AMD Build for gaming and recording

[DrkProdig69]

1. Gaming, recording and general web browsing and streaming (if i can at low quality)

2. $450

3. USA

4. AMD-Fanboy

6. Keyboard, monitor, mouse and ive got a copy of Windows 7

7. If i can fit it in for my budget, sure.

8. 1280 x 1024 but would like to get a new monitor later

9. I can purchase the parts either saturday or early next week.

I was looking at this build, but didnt know if it was okay http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1snlW

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Athlon x4 750k ($80) + Radeon 7770 ($80) + 120GB SSD ($90). Motherboard and ram will set you back another $100 or so. Less I you can get a combo deal maybe.

That leaves you $100 for a case, psu, optical drive, additional data hdd, etc. tight, but doable if you build the base system now and add as finances allow.

 

[DrkProdig69]

Athlon x4 750k ($80) + Radeon 7770 ($80) + 120GB SSD ($90). Motherboard and ram will set you back another $100 or so. Less I you can get a combo deal maybe.

That leaves you $100 for a case, psu, optical drive, additional data hdd, etc. tight, but doable if you build the base system now and add as finances allow.

Thank you, but i really need something that i can build and use now, what do you think about the build i linked in OP?

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Thank you, but i really need something that i can build and use now, what do you think about the build i linked in OP?

You can build and use it now... I'll point out that the case/psu/hdd you selected were $112 total. But if you really were hoping for a 3TB storage drive, say, that'd be something for the next paycheck.

The only difference between the system you linked and the system I would recommend is that instead of $150 for a CPU and $60 for an HDD, I'd suggest an $80 CPU and dumping the savings into the I/O subsystem (SSD + HDD.)

Strictly for gaming, your build will be better. For general day to day use, web surfing, and other crap, mine'll be less prone to awkward pauses and drive crunching. Since you mentioned doing things other than gaming, well... *shrug*

 

[DrkProdig69]

Reason why i prefer my build is that it has a more powerfull CPU which will really help when it comes down to recording and or live streaming.

If i was to go with my build, does this look alright? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1sBZG

 

[mfenn]

If i was to go with my build, does this look alright? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1sBZG

That's trading CPU performance for a fancier mobo which is not a good idea on a budget-limited machine.

 

[Torn Mind]

I don't believe the FX-8320 is officially supported on that Asrock mobo, though.

http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/960GMU3S3 FX/?cat=CPU

 

[mfenn]

I don't believe the FX-8320 is officially supported on that Asrock mobo, though.

http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/960GMU3S3 FX/?cat=CPU

Excellent point, it looks like that board tops out at 95W processors.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Reason why i prefer my build is that it has a more powerfull CPU which will really help when it comes down to recording and or live streaming.

Recording? Nah. If you're doing multitrack video or audio recording, you're probably I/O limited. Especially with a single platter HDD.

Encoding? Sure.

Live streaming as in watching things on the internet? A dual core Atom can do that.

Live streaming out - as in broadcasting? You'll probably be bandwidth limited before you cap your CPU. Even an old C2D can encode do h.264 at 360p in better-than-realtime, and upload it to a broadcasting service like ustream. (Their live encoding software requires any 2.3GHz cual core.)

It's not bad to want a faster CPU, but I think you may be misidentifying your bottleneck.

 

[Torn Mind]

Excellent point, it looks like that board tops out at 95W processors.

For Bulldozer and Piledriver. It seems that Phenom IIs with a 125 W TDP do work on there for some reason.

 

[monstercameron]

I would go:
[$149]a10-6800k {use this apu until you can aford to get better graphics like a 7790-7970 or a 650ti-680}
[-$53]a55 mobo { http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157332 }(cheap and supports ddr3-2400)
[-$69]1 TB hdd { http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822236339 }(gameplay captures will eat up tonnes of memory)
[-$69]8GB ddr3 2133/2400 { http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231666 }
[$~50]500W psu
[$~50]whatever case
[-$99]windows license {with out this it will be right in your budget}

rough total: $544( $582 w/ tax ), $444 ( $475 w/ tax )[sans windows license]

this budget allows wiggle room for the psu, case and if necessary, going from a10-6800k to a 5800k.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1tbYO

 

[Insert_Nickname]

Athlon x4 750k ($80) + Radeon 7770 ($80) + 120GB SSD ($90). Motherboard and ram will set you back another $100 or so. Less I you can get a combo deal maybe.

That leaves you $100 for a case, psu, optical drive, additional data hdd, etc. tight, but doable if you build the base system now and add as finances allow.

Seconded. You could of course loose the SSD as this is a gaming machine, but it will improve your everyday experience tremendously.