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I was wondering if this is a good PC build for the cost,Ill be using it for PC Gaming and Live Streaming
Games ill .be playing are Dark Souls 1 and 2,Bioshock Infinite,all Total Wars,and Battlefield 4
my old PC died but Both Harddrives and DVD Drive are salvageable.
on the old build some games i streamed 720p some 480p
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Compared to my Old Build
Intel Core 2 Quad q6600
4GB Ram
800GB Harddrive
AMD HD7750
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.97 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($70.38 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $450.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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No its not.

1. VERY bad choice in Power supply.
2. The GTX 650 is not a cost effective upgrade from an HD7750.
3. REALLY bad motherboard choice, get a 970 chipset motherboard, NOT an 760G chipset.
4. The RAM is overpriced too and may interfere with the CPU cooler.
 
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do you have a build for around $450?
 
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Their old PC died, they cannot stick with what they have right now. ;)
 
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Novuake

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Missed that... My bad...

 
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i believe the Motherboard Died,both HDD's ,DVD/R Drive and Power suppy are still fuctioning,GPU died and Motherboard
 
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Will get the work done perfectly for $533.92.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.97 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($70.38 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $450.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-18 10:22 EDT-0400

Better GPU, but lose upgrade path to broadwell.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.97 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($51.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($144.50 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Merc Beta (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $440.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-18 10:26 EDT-0400
 
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cool thanks what ill do it build what i can with that build you posted and upgrade later thanks
 
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thank you aswell for the suggestion
 
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Karsten75

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Next time, export the parts list in PCPartpicker and then choose BBCode and copy/paste the output here. :)

This can save you some money.

1. You don't need DDR3-1866 memory, DDR3-1600 will suffice since you have a discrete GPU.
2. I'm really not convinced that the GPU is the best value for money. The AMD 7770/R7 250X is in that price range and I think they may outperform the GTX 650. I will defer to a better graphics expert, though.
3. The PSU was crap, I got you a better (not good, just better) PSU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.13 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 1GB Video Card ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($37.41 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $423.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-18 10:24 EDT-0400
 
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Edited my post with another build.
 
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ok thank you verymuch
 
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