Helping my cousin build a gaming PC

xfjunkie88 · Jul 28, 2016

I am helping my cousin build a gaming PC... So this are the parts I came up with:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($98.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($32.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($102.88 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: AOC E970SWN 18.5" 60Hz Monitor ($69.99 @ Best Buy)
Keyboard: A4Tech KRS-85 Wired Standard Keyboard ($12.99 @ Directron)
Mouse: A4Tech OP-620 Wired Laser Mouse
Total: $497.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-28 02:06 EDT-0400

My cousin wants to play DOTA 2, CS:GO, GTA V, NBA 2k16, Skyrim, The Sims and other nice games (maybe some AAA Titles) with no lag...

She has a budget of $500-$540 (20,000 to 27,000 pesos).. current total is 25,710.00

I chose GTX 750Ti because I am selling it to her and she's willing to buy it.

So is this build okay for this budget? And for some future games perhaps?

And what is the best CPU pair for GTX 750Ti?
(i5-4460 is way over the budget)

Intel i3-4170 or AMD FX-6300? (I'm still confused

)

This is where we'll buy the parts: https://www.facebook.com/DFE168/

Thanks so much.

bliq · Jul 28, 2016

If you can fit an i3 and corresponding motherboard into the budget, that would be an upgrade. Next up, I'd ditch the optical drive, assuming most of the games would be from steam or origin or some other download platform- not sure of the quality of the broadband where you are. the 750Ti is OK, not great, but on a 18.5" monitor which is probably 1600x900, it's probably OK. also, I don't see a case in the list. and I would look hard at getting a 256GB SSD over a 1TB HDD because of how big a difference it makes to the user experience. If you can fit it into the budget by sacrificing the seasonic PSU for something less expensive, maybe an Antec Basiq or Corsair CX500 or something like that, I'd probably do it.

smorizio · Jul 28, 2016

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Qzt9Gf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Qzt9Gf/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($58.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($64.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($32.07 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: AOC E970SWN 18.5" 60Hz Monitor ($69.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $446.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-28 03:04 EDT-0400

IceMyth · Jul 28, 2016

Hi,

I would go with Intel i3 for the 3 reasons:
1- The FX build only allowed DDR3 RAM (They dont support DDR4 yet)
2- Seems i3 performance better the the FX according to http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i3-4170-vs-AMD-FX-6300.
3- Intel tends to have lower temps so stock coolers will be more than enough or the cooler comes with it.

One last thing, I think you missed adding the Case.

Regards,

xfjunkie88 · Jul 29, 2016

Thanks so much for the help, guys!

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