BEST Gaming PC build for $750

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
S

shaman18

Distinguished
Feb 3, 2013
24
0
18,510
Approximate Purchase Date: (This Week)

Budget Range: Max $750 Before/After Rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: (Gaming)

Parts Not Required: (keyboard, mouse, headset, MAYBE monitor)

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (Not picky newegg, amazon)

Country: America

Parts Preferences: No preference

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: I would like to include a 1920x1080 monitor in the build if possible

Additional Comments: I do need an OS, and I would really like to get a 1920x1080 monitor if it is possible to fit that into the budget as my current monitor is only 1680x1050)
 
Solution
Darkbreeze
Ok, for those criteria this should be more than sufficient. No overclocking necessary.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($91.81 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($162.98 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze...
Sort by date Sort by votes
Darkbreeze

Darkbreeze

Retired Mod
Jun 24, 2014
80,411
7,631
176,790
This about the only way you're gonna do that. The G3258 anniversary edition Pentium is only 3.2Ghz at stock speeds but easily overclocks to between 4-4.5Ghz and with the cooler I included in the build that should be no problem.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.65 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($94.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $745.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-19 03:01 EDT-0400
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Darkbreeze

Darkbreeze

Retired Mod
Jun 24, 2014
80,411
7,631
176,790
Well, overclocking the system is much easier than putting it together is. If you can assemble these parts you should certainly be able to change a couple of settings in the BIOS which is all you have to do to overclock the cpu. There is no rocket science involved contrary to the perceived mystery surrounding overclocking by some people. I'm sure you would have no trouble. If you can use the mouse to change a setting, you can overclock.

Also, what kind of gaming do you plan to do. Extreme gaming or more casual stuff?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
S

shaman18

Distinguished
Feb 3, 2013
24
0
18,510
Casual things...World of Warcraft, Archeage , Aion...Also these parts are being purchased for a friend in another state I wont be there to put it together for her she will be paying someone. So I won't be there to help her with overclocking.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Darkbreeze

Darkbreeze

Retired Mod
Jun 24, 2014
80,411
7,631
176,790
Ok, for those criteria this should be more than sufficient. No overclocking necessary.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($91.81 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($162.98 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($94.99 @ B&H)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $768.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-19 03:45 EDT-0400
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
MasterDell

MasterDell

Dignified
Jan 5, 2014
4,081
0
15,960
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($106.01 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($16.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.20 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $720.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-19 03:46 EDT-0400

Okay this is a great build and the parts actually are pretty decent. There are lots of mail in rebates though. Feel free to ask questions :)
Oh and there is no OC required for this build. And many will say "LAWL LIKE O-M-G YOU DONT NEED A CPU COOLER.." Well hate to break your heart but AMD has absolutely garbage CPU coolers so I think the $16 dollar investment to extend the life of a CPU is worth it :)
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Darkbreeze

Darkbreeze

Retired Mod
Jun 24, 2014
80,411
7,631
176,790
The hyper TX3 has worse performance than the stock cooler. That's a fact shown again and again on testing charts. Don't waste the 17 dollars. If you want to add a fan, at least add the Hyper 212 EVO. That's an upgrade, the TX is not. The source 210 is a bottom of the barrel budget case that's extremely limited and has almost no cable management and very little fan options.

I've never hear of a single case of ANYBODY recommending a TEAM VULCAN memory module and as a general rule it's better to stick with known and trusted brands when it comes to RAM. Especially since even the most popular and trusted brands seem to have a lot of failures. Good warranties, but a lot of comebacks. Team Vulcan is a fairly small company so, I dunno. That's a dice roll. Nice try though. Of course, that's just my opinion, not gospel.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
MasterDell

MasterDell

Dignified
Jan 5, 2014
4,081
0
15,960

Please do show me one of these dillusional testing charts. I would love to see one. As you say they are so abundant. Here is an ACTUAL test that was done: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nhbUKSJN7vg

Not only was a tx3 better by temperature but it also span at half the rpm which means a substantial noise reduction.
Oh and the 4300 you picked will bottleneck anything past a 265 and a 750ti.. So that card is basically useless at that point.. As for my case. This is a BUDGET build. This is technically a 500-550 build. I'm not going to put in a 900D. The 210 is a great case for how much it costs. Right now I'm not seeing much running for your build. It has a worse cpu, not cpu AM cooler, a bottle necked GPU, and half the RAM then to top it off on pc part picker right now it's $80 over budget.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($106.02 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($18.23 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.20 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $763.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-19 14:37 EDT-0400

Now please, tell me what is so wrong about this build.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Darkbreeze

Darkbreeze

Retired Mod
Jun 24, 2014
80,411
7,631
176,790
You're an idiot. The 4300 is 300mhz faster than the 6300 you picked out, the extra two cores don't mean shit for gaming. And that's without an OC which can easily be done with the EVO cooler. I've got two clients with overclocked 4300's using R9 270's and not a bottleneck in sight. That's so overused around here. It's true there are serious limitations in some cases with lower end CPU's but it's highly overused as a rule. My mistake on the TX cooler, I was thinking of another heatsink. It's still not really any better than the stock cooler other than noise and the "test" you linked to is pretty laughable. There is a difference between "budget" and "crap". But, whatever. Have fun.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom