- Feb 21, 2016
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I want to make a Sub-$500 build, here are the parts I've chosen so far.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($16.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (Purchased For $0.00)
Keyboard: Redragon S101 Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($26.99 @ Amazon)
Other: Westinghouse LCM-22w3 Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 280 cd/m2 700:1 Built-in Speakers (Purchased For $0.00)
Other: EVGA 430 W1 80+, 430W Continuous Power, 3 Year Warranty Power Supply 100-W1-0430-KR ($29.99)
Other: AMD Athlon X4 860K Black Edition CPU Quad Core FM2+ 3700Mhz 95W 4MB AD860KXBJABOX ($72.99)
Total: $451.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-27 18:39 EST-0500
Here are the GPU options I'm currently looking at:
EVGA GeForce GTX 950 DirectX 12 02G-P4-2956-RX 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487204
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 2GB WINDFORCE 2X OC EDITION
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125809
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDMI DVI DisplayPort Single Fan Graphics Card (ZT-90601-10L)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013P30O54
Considering that they're all currently at the same price ($149.99), I could go for any of them. I'm not too sure about the Zotac model, since it only has a single fan as opposed to the two others, which are dual fan models, but I put it down just in case.
So, is there a significant difference between these? Which one is best?
Also, if there are any other changes you would suggest, please let me know. Thanks!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill RANGER-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($16.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (Purchased For $0.00)
Keyboard: Redragon S101 Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($26.99 @ Amazon)
Other: Westinghouse LCM-22w3 Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 280 cd/m2 700:1 Built-in Speakers (Purchased For $0.00)
Other: EVGA 430 W1 80+, 430W Continuous Power, 3 Year Warranty Power Supply 100-W1-0430-KR ($29.99)
Other: AMD Athlon X4 860K Black Edition CPU Quad Core FM2+ 3700Mhz 95W 4MB AD860KXBJABOX ($72.99)
Total: $451.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-27 18:39 EST-0500
Here are the GPU options I'm currently looking at:
EVGA GeForce GTX 950 DirectX 12 02G-P4-2956-RX 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487204
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 2GB WINDFORCE 2X OC EDITION
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125809
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 950 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDMI DVI DisplayPort Single Fan Graphics Card (ZT-90601-10L)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013P30O54
Considering that they're all currently at the same price ($149.99), I could go for any of them. I'm not too sure about the Zotac model, since it only has a single fan as opposed to the two others, which are dual fan models, but I put it down just in case.
So, is there a significant difference between these? Which one is best?
Also, if there are any other changes you would suggest, please let me know. Thanks!
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