Can someone build a Gaming Pc on pcpartpicker.com for me it cannot exceed $470 and cannot include mail-in rebates. I know this a tough task, and it'll be a budget system I do not need a Hard drive, or an optical drive (Already Have a few lying around). Thanks!
Help me Build a Gaming Machine for Under $470 :)
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TomThePotato
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: OCZ ZT 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Other: HD 7850 LIKE NEW FROM AMAZON ($55.00)
Total: $463.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-13 13:20 EST-0500
Great deal on the 7850 on amazon. Buying a new card for the same price as the used "like new" 7850 would give you poor performance for gaming.
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: OCZ ZT 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Other: HD 7850 LIKE NEW FROM AMAZON ($55.00)
Total: $463.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-13 13:20 EST-0500
Great deal on the 7850 on amazon. Buying a new card for the same price as the used "like new" 7850 would give you poor performance for gaming.
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RazerZ does good builds. Here's an alternative. It relies on the low power needs of the 750ti GPU to choose a good, but lower power PSU.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $459.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-13 13:25 EST-0500
OOPS, my bad, missed the rebates it. Will re-work.
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.59 @ Directron)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($122.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec VSK-3000 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply ($25.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $469.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $459.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-13 13:25 EST-0500
OOPS, my bad, missed the rebates it. Will re-work.
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.59 @ Directron)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($122.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec VSK-3000 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply ($25.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $469.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-13 13:33 EST-0500
I think I can do better with AMD parts. I can get at least a 6 core for the same price of the i3, I know Intel has better performance per core but I'd rather have more cores for games like battlefeild 4 that can take advantage of those. Also I do not need a storage device. (Hard drive)
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I need to read better. Sorry.
I still think this is better than AMD
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($172.94 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($55.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($122.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec VSK-3000 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply ($25.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $462.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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and I would spend enough to get a H97 board.
To get the most out of AMD, you will need to overclock and this will require a better motherboard, bigger power supply, and will stress your system more. I would not use less than an FX6300.
You can decide if this is reliable information.
http://www.hardwarepal.com/2013/11/04/battlefield-4-benchmark-mp-cpu-gpu-w7-vs-w8-1/2/
The i3 works just fine.
I still think this is better than AMD
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($172.94 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($55.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($122.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec VSK-3000 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply ($25.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $462.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-13 15:19 EST-0500
and I would spend enough to get a H97 board.
To get the most out of AMD, you will need to overclock and this will require a better motherboard, bigger power supply, and will stress your system more. I would not use less than an FX6300.
You can decide if this is reliable information.
http://www.hardwarepal.com/2013/11/04/battlefield-4-benchmark-mp-cpu-gpu-w7-vs-w8-1/2/
The i3 works just fine.
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More cores does not mean better performance. The FX 6300 and 8320/8350 aren't actually true six and eight cores (at least comapared to Intel's definition of a core). Every two CPU modules share one FPU unit. The 83xx has eight modules and the 63xx has three. A FPU unit could be compared to a single true core. That's why they need to be overclocked just to keep up with the i3 and i5, and even then they may not match in performance. Don't get me wrong, overclocked they perform quite decently, but many games still primarily rely on two or three cores hence why going Intel (stronger single core performance) would be a better choice for gaming.
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Okay I am very well attuned with PC's and how they work and what parts does what and so forth... except graphics cards that is the one thing I have never taken the time to learn about, so the Zotac 750 Ti Should perform as well as say the Gigabyte 750 Ti, considering they are the same chips am I correct. Also what about special editions such as the windforce edition by Gigabyte do those add any special performance boosts, or anything besides better cooling that could make the card any better? I think the number of cores in a card is the most important thing?
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The more expensive cards have higher clock speeds. My wife's computer has an EVGA 750ti Superclocked. It costs 16% ($20) more and gets 15% more performance (1.03GHz to 1.18GHz ), although you could do a LOT better if you would use rebates. Are you concerned that they will not be honored?
You can probably get a little better price/performance with a 260X, but it uses more power and has more heat, so will need a more expensive PSU and more case fans.
This (GPU-wise) is about as good as it gets at this budget level, with the restrictions and requirements that you have imposed.
An AMD build might look like this.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($96.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.99 @ Directron)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($122.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Gigabyte GZ-PD Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 500W ATX Power Supply ($48.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $465.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-13 17:12 EST-0500
You can probably get a little better price/performance with a 260X, but it uses more power and has more heat, so will need a more expensive PSU and more case fans.
This (GPU-wise) is about as good as it gets at this budget level, with the restrictions and requirements that you have imposed.
An AMD build might look like this.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($96.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.99 @ Directron)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($122.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Gigabyte GZ-PD Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 500W ATX Power Supply ($48.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $465.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-13 17:12 EST-0500
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No. I will elaborate. If that is his price range and gaming is all he wants to do then why go through the trouble of building a rig, when you can buy a console. Unless, its this like for Dota, or some other PC specific game? Generally people in the 500-1000 range I say buy a PC over a console only because you can use it for REAL things as well, since it is a full computer. But, if it's just for gaming why bother. Especially since games are made for consoles and poorly optimized for PC.
I just got a nice rig, mainly for video editing. i7 5820, 2 gtx 980's , Asus rampage, 32 gigs ddr4, SSD, etc. It was a huge upgrade for Premiere, After Effects, and Avid...A huge jump, but for gaming, not so much. You only see the difference at higher resolutions then 1440p, which he isn't going to do anyway. When I output games directly to my 42inch tv in 1080p, there really isn't that much of a difference. Sure it has a better frame rate, some extra nice effects and lighting but certainly not a 3,600 price difference from my ps4. But, since my computer can put food on my table and game it is a great purchase. So again, if you are just gaming and can only afford that much get a ps4 or xone at 350.
I just feel once you are buying used video cards and etc you are asking for a head ache.
I am not too sure of how the mail in rebates work, and i'll be purchasing every item all at once so it wouldn't really help much. But if you think it'll help significantly, than i'll consider doing them. And I'd rather stick to the Intel side if possible (with at least quad core.) Also what about perhaps older models of Intel processors, what exactly is the downside to them, especially if they have the same specs.
For one I HATE console I have never liked the idea of sitting in front of a television for hours and hours playing games, I HATE controllers, unless their for driving/racing games. If you like console that's your thing, i'll not hold that against you, and this is only a budget build for the moment I am considering maximum upgrade-ability when it comes to this. For another thing I am start College soon and need a good pc to get me through it. That's why I love pc I can upgrade it over time if necessary. I really hate the limited aspect of consoles.
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