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Budget Gaming PC help

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August 10, 2014 7:46:48 PM

Hi, I am looking for a good low budget gaming PC to be able to game at 1080p and play at 30fps and above on medium to high settings. I am looking to play Battlefield 3/4, Watch Dogs and maybe even dayz and Arma 3. I have created a parts list on PCPartpicker that I believe is very good for about $400! (http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/) I was looking for some input and suggestions on how well this build would perform once someone built it. Any suggestions for improvements is welcome! Looking to stay below $430-$450!
Thanks!

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August 10, 2014 7:53:50 PM

raysfan98 said:
I have created a parts list on PCPartpicker that I believe is very good for about $400!


Hello raysfan98, i am happy to answer your question but your link of your "planned build" doesn't have any hardware selected.
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August 10, 2014 7:54:18 PM

Your link is to a partlist only you can see. There's a permalink near the top under "System Build" that you can use, or you could use the export thing under the stuff in the right corner.
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August 10, 2014 8:19:31 PM

It's a pretty decent system for it's price. I do suggest maybe getting only 4gb of RAM and getting a H97 or z97 motherboard instead. Reason for this is because it'll your CPU is a haswell refresh chip. Chances are you'll need a bios update with that motherboard. Getting a z97 motherboard will allow you to overclock the CPU which will help you get a bit more performance out of it.
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August 10, 2014 8:26:14 PM

raysfan98 said:
Oops, Sorry guys (Noob Mistake ^_^). This is the appropriate link (http://pcpartpicker.com/user/raysfan98/saved/R3ytt6) if this doesn't work I don't know what will. Suggestions are once again welcome!
Thanks!


Hello again! Thanks for the quick response.
So, starting off on your list is the Intel Pentium G3258. I've read reviews from this processor, and i am quite surprised of it's performance when overclocked! In games, it is comparable to a 4770K when overclocked to 4.5 Ghz (benchmarks on youtube). Anyways it's an interesting cpu's for its price so i'll leave that as it is.

The motherboard is substantial under a budget of $400, i'll keep that there unless you want to overclock. It also seems like it's compatible (according to Gigabyte's website of that motherboard).

8GB ram is enough for gaming really.
My rig is a 3570k (stock) / 650 ti boost 1gb / 6GB ram and when playing BF4 and DayZ it barely goes over 4 GB so i see that is enough. Unless you want to save some cash and get a 4GB stick :p 

Hmm the EVGA Powersupply, i'll rather go for an XFX TS 550 Watt powersupply of newegg or ncix for future upgrades (More head room) and better capacitors (rated 105 Celsius). Those evga psu's pretty much have some cheap components in it and i'll be concern if that malfuntions.

That r7 260x can easily handle all of the listed games above @ 1080p high or mid settings. My 650 ti boost is approx equal performance to the 260x and i can play about 70 - 90 FPS maxed out BF4 @ 1600 x 900 resolution in multiplayer ULTRA Everything, HBAO, 4xMSAA.

Everything is fine on your planned system but im kinda worried of that power supply, try to find well branded ones like SeaSonic or XFX's, etc.

EDIT: I'd agree with Calnin, because that processor recently came out.


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August 10, 2014 8:37:40 PM

Thanks for all the suggestions! I guess another question I could ask would be, should I overclock the G3258 and get another motherboard capable of this. OR just go with an all new, probably more powerful build, like this. (http://pcpartpicker.com/user/raysfan98/saved/TVcG3C) The new build includes a Intel core i3-4150 and the r7 260x which I believe is the better performer. Also are their any APU systems you guys could recommend to me I am just looking to get the best performance for my long time saved money!
Thanks!
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August 10, 2014 8:44:57 PM

raysfan98 said:
Thanks for all the suggestions! I guess another question I could ask would be, should I overclock the G3258 and get another motherboard capable of this. OR just go with an all new, probably more powerful build, like this. (http://pcpartpicker.com/user/raysfan98/saved/TVcG3C) The new build includes a Intel core i3-4150 and the r7 260x which I believe is the better performer. Also are their any APU systems you guys could recommend to me I am just looking to get the best performance for my long time saved money!
Thanks!


"Best performance for price". Hmm, if you're not experienced in overclocking then you should look up the AMD FX-6300 @ that price range. It also has 6 cores (4 more than the i3 - 4150) and is future proof.

If you are, i'd still go for that =P
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August 10, 2014 8:48:16 PM

for $500 I can give you a much more powerful build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($174.80 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $512.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-10 23:47 EDT-0400
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August 10, 2014 8:50:46 PM

nodleh5 said:


"Best performance for price". Hmm, if you're not experienced in overclocking then you should look up the AMD FX-6300 @ that price range. It also has 6 cores (4 more than the i3 - 4150) and is future proof.

If you are, i'd still go for that =P



Its not 'future proof', the AM2+ platform is ancient. Released in 2008, as opposed to socket 1150 which was released last year, and is guaranteed to work with upcoming Broadwell.
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August 10, 2014 9:12:25 PM

Mac266 said:
nodleh5 said:


"Best performance for price". Hmm, if you're not experienced in overclocking then you should look up the AMD FX-6300 @ that price range. It also has 6 cores (4 more than the i3 - 4150) and is future proof.

If you are, i'd still go for that =P



Its not 'future proof', the AM2+ platform is ancient. Released in 2008, as opposed to socket 1150 which was released last year, and is guaranteed to work with upcoming Broadwell.


AM3+, The AMD FX-6300 is AM3+. It's a really good cpu for it's price range and the reason why i suggested this was to compare it to the 4150 (both have the same price range).
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August 10, 2014 10:08:34 PM

The $500 dollar build is far out of my range :(  however the fx-6300 is a good option. How much more power would it have with the 2 extra cores to be able to justify getting that along with a more expensive AM3+ motherboard?
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August 10, 2014 11:13:23 PM

Just stick with the pentium. It'll provide a pretty decent performance. You won't have to worry about too much since you're going with an entry level gpu anyways. The 500$ build would give you a stronger GPU, that's really about it. I don't think that justification is enough... I mean, you could just get everything but the GPU, and just run on integrated graphics until you get money for a slightly better GPu, but at that rate, you might as well just delay the whole build. I think your build right now is pretty balanced as is. If you want, you could just upgrade from it when you have money in the future. That build should last at least a year or two on gaming entry level graphics. Upgrading the graphics card would probably give you some nice frames in the near future though.
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August 11, 2014 10:10:59 AM

if you do plan on upgrading, just get a high wattage psu.
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