Is this a decent build for the price or no? If not, what do you suggest? ($500 budget)

[Merfner]

Hey guys. Just like the title says, is this a decent build for the price or no? It will be used for games like League of Legends, World of Warcraft, Sims 4, Hearthstone, and other simple ones, nothing crazy like Battlefield and stuff. If it's not, what build would you suggest, open to any suggestions. I don't need an OS, and will buy a monitor somewhere else, don't include it. And I prefer to have a built in wi-fi thing. Thank you. 😀


[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2MdHR) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2MdHR/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2MdHR/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD A10-6790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad679kwohlbox) | $124.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-fm2a75mae35) | $57.78 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f32133c10d8gsr) | $80.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $56.98 @ OutletPC
**Case** | [Sentey CS1-1398 PLUS ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sentey-case-cs11398plus) | $47.98 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430) | $34.99 @ Micro Center
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $403.70
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-22 21:26 EDT-0400 |

 

[readysetmosh]

I recently saw 1x2gb RAM for $20. Get two of those and you'll cut the price of your current RAM by $60. I've seen cheaper cases, but if you have the money and don't mind spending an extra $20 then you're good with that. The CPU is really good so unless you're gonna be doing more serious gaming than what you previously stated then you'd be better off going with a AMD Athlon II X3 455 3.3GHz Triple-Core Processor.

 

[Merfner]

I recently saw 1x2gb RAM for $20. Get two of those and you'll cut the price of your current RAM by $60. I've seen cheaper cases, but if you have the money and don't mind spending an extra $20 then you're good with that. The CPU is really good so unless you're gonna be doing more serious gaming than what you previously stated then you'd be better off going with a AMD Athlon II X3 455 3.3GHz Triple-Core Processor.

The thing is, I don't really know much about this stuff, but I look at this build, and being nooby like me, where is the GPU at? lol.

 

[readysetmosh]

I recently saw 1x2gb RAM for $20. Get two of those and you'll cut the price of your current RAM by $60. I've seen cheaper cases, but if you have the money and don't mind spending an extra $20 then you're good with that. The CPU is really good so unless you're gonna be doing more serious gaming than what you previously stated then you'd be better off going with a AMD Athlon II X3 455 3.3GHz Triple-Core Processor.

The thing is, I don't really know much about this stuff, but I look at this build, and being nooby like me, where is the GPU at? lol.

It's built into the mobo. It says that the onboard video performance depends on the CPU, so, to the best of my knowledge, the CPU I mentioned earlier should get the job done.

 

[readysetmosh]

Actually, I take that back. After doing a little research I found that the CPU I mentioned does not have an integrated GPU. As long as you get a CPU that has at least 3 cores and is 3.0ghz+ and has an integrated GPU you should be good

Edit: The CPU you originally said has an integrated GPU: "The AMD A10-6790K is a quad-core processor with integrated Radeon HD 8000 series graphics"

 

[nikoli707]

you would be better off with a dedicated graphics card. i also switched out that corsair power supply for a much better quality antec unit. changed the case to a smaller micro-atx sized case, and back down on the ram since you dont need 2133 unless your on the apu.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI A55M-E33 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card ($84.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($18.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $435.65
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-22 22:00 EDT-0400)

though if you really want it to be right at the $500 budget, you will get quite a bit more performance in gaming.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($18.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $495.66
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-22 21:58 EDT-0400)

 

[Merfner]

you would be better off with a dedicated graphics card. i also switched out that corsair power supply for a much better quality antec unit. changed the case to a smaller micro-atx sized case, and back down on the ram since you dont need 2133 unless your on the apu.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($57.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card ($84.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($18.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $453.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-22 21:43 EDT-0400)

though if you really want it to be right at the $500 budget, you will get quite a bit more performance all the way around...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($115.38 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($18.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $496.30
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-22 21:54 EDT-0400)

How much better is the second one? Is it actually noticeable? I don't know if you play League or not, but if you do, what kind of settings do you see these 2 bringing in?

 

[nikoli707]

i edited the build a little so look at it.... but with the x4-760k and an r7-265 you could run world of warcraft completely maxed out at 1080p.....
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Sapphire/R7_265_Dual-X/21.html

here is a video of league of legends being played maxed out with the r7-265, though note the description has a much faster intel i7 cpu, but that shouldn't affect the performance too much.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xNjXq17HfU

the r7-265 is roughly 25% faster than the r7-260, and the 260 is roughly 40% faster than the 7750, and the 7750 is probably 30% faster than the a10-6790k as far as the graphics are concerned. so your spending not much more money for much better overall graphics. the r7-265 would play battlefield 4 on medium/high settings no problem.

 

[Merfner]

i edited the build a little so look at it.... but with the x4-760k and an r7-265 you could run world of warcraft completely maxed out at 1080p.....
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Sapphire/R7_265_Dual-X/21.html

here is a video of league of legends being played maxed out with the r7-265, though note the description has a much faster intel i7 cpu, but that shouldn't affect the performance too much.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xNjXq17HfU

the r7-265 is roughly 25% faster than the r7-260, and the 260 is roughly 40% faster than the 7750, and the 7750 is probably 30% faster than the a10-6790k as far as the graphics are concerned. so your spending not much more money for much better overall graphics. the r7-265 would play battlefield 4 on medium/high settings no problem.

Alright sounds good. And I forgot to mention, I need a disc tray, can those be put in any case, or will the case you put have aproblem with it?

 

[nikoli707]

there are two sizes, slim and standard. as long as the optical drive is newer and has "SATA" connection, it will work fine. you can get them for about $20 at most.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $16.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-22 22:32 EDT-0400)

 

[nikoli707]

but im going to be honest.... if you truly can afford it, you would be much better off with an fx6300+r9-270 based system as it is going to be much more future proof and offer many years of 1080p gaming for not that much more than your $500 budget. at $565 it would offer exceptional 1080p gaming in any game made today, and also be ready for games in the future that you may want to play.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $565.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-22 22:38 EDT-0400)