How good do you think this build is ? 750$

Elmertusk

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How good do you think think this build is? for the price of 750$?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PztVmG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PztVmG/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Newegg) (combo with mother board 25$ off)

Motherboard: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg) (combo)

Memory: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($229.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Rosewill GALAXY-02-A ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Fractal Design Integra R2 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($139.99 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Kingwin CF-012LB 40.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($3.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $776.84

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-04 12:21 EDT-0400

If there is anything you would change what would it be and why and try to get it 750 or lower

And what does "Some AMD 970 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Vishera CPUs." mean?
 

Zitrome

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This gaming build is very good. You only need a 500w power supply with it though. With the extra money you could buy corsair vengeance ram which is much better. If you have chosen the case because of its looks then keep it. But you can buy a better case like the fractal design arc midi for a slightly higher price. That note means that you need to install a new motherboard bios before you can run the cpu with it. To avoid this you can buy a motherboard with a newer chipset like the 990x
 

sourodip

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"Some AMD 970 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Vishera CPUs."-Thsi means that you MIGHT have to do a bios update to install the cpu on the MB. 'Vishera' is the codename for FX series CPU's.
The build looks fine but would have been more if you would have dropped the 6350 and the Biostar mobo and get a 8320 and A decent 970A mobo like the Gigabyte 970A-UD3/Asus M5A97 LE.
I don't think that biostar's RMA service are at all good along with their products.
 

michaelhall

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agreed,, ive been building pc's for over 10 years now and had many run in's with biostar to be honest i'd rather poop in my hands and clap
 

Alex Kelly

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It's hard to find proof as the FX 6350 is fairly new, but I've seen proof before that the i3 is better than the 6300. It also would allow for him to upgrade to an i5 later on, when he can afford it. I've just had way too many issues with AMD CPUs to be able to recommend them to anyone, anymore.
 

Elmertusk

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But does it still lead up to 750$? Because im looking for the best gaming build for 750 $ including monitor AND im kinda set for going for AMD build unless you prove to me that i should use intel . Because paying 140 dollars for 6 cores and 3.9ghz sounds better than paying 125 dollars for only 2 core and 3.4ghz
 

Alex Kelly

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You mixed up the links :p
But yeah, good builds.
He wouldn't need a Z97 motherboard for that i5, though as he wouldn't be overclocking it. :)
 

sourodip

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sorry,i mixed uo the links.
AMD based build-http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cKgYmG

Intel based build-http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KwZnyc

The H97 boards also comes in that price range,so why not get a Z97 board at taht price?
I understand that it's a locked processor but still if he upgrades in future,the mobo would help.

 

Alex Kelly

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That's a 4430, not a 4440 :p
Any i5 above the 4440 is much better than a 8350, and a 4440 is about the same, and better in single threaded apps. :)
 

Alex Kelly

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Very true!