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Building my first mid-class gaming pc (low budget) are the parts good?

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September 21, 2014 6:32:17 AM

Hello,
its my first time building a gaming pc by myself. I don't know really much about how different parts work with each other so I need your help.
I would mostly be using this pc for Video editing and gaming(games such as Counter Strike Global Offensive, Minecraft, Black Ops 2)
I am curios if I could play these games on max settings with anti aliasing on max?
My set up:
Processor: AMD FX 8320 Octa-Core Prozessor (3,5GHz, Socket AM3+, 16MB Cache, 125 Watt)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Mainboard Sockel FM2 (micro-ATX, AMD A75, DVI, HDMI, 6x SATA III, 4x USB 3.0
Video Card: Sapphire HD7850 Grafikkarte (PCI-e, 2048MB, GDDR5 Speicher, DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI, DP, 1 GPU)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Blau 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop Arbeitsspeicher (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B)
HDD: eagate Barracuda ST3000DM001 interne Festplatte 3TB (8,9 cm (3,5 Zoll), 7200rpm, 64MB Cache, SATA III)
Power Supply: Sharkoon WPM600

I think of overclocking the processor and the video card. What kind of other cooler would I need?
Thanks! :) 

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September 21, 2014 7:38:38 AM

First of all, I hope that you know that you need more things to make your pc work, like a power supply for example?
If you look on youtube you can probably find plenty of video's on how this system will perform. If you want to overclock your CPU you will need a third party CPU cooler or else your cpu will overheat
September 21, 2014 7:42:59 AM

BramF said:
First of all, I hope that you know that you need more things to make your pc work, like a power supply for example?
If you look on youtube you can probably find plenty of video's on how this system will perform. If you want to overclock your CPU you will need a third party CPU cooler or else your cpu will overheat

I am sorry, I do know about the powersupply, I forgot to mention it.
It will be a Sharkoon WPM600
For the third party cpu cooler, I would need your help.

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September 21, 2014 8:13:32 AM

AMD FX 8320, get the 8350 3 times better. the 8320 has the performance of a fx 6300. also in the future you will have to rebuild a new pc since you can't upgrade with that MotherBoard
September 21, 2014 8:14:14 AM

Im making a build for you.
September 21, 2014 8:14:48 AM

Whats your budget?
September 21, 2014 8:24:08 AM

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gTrsMp
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gTrsMp/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.98 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($5.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($106.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($73.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus HF1 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $582.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 11:23 EDT-0400
September 21, 2014 8:24:26 AM

Bhavneet Pannu said:
Whats your budget?


500 euro = 641.55 dollars = 393 pounds

September 21, 2014 8:24:50 AM

You will need a good cooler and a graphics card with that build maybe a R9 270x or r7 260x
September 21, 2014 8:25:19 AM

I would go with r9 270x it max out any game you throw at it.
September 21, 2014 8:26:48 AM

Bhavneet Pannu said:
I would go with r9 270x it max out any game you throw at it.

And what about the build i had but instead of hd 7850, i get a gtx 660 ti?
September 21, 2014 8:27:15 AM

Sorry my website loading a bit slow. 641$ ummm
September 21, 2014 8:27:55 AM

Gtx 660 ti is outdated, r9 270x is the way to go
September 21, 2014 8:31:37 AM

You could go with a g3258 2 core haswel and upgrade later
September 21, 2014 8:32:57 AM

Bhavneet Pannu said:
You could go with a g3258 2 core haswel and upgrade later

and what if my budget is still 641 dollars but without the power supply and the hdd because i already got them at home?
September 21, 2014 8:36:11 AM

500 euro, Intel G358 You can overclock it and you can later upgrade to intel i5/i7. You can Max Out any game and recording is no problem


PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/yCDVf7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/yCDVf7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor (£43.14 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.96 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£86.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£137.12 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus HF1 ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.33 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£58.78 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £495.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 16:34 BST+0100
September 21, 2014 8:37:18 AM

HelloThere23 said:
Bhavneet Pannu said:
You could go with a g3258 2 core haswel and upgrade later

and what if my budget is still 641 dollars but without the power supply and the hdd because i already got them at home?


