Can I get a better build?

[Darrian256]

Hello, Is there a better build but close to the same price with the same case. Thanks for the help.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Darrian256/saved/1onG

 

[acerace]

Why not go with this NZXT Source 210 Elite White Steel with painted interior ATX Mid Tower Computer Case w/ Black Front Trim for $50. It has same colour scheme as the Phantom. But, if beauty you want, the Phantom is a good cases.

However, if you want to go with the Source 210 case, you can upgrade the hard drive to this Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive for $80.

 

[TheBigTroll]

much better option
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Nstg

 

[Gennaios]

you could have picked a better cpu cooler like hyper evo!in case your budget allows go for an 3570!

 

[boulbox]

Get this CPU http://www.microcenter.com/product/388575/Core_i7_3770K_35GHz_LGA_1155_Processor
and go for rest of this build.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NsG8
Here is price and quality about good as it can get right now.

That CPU is instore buy only.

i would go with this build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($119.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($47.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Tempest 210 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $888.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-31 13:13 EDT-0400)

750W leaves room to add a second card. the 7870 XT for sapphire are sold out almost everywhere so the PowerColor brand should be good enough for now(amazon and superbiiz).

 

[Rise and Shine]

Does it have to be AMD? Intel is the way to go.

 

[TheBigTroll]

^it isnt all the time

 

[Gennaios]

yes thats actually true!

 

[boulbox]

Does it have to be AMD? Intel is the way to go.

AMD has a pretty nice price to performance and lets be honest, a $40 price difference for only a few FPS lost is pretty worth it.

 

[Chief7285]

Does it have to be AMD? Intel is the way to go.

AMD has a pretty nice price to performance and lets be honest, a $40 price difference for only a few FPS lost is pretty worth it.

You also have to factor in the different motherboard costs because AMD MoBo's are generally cheaper. So $60+ is definitely worth it when you can get a better GPU because of it.

 

[TheBigTroll]

not necessarily. if you werent to overclock (which is the case for lower end builds), a good intel board like a asrock h77 can be found for 64 bucks right now. if you need overclocking, a cheap z75 board is also for 75 bucks.

 

[Chief7285]

not necessarily. if you werent to overclock (which is the case for lower end builds), a good intel board like a asrock h77 can be found for 64 bucks right now. if you need overclocking, a cheap z75 board is also for 75 bucks.

Yes I realize this about intel Motherboards. The thing about AMD boards is that, if you don't overclock, you can get a decent board for $50 - $60 and usually the lower end ones that only cost about $65 can overclock too and the $115 and up AMD Boards are usually loaded with PCI express slots and SATA 3 and can run Xfire or SLI while that is rare on an Intel board for only $115.

IMO fully featured AMD boards are cheaper than fully featured Intel Boards

 

[acerace]

not necessarily. if you werent to overclock (which is the case for lower end builds), a good intel board like a asrock h77 can be found for 64 bucks right now. if you need overclocking, a cheap z75 board is also for 75 bucks.

AMD boards for the same price has much more SATA 3 port than Intel. And it's overclock-ready.

 

[TheBigTroll]

^ well do you realistically use 6 SSDa in a rig? hard drives and cd drives still cant effectively use sata 2 so its pretty sufficient

yeah i realize that amd boards for the features are cheaper

 

[Chief7285]

I think what we both are trying to say is High end AMD boards are cheaper than High end Intel boards and the cheaper budget boards are overclock ready.

 

[acerace]

^ well do you realistically use 6 SSDa in a rig? hard drives and cd drives still cant effectively use sata 2 so its pretty sufficient

yeah i realize that amd boards for the features are cheaper

Well, do you use all the port at the back of your motherboard? Or do you use all the PCI-E lane? There are some that might use all of that.

I think what we both are trying to say is High end AMD boards are cheaper than High end Intel boards and the cheaper budget boards are overclock ready.

Pretty much sums it up.

 

[TheBigTroll]

there is a reason that i buy a board so that i can use all the ports in the back. i buy what i need