Please rate and help me build a custom gaming PC on a budget

[Electricute]

Looking to build a new PC and hopefully use some of the old parts (hard drive, power supply (maybe), case.

I would like to try to stay around $600, but realizing that it can be quite hard. I'd like to buy a better processor and video card, and sort of cheap out on the others as long as it wont affect the performance. Again, the main purpose would be for gaming, and some streaming of online movies, etc


http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/dvfK

CPU AMD FX-8150 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor $199.99 @ NCIX
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $34.98 @ NCIX
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard $84.99 $84.99 @ Canada Computers (can i cheap out more?)
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $49.88 $49.88 @ Canada Computers
Video Card PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card $249.99 @ NCIX
Power Supply Rosewill 600W ATX12V Power Supply $59.99 @ Newegg Canada (should this be enough to power the system?)

[george__]

No man, AMD for gaming is a big no no at this time.
I5 is the way to go. Drop the GPU to a 7850 and use the $ to get a I5
Also if you're not going to overclocking buying the locked version of the CPU / buying a cheaper (h77 instead of z77) board might also save your budget. And if you're not going to overclock a aftermarket cooler is not needed

[willy]

Agree ... Go for i5, drop the Hyper 212 (and use stock HSF), get an H77 based mobo for ~ $100, not a big fan of Rosewill PS (use the $$$ from Hyper 212 to get a better PSU) ...

[george__]

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-3450 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Microcenter)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H77M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($41.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($78.38 @ NCIX US)

Optical Drive: LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $617.33

(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)

This system will not be a good rig for overclocking. It's meant to run stock

[lostintransit]

If you want to stay with AMD don't cheap out on the mobo
Get a asus or msi 990 board, and lower the amd cpu to a 6100
Stick with you video card, thats going affect you the most in gaming
Yes , the PSU should be ok, I've purchased several rosewill PSU over the past 4 years and none have failed(yet)

[game_fanatic]

George buddy you're terrible at using the pcpartpicker lol..$149.99 for the i5-3450 is ISPU only, with no locations within Canada

try an i3 build OP, quite capable at gaming.

[Electricute]

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-3450 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Microcenter)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H77M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($41.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($78.38 @ NCIX US)

Optical Drive: LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $617.33

(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)

This system will not be a good rig for overclocking. It's meant to run stock


thanks all for the help, will be looking into it more.

i5 better than i7? or just based on price?

[george__]

@game_fanatic, he gets the idea though :P

You don't need a I7 for gaming. I5 is enough. Unless you need hyper-threading or just want a really fast CPU but the I7 is easily $300 range

edit: Personally, using a budget level board with the i7 doesn't make sense. So avoid the i7.

[cloakster]

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-3450 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Microcenter)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H77M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($41.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($78.38 @ NCIX US)

Optical Drive: LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $617.33

(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)

This system will not be a good rig for overclocking. It's meant to run stock

Those are US prices btw :P


An i5 3470 + HD 7870 would be the best combo in that price range.

[DavidY]

Those are US prices btw :P


An i5 3470 + HD 7870 would be the best combo in that price range.

OP doesn't have budget for the HD 7870.

Here's a build for about $650...a 600+ watt PS would allow a future crossfiring of the HD 7850:

Also, for the same $$, there are better PS than that Rosewill model....Antec TP, XFX to name a few.

PCPartPicker part list (http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/dxhN) / Price breakdown by merchant (http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/dxhN/by_merchant/) / Benchmarks (http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/dxhN/benchmarks/)

CPU: Intel Core i5-3450 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i53450) ($199.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gah77ds3h) ($94.99 @ Computer Valley)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl7d8gbxh) ($49.88 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card (http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/part/msi-video-card-r7850twinfrozr2gd5oc) ($219.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Antec 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/part/antec-power-supply-tp650) ($74.88 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $639.73
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-07-31 20:21 EDT-0400)

[george__]

Another idea for PSU - Corsair TX or Corsair HX. I had issues in the past with Antec (high pitched noise) stay away from them.
Good bet - Corsair TX650 V2 !

[DavidY]

Another idea for PSU - Corsair TX or Corsair HX. I had issues in the past with Antec (high pitched noise) stay away from them.
Good bet - Corsair TX650 V2 !

Some Seasonics are loud when under load...others are pretty quiet...see here...350W load: http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/2762/14/megatest-43-psus-from-500-to-700-watt-noise-production-charts

[Electricute]

This is what I ended up buying. How did I do? anything I should change? or will i run into problems somehwere?

I figure in the future if i need to i can try overclocking? is this build ok for OC?

http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/f3F6


CPU Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor $219.99
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard $79.99
Memory Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $29.99
Video Card XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card $249.99
Power Supply Corsair 600W ATX12V Power Supply $39.99

= $620

[DavidY]

This is what I ended up buying. How did I do? anything I should change? or will i run into problems somehwere?

I figure in the future if i need to i can try overclocking? is this build ok for OC?

http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/f3F6


CPU Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor $219.99
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard $79.99
Memory Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $29.99
Video Card XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card $249.99
Power Supply Corsair 600W ATX12V Power Supply $39.99

= $620

Your weak point IMO is the power supply. It's adequate. Better choices available like the XFX or better models like the Enthusiast or Professional series at Corsair.

Dave

[george__]

The PSU is a weak point.. Memory might not be very OC happy. But everything else looks fine

NCIX has MIR for a 750watt XFX psu right now

[mysticalinfluence]

George buddy you're terrible at using the pcpartpicker lol..$149.99 for the i5-3450 is ISPU only, with no locations within Canada

try an i3 build OP, quite capable at gaming.

I noticed that pcpartpicker listings are terrible, it's useless much better to just use pricebat.ca it finds way lower prices.

[george__]

shopbot is another tool