I noticed that several people were going with a $150 FX-8320 instead of a $200 i5 processor in their high-performance builds. According to http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html , i5 Haswells are a performance tier above the FX-8320. According to that same page, i3-3240, which is only $109, is in the same tier of performance as FX-8320. By logic, wouldn't be a much better value to include the i3-3240 alongside a high-end graphics card than it would be to use an FX-8320? If so, is this a good build? I'm trying to keep the price as low as I can and I won't be overclocking but I'm still skeptical about the motherboard:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2jF4z
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2jF4z/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2jF4z/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H61M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($457.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $800.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-13 11:01 EST-0500)
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2jF4z
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2jF4z/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2jF4z/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H61M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($457.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $800.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-13 11:01 EST-0500)