Good budget PC build?

[mike804]

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600
Memory ($95.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($225.91 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Microcenter)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $825.80

Reason im using a 600W is because later on i will crossfire the 270x's.

 

[Boss Cat Johnson]

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Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $79.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 21:52 EST-0500)

Looks great! The only thing i would change is the PSU because the corsair builder series isn't that great. This XFX PSU is made by Seasonic which makes some of the best PSU's out there.

 

[mike804]

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Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $79.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 21:52 EST-0500)

Looks great! The only thing i would change is the PSU because the corsair builder series isn't that great. This XFX PSU is made by Seasonic which makes some of the best PSU's out there.

ok, i have replaced it with the 650W version, its at $885 now. I would like to know if i could run future games like star citizen (which utilizes cryengine 3) at high or low settings. and if i cant, will crossfire help me out?

 

[Boss Cat Johnson]

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Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $79.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 21:52 EST-0500)

Looks great! The only thing i would change is the PSU because the corsair builder series isn't that great. This XFX PSU is made by Seasonic which makes some of the best PSU's out there.

ok, i have replaced it with the 650W version, its at $885 now. I would like to know if i could run future games like star citizen (which utilizes cryengine 3) at high or low settings. and if i cant, will crossfire help me out?

I'm not familiar with that game but if it uses Cryengine 3 i would say medium to high if you overclock your processor and GPU. Then if you crossfire i don't see why you couldn't play on ultra. If you plan to overclock you CPU you might want to look into a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo.

 

[realchaos]

NO. Do not crossfire with that motherboard. That motherboard only has two PCIe 2.0 lanes, one runs at x16 and the other runs at x4. That means that if you attempt to crossfire, one of the gpu will run at x4. That's so slow that you won't notice a performance increase whatsoever from a second gpu.
You can do much better for your money.

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CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $832.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 22:21 EST-0500)

-The 6350 is 400mhz faster.
-Added a cpu cooler to overclock.
-Better motherboard at a cheaper price. The Asus M5A97 R2.0 is considered one of the best 970 chipset motherboard because of its great VRMs for overclocking.
-Cheaper RAM, better performance because it's two sticks so it can utilize dual channel memory.
-Cheaper HDD. The WD Black is faster, but it's not worth the extra money.
-Much stronger gpu.
-Better quality psu and cheaper. The semi-modular version of the CX is much better than the non-modular version.

 

[mike804]

NO. Do not crossfire with that motherboard. That motherboard only has two PCIe 2.0 lanes, one runs at x16 and the other runs at x4. That means that if you attempt to crossfire, one of the gpu will run at x4. That's so slow that you won't notice a performance increase whatsoever from a second gpu.
You can do much better for your money.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $832.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 22:21 EST-0500)

-The 6350 is 400mhz faster.
-Added a cpu cooler to overclock.
-Better motherboard at a cheaper price. The Asus M5A97 R2.0 is considered one of the best 970 chipset motherboard because of its great VRMs for overclocking.
-Cheaper RAM, better performance because it's two sticks so it can utilize dual channel memory.
-Cheaper HDD. The WD Black is faster, but it's not worth the extra money.
-Much stronger gpu.
-Better quality psu and cheaper. The semi-modular version of the CX is much better than the non-modular version.

why thank you, this build looks way better than mines (although im changing it to windows 7 because windows 8 doesnt feel good), is the 6350 good for overclocking, how high can it go with this setup? this is my first build so i dont know much.

 

[realchaos]

It can go fairly high. With the Hyper 212 EVO's great cooling capabilities and the great VRM heatsinks on the Asus board, you should be able to get around 4.6ghz.
Actually, if you want, you can save $20 by grabbing the FX-6300 and overclocking it to FX-6350 levels since they are essentially the same chip with different clock rates.