Advice on pc build.

[commanderEcho]

This is my pc build created on a budget of $500 to $600. I plan on buying windows 8.1 from the windows store. I also have a cd drive from my current build.

The build:http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mhFBHx
I know the cpu will bottleneck the gpu, I plan on buying a cpu cooler and overclocking sometime in the future.

 

[turbopiki]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($63.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.45 @ OutletPC)
Total: $589.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-20 21:53 EDT-0400

 

[hamzahfelix]

Your cpu when overclocked would not 'bottleneck' a r9 280. Your storage would, however. I would recommend getting a ssd now and saving up for a hdd later if your budget is tight.

I made changes to your storage, mobo, psu and also add a cpu cooler. personally I prefer Asus build quality for the mobo. The added wattage of the psu would give you some overclock headroom.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DhmyBm

 

[Outlander_04]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($85.50 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock 970M PRO3 Micro ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($62.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.45 @ OutletPC)
Total: $590.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-21 00:55 EDT-0400

Better than the 860K or i3 options . But a little more expensive

 

[turbopiki]

i3 beats fx-6300 in every game and if he want to upgrade in the future he doesnt need to buy new Motherboard aswell

 

[Outlander_04]

i3 beats fx-6300 in every game and if he want to upgrade in the future he doesnt need to buy new Motherboard aswell

On a clean computer with no other software maybe .
Play online , with a real computer set up running a firewall an AV and all the other services required and an OCed FX 6300 demolishes an i3 which will choke

 

[turbopiki]

you need to OC fx6300 to beat i3 for which you need good motherboard not some cheap one with 4+1 power phases. and a good CPU cooler . So if you put all this things together its usally cheaper to get i5 4460, H97 chipset motherboard or even B85 or H81 will do just fine because you dont need to OC. and because you wont be OC he can use stock cooler

 

[logainofhades]

Both builds are over budgets, if you exclude MIR's.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($56.70 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.50 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.88 @ NCIX US)
Total: $597.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-21 14:22 EDT-0400

 

[Darkbreeze]

i3 beats fx-6300 in every game and if he want to upgrade in the future he doesnt need to buy new Motherboard aswell

On a clean computer with no other software maybe .
Play online , with a real computer set up running a firewall an AV and all the other services required and an OCed FX 6300 demolishes an i3 which will choke

Ok, normally I stay out of this, but how is it that an OC'd FX-6300 "demolishes" an i3, as you say, when an overclocked 8320, 8320e, 8350 or 8370 doesn't? I've shown you proof of this before, and the i3-4360 pretty much wiped the table with the FX chips on the majority of games, some applications, and used WAY less power. So, do you have some concrete proof of this, because I for one would like to actually see an OC'd 6300 that demolishes the i3-4360 on more than 50% of game titles.

Here's my evidence: http://www.techspot.com/review/943-best-value-desktop-cpu/page6.html


I'm truly interested in seeing yours.

 

[logainofhades]

The online comment is comical at best. Many online games are MMO's. MMO's generally do not do well with AMD CPU's, as they are not very well threaded.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Can't argue with that.

 

[damric]

Fact: FX-6300 is slower at gaming than the ancient Phenom II, at stock, clock for clock, and at max overclock.

It also gets beat in gaming by the cheaper Athlon 860K.

It certainly could never topple the equivalent priced Haswell i3.

The only reason to ever get an FX CPU is to get the cheapest FX-83xx, overclock it, and use it in a super low budget streaming machine.

^^ Even in that example it, adequate motherboard and cooling will cost so much that the user might as well get the Haswell Xeon and H97 board with stock cooling.