Good "Budget" Gaming Build?

[AstralDrifter]

Hi all,
I am a new member here, and I have just started researching a little into upgrading my old Dell Optiplex 745. Once I understood all the parts (and how old most of them are), I figured it would probably be best to just custom build a whole new desktop. So I've been looking at parts a little (mostly on NewEgg) and I think I have a decently budgeted gaming build. Could anyone possibly give me a little feedback on this? Things such as buying parts at a high price, buying unnecessary parts, buying incompatible parts, or bottlenecking would be my biggest worries.

So here's the rig i had in mind:

CPU: AMD FX-6300 Vishera 6-Core 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Desktop Processor

MoBo: ASRock 990FX Extreme6 AM3+ Northbridge: AMD 990FX Southbridge: AMD SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

RAM:G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR

HDD: Western Digital RE WD1001FYYG 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SAS 6Gb/s 3.5" Enterprise Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

GPU:PNY VCGGT6302XPB GeForce GT 630 2GB 128-Bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card

Pow:CORSAIR HX series HX650 650W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Thanks in advance for your help guys.

 

[revernt]

I would say the GPU will more than likely bottleneck on most new games.

This- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127788 -is a little better, only $5 extra than the PNY 630 as of this post.

 

[AstralDrifter]

I play mostly Elder Scrolls Online. And are there any cheaper ones you would suggest?

 

[Sig2525]

you could at least get a gtx 750ti as the gt 630 would be very weak compared to your processor, and that gt 630 would have a hard time running any new games today even at low settings and low resolution.

 

[thetylero]

Hi all,
I am a new member here, and I have just started researching a little into upgrading my old Dell Optiplex 745. Once I understood all the parts (and how old most of them are), I figured it would probably be best to just custom build a whole new desktop. So I've been looking at parts a little (mostly on NewEgg) and I think I have a decently budgeted gaming build. Could anyone possibly give me a little feedback on this? Things such as buying parts at a high price, buying unnecessary parts, buying incompatible parts, or bottlenecking would be my biggest worries.

So here's the rig i had in mind:

CPU: AMD FX-6300 Vishera 6-Core 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Desktop Processor

MoBo: ASRock 990FX Extreme6 AM3+ Northbridge: AMD 990FX Southbridge: AMD SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

RAM:G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR

HDD: Western Digital RE WD1001FYYG 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SAS 6Gb/s 3.5" Enterprise Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

GPU:PNY VCGGT6302XPB GeForce GT 630 2GB 128-Bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card

Pow:CORSAIR HX series HX650 650W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Thanks in advance for your help guys.

Here is a good video on budget building.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh2_fry7E70

 

[AstralDrifter]

I would say the GPU will more than likely bottleneck on most new games.

This- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127788 -is a little better, only $5 extra than the PNY 630 as of this post.

Will PCI 3x16 work for my motherboard though?

 

[Sig2525]

how bout the awesome pentium g3258 overclocked partnered with a b85/h81 mobo and a gtx 750ti and 8gb of ram. im sure this combo will do better than a fx 6300 partnered with a gt 630.

 

[revernt]

Will PCI 3x16 work for my motherboard though?

Absolutely, and you'll likely see no performance loss.

PCI-E 3.0 has a looooooot of bandwidth, more than most cards need at the moment.

 

[gskill support]

There are really good Z97 motherboards for $80-90.. pair that with the G3258 and GTX 750ti and it will be a great system for gaming. Also leaves the open option of overclocking and boosting performance.

how bout the awesome pentium g3258 overclocked partnered with a b85/h81 mobo and a gtx 750ti and 8gb of ram. im sure this combo will do better than a fx 6300 partnered with a gt 630.

 

[TofuLion]

yea, you should definitely invest in a better graphics card, it's most important for gaming rig. if you plan on doing alot of overclocking and tweaking, fx6300 or pentium g3258 would be best bet for budget builds. if you are more of a "plug and play" type, look at an i3 or cheaper i5 and save money on the mobo

 

[LucoTF]

Why are you getting such an overpriced hard drive and poor gpu? Give me a budget and I'll build you something

 

[LucoTF]

An all newegg build around the same price:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($200.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $646.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 16:04 EST-0500

Includes a case.

 

[ohiou_grad_2006]

Also ditch the 990fx board. If you are going amd, get a 970 series motherboard if you don't intend to use sli or crossfire. I suggest the gigabyte 970a-ud3p. I have the 970a-ud3 which is the older version of that. Works great. Use the savings for a better video card.

 

[TofuLion]

tweaked the above build. better gpu, slightly worse (but still sufficient) cpu

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4370 3.8GHz Dual-Core Processor ($160.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 4GB Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $666.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 17:01 EST-0500

 

[ohiou_grad_2006]

Not a bad build above. If the OP is taking chances, I picked up a radeon 7950 from ebay for 116 over Christmas time. If you can find a good deal with the fans working well, it might be something to consider, then you could up the budget and maybe get an i5 or something along those lines.

 

[Sig2525]

take time to look at this,..

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-b81-cheap-overclocking,3888.html

this will be a very good budget build

this article talk about the g3258 overclocked on a h81 motherboard, now pair that with 8gb of ram and a 750 ti or r9 270x

 

[AstralDrifter]

Hey guys just wanted to say thank you all for your advice and sorry for the delay!