Build Advice

no to be honeast ... i m long term amd user and ill tell you now you can go intel for same money as md now there overclocking abiity is much higher and your upgrade options in future will be much better and higher i know you say budget but the cheaper you keep it now thless future proofi it is

Go for the FX8120.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

didnt look to see how mush your parts run, but id say 1155 mobo, and 2500k i5 cpu, shouldnt be more than $300 now for the cheapest pair

No, absolutely do *NOT* go for an AMD processor. Intel consistently and significantly outperforms them, even with it's current mid-range processors.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-cpu-review-overclo...

You'll also need a new motherboard for that. I'd reccomend looking here:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/z77-extreme6-z77a-gd65-z7...

Or

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/z68xp-ud3-dz68db,review-3...

how about dropping your PSU to a CX500 or similar to save a bit of money. Also, what case are you thinking of?

I've already ordered the COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case.

Thanks Bemused, that's the best response I've gotten about Intel vs AMD.
I have alot of people telling me to go Intel, but never give me a better reason than "They're better" or "You get better OC'ing".

So, I already have my case, an extra fan, dvd drive, and hdmi cable...and my budget for ordering this coming Friday is 850.00 to 900.00. Given my price range and the chart I looked at, what would be a better price option for CPU, the FX-4170 didn't rank that low and the price is good.

As far as my PSU I chose is concerned, I have always been very wary when it comes to PSU's and want to go with something that has enough power to offer a little room to breathe and that is reliable.


This is the build/prices I'm looking at this coming Friday, if anyone can get me more power for the same amount of money or less, please don't hesitate to let me know. I'm ordering everything from Newegg.

Recertified: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$69.99


CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
$109.99


AMD FX-4170 4.2GHz (4.3GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ Quad-Core Desktop Processor
$139.99


ASUS M5A97 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
$94.99


EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 02G-P3-1568-KR Video Card
$279.99


G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory
$42.99


IOGEAR GKM513 Black Wired Keyboard/Mouse Combo
$19.99


Grand Total: $909.00 after shipping and handling (Cheapest shipping)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

You need better cooling,grab a hyper 212 plus or evo!

Thanks for the advice Area51reopened, I went ahead and got the evo.

You won't regret it , it's worth every penny.

Keep us posted on your build please.