Good Build for Price?

[Justin Nickel]

Trying to keep costs down.........

AMD FX-8320 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core $175
ASRock 990FX Extreme4 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard $140
Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB SATA 6Gb HD $95
MSI N660 TF 2GD5/OC GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI GPU $215
LITE-ON External Ultra Slim DVD/CD Writer Model eNAU108-111 $30
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Memory $70

Total Price $725

 

[g-unit1111]

What's the primary use for this build going to be? If it's gaming I'm going to say no, this would be far better:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($82.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($238.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $756.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-07 19:38 EDT-0400)r

 

[Justin Nickel]

What's the primary use for this build going to be? If it's gaming I'm going to say no, this would be far better:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($82.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($238.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $756.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-07 19:38 EDT-0400)r

Alright, I can spend about $900 so this will help a bit. Thinking of using the i5 3570 for my cpu. I was also told that the asrock motherboards have a high rate of return, so Im thinking of getting an ASUS board instead, just not sure which one.

 

[giltyler]

Your location please

 

[Justin Nickel]

Ohio

 

[giltyler]

City do you have a Microcenter close.
There are 3 in OHIO

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0393422 $99.99 with $15 rebate $84.99
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0388577 $189.99
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0347355 $84.99
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0403002 $209.99 with $10.00 rebate

This would be the place if you are close.

 

[Justin Nickel]

City do you have a Microcenter close.
There are 3 in OHIO

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0393422 $99.99 with $15 rebate $84.99
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0388577 $189.99
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0347355 $84.99
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0403002 $209.99 with $10.00 rebate

This would be the place if you are close.

I'm in Cincinnati and yes, there is one that is close. Unfortunately, my pc is already in a local shop near my house because it stopped rebooting over a week ago. I was going to have to pay like $250 for them to back up all my data and reinstall Windows 7.

Since my pc is MIA, I figured this would be a good time to get a new one. They are waiving labor charges if I have them build me a new pc, but ordering parts through them is costing me about $200 to $250 more than getting parts from online, so it all balances out in the end.

The guy has been real friendly and has spent a lot of time helping me. I would feel bad if I had someone else build my pc, but he obviously has bias for the AMD CPU's while I am beginning to lean towards the I5 3570.

Oh, I do not plan on overclocking so it is my understanding that the 3570P is the same as 3570k without the overclocking. Also, which CPU will better handle every day tasks since this wil also be my primary work pc.

Thanks!

 

[giltyler]

When I go to Microcenter I always see Cars with MOM and POP computer store names on them.
They may shop there and then add a little.

 

[Justin Nickel]

Probably, the guy I have been working with has a supplier he orders from. He just sent me this link that compares the 8350 to the I5 3570.

http://teksyndicate.com/videos/amd-fx-8350-oc-vs-i5-3570k-oc-battle-continues

 

[giltyler]

This may be a deal too good to pass up.
http://email.microcentermedia.com/1721ebdaalayfousial3n3tqaaaaaacbm7g4arh5ndeyaaaaa $59.00 when bought with this.
http://email.microcentermedia.com/16f47d343layfousial3n3taaaaaaacbm7g4arh5ndeyaaaaa $189.00
No question on how this combo will be better than anything else stated on this thread.

 

[g-unit1111]

What's the primary use for this build going to be? If it's gaming I'm going to say no, this would be far better:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($82.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($238.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $756.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-07 19:38 EDT-0400)r

Alright, I can spend about $900 so this will help a bit. Thinking of using the i5 3570 for my cpu. I was also told that the asrock motherboards have a high rate of return, so Im thinking of getting an ASUS board instead, just not sure which one.

Don't get the 3570 without getting the unlocked model. Otherwise you're paying money for no gain in performance. There's no difference between the 3350P, 3470, and 3570. You might as well get the less expensive CPU and put that money elsewhere.