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zachlovesyou · Feb 17, 2016

Whelp, I've never built my own computer before, always bought those crummy rebuilt pcs.
i just wanna know if this is a decent build.
odds are ill throw in water-cooling so i can OC the mess outta the processes.
thanks in advance loveys.
BTW i wanna keep this as close to $700 as i can.
Amd build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8zzszy
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Intel build, for $800 im considering, with the same GPU and 8 gigs of ddr4-3000 ram:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6c6jf7 (i really like this build tbh)

Remixex · Feb 17, 2016

tea urchin :

Now that's just plain and simply wrong.
A PC is not defined crummy by it's CPU, he can do better for 700 bucks, yes that's true, and yes Intel is better than AMD on high price points, but i think the build he just put together is not bad at all, it can run any game released until now.
Saying that a PC with AMD is not a viable PC is ridiculous

zachlovesyou · Feb 17, 2016

updated with another build im considering ^-^

Mxhawthy · Feb 17, 2016

Hi,

Your intel build is much better, however there were some parts that could be improved.

I've made the improvements for you, and this will perform so much better, and it's $5 cheaper than your initial intel build.

I changed your motherboard, because the one you had was way too expensive and was unbalanced with the rest of your system. The new one is $60 cheaper, but still a very good board.

I also changed your RAM, because that was also way too overpriced. You've got the same amount of RAM still, but it's $25 cheaper, and marginally slower (although if you search on youtube, you can see tests that prove that RAM speed is negligible. For example, search "LinusTechTips RAM speed" and watch the video that pops up at the top).

With the $ saved, I've changed your CPU to a much better, unlocked, i5-6600k, with a Cryorig cooler.

Hope this helped.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($254.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($110.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Superclocked Video Card ($194.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($48.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($18.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $808.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-17 05:27 EST-0500

Remixex · Feb 17, 2016

Wait a second, before you go for this build, imo you shouldn't buy a 250 dollar CPU if you're going with a 194 dollar GPU, he could get a 970 or a 390 if he pairs it with a cheaper CPU and he would get a much, much better gaming performance
Read this OP, even this page disagrees with it's users sometimes, AMD is better in several pricepoints
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-cpus,3986.html
Yes FX is a 5 year old CPU but it's still there
Also this might be of use
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-gpus,4380.html

hatib · Feb 17, 2016

this is a bit expensive but it is gr8
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PdwZsY

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