Okay, so...first things first: I already have a few parts that I acquired prior to this brilliant journey into Upgradeland.
I'm working off of what was once a pre-built HP and still have the motherboard and CPU, but I'm intending to drop
those and fully move on.
[B]Parts I have:[/B]
-Mid-size ATX Case (fits standard ATX boards)
-Blu-ray Burner
-GeForce GTX 550 TI
-8GB assorted ram sticks (1600)
-Corsair 650TX
-(2x) 1TB HDDs
-All of those other parts required but not listed because how do parts
[B]Parts I'm looking at currently:[/B]
-MSI 970A-G43
-AMD FX-6300
[U]
[B]Budget: [/B][/U][B][U]$160-165[/U][/B]
For reference, my current CPU is a Phenom II x2 521. It is soldered to the motherboard currently in the system,
which doesn't support AM3+ anyhow. Also, I'm going to be sticking with stock cooling, due to my budget.
I'm really considering the listed motherboard because of its price and number of USB ports (because I use between
9 and 11 on a regular basis, currently using a hub just to keep up).
Will this work for handling recording and editing videos? I'm using Dxtory to record videos and, currently, I can't
record stuff like Dishonored (~74fps) and Minecraft (~65fps) without getting almost 80% framerate drops.
[B]
Disclaimer: I'm an AMD fanboy. Intel suggestions are not likely to be considered. My prior experience with Intel vs AMD is to blame.[/B]
With a $160-165 budget, you aren't going to record stuff very well. For recording you'll need to be looking at an i5 or, AMD's 'equivalent' the fx 8320/8350.
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