Looking for the best specs for a $700 Budget PC build

Supreme40 · Jun 18, 2016

So i'm planning to build my own gaming pc and have a $700 budget. I began searching the internet for the best components to use in a PC with this budget as I am not very familiar with the hardware side of computers. I found this build and was wondering if it would be good specs for a gaming and productivity PC.

CPU AMD FX-8320E
MOBO Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P
GPU EVGA GTX 970
RAM Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB
HDD Seagate 1 TB
CASE Deepcool Tesseract
PSU SeaSonic S12II 620W
ODD Samsung 24x SATA
OS Windows 10

Also, Ive heard that an Intel CPU is better for productivity, is that true or am I better off sticking with the AMD FX-8320 E

Please let me know if there is anything you would suggest changing about this build.

Thanks!

turkey3_scratch · Jun 18, 2016

An Intel CPU (I3-6100) will be better for gaming. I'd recommend Intel, a more modern chip. AMD's chips are quite old, Zen is coming out later this year (finally) to replace them.

Supreme40 · Jun 18, 2016

turkey3_scratch :

Alright, thats what i was thinking, Thanks!
Does everything else look good ?

turkey3_scratch · Jun 18, 2016

Well you'll have to change the motherboard and RAM to support the CPU. I'd also either get the Seasoic G Series 550 or the cheaper S12ii 520W.

Mike3k24 · Jun 25, 2016

I'd say either stay with that build, or create an i5 build.

Bearmann · Jun 25, 2016

This build is a bit over budget, but would be very nice:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($26.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: DIYPC D480-BK-Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Other: AMD RX 480 ($230.00)
Total: $745.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-25 21:01 EDT-0400

It's not my favorite case, but it is the Shell Shocker today. Buy it today if you like it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKrmMtA99OM&feature=youtu.be

Mike3k24 · Jun 25, 2016

Bearmann :

This build is a bit over budget, but would be very nice:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($26.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: DIYPC D480-BK-Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Other: AMD RX 480 ($230.00)
Total: $745.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-25 21:01 EDT-0400

It's not my favorite case, but it is the Shell Shocker today. Buy it today if you like it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKrmMtA99OM&feature=youtu.be

I think you could lower dat price by just opting for the regular $200 480.

Bearmann · Jun 25, 2016

Mike3k24 :

Actually, that was an estimate for the regular RX 480. I'm assuming that like the missing $380 GTX 1070, it may be a long time before we actually see a $200 RX 480. I hate to see an upside price surprise on my builds, but if it's lower, then that will be great for the OP.

You could go with a cheaper MB to save a bit, but I like that one because it has an extra PCIe x4 slot for future expansion (e.g. USB 3.1, NVMe SSD, etc.)

Mike3k24 · Jun 25, 2016

Bearmann :

Mike3k24 :

Actually, that was an estimate for the regular RX 480. I'm assuming that like the missing $380 GTX 1070, it may be a long time before we actually see a $200 RX 480. I hate to see an upside price surprise on my builds, but if it's lower, then that will be great for the OP.

You could go with a cheaper MB to save a bit, but I like that one because it has an extra PCIe x4 slot for future expansion (e.g. USB 3.1, NVMe SSD, etc.)

Yeah i heard that the normal 4gb 480 is $200, the 8gb is $230.

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