What HDD is it and how many wats for the power supply
September 21, 2014 8:38:23 AM

Bhavneet Pannu said:
HelloThere23 said:
Bhavneet Pannu said:
You could go with a g3258 2 core haswel and upgrade later

and what if my budget is still 641 dollars but without the power supply and the hdd because i already got them at home?


What HDD is it and how many wats for the power supply


the ones i mentioned above
HDD: eagate Barracuda ST3000DM001 interne Festplatte 3TB (8,9 cm (3,5 Zoll), 7200rpm, 64MB Cache, SATA III)
Power Supply: Sharkoon WPM600 (600 watt)

So I bassicly just need a processor, video card, motherboard and ram

September 21, 2014 8:40:11 AM

HelloThere23 said:
Bhavneet Pannu said:
HelloThere23 said:
Bhavneet Pannu said:
You could go with a g3258 2 core haswel and upgrade later

and what if my budget is still 641 dollars but without the power supply and the hdd because i already got them at home?


What HDD is it and how many wats for the power supply


the ones i mentioned above
HDD: eagate Barracuda ST3000DM001 interne Festplatte 3TB (8,9 cm (3,5 Zoll), 7200rpm, 64MB Cache, SATA III)
Power Supply: Sharkoon WPM60

So I bassicly just need a processor, video card, motherboard and ram



Without Hdd and Power Supply you can get a better cpu (Rendering) or better GPU (more fps,better future proof)
September 21, 2014 8:41:08 AM

Bhavneet Pannu said:
HelloThere23 said:
Bhavneet Pannu said:
HelloThere23 said:
Bhavneet Pannu said:
You could go with a g3258 2 core haswel and upgrade later

and what if my budget is still 641 dollars but without the power supply and the hdd because i already got them at home?


What HDD is it and how many wats for the power supply


the ones i mentioned above
HDD: eagate Barracuda ST3000DM001 interne Festplatte 3TB (8,9 cm (3,5 Zoll), 7200rpm, 64MB Cache, SATA III)
Power Supply: Sharkoon WPM60

So I bassicly just need a processor, video card, motherboard and ram



Without Hdd and Power Supply you can get a better cpu (Rendering) or better GPU (more fps,better future proof)


what gpu would you suggest?
September 21, 2014 8:41:31 AM

I don't see anything wrong with the Pentium G3258 its very dam fast and can be overclocked. I would rather go with a better gpu since your not Live Streaming.
September 21, 2014 8:43:08 AM

Bhavneet Pannu said:
I don't see anything wrong with the Pentium G3258 its very dam fast and can be overclocked. I would rather go with a better gpu since your not Live Streaming.


I don't really care about the rendering time, jsut wanna play games with really high fps
September 21, 2014 8:43:57 AM

For example my pc Fx 8350| 16 Gb Ram DDR3 1600mhz | Asus Maximus VI Formula |256 Hyper X SSD | 1 Tb WD Black HHD | R9 295x2 is a over kill, i have a 1440p monitor and a 3D monitor i normaly play COOL games on 3D on ultra getting way over 240 fps. If i went with a intel i7 i wont get the epic/ultra fps i want
September 21, 2014 8:45:40 AM

Then... Welcome TO WONERLAND BABY

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/zWBtkL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/zWBtkL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor (£43.14 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.96 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£86.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£261.07 @ More Computers)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus HF1 ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.33 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £522.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 16:45 BST+0100
September 21, 2014 8:46:22 AM

Bhavneet Pannu said:
I don't see anything wrong with the Pentium G3258 its very dam fast and can be overclocked. I would rather go with a better gpu since your not Live Streaming.


