Reply to this thread Solved Forum question Started by EcoMCG | June 19, 2014 3:49:16 PM | 2 answers Is this a good budget build? PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.73 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: MSI A88X-G43 ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($82.98 @ OutletPC) Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($157.98 @ Newegg) Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg) Total: $523.58 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-19 18:47 EDT-0400 Your solution preview Close Enable email notification of this thread By posting on this site, I confirm I am over 13 years of age and agree to abide by the site’s rules. Answer Best solution chosen by ErAnkurPaul joker50060 June 19, 2014 5:16:20 PM PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($86.48 @ OutletPC) Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB PCS+ Video Card ($159.99 @ NCIX US) Case: Rosewill Line Glow ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US) Total: $554.42 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-19 20:16 EDT-0400 dottorrent June 19, 2014 5:11:37 PM Remove that PSU and slap an aftermarket cooler on that CPU. Get an XFX Core 550w and a Cooler Master Hyper T4. That's really it. Don't bother with AMD's stock cooler. Way too loud and terrible cooling efficiency. See all answers
Best solution chosen by ErAnkurPaul joker50060 June 19, 2014 5:16:20 PM PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($86.48 @ OutletPC) Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB PCS+ Video Card ($159.99 @ NCIX US) Case: Rosewill Line Glow ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US) Total: $554.42 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-19 20:16 EDT-0400
dottorrent June 19, 2014 5:11:37 PM Remove that PSU and slap an aftermarket cooler on that CPU. Get an XFX Core 550w and a Cooler Master Hyper T4. That's really it. Don't bother with AMD's stock cooler. Way too loud and terrible cooling efficiency.