Opinions on this build?

[rrod14]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3c5xF

Is it balanced and is everything compatible?

 

[bfitzpatrick]

So far, everything looks compatible and good. Don't forget the RAM, storage, and case, though!

 

[logainofhades]

That motherboard doesn't officially support FX 8350. I would rather have this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.68 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($95.99 @ B&H)
Total: $720.64
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-18 13:56 EDT-0400)

 

[St0rm_KILL3r]

That rig is fine and is compatible. But fx 8350 is more equally balanced with gtx 770 and better gpus.
So fx 8320 should be your cpu considering the budget. You can even get an asus m5a97 r2.0 or Gigabyte ga 970a to save some money so that you will be able to afford gtx 770. Because for me fx 8320 and gtx 770 is better than fx 8350 and gtx 760.

 

[logainofhades]

No it is not compatible. http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/990FX%20Extreme3/?cat=CPU

 

[rrod14]

updated the build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3c80j

Should I stay with a amd fx 8350 or get a fx 8320 instead?

 

[logainofhades]

My Xeon solution is faster. An FX 8320 nor 8350 is going to beat it.

 

[rrod14]

Changed motherboard http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3c98J

 

[jshoop]

that is a good motherboard, my friend loves his. Also, with the xeon solution it cant be overclocked, and it is less expensive to get the 83xx. with the saved money theres a possibility between a 770 instead of a 760, which will help in games more. the difference between the 8350 and 8320 are only clock speeds and overclocking headroom. The 8350 has a higher clock speed and overclocks to the extreme higher than the 8320, but you probably wont see a difference between the two, go with the 8320

 

[logainofhades]

My original solution is cheaper than the OP's build with an FX 8320. Even overclocked, an FX 8320/8350 is not going to beat a 1230 v3.

 

[jshoop]

the op never had an 8320 build, which is alot cheaper than an 8320 build. this is what id go with

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3call

the gpu is a little cheaper but has a slightly higher core clock speed, an 8320 instead of the 8350, everything else is essentially the same and for a little less

 

[jshoop]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3caB1

this one has a better gpu, still less. you wont be able to overclock, thats why i didn't include the cooler. you should be fine without one. The motherboard is on the cheaper end but it will work unless you want to overclock. everything else is the same

 

[logainofhades]

My point was take the OP's FX 8350 build, swap an FX 8320 and the price difference was still higher than my original build and slower too.

 

[logainofhades]

Since not overclocking, this would be faster than your second build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($92.99 @ B&H)
Total: $712.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-18 16:06 EDT-0400)

 

[jshoop]

i was just making a 4440 build, i was checking to see if you put one up yet. id go with that one op, it has a better gpu and the i5 is great.

 

[rrod14]

Can you suggest a better motherboard for this http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3cdxJ

 

[jshoop]

what do you need it for? are you wanting to overclock? if you want a better mb id say an h81 from a know brand like asrock, asus, gigabyte, etc. none from biostar or ecs, those brands arent as good. its gonna be more expensive though, the motherboard there is fine

 

[rrod14]

Yes I want to overclock

 

[jshoop]

in that case go with the 8320 with the gigabyte ud3. it will be more expensive but you can overclock. to overclock an intel you need an unlocked processor (with a k at the end, for example 4770k) and a z87 motherboard, which are more expensive

 

[rrod14]

I like three builds you guys suggested. Which one would have the best performance?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3call
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3cb3b
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3c6NR

 

[jshoop]

the only overclockable one is the amd fx 8320 build, but the hyper 212 evo will only allow so much overclocking room. its better than the stock one but dont expect much more than 4.5 with stable temps below 75 or 70. id say the second best is the i5 one, because it has the 770 instead. the i5 will probably give you the best stock performance, but thats not overclockable. if you can stretch the budget id say try and get a 770 with the fx 8320

 

[rrod14]

Which one is better

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3cgCA
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3cgH8

 

[jshoop]

the 8320 build can overclock, theyll give around the same performance with the 8320 having the slight lead in my opinion. the only thing i would do is push your psu up to 650 and get a modular one, it will be better and give you overclocking headroom. right now your cutting it close, you would have nearly no room to upgrade anything. is sli is in the future go 850W, else go 650. 550 might work, id post a new thread just to make sure. i dont know as much about psus.

 

[FractalDesignCore]

Get the 8320 build the xeon is nonoverclockable. I rarely ever see Xeon processors used for gaming either.

 

[rrod14]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3csMC
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3cu5h

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