Bhavneet Pannu said:
For example my pc Fx 8350| 16 Gb Ram DDR3 1600mhz | Asus Maximus VI Formula |256 Hyper X SSD | 1 Tb WD Black HHD | R9 295x2 is a over kill, i have a 1440p monitor and a 3D monitor i normaly play COOL games on 3D on ultra getting way over 240 fps. If i went with a intel i7 i wont get the epic/ultra fps i want


Ok so lets say, I get a r9 270x, fx 8350, 8 gb ram, 600 watt power supply, 1tb wd black hhd, and some mother board which you suggest, wouldnt that be good enoough?
September 21, 2014 8:46:28 AM

if you wanted you could put a r9 290x at 600 euros, WAY BETTER and much more future proof.
September 21, 2014 8:47:38 AM

the r9 290x fits in 670 euros
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/FMTxTW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/FMTxTW/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor (£43.14 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.96 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£86.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card (£413.46 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus HF1 ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.33 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £675.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 16:47 BST+0100
September 21, 2014 8:48:09 AM

Also the case zalman z11 plus looks EPIC
September 21, 2014 8:49:52 AM

Bhavneet Pannu said:
Also the case zalman z11 plus looks EPIC


I got a case,hdd and power supply, the only parts i need are motherboard, gpu, cpu and ram. I need these stuff for 450-500 euro
September 21, 2014 8:49:52 AM

Sorry bro your comments aren't loading for some reason its annoying
September 21, 2014 8:51:01 AM

Bhavneet Pannu said:
Sorry bro your comments aren't loading for some reason its annoying


I think we spammed too much
September 21, 2014 8:51:43 AM

First the amd fx 8350 is dead. No upgrading in the future at all. so in the future you have to build a computer from agian. and man you have a case too
September 21, 2014 8:52:39 AM

I kinda regret buying my fx 8350 since now in the future i have to replace my Motherboard and cpu. the motherboard and cpu was about $400-500 usd
September 21, 2014 8:53:20 AM

Bhavneet Pannu said:
First the amd fx 8350 is dead. No upgrading in the future at all. so in the future you have to build a computer from agian. and man you have a case too


I am not looking forward in upgrading this pc in the future 2-4 years, I just want one for Counterstrike Global Offensive, Call Of Duty and some other games, I dont wanna play on ultra ultra settings, i was like high settings and above 50 fps


September 21, 2014 8:55:00 AM

Wait do you already own a fx 8320 and the motherboard?
September 21, 2014 8:55:24 AM

I would like to get a i5 but its expensive
September 21, 2014 8:55:49 AM

Bhavneet Pannu said:
Wait do you already own a fx 8320 and the motherboard?


Nope
September 21, 2014 8:56:37 AM

Do you already own the fx 8320? and here is a build with the i5 but the r9 270x not 280x
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/rH7FCJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/rH7FCJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£165.00 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.96 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£86.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£137.12 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £471.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 16:56 BST+0100
September 21, 2014 8:57:04 AM

OH okay
September 21, 2014 8:58:37 AM

You can chose G3258 and r9 280x or i5 with r9 270x the i5 will support bf4 better. Also you can go with a Xeon 4 core 8 threads its the intel i7 4770 with no overclocking and no igpu
September 21, 2014 9:02:10 AM

Bhavneet Pannu said:
You can chose G3258 and r9 280x or i5 with r9 270x the i5 will support bf4 better. Also you can go with a Xeon 4 core 8 threads its the intel i7 4770 with no overclocking and no igpu


I am sorry, but I don't understand whats so bad about the fx 8350. Is it because you can't upgrade it? Like after a year or so the games wont run on it?
September 21, 2014 9:15:44 AM

no the amd fx 8350 is shit, the performance is the intel i3 and it not even close to the first gen i7 and the socket is dead.
September 21, 2014 9:20:36 AM

Bhavneet Pannu said:
no the amd fx 8350 is shit, the performance is the intel i3 and it not even close to the first gen i7 and the socket is dead.


