I need a case, cpu, and motherboard for around $150-200

Dyrotek · Apr 11, 2015

Okay. So I'm building a budget gaming pc and I need a cpu, case, and motherboard for around $150-200. I would like an intel cpu. Im open to others. I want to play games like DayZ, BF4 on medium to high settings and still get pretty high fps.

What I Already Own:
GPU: Sapphire Radeon R7 260x
PSU: EVGA 500w
Harddrive: Western Digital Blue 1TB
RAM: 8Gb
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS

What I Need:
Motherboard
CPU
Case

DeathRabit · Apr 11, 2015

AMD Bulid 181$ http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dQV3kL
If you do not want OC throw away CPU cooler but with OC you can get closer with performance to locked i5-4xxx * but still you will have10% slower CPU.
This CPU is best for budget PC next CPU in mater off performance will be FX-6300 and i5-4xxxk.

Dyrotek · Apr 11, 2015

DeathRabit :

Okay. Umm what about these compatibility notes:
-Asus A88X-PLUS ATX FM2+ Motherboard has an onboard USB 3.0 header, but the Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case does not have front panel USB 3.0 ports.

-Some AMD A88X chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Kaveri CPUs.

-Unable to verify the Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case and the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler are compatible.

Also what if I just go with the FX-6300 and get rid of the Cooler. Or would it be better to overclock the athlon and just get the cooler?

DeathRabit · Apr 11, 2015

I find another Case (new version) : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Grqqyc
About Bios you need ask shop to Update or borrow older CPU from someone to update Bios on motherboard by yourself.

Any way previous case, will work with this CPU cooler for sure.
And about USB 3 ports older case have only USB 2.0 ports in front, still motherboard will have also USB 2.0. and USB 3 can be aces from motherboard only in the back of the Case.

RazerZ · Apr 11, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($103.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($68.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $212.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-11 14:25 EDT-0400

Everything will be compatible out of the box. An i3 is your best bet if you want a gaming CPU which will work will with your current parts and has a decent upgrade path. It's performance will be on par/better than the 6300 and 860k out of the box in gaming. It is locked so you can't overclock it.

DeathRabit · Apr 11, 2015

i3 have worse game performance in new games compare to X4 860K
CPU Performance chart http://postimg.org/image/4vyf299cf/
Source: http://www.overclock.net/t/1493307/relative-access-to-execution-throughput-comparison-chart
Game test to compare i3 and X4 740 is two generations older and 10%- 33% slower than X4 860k
10% single thread 33% 4+ threads
http://www.overclock.pl/articles/show/id/660,8,13,wydajnosc-po-podkreceniu-zestawienie-zbiorcze-gtx-780

RazerZ · Apr 11, 2015

DeathRabit :

What does the real world performance difference come to? " There's more to a CPU than the chart in this thread."

The 860k is a decent CPU when overclocked but with the FM2+ socket it's at the end of the line, where as the i3 can be upgraded to a Broadwell i5 or i7 later on.

DeathRabit · Apr 11, 2015

X4 860k will be good for next 2-3 years i3 will be need to replace in next few months example Wither 3 will not work on i3.
Minimal CPU is Intel i5 or AMD X4
Any way X4 860k after OC compare to locked i5-4xxx is only slower 10% in 4 threads.

Dyrotek · Apr 11, 2015

RazerZ :

Is there anyway you could find me a motherboard that would fit a normal ATX Mid Tower case?

RazerZ · Apr 11, 2015

Dyrotek :

RazerZ :

Is there anyway you could find me a motherboard that would fit a normal ATX Mid Tower case?

Cheapest ATX H97 board I could find:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97anniversary

Dyrotek · Apr 11, 2015

RazerZ :

Dyrotek :

Cheapest ATX H97 board I could find:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97anniversary

Would this work? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VCYNBm
It has this compatibility note: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard has an onboard USB 3.0 header, but the NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case does not have front panel USB 3.0 ports.

RazerZ · Apr 11, 2015

Yes. I actually have that case. It's great but it doesn't have USB 3.0 headers on the front, it has USB 2.0 instead. You can still use the USB 3.0 ports on the back of the motherboard. That's all that note means.

Dyrotek · Apr 11, 2015

RazerZ :

Okay thanks, another thing. I currently have the AMD a8-5500 cpu. Would it even be worth upgrading to the i3-4150? I was looking at comparisons and it wasnt really all that much of a difference. Then again, I dont know much about cpus

RazerZ · Apr 11, 2015

Tough call, but since you use a 260x I would say no. The performance difference will vary from game to game, and unless your current APU isn't capable of maintaining the target frame rate you want regardless of the visual settings I wouldn't upgrade.

If you decide to upgrade to a GPU such as a R9 280/GTX 960 and beyond it would be worth looking into a more powerful CPU.

Dyrotek · Apr 12, 2015

RazerZ :

Okay thanks, I'm just a little confused on why when i watched videos of people using the card I have, they are getting pretty high framerates on games like bf3 and bf4, I am not seeing anything like what they were getting.

RazerZ · Apr 12, 2015

If that's the case it might be worth looking into an i3. Did they play at the same resolution you use?

Dyrotek · Apr 12, 2015

RazerZ :

They were playing at an even higher resolution. I play all my games at 1280x720. They were playing at 1920x1080. I watched multiple videos of different people and they were all getting pretty high fps. Im lucky to even get 40 fps on the lowest settings and I also get lag spikes.

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