I wanted to build a $500 USD gaming PC.
I went with the i3 over an FX 8320/8350 mostly because of the higher single-core performance.
Should I wait for R9 300 series? Should I change anything else?
(Btw, I went with 500W because I will upgrade in the future)
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4Mh7Jx
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4Mh7Jx/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($116.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $491.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-14 14:48 EDT-0400
I went with the i3 over an FX 8320/8350 mostly because of the higher single-core performance.
Should I wait for R9 300 series? Should I change anything else?
(Btw, I went with 500W because I will upgrade in the future)
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4Mh7Jx
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4Mh7Jx/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($116.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $491.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-14 14:48 EDT-0400
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