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October 17, 2014 9:20:54 AM

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October 17, 2014 9:35:16 AM

Nothing particularly wrong to point out. GTX660 is a little dated though.

For the same amount there are some GTX760 available. Also some Radeon R9-280 which are faster then the GTX760.
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October 17, 2014 9:54:05 AM

Eximo said:
Nothing particularly wrong to point out. GTX660 is a little dated though.

For the same amount there are some GTX760 available. Also some Radeon R9-280 which are faster then the GTX760.


Thanks for the reply, but the R9-280 is a bit out of my budget, what do you think about the R9-270X?

Thanks-A.Y.
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October 17, 2014 10:10:49 AM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($80.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $669.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-17 13:12 EDT-0400

This is a much better build and fit your budget perfectly.
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October 17, 2014 1:52:34 PM

prit87 said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($80.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $669.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-17 13:12 EDT-0400

This is a much better build and fit your budget perfectly.


Can you please explain why this is a better build?
Sorry I'm not very good at figuring out what is better/worse.

Thanks-A.Y,
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October 17, 2014 1:52:35 PM

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October 17, 2014 2:02:03 PM

Overall that build has a more powerful processor and a faster video card.

However it is not capable of overclocking and does not leave as much room for expansion as your part selection. Single GPU system basically. Less memory too, but that is alright if the goal is only gaming.

An Intel build with similar features, overclocking/crossfire potential, would cost another couple hundred to build.
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October 17, 2014 2:04:00 PM

Ytha said:
prit87 said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($80.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $669.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-17 13:12 EDT-0400

This is a much better build and fit your budget perfectly.


Can you please explain why this is a better build?
Sorry I'm not very good at figuring out what is better/worse.

Thanks-A.Y,


Much better CPU i5 4440 way stronger than the fx 6300 even if you oc it to high as possible it will not reach the prformence of i5 4440.

better GPU r9 280 is much better GPU than gtx 660 it have 3 gb vram and give you better performence than both gtx 660 and r9 270x. http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1332?vs=1039

I have reduced the ram as buying 16 gb ram for gaming is waste of money games dont require more than 6 gb ram so 8 gb is sufficient.
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