 cores today, but who knows what might be the situation in the future. The 8 core FX will shine in multithreaded applications such as: Rendering/Editing, content creation and 3D modeling. If you use some of those applications, than the 8 core FX will be nice. If it will be used only for gaming and light use, like office, watching movies, surfing on the web listening...
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maurelie

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H,
You have pretty unbalanced build, and you can do much better for $870.
-The motherboard that you have selected is expensive one, and it can be replaced buy something cheaper with 970 chipset and still run great
-The HDD you have selected is for corporative use and not for normal consumer. It is made for surveillance and business use.
-The GPU is pretty weak, and it wont be able to play even Minecraft pretty well
-The PSU is low quality one.
-No need for RAM speeds above 1600Mhz. There is no to little improvement in speed if the RAM is beyond 1600Mhz.

Here is something for $811, and you will have left almost 60$ for Wifi, Keyboard and Mouse

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($115.14 @ Amazon)
Total: $811.45
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-04 08:04 EDT-0400)






 
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This is progress, I like this. Thank you for your input and sorry for the long reply time. I had to work today, but I do appreciate it. Now back to the computer. I mainly want to use it for gaming. I'm just not satisfied with my xbox one, it's like Microsoft didn't focus on games, which is why I bought it and the PC gaming library is and always has been more extensive. I've always wanted to build my own, but never really put thought into like I am now. I have LOTS of questions, but I don't want to blow up this post with my nonsense. :p if there's anything that you can suggest is a better build or mine can be altered to perform better with games, I'm down. I should of specified that earlier I guess. Sorry about that. Anyways let me know what you think.



TLDR: I'm an idiot.
 
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Do not worry, you are not an idiot, not every person is tech savvy and keeps in pace with new PC technology. That is why forums like this exist, so we can help to people like you. Once i was like you, didn't know too much about PC hardware, but as time passes, wisdom comes :)
The build that i provided above is more than enough for today's games to be played at 1080p on high resolution (i have the same GPU, so i know what i am talking about) and it is the best i could come up with for almost $900 budget.

Some parts may be changed, like the Case,RAM or PSU, but still, it will perform the same.

Do not spare your questions, ask anything you like, and i hope i will help you in some areas.

Just so you know i may not be that much active, because of work schedule, but i will answer all your questions as soon i am free.
 
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The world needs more people like you. Lol. I'm the same way with work, I can't always come back to the forum and check it out, but when I can, I do. :p I had a friend look over it who is tech savvy and he said I could switch the CPU to an amd fx 6350 for about the same price or an fx 8320 for a little bit more. I looked them both up and I'm kinda leaning towards the 8320 because of the 2 extra cores. This is where I question things like:

Do the extra cores make a significant difference in gaming/overall computer performance?
And will it bottle neck anything?

The build you posted is my plan A. Lol. I'm gonna keep it, but also look into other parts that could perform better but also stay in the under 900 price range...I want my transition from console to PC gaming to be relatively smooth. I might start ordering parts this week. :) and I'm pretty excited about it.
 
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At this moment, the 6 core FX 6300 is all you need in games, it is often recommended CPU by Tom's Hardware in the category best budget or entry level CPU for gaming.
It has the power and overclocking abilities to run any of today's games with no problem.

The 8 core FX 8320/8350 might come in handy for some games, but i doubt it, because very little games utilize more than 4 cores today, but who knows what might be the situation in the future. The 8 core FX will shine in multithreaded applications such as: Rendering/Editing, content creation and 3D modeling. If you use some of those applications, than the 8 core FX will be nice. If it will be used only for gaming and light use, like office, watching movies, surfing on the web listening to music, than the FX 6300 is better and cheaper.
Both FX 6300 and FX 8320 will produce no bottlenecking whatsoever.

I went again to the drawing board to see if there is anything other than the parts that i suggested previously, but the same parts came up again for the budget of $900 :)

Bottom line, FX 6300 paired with R9 270X will be pretty sweet combo and the transition from console will be relatively smooth :)
 
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You sir, are the best person alive. My mind is made up then. FX-6300 it is :) I feel so relieved. i guess because theres soooo many computer parts out there, that when you first get into it, it can be overwhelming, butttt thanks to people like you, it made this fairly easy. I COULD NOT have done this by myself. Many thanks to you. Ill start ordering parts this week. Itll be a slow process, but i will get it done. Thank you for your advice and patience. As soon as i get all the parts, throw it together, get it up and running, i might come back to this and let you know how it went :p Once again, thank you for everything and hope all is well for you :)
 
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No problem, glad that i could help.
Thermal paste comes bundled with the CPU, it is pre applied on the stock heat sink. If you buy aftermarket cooler, like the one i suggested the Cooler Master Hyper TX 3 Evo, then it also comes with thermal paste, but not pre applied, you will have to do it yourself.
 
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