New build (700$)

[Elizardo Michel Lopez]

Hows this build? Ordered everything besides the GTX 760 already.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2R0Rp) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2R0Rp/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2R0Rp/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54440) | $189.98 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h81mp33) | $42.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2kit4g3d1609ds1s00) | $74.99 @ Microcenter
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $59.98 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx760dc2oc2gd5) | $249.99 @ NCIX US
**Case** | [Thermaltake Level 10 GTS Snow Edition ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-vo30006w2n) | $69.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500m) | $39.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $727.90
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-10 23:40 EST-0500 |


So what do you think.. perfect 700 dollar gaming rig? or could i have done better?

 

[woltej1]

I would've gone with a fx 8320 at that price. Put the money towards the mobo and some into a better PSU. Maybe take $10 from the case and put it into the PSU also.

Overall not bad though, you'll be happy with it.

 

[Elizardo Michel Lopez]

nope, go intel or go home .. haha. The mobo is cheap but do you think it will be fine for the next few years ? The psu, from what i hear is pretty decent. Do i really need to update it? I bought all the parts.

 

[Elizardo Michel Lopez]

I would've gone with a fx 8320 at that price. Put the money towards the mobo and some into a better PSU. Maybe take $10 from the case and put it into the PSU also.

Overall not bad though, you'll be happy with it.

nope, go intel or go home .. haha. The mobo is cheap but do you think it will be fine for the next few years ? The psu, from what i hear is pretty decent. Do i really need to update it? I bought all the parts.

Thanks

 

[emj]

I would've gone with a fx 8320 at that price. Put the money towards the mobo and some into a better PSU. Maybe take $10 from the case and put it into the PSU also.

Overall not bad though, you'll be happy with it.

nope, go intel or go home .. haha. The mobo is cheap but do you think it will be fine for the next few years ? The psu, from what i hear is pretty decent. Do i really need to update it? I bought all the parts.

Thanks

then don't ask for our opinions if you're already set on intel. every body will tell you amd at this price point. fx 8320+130$ gigabyte/asus mobo and a gtx 770> the build you posted by a mile and a half. honestly the fx is more future proof then that silly i5. hyperthreading can't compete with amd's 8 cores when it comes down to a pure gaming stand point(300$+intel processor to do what amd already does at half the price) fan boys these days.

 

[Elizardo Michel Lopez]

I would've gone with a fx 8320 at that price. Put the money towards the mobo and some into a better PSU. Maybe take $10 from the case and put it into the PSU also.

Overall not bad though, you'll be happy with it.

nope, go intel or go home .. haha. The mobo is cheap but do you think it will be fine for the next few years ? The psu, from what i hear is pretty decent. Do i really need to update it? I bought all the parts.

Thanks

then don't ask for our opinions if you're already set on intel. every body will tell you amd at this price point. fx 8320+130$ gigabyte/asus mobo and a gtx 770> the build you posted by a mile and a half. honestly the fx is more future proof then that silly i5. hyperthreading can't compete with amd's 8 cores when it comes down to a pure gaming stand point(300$+intel processor to do what amd already does at half the price) fan boys these days.

I said overall on the build. and, the processor was 175$, not 300. I would take intel over amd cpus ANY DAY. Anyone will tell you that. They are just the much better company, and while they may be more expensive, i still prefer them . Whats the difference between 175, and 150 bucks . Thats right. 15 dollars. Gtx 770, way over budget. Please look at what i wrote before commenting. 8 cores? Lol silly. i5 will beat an fx 6 core anyday. i5 has newer technology like turbo boost and other things that beat amd. in a 700 dollar system , and me being an intel guy, I just prefer them. So you need to calm down. Besides that, i dont need my CPU taking up more watts then my GPU, thank you very much..

 

[Elizardo Michel Lopez]

I would've gone with a fx 8320 at that price. Put the money towards the mobo and some into a better PSU. Maybe take $10 from the case and put it into the PSU also.

Overall not bad though, you'll be happy with it.

nope, go intel or go home .. haha. The mobo is cheap but do you think it will be fine for the next few years ? The psu, from what i hear is pretty decent. Do i really need to update it? I bought all the parts.

Thanks

then don't ask for our opinions if you're already set on intel. every body will tell you amd at this price point. fx 8320+130$ gigabyte/asus mobo and a gtx 770> the build you posted by a mile and a half. honestly the fx is more future proof then that silly i5. hyperthreading can't compete with amd's 8 cores when it comes down to a pure gaming stand point(300$+intel processor to do what amd already does at half the price) fan boys these days.

Oh, and the i5's minumum fps in game beats amd by 10 FPS in everygame.

 

[jubih]

i'd go with this

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

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8320frhkbox) | $149.99 @ Newegg
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970ads3p) | $79.79 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2kit4g3d1609ds1s00) | $74.99 @ Microcenter
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $59.98 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9270xgaming2g) | $219.99 @ NCIX US
**Case** | [Thermaltake Level 10 GTS Snow Edition ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-vo30006w2n) | $69.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600m) | $54.99 @ Microcenter
**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas) | $16.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $726.71
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-11 21:21 EST-0500 |

 

[jubih]

Hows this build? Ordered everything besides the GTX 760 already.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2R0Rp) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2R0Rp/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2R0Rp/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54440) | $189.98 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h81mp33) | $42.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2kit4g3d1609ds1s00) | $74.99 @ Microcenter
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $59.98 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx760dc2oc2gd5) | $249.99 @ NCIX US
**Case** | [Thermaltake Level 10 GTS Snow Edition ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-vo30006w2n) | $69.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500m) | $39.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $727.90
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-10 23:40 EST-0500 |


So what do you think.. perfect 700 dollar gaming rig? or could i have done better?

