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is this a good gaming pc build?

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August 20, 2014 11:00:41 AM

im going to college soon so i decided why not start on the pc i've been wanting to build. here's the link
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/r6cP8d

if thats not working you could try
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XGD0EhkrgrAHDCLL9No... I copied it into google drive because pcpartpicker deleted my last build

does this build look good enough?

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a b 4 Gaming
August 20, 2014 11:38:18 AM

it will work, if you plan to mostly game on the PC i would drop down to the FX-4 and push the budget for the GPU
August 20, 2014 11:39:52 AM

dirtyferret said:
it will work, if you plan to mostly game on the PC i would drop down to the FX-4 and push the budget for the GPU


im also going to be doing editing and such.

but to you think the cpu is to powerful? maybe a 6300?
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a b 4 Gaming
August 20, 2014 11:44:33 AM

for gaming PC at 1080p, the GPU is the Batman to the CPUs robin part.

as is your PC will have no issue playing any game out there (at least on medium settings) so if you need FX-8 power then its not a big deal. If all you needed the CPU for outside of gaming was MS office the the FX-4 made sense.
a b 4 Gaming
August 20, 2014 11:53:53 AM

Your psu is a bad choice for that build.
The motherboard too when you want to overclock.

With this build could you get away with that corsair psu,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On IHAS324-07 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $559.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-20 15:02 EDT-0400

There's no case in your build so not in mine,you already have that?

I must say,with that 750 ti you actually could pull it of,is the card necessary for rendering too?
The FX just uses much more than an intel,looking at the cooler do you want to overclock too.
August 20, 2014 10:02:58 PM

Vic 40 said:
Your psu is a bad choice for that build.
The motherboard too when you want to overclock.

With this build could you get away with that corsair psu,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On IHAS324-07 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $559.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-20 15:02 EDT-0400

There's no case in your build so not in mine,you already have that?

I must say,with that 750 ti you actually could pull it of,is the card necessary for rendering too?
The FX just uses much more than an intel,looking at the cooler do you want to overclock too.


whats wrong with the psu?
and i dont plan on overclocking so would the motherboard be fine then?

yep i already have my case.

yes, i plan to use the 750 ti for gaming, with video and photo editing. when you say fx uses more then the intel, is that a bad thing? and i heard that the fx's were better because they had more cores then intel.

also i do want the nvidia card, would the intel processer work well with the 750 ti?
a b 4 Gaming
August 21, 2014 12:16:57 AM

I'm, not sure what you render and which will be quicker,intel is still faster per core,but i adapted your amd build with a better motherboard,psu and gpu for ~$5 more,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On IHAS324-07 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $558.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-21 03:14 EDT-0400

For a little faster ram with a little lower cas latency could you opt for this,
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/mushkin-memory-997166
from what i've read is this about the max speed that the memory controller on the FX can handle.This was pointed out to me (and others that should have read it) by Tradesman1.

Make sure that your case can handle the evo height wise.

Even if you wanted to try to get more speed out of this cpu could you do that with this motherboard.
August 21, 2014 7:44:01 AM

Vic 40 said:
I'm, not sure what you render and which will be quicker,intel is still faster per core,but i adapted your amd build with a better motherboard,psu and gpu for ~$5 more,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On IHAS324-07 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $558.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-21 03:14 EDT-0400

For a little faster ram with a little lower cas latency could you opt for this,
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/mushkin-memory-997166
from what i've read is this about the max speed that the memory controller on the FX can handle.This was pointed out to me (and others that should have read it) by Tradesman1.

Make sure that your case can handle the evo height wise.

Even if you wanted to try to get more speed out of this cpu could you do that with this motherboard.


is there a reason to swap out the 750 ti for the 660? isnt the 750 ti stronger with newer technology(and not to mention cheaper)?

and i wasnt saying i didnt want to use intel i was saying i really like the 750 ti but if you think i should switch it out i'll reconsider

also if you dont mind, could you explain a little why the gigabyte motherboard is better then the asus one? and why the 660 is better then the 750 ti? its confusing when you switch parts without really saying why
a b 4 Gaming
August 21, 2014 9:19:14 AM

The btx 660 is just the better gpu.For the differences,
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt...
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt...
The difference in cuda cores,which should help with the rendering,is higher with the 660,it's got 320 more.
The one advantage the 750 ti has is it's low power usage,so when having a prebuild system with one of those 300watt oem psu's you could get away with buying this one for gaming.

The gigabyte has an 8+2 (8 for the cpu+2 for the ram) phase design that will handle the power usage of the 8 core FX better.The vrm's (phases) also have cooling which is better.
I know you said you didn't want to overclock,but it is possible at least,maybe you change your mind.With rendering might the extra speed be beneficial.
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