Review My First Gaming Build

[flash007]

I've Been Researching For The Last 2 Months & This is what I have Finally Decided.Though The Bill Is A Bit Too High From My Expectation.
I Just Wanted You All To Give It A Look Before I Order And Tell If There Is Anything That i Need To Change.
Pls,Do Advice Me About Some Other MOBO Which Is In Par With EXTREME4 But A Bit 'CHEAPER'

PS:I Expected The System To Be Around $550 But It Turned Out To Be $80 more
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Z8Im

 

[Ahmad Hazem]

Listen your build is good but what about the case?

and you should get a 2x4 rams and you can get them for 70$
other than that the build is good

 

[StarBG]

Going to change it a bit to optimize it. For overclocking you need also a cpu cooler.

 

[joker50060]

Its not so good but i do go for my build
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/30mai
you could remove the monitor

 

[ScrewySqrl]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($135.38 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FB-03 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $550.32
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-26 07:22 EST-0500)

I changed to the 6300 instead of the i5 and a different R7 260X, which saved enough to add a case and 8gb of dual-channel ram.

 

[H4X3R]

I see you have done some of your research. Here is the build i suggest. If you have ANY questions whatsoever regarding the suggested build, please do no hesitate to ask I also have a question: Do you already have a case? I ask this because i see that you have not included one in your build, therefore i am also not going to include one.

The build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/30mei

 

[StarBG]

10$ less and better but you still need a cpu cooler for overclocking and do you have already a case?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $623.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-26 07:33 EST-0500)

 

[flash007]

Yes I have a case! 😀

 

[ScrewySqrl]

Yes I have a case! 😀

in that case, you can take my build, drop the $30 case and put the money into an FX 8320

 

[Sayken]

my 2 cents:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/30opA
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/30opA/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/30opA/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($179.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $631.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-26 09:37 EST-0500)

people stop with tier 4 psus -.-"

 

[flash007]

A Question for all of you who recommend AMD over INTEL CPU.....What's WRONG with i5 4670k??

 

[StarBG]

Nothing wrong with it, they choose the AMD CPU because of the lower price.

 

[Sayken]

nothing.
i5 4670k is pretty much the best cpu for gaming you can get on the market.
only reason of my 8320 recommendation is because besides gaming the 8 cores help in editing, rendering, sculpting a lot and the price is cheaper.
that allows you to get a gtx 660 which is better than a hd 7850 in some games and apps and a tier 2 xfx psu to keep the parts safe.
you can oc the 8320 without worrying about temps. hyper 212 evo is pretty much the king of cpu coolers at it's price and can handle up to medium oc.
4.5ghz will still be stable.
quality matters o.o

 

[Sayken]

you won't see much of difference even in gaming between the fx 8320 and i5 4670k with that level of graphics card (maybe intel may manage more fps but not much 6fps at max)
fx 8320 will never bottleneck even sli gtx titan black and at that price sounds tempting 😵
of course apps and games optimized for intel will do better on intel but amd has it's own as well.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

A Question for all of you who recommend AMD over INTEL CPU.....What's WRONG with i5 4670k??

in this case, the AMD CPU loses a few FPS (4-6 at most) but brings your cost back under $550

 

[flash007]

Listen your build is good but what about the case?

and you should get a 2x4 rams and you can get them for 70$
other than that the build is good

i Already Have A Case!
Nyways Thanks

 

[flash007]

A Question for all of you who recommend AMD over INTEL CPU.....What's WRONG with i5 4670k??

in this case, the AMD CPU loses a few FPS (4-6 at most) but brings your cost back under $550

Yea!
But Isn't There any Other MOBO wHICH is say about $20-30 cheaper than Extreme4 any gives about same performance

 

[flash007]

nothing.
i5 4670k is pretty much the best cpu for gaming you can get on the market.
only reason of my 8320 recommendation is because besides gaming the 8 cores help in editing, rendering, sculpting a lot and the price is cheaper.
that allows you to get a gtx 660 which is better than a hd 7850 in some games and apps and a tier 2 xfx psu to keep the parts safe.
you can oc the 8320 without worrying about temps. hyper 212 evo is pretty much the king of cpu coolers at it's price and can handle up to medium oc.
4.5ghz will still be stable.
quality matters o.o

Actually I Would Be Using My PC Only For Gaming,Watching Movies & General Stuff....!

 

[ScrewySqrl]

A Question for all of you who recommend AMD over INTEL CPU.....What's WRONG with i5 4670k??

in this case, the AMD CPU loses a few FPS (4-6 at most) but brings your cost back under $550

Yea!
But Isn't There any Other MOBO wHICH is say about $20-30 cheaper than Extreme4 any gives about same performance

for overclock? not really... AS Rock is a good budget motherboard maker. Further up the chain (extreme 6, Extreme 9, Fatal1ty) are even better overclocking boards, the Extreme 3 is a good board as long as you aren't doing overclocks. (but in that case, why get a K processor?), you coudl step down to a H81 or B85 motherboard, but that won't be $90 difference like the 6300 vs 4670K

 

[flash007]

A Question for all of you who recommend AMD over INTEL CPU.....What's WRONG with i5 4670k??

in this case, the AMD CPU loses a few FPS (4-6 at most) but brings your cost back under $550

Yea!
But Isn't There any Other MOBO wHICH is say about $20-30 cheaper than Extreme4 any gives about same performance

for overclock? not really... AS Rock is a good budget motherboard maker. Further up the chain (extreme 6, Extreme 9, Fatal1ty) are even better overclocking boards, the Extreme 3 is a good board as long as you aren't doing overclocks. (but in that case, why get a K processor?), you coudl step down to a H81 or B85 motherboard, but that won't be $90 difference like the 6300 vs 4670K

If I Can Afford $633 Pc Then Should I Go with 4670K Or FX6300

 

[StarBG]

4670k is a lot better but for overclock you would need also a cpu cooler for around 30$.

 

[flash007]

4670k is a lot better but for overclock you would need also a cpu cooler for around 30$.

How About This? Zalman CNPS8900 Quiet CPU Cooler

 

[StarBG]

If it is a budget CPU cooler there is no way around the Cooler Master 212 Evo which is good.

 

[Sayken]

then you won't have any disadvantage with fx 8320 and comes at cheaper price resulting in better gpu which will bring you lot more fps than an intel cpu.
as long as there is no bottleneck with cpu gaming is about gpu not cpu.
gtx 660 is a decent gpu that can come close to hd 7870 performance.
and again fx 8350 amd highest cpu is just an factory overclocked fx 8320. at the 8320 price there is no better cpu than it!
with evo 212 you can easily oc to 4.4 ghz for evwn higher performance.
intel is better in single threaded work while amd is better in multi threaded work.
amd are not weak cpus.

 

[Sayken]

starbg a i5 is a bit better dpending on games and apps not lot better. don't say things you can't prove