I would've gone with a fx 8320 at that price. Put the money towards the mobo and some into a better PSU. Maybe take $10 from the case and put it into the PSU also.

Overall not bad though, you'll be happy with it.

nope, go intel or go home .. haha. The mobo is cheap but do you think it will be fine for the next few years ? The psu, from what i hear is pretty decent. Do i really need to update it? I bought all the parts.

Thanks

then don't ask for our opinions if you're already set on intel. every body will tell you amd at this price point. fx 8320+130$ gigabyte/asus mobo and a gtx 770> the build you posted by a mile and a half. honestly the fx is more future proof then that silly i5. hyperthreading can't compete with amd's 8 cores when it comes down to a pure gaming stand point(300$+intel processor to do what amd already does at half the price) fan boys these days.

Oh, and the i5's minumum fps in game beats amd by 10 FPS in everygame.

and if you want to say that your cpu is better than the 8320 go look here: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html

 

[jshoop]

@woltje1 and jubih: i wouldve gone with the same thing,

@op, on a buget, AMD's price to performance beats intel. and 83xx is about the same performance as the i5, not trying to burst your bubble

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-4440-vs-AMD-FX-8320

also, why go intel when you cant overclock? if i were to go intel, i would get the i5 4670k, or the previous generation to overclock it. you can easily overclock an amd processor like the 8320 over 4.2 ghz, and at that point it will be better than the non-overclocked intel. also, amd processors also boost themselves into higher operating frequencies.

finally, it wouldve been easier to fill out the form that has an option for preferred company, i forget where it is. its somewhere on toms.

to stick with your intel, with that low of a budget theres nothing much you can do to get anything better without going amd

 

[okcnaline]

Well enough. I can't give you advise as to get another processor, but everything fits enough.

 

[Elizardo Michel Lopez]

@woltje1 and jubih: i wouldve gone with the same thing,

@op, on a buget, AMD's price to performance beats intel. and 83xx is about the same performance as the i5, not trying to burst your bubble

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-4440-vs-AMD-FX-8320

also, why go intel when you cant overclock? if i were to go intel, i would get the i5 4670k, or the previous generation to overclock it. you can easily overclock an amd processor like the 8320 over 4.2 ghz, and at that point it will be better than the non-overclocked intel. also, amd processors also boost themselves into higher operating frequencies.

finally, it wouldve been easier to fill out the form that has an option for preferred company, i forget where it is. its somewhere on toms.

to stick with your intel, with that low of a budget theres nothing much you can do to get anything better without going amd

Well, I ordered the parts already. You dont have to be such jerks about it. I just prefer Intel over Amd. The gtx 760 is pretty much gonna be the main piece of hard ware in this build anyways.

 

[emj]

I would've gone with a fx 8320 at that price. Put the money towards the mobo and some into a better PSU. Maybe take $10 from the case and put it into the PSU also.

Overall not bad though, you'll be happy with it.

nope, go intel or go home .. haha. The mobo is cheap but do you think it will be fine for the next few years ? The psu, from what i hear is pretty decent. Do i really need to update it? I bought all the parts.

Thanks

then don't ask for our opinions if you're already set on intel. every body will tell you amd at this price point. fx 8320+130$ gigabyte/asus mobo and a gtx 770> the build you posted by a mile and a half. honestly the fx is more future proof then that silly i5. hyperthreading can't compete with amd's 8 cores when it comes down to a pure gaming stand point(300$+intel processor to do what amd already does at half the price) fan boys these days.

Oh, and the i5's minumum fps in game beats amd by 10 FPS in everygame.

wrong. I clearly cant even debate with such a fanboy as yourself why did you even ask for help if you know you want intel its a no brainer.

 

[Elizardo Michel Lopez]

I would've gone with a fx 8320 at that price. Put the money towards the mobo and some into a better PSU. Maybe take $10 from the case and put it into the PSU also.

Overall not bad though, you'll be happy with it.

nope, go intel or go home .. haha. The mobo is cheap but do you think it will be fine for the next few years ? The psu, from what i hear is pretty decent. Do i really need to update it? I bought all the parts.

Thanks

then don't ask for our opinions if you're already set on intel. every body will tell you amd at this price point. fx 8320+130$ gigabyte/asus mobo and a gtx 770> the build you posted by a mile and a half. honestly the fx is more future proof then that silly i5. hyperthreading can't compete with amd's 8 cores when it comes down to a pure gaming stand point(300$+intel processor to do what amd already does at half the price) fan boys these days.

Oh, and the i5's minumum fps in game beats amd by 10 FPS in everygame.

wrong. I clearly cant even debate with such a fanboy as yourself why did you even ask for help if you know you want intel its a no brainer.

(Not a fanboy) Ive owned AMD before. Just saying i prefer intel. I already ordered the parts.