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Building My First Gaming Computer I Need Your opinions here Ph,Canada,Us,Uk
Alright Guys i Have just started out in the forums and i have no idea what im supposed to do so i
Will be needing your help and opinions . So i Wanted to make A gaming Computer And here is my
Budget : 30,000 pesos or 399.37 pounds , 740.39 canadian dollars , 671.29 US Dollars and the os i
Want is windows 7 64 bit and compatible with almost any game :) 
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April 25, 2014 6:21:10 AM

What did you end up going with?
April 25, 2014 3:15:41 AM

Thanks guys once again i have already built my pc :) 
April 23, 2014 7:21:25 PM

Alright guys i will be taking a look on your references and thanks for helping me out :) 
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April 23, 2014 8:47:56 AM

paitjsu sadff said:
the thing is you pay a premium on the 750ti for the low consumption, wich is not needed in this particular case... the r7 265 is usualy about the same price and those performs better by a good 15% in every games...


The 750ti model I picked it a heavily overclocked one, so should perform similar to a reference model 265 that are generally a similar price. Also, considering the OP's location, lower power consumption is probably a good thing since it also means less heat. ;) 
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April 23, 2014 8:42:39 AM

the thing is you pay a premium on the 750ti for the low consumption, wich is not needed in this particular case... the r7 265 is usualy about the same price and those performs better by a good 15% in every games...
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April 23, 2014 8:01:48 AM

I would prefer a GTX 750ti at minimum, but settled on the 250x/HD7770 to get in closer to budget. The only way to get any cheaper would be a 750k, I think, and those are at the bottom of the barrel and even worse upgrade path, unless AMD pulls a miracle out of thin air with excavator. Anyway, here is a 750k build with a 750ti.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.18 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75M Pro4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Enthusiast Edition Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Sentey CS1-1398 PLUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ TigerDirect)
Monitor: HP W2072a (A3M50AA#ABA) 60Hz 20.0" Monitor ($89.99 @ Micro Center)
Keyboard: Rosewill RK-700M Wired Standard Keyboard ($9.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Zalman ZM-M200 Wired Optical Mouse ($9.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $690.58
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-23 11:01 EDT-0400)
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April 23, 2014 7:58:23 AM

tgobc said:
Alright Guys i Have just started out in the forums and i have no idea what im supposed to do so i
Will be needing your help and opinions . So i Wanted to make A gaming Computer And here is my
Budget : 30,000 pesos or 399.37 pounds , 740.39 canadian dollars , 671.29 US Dollars and the os i
Want is windows 7 64 bit and compatible with almost any game :) 

Can you buy parts in your country for the converted cost in other currencies? As an example, if the AMD FX-6300 costs US $115, can you buy it for 5143 pesos in the Philippines? If not, then we need to know the average cost difference in percentage.
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April 23, 2014 7:48:02 AM

I agree about the upgrade potential of your intel build...i disagree on the overall performance of the FX CPU, i think in that regard it is better...even at stock clock speed, for OP budget if he wants best performance per dollars now, this is what i would go with...

But even the r7 260 GPU IMHO should be upgraded to at least a r7 265 for 1080p gaming, the GPU in both build is still by far the weakest link..what you think? can we provide better GPU performance without impacting too much on the cost, because let's agree both CPU will feed low-end cards like that all they long...
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April 23, 2014 7:27:03 AM

FX 6300 is only better in very select situations and when overclocked. With that weak board, overclocking isn't a good idea. Also the i3 can easily be upgraded to an i5, i7, or E3 1230v3. AM3+ is a dead socket and that board has no worthwhile upgrade potential.
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April 23, 2014 7:17:52 AM

I would go with something like that, the FX-6300 is a better CPU, much more future proof than the intel dual core, you also get a better GPU:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($114.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB Video Card ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Sentey CS1-1398 PLUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: HP W2072a (A3M50AA#ABA) 60Hz 20.0" Monitor ($89.99 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm Devastator Keyboard & Mouse Wired Standard Keyboard w/Laser Mouse ($31.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $658.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-23 10:16 EDT-0400)


*NOTE : You have 40$ worth of mail in rebates INCLUDED in the price of this build.

*Base total is 687.87$ US

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