New Gaming Rig

[03mach1]

Hey Guys & Gals!

Was wanting to get some advice from all of you on a good gaming rig for myself! I Want to say thank you ahead of time for your input. Thanks!



Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: Done with build by mid-Jan.

Budget Range: 800

System Usage from Most to Least Important: This will be just for gaming. I play Guild Wars 2, WoW, LoL and also Phantasy Star 2 Online

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: Whole New System

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Anything but Microcenter ~ I don't live close to one 🙁

Location: Pensacola, FL

Parts Preferences: I love AMD - They have always treated me well

Overclocking: Maybe ~ Only if I need to

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: 1900 x 1200

Additional Comments: This will be just for gaming. I play Guild Wars 2, WoW, LoL and also Phantasy Star 2 Online

 

[ixi_your_face]

Hey man!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6100 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($127.27 @ TigerDirect)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 760GM-E51 (FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($62.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($183.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: OCZ ZT 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $799.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-28 12:07 EST-0500)

Everything should be just fine there, it'll definitely run GW2 at high at 1200p.

P.S

Yaks Bend FTW ^_^

 

[Dayan Hashmii]

Hi, I have a build for you that is $800 with the OS Included. As for places where you should buy I recommend newegg.com or amazon.com. If you want to buy in a store than try tigerdirect.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($82.54 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($214.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($58.86 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $805.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-28 12:16 EST-0500)

This is a complete AMD System, Good Cpu Cooler, Runs your games at your resolution @ 60fps and above, Also if you do ever decide to livestream or make videos this will be a perfect system with the 8 cores it has.

 

[03mach1]

Hey man!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6100 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($127.27 @ TigerDirect)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 760GM-E51 (FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($62.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($183.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: OCZ ZT 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $799.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-28 12:07 EST-0500)

Everything should be just fine there, it'll definitely run GW2 at high at 1200p.

P.S

Yaks Bend FTW ^_^

Haha!

Thanks for the input buddy! Anyone else want to chime in?

 

[tiny voices]

Hey man!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6100 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($127.27 @ TigerDirect)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 760GM-E51 (FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($62.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($183.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: OCZ ZT 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $799.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-28 12:07 EST-0500)

Everything should be just fine there, it'll definitely run GW2 at high at 1200p.

P.S

Yaks Bend FTW ^_^

This is a terrible option, I'm sorry.

the CPU is junk. AMD said this themselves.
The motherboard is VERY low and and uses a 5 year old chipset.
That PSU is overpriced and the company that makes it went bankrupt.

 

[03mach1]

Hey man!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6100 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($127.27 @ TigerDirect)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 760GM-E51 (FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($62.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($183.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: OCZ ZT 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $799.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-28 12:07 EST-0500)

Everything should be just fine there, it'll definitely run GW2 at high at 1200p.

P.S

Yaks Bend FTW ^_^

This is a terrible option, I'm sorry.

the CPU is junk. AMD said this themselves.
The motherboard is VERY low and and uses a 5 year old chipset.
That PSU is overpriced and the company that makes it went bankrupt.

Thanks for the info! I have been putting a list of some parts together. What do you think a reasonable build would be? Thanks!

 

[tiny voices]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
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 ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($236.98 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $803.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-28 12:19 EST-0500)

This is better on every front. I would do this for sure.

-Better CPU
-MUCH better motherboard
-Better GPU
-Better quality PSU
-Faster RAM

 

[AMD Radeon]

i will go for 8320

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
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 ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($205.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $804.06
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-28 12:19 EST-0500)

 

[Dayan Hashmii]

Both Amd Radeon and Tiny Voices have a good build. All it comes down to is which you prefer.

 

[03mach1]

I really appreciate all the input! What RAM is faster the G.Skill that AMD posted or the A-Data? I have always used G.Skill. First time hearing of A-Data

 

[tiny voices]

Technically the g.skill is faster but by no noticeable amount to the human eye and you have to manually overclock it. It will not just automatically run at 2400.

Don't let RAM speeds affect your entire build choice. They do not really matter in the grand scheme of things.

I recently changed from 1333mhz to 2133mhz RAM because it was given to me for free and I can tell no difference at all. Even synthetic benchmarks barely show much of a difference. Faster RAM only really matters with integrated graphics.

 

[03mach1]

Technically the g.skill is faster but by no noticeable amount to the human eye and you have to manually overclock it. It will not just automatically run at 2400.

Don't let RAM speeds affect your entire build choice. They do not really matter in the grand scheme of things.

I recently changed from 1333mhz to 2133mhz RAM because it was given to me for free and I can tell no difference at all. Even synthetic benchmarks barely show much of a difference. Faster RAM only really matters with integrated graphics.

I was just curious. I know RAM speeds aren't really going to play a big difference. These are both great builds. Love the windows 7 that you threw in there. I can not stand windows 8.

 

[tiny voices]

I have 8.1 and it is in benchmarks AND in practical use faster than 7. Games run better on it, it is simply better. "Games run better on 7" is a myth.

 

[03mach1]

I have 8.1 and it is in benchmarks AND in practical use faster than 7. Games run better on it, it is simply better. "Games run better on 7" is a myth.

Very interesting! Sounds like the compatibility issues I was hearing about have been resolved. just took a little time! Thanks!

 

[tiny voices]

Yeah, I was weary to upgrade from 7 but when I went to 8.1, everything was faster. Yes, it took some getting used to , but I really like it now. Pretty much everything runs smoother.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7zg1K-OM1w for example.

 

[03mach1]

Yeah, I was weary to upgrade from 7 but when I went to 8.1, everything was faster. Yes, it took some getting used to , but I really like it now. Pretty much everything runs smoother.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7zg1K-OM1w for example.

Oh nice! Thank you for the boost! haha. I was wanting to stay on Windows 7 but i think I may make the leap!!

 

[tiny voices]

It is definitely worth it in my opinion. Always glad to be able to help!

 

[03mach1]

It is definitely worth it in my opinion. Always glad to be able to help!

Would it be better to run the AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor or the 6 core that was posted?

 

[tiny voices]

The 8320 is better but ONLY if yo change nothing else in the build. For example lowering the GPU to get the 8320 will make performance WORSE.

 

[03mach1]

The 8320 is better but ONLY if yo change nothing else in the build. For example lowering the GPU to get the 8320 will make performance WORSE.

So I could run your build that you posts and just swap out the processor with the 8320 and be OK?

 

[Dayan Hashmii]

For Him I think the 8320 is fine, the 760 and r9 270x don't have much difference. Although you do get the 2 free games with the 760 rather than a glitched battlefield 4 with the r9 270x. I would recommend the r9 270x because I personally have one, and it performs REALLY good.

 

[03mach1]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
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 ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($236.98 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $803.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-28 12:19 EST-0500)

This is better on every front. I would do this for sure.

-Better CPU
-MUCH better motherboard
-Better GPU
-Better quality PSU
-Faster RAM