I need help with my first build

[aledia25]

looking to buy it ASAP

Budget Range: $500-700

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, video editing, web surfing and I want to heavily multitask

Are you buying a monitor: Yes around 24 to 27 inches

Do you need to buy OS: Yes, Windows 7

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg or amazon

Country: US

Parts Preferences: Intel CPU. Nvidia GPU. I'd like to have 8GB to 4GB

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No


The parts that I know I'm getting for sure:
Intel Core i5-3470 Quad-Core Processor 3.2 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53470


I'll be playing Arkham Origins, Blackflag, Skyrim, MMOs, FPS, Sports games basically every game out there.

 

[Guest]

So you'll be purchasing your parts including the monitor with that budget?
A monitor that size will take up nearly half your budget (a quarter of it with the cheapest one).

Assuming you're buying the monitor separately:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.29 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($34.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.54 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($153.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $724.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-12 05:28 EST-0500)

You could always add in another stick of ram later on.


It's really hard building a good all-around pc for your preferences with that budget.
I originally started at $500 myself but ultimately ended going up to $900ish to get what I wanted.

 

[sora]

So you'll be purchasing your parts including the monitor with that budget?
A monitor that size will take up nearly half your budget (a quarter of it with the cheapest one).

Assuming you're buying the monitor separately:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.29 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($34.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.54 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($153.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $724.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-12 05:28 EST-0500)

You could always add in another stick of ram later on.


It's really hard building a good all-around pc for your preferences with that budget.
I originally started at $500 myself but ultimately ended going up to $900ish to get what I wanted.

This build is pretty good but I suggest spending the extra money to get 8GB RAM.

 

[Spinny99]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/21sDU
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/21sDU/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/21sDU/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.49 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Momentus Thin 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($245.98 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Tempest 210 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 430W ATX12V Power Supply ($27.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $671.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-12 20:04 EST-0500)

You can change the case if you want. Not really sure what you prefer. It's actually a little beast of a build. By the way, that RAM is kick ass. Hope I helped!

 

[aledia25]

looking to buy it ASAP

Budget Range: $500-700

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, video editing, web surfing and I want to heavily multitask

Are you buying a monitor: Yes around 24 to 27 inches

Do you need to buy OS: Yes, Windows 7

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg or amazon

Country: US

Parts Preferences: Intel CPU. Nvidia GPU. I'd like to have 8GB to 4GB

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No


The parts that I know I'm getting for sure:
Intel Core i5-3470 Quad-Core Processor 3.2 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53470


I'll be playing Arkham Origins, Blackflag, Skyrim, MMOs, FPS, Sports games basically every game out there.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/21sDU
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/21sDU/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/21sDU/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.49 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Momentus Thin 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($245.98 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Tempest 210 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 430W ATX12V Power Supply ($27.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $671.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-12 20:04 EST-0500)

You can change the case if you want. Not really sure what you prefer. It's actually a little beast of a build. By the way, that RAM is kick ass. Hope I helped!

IS AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor better than AMD
FX-8120 3.1ghz 8 core

 

[Spinny99]

It really depends on what you are doing. If the work you're doing is highly multi-threaded, the FX-8120 will perform better for you. It costs about ~$20 cheaper than the FX-8120 and can pump out just as much performance.

Also, the FX-6300 has the 'second generation' Bulldozer module called Piledriver. It's known to be 7-15% faster than the old Bulldozer CPU's which is most likely why the FX-6300 performs so well.

 

[Guest]

looking to buy it ASAP

Budget Range: $500-700

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, video editing, web surfing and I want to heavily multitask

Are you buying a monitor: Yes around 24 to 27 inches

Do you need to buy OS: Yes, Windows 7

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg or amazon

Country: US

Parts Preferences: Intel CPU. Nvidia GPU. I'd like to have 8GB to 4GB

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No


The parts that I know I'm getting for sure:
Intel Core i5-3470 Quad-Core Processor 3.2 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53470


I'll be playing Arkham Origins, Blackflag, Skyrim, MMOs, FPS, Sports games basically every game out there.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/21sDU
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/21sDU/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/21sDU/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.49 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Momentus Thin 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($245.98 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Tempest 210 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 430W ATX12V Power Supply ($27.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $671.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-12 20:04 EST-0500)

You can change the case if you want. Not really sure what you prefer. It's actually a little beast of a build. By the way, that RAM is kick ass. Hope I helped!

IS AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor better than AMD
FX-8120 3.1ghz 8 core

You stated you wanted an intel build but selected an AMD build? Bit confusing.
Anywho, seeing as you're doing video editing, an eight core processor would be better for rendering. You'll definitely want as much cores as possible for multitasking via run threads on.
You listed the top priority as gaming so the FX 6300 is understandable and is fine (I actually considered that while making my budget build).
The fx 6300 has better clock speeds and improved IPC of piledriver while the 8120 is better for video editing because of the extra 2 cores.
They're both the same price, so it's your decision.

The build you chose as the best solution, for $10 more you could get a 1TB hard drive at 7200rpm which is a lot better. If you're not planning on overclocking, the LE will be fine. And if you're not overclocking you don't necessarily need a CPU cooler. It may be a bit quieter but the stock one that comes with the CPU will do just fine. At $78 you could buy two sticks of 4gb Ram and run dual channel which handles memory processing a lot better than a single stick. That PSU is a bit iffy, NEVER cheap out on the PSU. It's the heart of your system. If it blows out, it can take the rest of your parts with it.
That build also failed to include the OS.

If you want to go an AMD budget build, this would be a bit better for your preferences (if not overclocking):
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($83.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($75.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.03 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($153.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $666.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-13 01:56 EST-0500)