know anyone with an edu email address? brother, sister, friends brother, or something like that?
sent you a pm.
Bullshit.
Little bit late, but tbh the build looks great.
No real need for such fast memory. A 1600 speed kit would do just fine, but if the 2400mhz set is close in price it doesn't hurt to pick it up.
Pick up a 1TB WD Blue drive - it's like $2 difference. Don't go lower unless you're really looking for ways to cut costs.
Consider EVGA's 500B and 600B power supplies. They perform similarly to Corsair's CX lineup, but are often cheaper.
I was just thinking, I'm in the middle of a Low Budget build using second hand stuff, kinda like a scrapyard wars things,
is that and option?
Like I recently scored a X58 board and an i7 920 and 212 cooler for $60AUD (i assume your in the states) i scored a case for free, ram i had lying around from my old FX6300 build, PSU i just bought new for $85AUD all i am really missing is a Graphics card and a HDD/SDD for far i have spent $145aud i have a working system no benchmarks yet
Here is what I would do if you would be playing CSGO GO INTEL. CSGO is based on the Source engine but modified to make it look acceptable nowadays. It likes high IPC which Intel has and doesn't really use many cores. I play CSGO and yes Intel is a lot more suited to CSGO.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TZXK8
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TZXK8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TZXK8/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($18.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $393.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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No, they just don't see reason to add to costs for a certification that means zilch. That cost'd only be passed down onto you when you buy the cards, anyway, so I don't see why you're complaining.
Great news. (sarcasm) My build's GPU went up in price by $20 and it is now close to undoable (my parents would have to pay for shipping).
Same price now as a 950. Thoughts?
With the price going up you could either take a gamble and wait for it to drop back down or consider an APU build. Especially if you're going to upgrade down the line.
All you'd need to change is the CPU to an A10-7850K or A10-6790K.
If you had the extra money then after cutting out the GPU, see if you could get an aftermarket cooler for around $20. Since the APU is all you'd need to cool it'd be a good investment.
I'm going to wait until after the New Year's "sale" to see if the price drops back down, but if not I will switch out to an APU build.
Okay.
I got the last of my Christmas money.
My MAXIMUM budget is $383, an odd number I know. If anyone has builds or parts that they can share the total price of the PC can't exceed $383, including shipping.
Um, okay?
373 issues open, about 225 (got a calculator? that's 60%) are Linux related, many are either crashes or performance issues. So yeah, I'm full of bullshit, definitely not beta.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PGDnbv
This is related to a build I did a while back, due to CS:GO's single threaded nature, I highly recommend an Intel CPU (though an AMD will do just fine), sketchy RAM and sketchy motherboard, but I think you will do fine at around 80 FPS without an overclock with a Skype call, CPU will be your bottleneck. I have a similar build OCed to 4.3 (I think?) and my max FPS is about 100 USD (CPU bottleneck, my GPU gives like no shits).
I apologize if shipping is above your 383 USD, I don't know where you are based, but you have about 50 USD spitting room for shipping. Also, that FPS is based off a freshly wiped Windows 8.1 Pro N machine, not off a Linux machine.
The main reason I decided to go for quad-core is due to the fact that I'm not just running games and the 4 cores give the 860K a multitasking advantage. Also I talked with my mom who has worked in IT for 30 years and running, and she said to go for the quad core because even with Intel, the path for upgrades isn't as clear as I'd think.
I checked your build and it is excellent but it is far above my price limit, however I appreciate the input.
Uhh, upgrade path on a LGA1150 is pretty much infinite at the moment, if you have another 50 USD, you could go to a i5-4460, and even higher if you get a better motherboard. I have no clue what you are talking about. The G3258 has almost no issues with multitasking, and in fact continues to surprise me at how well it handles the bullshit I throw at it.
It is not above your budget and will probably end up below your budget.
But if you say so... your build.
The build you showed me was above my current budget as of today.
HOWEVER, you are right about the upgrade path and since it handles multitasking I'm definitely considering it far more heavily. I'm doing research now to see if the G3258 is the right way to go.
Is you computer showimg a different price? Mine shows 329 USD after rebates and shipping...
G3258 is a decent path to go, and with a decent mobo can get you anywhere.
MIne is showing $429 haha. No big deal I looked and the G3258 outright kicks the 860K's ass.
Ohhh, sorry about that, you might not have the rebates I have (or something).
This is my personal testing of the G3258 (somewhere in there). I believe the 860K does better for BF3 and 4 because of better multi thread support, but CS:GO may or may not be better.
This is looking like this is going to be the finalized build. I'm buying the parts this week, most likely this weekend. Thoughts?
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BHfVjX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BHfVjX/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($71.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NS Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital WD Blue 750GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card ($120.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $390.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Note: I got my mom to fill in the extra few bucks.
AS OF 20:34 I am going with a 1TB drive.