Ok, lets say i get a Intel Core i5 4670K Prozessor, ASUS Radeon R9270X, 8 gb ram, what CHEAP motherboard would you suggest? If i get this pc, I wont be loooking forward to upgrading it in the future or overclocking it
September 21, 2014 10:32:38 AM

Alright After a bit more research, the intel i5 4 gen is going to be dead just like the fx 8350 so it doesn't matter.
a c 280 4 Gaming
September 21, 2014 10:37:13 AM

HelloThere23 said:
I would like to get a i5 but its expensive


A cheaper option would be to get a locked i5 and a h81 or B85 motherboard. You wouldn't need an aftermarket cooler.
September 21, 2014 10:41:55 AM

This should help you out now.
CPU: Amd Fx 8350 should be able to do whatever you want. If you are playing games from frostbite BF4 the Fx is better than some intel i5. The socket is dead.. and so is the intel i5 4670k. You can overclock this to about some what 4.4 ghz or even more.

Cooler: The standard cooler for all overclocker, cheap and does the job better than some water coolers.

Motherboard: Support all the AMD Fx, and support Cross-Fire. This means in the future you can add another Graphics card, having 2 r9 280x

Memory: Great brand, 1600mhz pretty good and a good voltage

GPU: Alright this is like the Base of a gaming pc. R9 280x can MAX Out alot of games and with the fx 8350 and BF4 its just way better than a intel i5. On minecraft it just rekts the game, giving so much fps. Call Of Duty is amazing with this graphics card, way better graphics than the PS4 and Xbox One. While Recording you should be getting over 60 fps on 1080p. This build can also support 1440p and over 3 monitors running 1080p. You can also live stream on twitch no problem, well depending on your internet speed.

Overall this pc is epic


PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/rTVPvK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/rTVPvK/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£119.90 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.96 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£49.58 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£222.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £474.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 18:34 BST+0100
September 21, 2014 11:39:44 AM

Bhavneet Pannu said:
This should help you out now.
CPU: Amd Fx 8350 should be able to do whatever you want. If you are playing games from frostbite BF4 the Fx is better than some intel i5. The socket is dead.. and so is the intel i5 4670k. You can overclock this to about some what 4.4 ghz or even more.

Cooler: The standard cooler for all overclocker, cheap and does the job better than some water coolers.

Motherboard: Support all the AMD Fx, and support Cross-Fire. This means in the future you can add another Graphics card, having 2 r9 280x

Memory: Great brand, 1600mhz pretty good and a good voltage

GPU: Alright this is like the Base of a gaming pc. R9 280x can MAX Out alot of games and with the fx 8350 and BF4 its just way better than a intel i5. On minecraft it just rekts the game, giving so much fps. Call Of Duty is amazing with this graphics card, way better graphics than the PS4 and Xbox One. While Recording you should be getting over 60 fps on 1080p. This build can also support 1440p and over 3 monitors running 1080p. You can also live stream on twitch no problem, well depending on your internet speed.

Overall this pc is epic


PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/rTVPvK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/rTVPvK/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£119.90 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.96 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£49.58 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£222.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £474.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 18:34 BST+0100


Oh my god, thank you! The problem now I have is that I can't find the Twin Frozr Gaming editon of this, (I don't really know if that matters) I can only get the MSI R9 280X GAMING 3072MB GDDR5.
And a question, if I decide to overclock my Processor, I need to get this Cooler Master Hyper which you suggested INSTEAD of the one in the fx-8350? And what If I don't overclock it, I could use the normal one, right?
Btw, I love you! :D  Thanks for wasting your time for this research!
a c 280 4 Gaming
September 21, 2014 12:06:20 PM

Get a locked i5 with a cheap motherboard and a GTX 970 if you can. The gaming performance would be much better.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£129.01 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£35.24 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card (£265.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £487.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 20:12 BST+0100
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