Going to help a friend build a new budget rig that will allow him to play the more modern games. His old rig is way out dated so a new one is needed.
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Gaming, web surfing, and maybe video streaming. Gaming mainly.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
Trying to keep it to $600 but may need to up it some.
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA.
4. IF you're buying parts OUTSIDE the US, please post a link to the vendor you'll be buying from.
We can't be expected to scour the internet on your behalf, chasing down deals in your specific country... Again, help us, help YOU.
Bought & shipped USA. NE, Amazon, etc., Unfortunately no access to Microcenter or Frys
5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
Trying to build it around a AMD FX6300 cpu
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
All new parts except kb, mouse, and monitor are to be reused.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
OCing would be nice if possible but understood due to budget it may not be possible
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
He is using 1680x1050 but hoping to get that changed later to 1920x1080 so that is the ultimate target.
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Note that it is usually not cost or time effective to choose your build more than a month before you actually plan to be using it.
November 2013. Will try to catch some holiday sales this month
X. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
Windows 7. Part of the budget
I never did an AMD build so I need a bit of help choosing the right parts and match them up properly. Here is what we have come up with so far:
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811146075
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139050
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819113286
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127663
HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822236339
ODD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135204
O/S: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116986
Mobo: undecided. Needs to be cheap in price but if possible can overclock.
RAM: Undecided. 8GB (2x4GB) preferred. Anything compatible is fine. Shame RAM prices have gone up recently.
Currently that's around $570 with the rebates and a mobo and ram is still needed. I'm not really big on those rebate cards since collecting them takes forever and even then actually getting them can be difficult. I personally like direct price cuts on an item. So I like to go buy stock pricing as a general rule but any rebate is better than nothing.
I figure the gpu chosen will get him started. Later on he'll want to upgrade at some point especially if and when he goes 1920x1080. I'll probably help him on that when the time comes. I chose the Corsair psu because 1) I trust and love their units. 2) Could go with a cheaper unit like the 430w but I'm thinking ahead a bit if he does go more powerful gpu so 500w is a better choice in that respect.
The motherboard choice is where we're having the most problem. You can get them cheap $40-$50 but those low enders are risky. It'll either work fine or fail epically due to poor build quality. Personally I like buying high end quality components but this is a budget build. Anyhow a suggestion for a good budget mobo and a suggestion for a budget overclocking mobo would be helpful. Like I mentioned atop I think I'm going to bust the budget set down but we'll see.
If someone can come up with a better case choice that would be great. So many to choose from. If we can get it with a front USB3 that would be sweet but its not critcal. More concerned about case cooling and that's why I chose that NZXT Source 210. It can house up to 7 case fans. I may be sticking a aftermarket hsf in there to cool for overclocking. Also we're talking about a single hdd and a single odd so lots of bays is not critical either.
I'll be scouring the net for sales and so forth. Any help you guys can give would be much appreciated. Thanks.
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Gaming, web surfing, and maybe video streaming. Gaming mainly.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
Trying to keep it to $600 but may need to up it some.
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA.
4. IF you're buying parts OUTSIDE the US, please post a link to the vendor you'll be buying from.
We can't be expected to scour the internet on your behalf, chasing down deals in your specific country... Again, help us, help YOU.
Bought & shipped USA. NE, Amazon, etc., Unfortunately no access to Microcenter or Frys
5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
Trying to build it around a AMD FX6300 cpu
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
All new parts except kb, mouse, and monitor are to be reused.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
OCing would be nice if possible but understood due to budget it may not be possible
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
He is using 1680x1050 but hoping to get that changed later to 1920x1080 so that is the ultimate target.
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Note that it is usually not cost or time effective to choose your build more than a month before you actually plan to be using it.
November 2013. Will try to catch some holiday sales this month
X. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
Windows 7. Part of the budget
I never did an AMD build so I need a bit of help choosing the right parts and match them up properly. Here is what we have come up with so far:
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811146075
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139050
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819113286
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127663
HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822236339
ODD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135204
O/S: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116986
Mobo: undecided. Needs to be cheap in price but if possible can overclock.
RAM: Undecided. 8GB (2x4GB) preferred. Anything compatible is fine. Shame RAM prices have gone up recently.
Currently that's around $570 with the rebates and a mobo and ram is still needed. I'm not really big on those rebate cards since collecting them takes forever and even then actually getting them can be difficult. I personally like direct price cuts on an item. So I like to go buy stock pricing as a general rule but any rebate is better than nothing.
I figure the gpu chosen will get him started. Later on he'll want to upgrade at some point especially if and when he goes 1920x1080. I'll probably help him on that when the time comes. I chose the Corsair psu because 1) I trust and love their units. 2) Could go with a cheaper unit like the 430w but I'm thinking ahead a bit if he does go more powerful gpu so 500w is a better choice in that respect.
The motherboard choice is where we're having the most problem. You can get them cheap $40-$50 but those low enders are risky. It'll either work fine or fail epically due to poor build quality. Personally I like buying high end quality components but this is a budget build. Anyhow a suggestion for a good budget mobo and a suggestion for a budget overclocking mobo would be helpful. Like I mentioned atop I think I'm going to bust the budget set down but we'll see.
If someone can come up with a better case choice that would be great. So many to choose from. If we can get it with a front USB3 that would be sweet but its not critcal. More concerned about case cooling and that's why I chose that NZXT Source 210. It can house up to 7 case fans. I may be sticking a aftermarket hsf in there to cool for overclocking. Also we're talking about a single hdd and a single odd so lots of bays is not critical either.
I'll be scouring the net for sales and so forth. Any help you guys can give would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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