Could someone help me pick the best parts for a friends computer for around $600? He already has windows, a keyboard, mouse and monitor and such, so just the parts.
Thanks.
use [url]www.pcpartpicker.com[/url] i recommend an amd processor, its cheaper and better than intel if u get the right one
[url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/34c4e[/url]
It's $15 over budget, but it should provide your friend with some respectable performance. Should fly through any older games, and keep up with newer. Alternatively you could drop to an i3 4430 and bump the GPU to a 660.
[QUOTE=Levelog;44129544][url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/34c4e[/url]
It's $15 over budget, but it should provide your friend with some respectable performance. Should fly through any older games, and keep up with newer. Alternatively you could drop to an i3 4430 and bump the GPU to a 660.[/QUOTE]
I would recommend this build except the ram its voltage is 1.65v, haswell is recommended for 1.5v get this, or something like it, this was just one of the cheapest by a reputable brand. [url]http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbrl[/url]
[QUOTE=Levelog;44129544][URL]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/34c4e[/URL]
It's $15 over budget, but it should provide your friend with some respectable performance. Should fly through any older games, and keep up with newer. Alternatively you could drop to an i3 4430 and bump the GPU to a 660.[/QUOTE]
Alternatively, you could drop the i5 and get an AMD X4 750k, it's $100 cheaper because it doesn't have an integrated GPU (Which you won't need anyway) and it's faster than the i5. Then you could get a GTX 760, which will run pretty much anything at a good FPS.
However if you did get the X4 750k, you'd have to get a different motherboard too. I recommend this overall build: [URL]http://pcpartpicker.com/user/DrOcsid/saved/#savedbuild_931706[/URL]
I'm not saying his build isn't optimal, this is just another possible option.
[QUOTE=Dr. Ocsid;44137479]Alternatively, you could drop the i5 and get an AMD X4 750k, it's $100 cheaper because it doesn't have an integrated GPU (Which you won't need anyway) a[B]nd it's faster than the i5[/B]. Then you could get a GTX 760, which will run pretty much anything at a good FPS.[/QUOTE]
How is a two years old AMD [del]four[/del]two-core processor better than any haswell i5?
[URL]http://techreport.com/review/23750/amd-fx-8350-processor-reviewed/5[/URL]
I'd really want a source on that
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I'd agree the GPU is a ton better, but imho you're much better off not stuttering on medium-high than having a bottleneck while rendering high-ultra
Edit: I changed some of the parts a bit, [url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/34FCM[/url]
Will 430W be ok?
The CX500 costs just as much as the CX430 most of the time, but 430 is more than enough for a 750Ti
[QUOTE=RandomGamer342;44138388]How is a two years old AMD [del]four[/del]two-core processor better than any haswell i5?[/QUOTE]
For one thing, it's four cores, not two. Also, that link you posted doesn't list either that i5 or the x4 750k, so that's irrelevant.
However, I did do some researching, and I admit to being wrong about it being faster than the i5. However the difference is negligible and it allows for that GTX 760 without being a bottleneck.
AMD processors will pretty much always be better for budget builds, so unless you have the extra money to spend on a slight improvement for an i5 go with an AMD 6350 or something like that. Though the processor you posted is garbage, also 4gb of ram is nowhere near enough. Not even sure how you could think its faster than ANY i5...
You should get 1600mhz ram btw, it's $75 on newegg right now. Try to aim for a better PSU as well, no reason to get a sub 500W one anymore. I always if you can spend an extra $20 or so on a better part that you won't need to upgrade next time you should.
[QUOTE=Dr. Ocsid;44141272]For one thing, it's four cores, not two. Also, that link you posted doesn't list either that i5 or the x4 750k, so that's irrelevant.
However, I did do some researching, and I admit to being wrong about it being faster than the i5. However the difference is negligible and it allows for that GTX 760 without being a bottleneck.[/QUOTE]
AMD advertises its threads as cores, but really only has half the amound of physical cores. So when they say quad it's really a dual with hyperthreading. 8 cores are quad with hyperthreading. But AMD's single core performance is terrible compared to intels, which is why intel usually wins in most applications.
Yeah if you look at two similarly priced AMD vs Intel cpu you'll see the Intel cpu is usually better overall, though with significantly less L2 and L3 cache, fewer threads, and overclocking speeds. [url]http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i3-4330-vs-AMD-FX-6350[/url]
Alright, don't listen to my previous posts in this thread. Here's my overall recommendation:
[URL]http://pcpartpicker.com/user/DrOcsid/saved/40dg[/URL]
CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($61.51 @ Mwave)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($26.99 @ B&H)
Total: $583.43
If he doesn't need the wifi adapter, I'm fairly sure you could drop that and upgrade the video card to a GTX 760.
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