PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Micro Center) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus M5A97 PLUS ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($67.89 @ OutletPC) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC) Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($172.99 @ Newegg) Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US) Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) Total: $628.71 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Oh I'm sure Todd also knows a lot. To be honest, I haven't looked that good at his list, but that's because it was so late for me. I'll look at his list now too. (and looking at Todds list is just a little less convenient compared to the pcpartpicker lists Haro always posts) It's just nice having MORE people here that know stuff about it. Looks good! (I don't know the US prices) how kuch would ± 214 dollars get you in an intel CPU combined with an appropiate motherboard? Hmm, to start off, the use of DVD drives has been declining a lot. For example, in my ± 910 (and now ± 955) euro selfbuilt pc, there's no DVD drive at all. I nust don't use it, so I don't need it. I suspect the OP doesn't use DVD discs too much either, so let's remove it for this comparison (my suspections could of course be wrong). That equates to the system costing 570 dollars, which is about 50 less than Haro's suggestion. I'd say, for that price it's not bad! The only thing I'd do is change the GPU to the AMD one that costs about the same. --- Now that we have these two systems, I think DoubleCakes can choose the price he'd prefer, and then just build it! (pssst, but still look at secondhand parts, that's just so much more performance for the same price )
I'm not sure why OP wants an AMD build since their IPC is much lower than Intel's right now, but I made the AMD build anyways. Here's what I would personally do for $600. It goes $60 over budget but is much better IMO. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.89 @ OutletPC) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.75 @ OutletPC) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC) Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($172.99 @ Newegg) Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($76.50 @ Newegg) Total: $666.98 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
I see a few flaws in Todd's list. You'd rather have the FX-8350 over the 6300. AMD is too far behind from Intel that sacrificing on their highest model is not good. If you have to go AMD, the only option that makes sense besides for the very low end is the 8350. Going with an AMD GPU is much better for builds with a low budget. Their value per dollar is much better than Nvidia <$300. For $190, you get the GTX 960 which costs $20 more than the R9 380 and yet the 380 performs better.
I would indeed definitely try to get this. Only swap to an AMD CPU if you ARE streaming and video editing/rendering.
