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October 12, 2014 5:24:16 PM

So I'm wondering if I should go with my build (1st link) or should I just buy a pre built PC. About the same price range for either. Is my build any better?
Light gaming, some video editing, mixing music, and general use. Need to add a case still but, I have all peripherals.




http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/cuauhtemoc300/saved/jbn...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0ZX...

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October 12, 2014 5:29:04 PM

The one that you would build would be much better and more powerful. Pre-built "gaming pc's" tned to not be good unless you choose the components from a site like NCIX and have them build it for you for only $50 more than if you did it yourself.
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/L7D76h

However, this build is near the sane price but features a

better case (trust me it is worth it)

better GPU

better PSU (however if you plan on adding a secong GPU later let me know

And Windows 8.1 (note that this is 8.1 and not 8) which is faster than 7

If you want to drop the price, get a Corsair 230t for the case.
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October 12, 2014 5:36:18 PM

You really don't want to go with AMD CPU for gaming.
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October 12, 2014 5:38:58 PM

That cyberpower pc one is terrible, on your custom build, you could buy a much cheaper mobo and still get nice OC. Also, i would buy 2 x 4gb sticks of ram.
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October 12, 2014 5:40:03 PM

Its a solid build, but i made some tweaks:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($112.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($149.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($85.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($159.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Apex Vortex 3620 ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.15 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.73 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $804.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 20:38 EDT-0400

The R9 270x is actually an overclocked R9 270, so the 270 is a better deal for the money, with that change, you can fit a 8GB ram kit.
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October 12, 2014 5:41:34 PM

For gaming, I'd go with Intel due to their stronger single-core performance (hence overall better gaming performance; the core count is irrelevant). Building your own system would far better performance per price, than the pre-built system you have found; I would build your own. As mentioned however, I would go with Intel thus the following build is ideal for your budget and gaming:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($196.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($199.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.98 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.79 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $838.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 20:37 EDT-0400

I have included an Intel i5 (ideal for gaming), 8GB RAM and the R9 270X. I have also managed to reduce the price further than your build, whilst including a better power supply (PSU), more RAM and a case with USB 3.0 support (the motherboard also supports it).

You'll far better with the build above rather than your AMD build.

All the best. :) 
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October 12, 2014 5:43:04 PM

Not planning to do any OC, not yet anyways. Might add a second GPU later on as an upgrade but not for a while. $750-$800 was the most I wanted to spend but not to bad if go over just a bit.
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October 12, 2014 5:44:52 PM

Iridar51 said:
You really don't want to go with AMD CPU for gaming.


For the price point, its fine.
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October 12, 2014 5:47:59 PM

Cuauhtemoc300 said:
Not planning to do any OC, not yet anyways. Might add a second GPU later on as an upgrade but not for a while. $750-$800 was the most I wanted to spend but not to bad if go over just a bit.


If your not willing to OC, buying an intel system like the one posted above would be much faster, but OC is easy to learn and do.
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October 12, 2014 5:48:04 PM

Obnoxious said:
For gaming, I'd go with Intel due to their stronger single-core performance (hence overall better gaming performance; the core count is irrelevant). Building your own system would far better performance per price, than the pre-built system you have found; I would build your own. As mentioned however, I would go with Intel thus the following build is ideal for your budget and gaming:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($196.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($199.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.98 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.79 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $838.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 20:37 EDT-0400

I have included an Intel i5 (ideal for gaming), 8GB RAM and the R9 270X. I have also managed to reduce the price further than your build, whilst including a better power supply (PSU), more RAM and a case with USB 3.0 support (the motherboard also supports it).

You'll far better with the build above rather than your AMD build.

All the best. :) 


This is a good build. I'd change the Vengeance to G.Skill and the motherboard to an ASRock Z97 Anniversary Edition, though.
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17 minutes ago

Is 8gb really necessary? Or more for show? I did some research and figured 4gb was good.
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15 minutes ago

Don't know how to OC but if I can learn I'll more than likely do it

Thanks guys! Really appreciate all the input!
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2 minutes ago

Cuauhtemoc300 said:
Is 8gb really necessary? Or more for show? I did some research and figured 4gb was good.



4GB used to be enough years ago, now with the memory intensive OS and games 8GB is the new minimum.


I'm chewing 3gb now with no games running, just Steam, some monitoring tools and Chrome. With that in mind A alot of games chew over 2gb of memory these days.

For the price disparity, I'd just go with 8GB.
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