Looking for opinions on $900 build

Corey Strohecker · Sep 1, 2014

I was wondering if this build could run Bf4 on high or ultra with its current specs.

And if any recommendation on an upgrade that keeps it under 900$ that would be appreciated.

Specs:
Case: Apevia X-Dreamer 4($49.99)
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.50 GHz six core.($109.99) With added liquid cooling(CoolerMaster Seidon[ $49.99])
MoBo:GIGABYTE 970A-DS3P AMD 970 ATX w/ Ultra Durable 4 Classic, On/Off Charge(71.99)
RAM: 2x4g G.SKILL Ripjaws($79.99)
Graphics card:XFX Double D AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB GDDR5($279.99)
Power Supply:Thermaltake SMART Series SP-650PCBUS 80 PLUS BRONZE($59.99)
HDD:1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD($79.99)
OS:Windows 8.1 (64-bit Edition)($109.99)

All prices off of Newegg.com
Total: $781.92
Also customized a CyberPower and got:
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1GBEVR

Which costs more because of the other components

WOULD PREFER HAVING A LOWER COST FOR A HIGHER/SAME PERFORMANCE!

gamer1357 · Sep 1, 2014

This will be able to run bf4 on ultra as well as many other games.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($144.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($109.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB ACX Video Card ($279.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $890.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-01 15:36 EDT-0400

RazerZ · Sep 1, 2014

I'd rather go with a locked i5 build for the same price.

spentshells · Sep 1, 2014

I agree but there is nothing wrong with the second build. It's actually pretty awesome

James Mason · Sep 1, 2014

Here, this will play ANY game that isn't a poorly made at ultra 1080p 60+fps:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($182.93 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.40 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB ACX Video Card ($299.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.03 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $859.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-01 17:29 EDT-0400

RazerZ · Sep 1, 2014

What I would do:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($269.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $813.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-01 17:34 EDT-0400

spentshells · Sep 1, 2014

RazerZ :

I like this a lot better than everything else.

BUT get this msi motherboard instead, it will give you the option to always run the cpu in turbo mode, ALL 4 cores at turbo speed at all times.

MSI B85M-P33 LGA 1150 Intel B85 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130703

I can vouch for this but not on the h81 but in reality I've not tried the h81 but only the b85

RazerZ · Sep 1, 2014

spentshells :

RazerZ :

I like this a lot better than everything else.

BUT get this msi motherboard instead, it will give you the option to always run the cpu in turbo mode, ALL 4 cores at turbo speed at all times.

MSI B85M-P33 LGA 1150 Intel B85 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130703

I can vouch for this but not on the h81 but in reality I've not tried the h81 but only the b85

All motherboards should let him use turbo mode.

spentshells · Sep 1, 2014

RazerZ :

spentshells :

All motherboards should let him use turbo mode.

As a full time speed, never coming down from the turbo clock mode? That was not my experience with the H61'S FROM ASROCK OR MSI. Mind you I never tried on a h81 as I mentioned above.

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