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July 19, 2014 10:57:11 PM

Hey I wanted to run this by the community and see if this is the best build for the money.
AMD FX-6300 Vishera 3.5GHz Six-Core CPU - $119.99
GIGABYTE 970 MOBO - $79.99
HyperX Fury 8GB MEM (1x Stick) - $84.99
Crucial M500 120GB SSD - $74.99
RAIDMAX HYBRID 630W PSU - $59.99
AZZA CSAZ-206 Case - $39.99
GIGABYTE Radeon R7 250X 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 Graphics Card - $109.99
Bundled Price: $514.99 + S&H

If anyone has any suggested builds, please don't hesitate to post them here. My budget is about $500 and preferably from Newegg.
P.S. I don't need a hard drive, I have one or two to spare.

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a b 4 Gaming
July 19, 2014 11:02:38 PM

Yes its a good build. You can cut off the SSD and put that money towards a better GPU so you can play games at better settings. You might also want to switch that PSU out with a better one. You can get a Rosewill capstone 450w for 59.99 at newegg. Your current PSU is tier 5 ( means its really bad ) while the capstone is tier 2a ( really good )
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a b 4 Gaming
July 19, 2014 11:04:02 PM

Oh yeah, if you take off the SSD and put it towards a better GPU you can get a r9 270 which will play most games on at least high settings, or a 270x which will let you play some games at ultra (including bf4).
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July 19, 2014 11:21:10 PM

DroneDroneDrone said:
Yes its a good build. You can cut off the SSD and put that money towards a better GPU so you can play games at better settings. You might also want to switch that PSU out with a better one. You can get a Rosewill capstone 450w for 59.99 at newegg. Your current PSU is tier 5 ( means its really bad ) while the capstone is tier 2a ( really good )


Okay, is that worth letting go the $54.94 bundle discount to drop the PSU for another one, dropping the SSD altogether, and changing the graphics card to the next tier?
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a b 4 Gaming
July 19, 2014 11:28:35 PM

BravoChiken said:
DroneDroneDrone said:
Yes its a good build. You can cut off the SSD and put that money towards a better GPU so you can play games at better settings. You might also want to switch that PSU out with a better one. You can get a Rosewill capstone 450w for 59.99 at newegg. Your current PSU is tier 5 ( means its really bad ) while the capstone is tier 2a ( really good )


Okay, is that worth letting go the $54.94 bundle discount to drop the PSU for another one, dropping the SSD altogether, and changing the graphics card to the next tier?

Yes, I was looking at the bundled price though so you may not be able to get a 270/270x while maintaning it at $500. Cheapest 270 is currently $139. So if you choose to the price will go to $524 if I'm doing my math correctly. You can bring ti back to the "price" by getting the 260x instead which is $89.99 This would put you belo $500 I believe. The 260x is not good as the 270/270x but it will play most games decently and some games, depending on how cpu intensive they are, high or ultra: Here's the 89.99 260x ( after mail in rebate ) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
If you don't mind spending a bit more here's a 270 for 139.99 ( after mail in rebate ) http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usaffiliateid=100003150...

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July 19, 2014 11:33:34 PM

DroneDroneDrone said:
BravoChiken said:
DroneDroneDrone said:
Yes its a good build. You can cut off the SSD and put that money towards a better GPU so you can play games at better settings. You might also want to switch that PSU out with a better one. You can get a Rosewill capstone 450w for 59.99 at newegg. Your current PSU is tier 5 ( means its really bad ) while the capstone is tier 2a ( really good )


Okay, is that worth letting go the $54.94 bundle discount to drop the PSU for another one, dropping the SSD altogether, and changing the graphics card to the next tier?

Yes, I was looking at the bundled price though so you may not be able to get a 270/270x while maintaning it at $500. Cheapest 270 is currently $139. So if you choose to the price will go to $524 if I'm doing my math correctly. You can bring ti back to the "price" by getting the 260x instead which is $89.99 This would put you belo $500 I believe. The 260x is not good as the 270/270x but it will play most games decently and some games, depending on how cpu intensive they are, high or ultra: Here's the 89.99 260x ( after mail in rebate ) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
If you don't mind spending a bit more here's a 270 for 139.99 ( after mail in rebate ) http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usaffiliateid=100003150...



This would work as well: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Its the R9 270x equivalent on Newegg and when I redid my build, it was $396.96 for the build without the video card. Granted this is $159.99 but there are mail-in rebates on alot of the items and i don't mind going a bit over.
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a b 4 Gaming
July 19, 2014 11:36:33 PM

The one you linked me is a 270 but if you're willing to spend $10 more you can get a 270x http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
It is superior to the 270 and will allow you to play games on high/ultra settings. ( For ultra you'll probably have to to turn off aa and vsync though)
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July 19, 2014 11:39:56 PM

Oh lol duh yeah I'll probably go with the 270x then. What is the main difference? Just a higher clock speed?
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a b 4 Gaming
July 19, 2014 11:42:14 PM

Yes, if you know how to overclock though then get the 270 as you can oc it to 270x speeds. If you're unsure and afraid you might mess something up then go for the 270x.
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July 19, 2014 11:57:17 PM

Okay. Thanks I'll probably be getting this then, changed some stuff around and my grand total will be $565.83 with the 270x.
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a b 4 Gaming
July 19, 2014 11:59:03 PM

Ok. Good luck with your build! Glad I could help :D  Don't forget to pick a best solution to help others with similar questions.
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July 20, 2014 12:11:28 AM

No offense or anything but, if you want to go the Intel route, get an i3 4130 or 4150 and a cheap H81 or H87 or H97. Also you should change the RAM to 2x4gb to run dual channel. An Asus H81 is pretty good in my opinion, has all the stuff you need. i3 4130(4150) is on the same level with FX6300. Glad if I helped :) 
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July 20, 2014 12:24:27 AM

FaustoGomez said:
No offense or anything but, if you want to go the Intel route, get an i3 4130 or 4150 and a cheap H81 or H87 or H97. Also you should change the RAM to 2x4gb to run dual channel. An Asus H81 is pretty good in my opinion, has all the stuff you need. i3 4130(4150) is on the same level with FX6300. Glad if I helped :) 


I preferred to go the AMD route and I did change the RAM in my final build.
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