Yet another build question

[Chad001]

Hello all

I am in the process of picking parts for my next PC I use to play games. The highest resolution I can use is 1920 x 1080. My old PC finally gave up the ghost. If your curious it was an:

Intel core duo running at 2.4 Ghz
Asus MB p5b
8 gigs of DDR2 ram
ATI 4650 1 gig video card
24-inch HD monitor 1080p
win xp32 then upgraded toWin7 64bit

I was happy with this setup it allowed me to play Borderlands2, Left 4 Dead2, Killing Floor, Elder Scrolls Oblivion, at resolutions that were nice to look at but still made the game motion fluid.

I got my moneys worth I had it for over 5 years.

Now that it is no more, I am looking to build a new PC, I am torn between the AMD 6 or 8 cores and the Intel iCore series notably the iCore5. I am looking at cost since I have only about $600.00 to spend. I don’t do any over clocking. The Intel series is tempting but the CPU and MB will eat most of my budget, on the other hand I could get an iCore 3 and upgrade it later couldn’t I, maybe to a 5 or 7?
The AMD side seems very affordable if I got a 6 or 8 core CPU and Motherboard, I will have to buy new RAM regardless of what I build. I will be reusing my hard drive and DVD drive and case.I could maybe squeeze in a decent video card, if I can't then my old one will suffice till more funds are available.

I would like to be able to play Bioshock Infinity and Skyrim, Diablo 3.

I am not an upgrade junkie, maybe a new video card once in while. My goal is to build it and forget about it for a few years.

Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[kirilmatthew]

For $600 check this out: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/kirilmatt/saved/2c2j
For $600 it should play games at high probably at 1080p. I hope this helps and let me know if you have any more questions!

Edit: since you are reusing some parts, use the savings for windows.

 

[sakmsb]

According to your needs this should be fine:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1u5IP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1u5IP/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1u5IP/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($93.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($96.13 @ Newegg)
Total: $595.07
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-20 04:46 EDT-0400)

 

[Chad001]

Thanks both were good builds and both were AMD.

However i dont see the point of a 3 gig video card.
Could anyone address the question of starting with an iCore 3 and upgrading to a 5 or 7 from what i have read these become cpu swaps as long as you stay within your bridge sandy or ivy. It seems to me maybe investing in a the cpu and motherboard, and adding the video card later seems like a good way to go.

 

[Thanatognomonic]

Here's what I'd suggest ( http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1uhoJ )

Case: Corsair Carbide 300r
Mobo: Asus M5A97 R2.0
CPU: AMD FX6300
GPU: MSI Radeon Hd7850 2gb
PSU: Corsair CX 750w
RAM: 8gb Corsair Vengence
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1tb.

I'm afraid I don't know how to do all the fancy stuff to show the cheapest prices, but I'd suggest looking up Newegg.com (For US residents)

 

[kirilmatthew]

Thanks both were good builds, however i dont see the point of a 3 gig video card.
Could anyone adress the question of starting with an iCore 3 and upgrading to a 5 or 7 from what i have read these become cpu swaps as long as you stay within your bridge sandy or ivy.

Its not about the memory, its about the speed. Memory doesn't effect it much unless you play at very high resolutions. The 7950 is a great GPU and the 6300 is a great CPU, way better then the i3. Going the other route would be costly and yield worse performance.

 

[Thanatognomonic]

Thanks both were good builds, however i dont see the point of a 3 gig video card.
Could anyone adress the question of starting with an iCore 3 and upgrading to a 5 or 7 from what i have read these become cpu swaps as long as you stay within your bridge sandy or ivy.

what CPU do you currently have and more importantly what socket type is it?

 

[Chad001]

Thanks both were good builds, however i dont see the point of a 3 gig video card.
Could anyone adress the question of starting with an iCore 3 and upgrading to a 5 or 7 from what i have read these become cpu swaps as long as you stay within your bridge sandy or ivy.

what CPU do you currently have and more importantly what socket type is it?

