I need a new PC really bad but I am on budget of 600-650ish, so I came up with this Build, tell me what i could do a bit better with, or go a bit lower on, or even if i picked a bad part.
I followed the rule of "don't want to spend more on a Gpu than the Cpu and vice versa"
Note a $30 rebate on Gpu
I am using this to game on so here's a list of games I want to play on it:
World of warcraft
Rift
Portal 1 + 2
TF2
Borderlands 2
Fallout 3 + new vegas
Counter-strike: source
That's most of them maybe a few others but can't think of them right now(probably indie games and less graphics intensive.)
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.98 @ Outlet PC) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($49.99 @ NCIX US) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.58 @ Outlet PC) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 1GB Video Card ($124.99 @ Newegg) Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC) Total: $660.48 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-16 17:33 EDT-0400)
Change the power supply to the COOLMAX ZX 600W 80 Plus silver certified. It allows upgrades and is only $49.99 on newegg. Also, get the Intel i3-3225, it has decent enough integrated graphics to run your games and is only $140. Just find a compatible motherboard, or get the i5-3570K, it's the same price as the FX and HD 7770 with decent graphics installed and the 600 watt power supply leaves room for a later upgrade, like a GTX 660 or HD 7850But go with the FX if you do a lot if multitasking or prefer AMD. Just know that the intel cpu's (3rd generation i3, i5, i7) use the latest and fastest 22nm technology, which 0 AMD CPUs use, they only use 45nm or 32nm, both of which are still good
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CPU: AMD A8-5500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Biostar Hi-Fi A85W ATX FM2 Motherboard ($79.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.23 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card ($63.19 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.98 @ Outlet PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $577.32
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-16 17:03 EDT-0400)
I followed the rule of "don't want to spend more on a Gpu than the Cpu and vice versa"
Note a $30 rebate on Gpu
I am using this to game on so here's a list of games I want to play on it:
World of warcraft
Rift
Portal 1 + 2
TF2
Borderlands 2
Fallout 3 + new vegas
Counter-strike: source
That's most of them maybe a few others but can't think of them right now(probably indie games and less graphics intensive.)
Edit: forgot USD
Change the power supply to the COOLMAX ZX 600W 80 Plus silver certified. It allows upgrades and is only $49.99 on newegg. Also, get the Intel i3-3225, it has decent enough integrated graphics to run your games and is only $140. Just find a compatible motherboard, or get the i5-3570K, it's the same price as the FX and HD 7770 with decent graphics installed and the 600 watt power supply leaves room for a later upgrade, like a GTX 660 or HD 7850But go with the FX if you do a lot if multitasking or prefer AMD. Just know that the intel cpu's (3rd generation i3, i5, i7) use the latest and fastest 22nm technology, which 0 AMD CPUs use, they only use 45nm or 32nm, both of which are still good