$350 to spend for cpu/mobo/vga

[agavenectar]

hello everyone

I have a $350 budget for a cpu, motherboard and vga. I will be trying to ship the parts internationally from newegg within this month.

This build will be used for gaming at 1920x1080. The games I normally play are the likes of BF3, Skyrim, Hitman Absolution, Fallout, Crysis 3, Metro, Far Cry 3, League of Legends, etc...

I'm open for anything, overclocking can be an option if recommended too.

I'm looking forward for the combination suggestions within that budget.

 

[jnkweaver]

What psu do you have? I assume by vga you mean a graphics card.

 

[agavenectar]

Sorry, I forgot to mention my PSU. I have a Gigabyte PoweRock 500W PSU (http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3338#sp)

And yes, VGA as in graphics card.

 

[ps3hacker12]

Sorry, I forgot to mention my PSU. I have a Gigabyte PoweRock 500W PSU (http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3338#sp)

And yes, VGA as in graphics card.

Thats a fairly nice PSU:

Spoiler

the Power Rock 500w, which is a CWT DSA based unit. Definitely a good and reliable design.

Vreg is under 3% on all the rails, and the ripple is about half spec on the minor rails, with the 12v rail being around 40-50mv which is less than half spec.

Internal Caps are a Rubycon 105*C Primary and Teapo 105*C secondary.

Only downside is the fan being a sleeve bearing, but it's a Yate Loon D12SH-12 and those guys are very reliable.

Slightly over the $350 budget but:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($92.55 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($169.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $356.54
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-08 16:34 EDT-0400)

 

[Outlander_04]

Or this mb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128602&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
to drop the price under $350

 

[jnkweaver]

It is about $352

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Bv1B

 

[Outlander_04]

It is about $352

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Bv1B

You get stuck with a motherboard for a long time .
The best compatibility for FX processors is 970 , and 990 chip sets

 

[agavenectar]

So I suppose AMD is my best route considering the budget.

I should get a good price/performance ratio after overclocking I reckon.

Interesting builds fellas.

 

[ps3hacker12]

So I suppose AMD is my best route considering the budget.

I should get a good price/performance ratio after overclocking I reckon.

Interesting builds fellas.

May i ask, why specifically these three parts?

Whats your total budget? Or if your upgrading a current system, what are the full system specs of that system?

 

[agavenectar]

I'm purchasing the rest locally. I'll probably be paying something around $100 to have these three parts shipped to me to Beirut, Lebanon.

So I'd rather spare myself the hassle and extra shipping fees and buy the rest from local shops.

 

[agavenectar]

I just noticed that AMD motherboards don't have PCI Express x16 3.0. Is that a big deal if I were to get a Geforce GTX 660 or Radeon 7870?

 

[Outlander_04]

I just noticed that AMD motherboards don't have PCI Express x16 3.0. Is that a big deal if I were to get a Geforce GTX 660 or Radeon 7870?

It makes no difference at all even with a top end graphics card

 

[agavenectar]

I'm wondering, would a Haswell Pentium G3220 paired with a gtx 660 be a bad idea? Using a z87 board to leave room for future upgrade to say a K processor?

 

[ps3hacker12]

If you do plan on upgrading, then a G3220 is more powerful a processor than most think, thats not a bad plan.

Mail in rebates don't mean anything to you right?

if mail in rebates dont count:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Biostar Hi-Fi Z87W ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $349.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-09 07:13 EDT-0400)

 

[agavenectar]

well, it turns out that the bank agreed for a PC loan. I've increased my budget and picked other parts.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1C64q

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.97 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($254.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $559.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-10 06:12 EDT-0400)

 

[ps3hacker12]

Thats a pretty nice core system, one thing, why are you going for a non-overclockable processor with an overclocking motherboard? Seems like a bit of a waste of money.

 

[agavenectar]

seeing as the bank agreed on the loan, I decided to purchase the parts locally. My other options are:

- Asus H87M-E $159
- Intel DH87MC $135

the Gigabyte board I opted for costs $203.

The problem with the Asus board is that it is in uATX form. I don't know if the case I have supports that factor.

The case is a CoolerMaster K280. On the website, it only mentions ATX and mATX form factors.
http://www.coolermaster.com/product/Detail/case/mid-tower/k280.html

 

[ps3hacker12]

uATX is the same as mATX, but go for an ATX board if you can, avoid intel boards.

If those are your only options stick with the Z87 board.

 

[agavenectar]

I'm gonna stick with the Z87 board. Thanks a lot for all your input.