My old pc died so i am building something new, it was Intel core duo running at 2.4 Ghz
I got it in 2006

 

[Thanatognomonic]

Thanks both were good builds, however i dont see the point of a 3 gig video card.
Could anyone adress the question of starting with an iCore 3 and upgrading to a 5 or 7 from what i have read these become cpu swaps as long as you stay within your bridge sandy or ivy.

what CPU do you currently have and more importantly what socket type is it?

My old pc died so i am building something new, it was Intel core duo running at 2.4 Ghz
I got it in 2006

Ah, R.I.P Old PC, but still, I would suggest an AMD build (check mine, it's what I /was/ going to use) It may be a little over your budget, but try waiting it out abit, in the longterm it'll be worth them extra 75 dollars. (Y)

 

[Thanatognomonic]

I also forgot to add in an optical drive for the build, but I'm sure you can pick one up for $20/30

 

[Chad001]

Thanks both were good builds, however i dont see the point of a 3 gig video card.
Could anyone adress the question of starting with an iCore 3 and upgrading to a 5 or 7 from what i have read these become cpu swaps as long as you stay within your bridge sandy or ivy.

Its not about the memory, its about the speed. Memory doesn't effect it much unless you play at very high resolutions. The 7950 is a great GPU and the 6300 is a great CPU, way better then the i3. Going the other route would be costly and yield worse performance.

you have a valid point.

 

[sakmsb]

Here's what I'd suggest ( http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1uhoJ )

Case: Corsair Carbide 300r
Mobo: Asus M5A97 R2.0
CPU: AMD FX6300
GPU: MSI Radeon Hd7850 2gb
PSU: Corsair CX 750w
RAM: 8gb Corsair Vengence
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1tb.

I'm afraid I don't know how to do all the fancy stuff to show the cheapest prices, but I'd suggest looking up Newegg.com (For US residents)

Thanatognomonic@, just click on the Plain Text Radio button in the build link(Top right). That's it

 

[Mahisse]

Thanks both were good builds and both were AMD.

However i dont see the point of a 3 gig video card.
Could anyone address the question of starting with an iCore 3 and upgrading to a 5 or 7 from what i have read these become cpu swaps as long as you stay within your bridge sandy or ivy. It seems to me maybe investing in a the cpu and motherboard, and adding the video card later seems like a good way to go.

Remember that Intel's Haswell processor is out now and use a different socket (1050) than the old one (1055) so if you would like to upgrade from an i3 to an i5 later on you should be aware of this. Consider how much you would like to upgrade later on.

 

[Thanatognomonic]

Here's what I'd suggest ( http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1uhoJ )

Case: Corsair Carbide 300r
Mobo: Asus M5A97 R2.0
CPU: AMD FX6300
GPU: MSI Radeon Hd7850 2gb
PSU: Corsair CX 750w
RAM: 8gb Corsair Vengence
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1tb.

I'm afraid I don't know how to do all the fancy stuff to show the cheapest prices, but I'd suggest looking up Newegg.com (For US residents)

Thanatognomonic@, just click on the Plain Text Radio button in the build link(Top right). That's it

Alright, thanks for telling me!

 

[Chad001]

Another question,

I have some extra money, and i was looking at the hard drive in my old machine i had 160hdd gig drive and it was fine i don't load a lot of junk just the OS,drivers and games and i still had about 80 gigs free. I have read that a lot of people load the OS on the SSD and the games on a HDD, why would you have the OS load so quickly but your games would load slow?

I am considering the build you guys suggested but I am thinking with a HDD i would be slowing it down.

Thoughts?

I am looking at a 160GB size ssd.

 

[sakmsb]

Another question,

I have read that a lot of people load the OS on the SSD and the games on a HDD, why would you have the OS load so quickly but your games would load slow?

I am considering the build you guys suggested but I am thinking with a HDD i would be slowing it down.

Thoughts?

I am looking at a 160GB size ssd.

I'd say you read it wrong. People use an SSD for OS and the current game they are playing or may be a couple of games if it is like 100+GB.

You'll want to load your OS and your current games on an SSD for faster loading times.

If your old HDD is sufficient for you, then you can actually buy a bigger size SSD.

Tomshardware has an in-depth review of SSDs:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/battlefield-rift-ssd,3062.html

Also, go through this thread:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/268013-32-game-folders-only

Hope this helps!