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[TheSexyMamadoMan]

I have been thinking I will build a gaming PC.
Talking to my brother, (who has a lot of experience after 8 custom builds and years of being a pc gamer), he suggested me this...
CPU: Phenom ii x6 1090t: 50$ (bros old cpu)
Mobo: AMD 970a G46: 95$
RAM: PNY XLR8 1x8gb: 65$
STORAGE: WD Blue 1tb: 55$
PSU: Evga 500w: 45$
Video Card: Dual-X R9 280: 190$
Case: Thermaltake commander G41 Free (brothers gift)
Monitor: 1080p 21.5 inch Free (found in house)


I think it is good, but if any changes can be made, include the first six parts under a limit of 500$
thanks

 

[Yoann Teodosieff]

Would be better to get dual channel RAM. If you ask your brother it will be a waste of money, but its better. You can get the 280x but if you overclock the 280 you will get better results than the stock 280X.

 

[smorizio]

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $301.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 13:55 EST-0500

on the video card hold off the newer nvidia 960 are dropping at the end of the month.

 

[masteranu]

I think you got it well
Yeah always try to get best gpu for money
Save money from other components and get best gpu you can achieve
Because that's what matters the most
That's the only advice u will need
And check psus 12v output before buying
You can get idea about psu with this link answers
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2466879/power-supply-compatible-components.html

Edit:forgot to mention
If you can try to buy quad core i5 with 6mb l3 cache memory
Even second gen 2500k won't bottleneck latest gpus
if you r running on budget that's good choice
Because always think about price 😛erformance gain ratio
Coz nowerdays gaming is better with 4 Cores

 

[TheSexyMamadoMan]

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $301.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 13:55 EST-0500

on the video card hold off the newer nvidia 960 are dropping at the end of the month.

Really?? I will have to hold off on buying the parts then, to see how it does.

 

[Gracodana]

Yeah hold off for the 960 at the very least it might make amd cut prices a little bit.