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Started by aronian | | 8 answers
Is this a good budget build
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DDxNBm and which motherboard would be more reliable this http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-970ag43 or the one currently in my build
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October 16, 2014 11:48:43 PM

Here's a non-overclocking build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $590.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-17 02:48 EDT-0400
October 16, 2014 11:17:06 PM

Maybe if this pc can handle it
October 16, 2014 8:46:40 PM

Also.. Do you have any interest in overclocking?
October 16, 2014 8:44:35 PM

your good try to get larger hardrive later
October 16, 2014 8:43:54 PM

My very old pc right now has only 60gb but i still have around 30 left
October 16, 2014 8:40:09 PM

Mostly League the most games Ill have is maybe League,Ghost Recons and the games from the AMD Rewards which is probably Alien Isolation,Payday and Just Cause 2
October 16, 2014 8:19:42 PM

What will you be doing on this PC? (160gb runs out fast, if you're getting games.)
a b V Motherboard
October 16, 2014 8:01:53 PM

I edited your build. Around $600

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

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($97.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-N30-HE 55.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($9.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: AMD 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($24.39 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case ($41.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($17.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $612.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-16 23:01 EDT-0400

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