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August 24, 2014 11:04:33 AM

I'm tight on money and right now, my build (exluding monitor, keyboard, and OS) is $600 I think. I'm perfectly fine with dropping that much on it but the monitor/keyboard/OS are killing me making it $930.
Im open to all suggestions to lower the overall price. Only thing I ask to make sure what you suggest is compatible before suggesting it. -Thanks

CPU:
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox

Motherboard:
Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a78lmlx...

RAM:
A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-memory-ax3u1600w4g9...

HDD:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-h...

GPU:
XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-fx787acdfc

Case:
NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210e001

Optical Drive:
LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-gh24nsb0

Power Supply:
SeaSonic G Series SSR-550RM 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Operating System:
Windows 7 ($70)

Monitor:
ASUS VS228H-P 22-Inch Full-HD 5ms LED-Lit LCD Monitor
http://www.amazon.com/VS228H-P-22-Inch-Full-HD-LED-Lit-...

Keyboard
Razer Blackwidow ($100)

Forgot to mention that all I plan on doing with this is play games such as Minecraft, Counter Strike, other games of that sort while running a few other non-cpu intensive tasks.

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August 24, 2014 11:18:02 AM

Instead of your keyboard take some regular. You wont see any difference. For GPU try 7850 2GB,or 1GB if the difference in price is big. Those 2 changes would cost you around $200-$250 less
August 24, 2014 11:41:48 AM

HR_Luka said:
Instead of your keyboard take some regular. You wont see any difference. For GPU try 7850 2GB,or 1GB if the difference in price is big. Those 2 changes would cost you around $200-$250 less


Thanks for responding,
I cant seem to find a a 7850 2GB or 1GB and the 7870 I have doesnt run in 1GB of memory So I'm at a bit of a stand still. As far as my keyboard goes, Only reason I have a problem with buying a regular keyboard is because I'm afraid it will have a bit of ghosting to it and may not process many keypresses at once.


UPDATE: I foud this... XFX Radeon HD 7850 Graphics card - 1 GB - GDDR5 SDRAM
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August 24, 2014 12:00:48 PM

HR_Luka said:
I found a keyboard that's ~$40 less and has advanced anti-ghosting system ---> up to 20 keys.
More about: Genius Manticore:
http://www.geniusnet.com/Genius/wSite/ct?xItem=57149&ct...
Can be found:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/genius-keyboard-3131005810...

What's the price of that 7850?


The only place I could find it was on ebay which said $85 dollars but when you go to the link, ebay has it listed for $160. Which I feel is a bigger drop in performance rather than paying the extra 10 dollars. Not to mention, I've had bad experiences with ebay.
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August 24, 2014 12:06:34 PM

You can change the CPU to a Pentium G3258 and a decent Z97 board. It'll allow OCing and an upgrade path to the great Core i5-4690K.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 Guard-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $159.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-24 15:06 EDT-0400
August 24, 2014 12:13:08 PM

zeyuanfu said:
You can change the CPU to a Pentium G3258 and a decent Z97 board. It'll allow OCing and an upgrade path to the great Core i5-4690K.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 Guard-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $159.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-24 15:06 EDT-0400


Thanks for the suggestion but that wouldnt be saving more than few dollars while sacrificing some power. My MB is only 45 dollars while that one is 110 so the savings are lost.
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August 24, 2014 12:19:38 PM

I actually would agree with the Z97 path. Though you dont save much money now, but the Z97 board gives you a much larger upgrade path compared to the AM3+ socket. It will end up saving you more money in the long run.
With the AM3+ socket the only option you have past the 6300 is the 8320, which is not a worthwhile upgrade. One more thing, if the motherboard is 50 bucks, thats obviously not a good sign. FX processors dont run well on micro ATX boards and chipsets, and likely wont OC at all.
August 24, 2014 12:25:15 PM

Yeah,what these guys said. I cant find any way to save few dollars than what i said. So take the intel path because if you take this one it will cost you a lot. Go with the Z97 path. When your cpu starts failing you can change it with i3,i5 or i7. +1 what they said.
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August 24, 2014 12:27:04 PM

Was able to shave about 100 bucks off
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.23 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($137.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VS228H-P 21.5" Monitor ($127.58 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Genius Manticore Wired Gaming Keyboard ($66.02 @ Amazon)
Total: $824.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-24 15:26 EDT-0400
August 24, 2014 12:33:07 PM

I'd rather go with Radeon HD 7850, nVidia's drivers have lots of issues and directx failures.
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August 24, 2014 12:34:47 PM

Thats the first time I have heard someone say Nvidia has driver issues...
The truth is they both do, when you are on a budget you have to go with what you get.
August 24, 2014 12:40:08 PM

Gam3r01 said:
Thats the first time I have heard someone say Nvidia has driver issues...
The truth is they both do, when you are on a budget you have to go with what you get.

Yes,i have GTX 650 and every few moths my drivers start failing so does the DirectX and i am not the only one,my friend has gtx 780 Ti and also has a decent amount of driver failures and directx,not as much as i do but still. He had 2 way SLI with GTX 680s,same thing. If you'd google this problem you'd see a rather big amount of complaints. I have to then do a complete re-install of drivers and get like 50%-50% chance that it will be solved and sometimes it wont. i am seriously thinking about going over to AMD's side.

August 24, 2014 10:56:50 PM

HR_Luka said:
I'd rather go with Radeon HD 7850, nVidia's drivers have lots of issues and directx failures.


So this is what youre suggesting I use as my graphics card?
AMD Radeon HD 7850 2 GB ($441)
http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-mini-Displayport-PCI-Exp...

If not, I was unable to find what it was you suggested.

August 24, 2014 10:59:16 PM

Gam3r01 said:
Was able to shave about 100 bucks off
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.23 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($137.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VS228H-P 21.5" Monitor ($127.58 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Genius Manticore Wired Gaming Keyboard ($66.02 @ Amazon)
Total: $824.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-24 15:26 EDT-0400


I plan to use this build now unless clarification is made on this nvidia vs amd drivers issue. Im completly new to this community/market and have no idea whats going on. Excuse my lack of knowledge :p 
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