Hey all! I'm helping my friend build a computer but I need some suggestions. He wants a computer for gaming and beginning recording/editing. He plans to play League and record/edit some of his gameplay but nothing intensive. I bet I could drop the GPU and go with an APU or with an Intel integrated graphics but I'm trying to open him up to more games so the GPU stays.
Just a few questions I had:
PCPartPicker part list
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Tri-X Video Card ($214.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.91 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $586.84
Just a few questions I had:
1. Should I get an AMD or Intel card? Not sure if games are using more cores nowadays but I'm thinking the extra cores will help with his editing/recording.
2. Is the ASUS motherboard bad? It's pretty cheap in price but I think that might reflect its build quality.
3. Not sure where I gathered this information, but I read that Corsair's CX PSU series isn't the greatest. Should I buy something instead?
PCPartPicker part list
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Tri-X Video Card ($214.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.91 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $586.84
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