Rebuiding/budget

[gatlin705]

Ok so I have a Thermaltake mid case which I am re-using, A 750w PS, and new fans already,
NEED HELP pricing out the rest of this rig!?!
I aso have a gigabite nvidea geeforce 9800gtx
so an awesome budget CPU, motherboard,ram and HD i need help with!

 

[gatlin705]

ANYONE

 

[DarkSable]

Well... what's this thing being USED for, and why are you rebuilding, and what's your budget? That's likely why nobody answered you the first post.

 

[w1zz4]

Budget????

 

[gatlin705]

its for gaming, rebuilding because its only got a 64xduao x2 and it cant run games anymore budget to spend on parts is roughly 400

 

[w1zz4]

What the hell is that "64xduao x2" thing...

Anyway here is something you may consider :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $354.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-11 21:03 EST-0500)

354$ is after a 30$ MIR.

 

[gatlin705]

64dualcore x2
what about graphics card should i also upgrade?

 

[w1zz4]

Which games are you playing and consider playing????

With a 400$ budget, it's gonna be hard to fit a graphic card...

If it was me and had only 400$ to spend, I'll upgrade CPU/Mobo/Ram first (HDD if you really need more space), stick with 9800GTX for now and upgrade it in the next few months.

But if you want to play Farcry 3 max settings, 400$ is not enough my dear...

 

[gatlin705]

ok Well i did wanna be able to Run farcry 3 atleast max settings and new games coming up
what u thinking?

 

[gatlin705]

Saw this on a budget forum

Gaming Parts List Name Price Rebates/etc. Total
Video Card XFX AMD 7850 $180 -$20, Free Shipping $160
CPU AMD OEM Phenom II X4 965 3.4GHz $75 Free Shipping $75
Memory Corsair XMS 8GB 1333Mhz RAM $45 Free Shipping $45
Motherboard MSI 970A-G46 AM3+ Motherboard $75 Free Shipping $75
Power Supply OCZ 600W Modular PSU $70 -$10 $60
Hard Drive WD Blue 500GB 7200RPM HDD $60 -$10, Free Shipping $50
Optical Drive Samsung Optical Drive $17 Free Shipping $17
Case Corsair Carbide 300R $80 -$20 instant; -$10MIR;
Free Shipping $50
CPU Cooler Corsair H70 Liquid Cooler $65 -$20, Free Shipping $45
Total $667 -$90 $577

 

[w1zz4]

What resolution are you playing?

But keep in mind, what you are asking is impossible with 400$. You need to update your CPU (so your mobo so you RAM) because it is your biggest bottleneck right now.
Forget the HDD unless you really need to.
To max out FC3 at 1080P, you need a graphic card that cost more than 400$ (or 2 GPU that gonna cost as much).
You know that FC3 look great at low-medium settings too?

I'll keep my last suggestion, focus on CPU/Mobo/RAM, wait some month, than get next gen graphic card.

 

[w1zz4]

Saw this on a budget forum

Gaming Parts List Name Price Rebates/etc. Total
Video Card XFX AMD 7850 $180 -$20, Free Shipping $160
CPU AMD OEM Phenom II X4 965 3.4GHz $75 Free Shipping $75
Memory Corsair XMS 8GB 1333Mhz RAM $45 Free Shipping $45
Motherboard MSI 970A-G46 AM3+ Motherboard $75 Free Shipping $75
Power Supply OCZ 600W Modular PSU $70 -$10 $60
Hard Drive WD Blue 500GB 7200RPM HDD $60 -$10, Free Shipping $50
Optical Drive Samsung Optical Drive $17 Free Shipping $17
Case Corsair Carbide 300R $80 -$20 instant; -$10MIR;
Free Shipping $50
CPU Cooler Corsair H70 Liquid Cooler $65 -$20, Free Shipping $45
Total $667 -$90 $577

It's far from a bad recommandation, but that 7850 won't max out FC3, you will need to play Low-Medium settings. Phenom II is an old CPU, not a bad CPU, but old. But you will be able to upgrade to next gen FX CPU in theory later with an AM+ board.

 

[gatlin705]

So lets say i wanna spend 400 on cpu/mobo/ram then wait for card? should i stay intel or go amd? im noob

It's far from a bad recommandation, but that 7850 won't max out FC3, you will need to play Low-Medium settings. Phenom II is an old CPU, not a bad CPU, but old. But you will be able to upgrade to next gen FX CPU in theory later with an AM+ board.

 

[w1zz4]

Most games run better on Intel. I was a big fan of AMD before but they now trail behind Intel really hard.

400$ on Mobo/CPU/RAM
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.90 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD55 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.34 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $360.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-11 22:16 EST-0500)

40$ to put in your piggy bank for your graphic card and have a really nice upgrade.

 

[w1zz4]

Sorry was in Canada mode...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD55 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($128.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $345.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-11 22:19 EST-0500)

You now put 55$ in bank...

 

[gatlin705]

Im in canadaaa

 

[gatlin705]

Then what about graphics wi i be abe to use my card or no?

 

[w1zz4]

You keep you graphic card for now, put to 40$ in you bank and wait for next gen graphic card (later on spring). Until then, your computer is way better and you make your budget to save 200$ more $$$ for a good mid range graphic card.

 

[gatlin705]

Im guessing 6 or 8 cores from amd are equivalent to the quads in i5/i7s?

 

[gatlin705]

will i be able to run my card?

You keep you graphic card for now, put to 40$ in you bank and wait for next gen graphic card (later on spring). Until then, your computer is way better and you make your budget to save 200$ more $$$ for a good mid range graphic card.

 

[w1zz4]

There is no equivalent CPU to a 3570k in AMD product for gaming.
Games like processor rough speed way more than cores.

 

[w1zz4]

will i be able to run my card?

Yes Yes Yes you keep your card, you play on your GTX 9800 that you have transfered to the new computer...

 

[ikes9711]

There is no equivalent CPU to a 3570k in AMD product for gaming.
Games like processor rough speed way more than cores.

If you pay attention to any AMD tech news as of lately the flagship processor of the next generation AMD apu will be able to match the 3570k and it's an apu

 

[gatlin705]

Is that the one you are running?

 

[MANOFKRYPTONAK]

Most games run better on Intel. I was a big fan of AMD before but they now trail behind Intel really hard.

400$ on Mobo/CPU/RAM
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.90 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD55 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.34 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $360.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-11 22:16 EST-0500)

40$ to put in your piggy bank for your graphic card and have a really nice upgrade.

+1 great build for the cash, save for a GPU in a few months...