$500-$600 Gaming Pc Build

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Hey guys. I couldn't make an account, so my friend let me use his account. Once the page gets working again I'll register.

 

I filled out most of this

  • Budget. $500-$600
  • Where do you live (what country),USA using Dollars
  • What will you be using your future computer for? Gaming
  • Do you overclock or want to get into overclocking? I don't know what this is. Can someone please explain?
  • Do you plan on going for custom watercooling now, or in the future? I have no idea.
  • OS. Do you need a new one? Operating System I assume Like windows 7? I'll keep it.
  • Do you plan on Mining BTC either for yourself or Tek Syndicate? Not at the moment.

If you Game-

  • What kind of settings do you like or what FPS do you want to play at? On the PC I currently have I play league of legends at 9-15 fps so anything better than that would be amazing. On my mom's laptop I get at around 40-50 fps on the lowest settings. I would like to be able to play games like league of legends at 60+ fps. I would also like to start playing my consle games on the computer (move from ps3 to pc) so games such as Skyrim, Black Ops 2, DC Universe Online, Battlefield, etc.

 If you don't have peripherals -

  • What kind of keyboard do you prefer? Mechanical. I've had a membrane, but If im building a good computer I might as well spoil my self, and its for gaming.
  • What type of mouse-grip do you have? Palm, and I would like a mouse with rapid fire function just incase.
  • what kind of games do you play? Mainly fps games, with the occasional maple story, league of legends, Skyrim, etc.

 
I have no idea on how to pick out parts so guidance is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
 
EDIT: I also need a new monitor and my friend recomended a crt monitor. Are those good for gaming? He claimed so.
 
This is his build. If it's ok could you explain why?
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/pduyen/saved/1Urt
 
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I can see what i can scrap together for you. and also do you need a monitor?

Overclocking( OC,in laymans terms): adding more volatge to a component, such as a cpu or gpu, to make it run faster(free performance boost) with A LOT of added heat. if you plan a cpu overclock(OC) you will need liquid cooling. Think car radiator, but alot smaller. it can handle higher heat loads because liquid takes longer to heat up. With a gpu overclock(OC) you dont nesseicarily have to liquid cool unless you plan on a massive overclock(OC). For example my current gpu (660ti) is runnign at a 118 power input threshhold, with an offset(makes the core frequency go higher ,Ghz)of 125 Mhz or .125 Ghz which gives me a litte extra fps in games like crysis 3 and bf3. and the memory on gpus can be pushed pretty hard, mine is around +325 to the memory. There is however a risk like all overclocking, some chips are different than others and may not be able to take the overclock that other individuals have on their system. Last note, if you plan on overclocking a cpu such as an i7 or and i5 or its amd equivalent the fx-8350, to .2 Ghz above the stock core clock then liquid cooling is a must unless you want to kill your cpu.

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Thanks for the info. I will also need a monitor, but my friend recomended i pick up a crt monitor. I provided his build in my original post.

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that monitor is not really nesicary unless you want to look at your screen from the side. and also do you have a copy of windows 7?

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Something like this http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1qeVx

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nevermind this fine gentleman has it down for you.

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Ok guys thanks. I've finally made my own account (forgot to check my spam folder). so this is me the person who was using xCalibur's account.

So, how do these two builds compare?

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Chinedu/saved/292w

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/pduyen/saved/1Urt 


Most in particular what are the differences between the 

EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card

and 

MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB


and 

AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core

and

AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor.


If you could please explain what the differences are between the two builds (or at least the 4 parts I posted) and which are better and for reasons why.


Thanks.

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*Original Account Owner here*

I've found some benchmarks that kinda-sorta shows the difference in between performance.

Here are some GPU benchmarks:

650 Ti BOOST: http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+GTX+650+Ti+BOOST

760: http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+GTX+760

 

Here are some CPU benchmarks: 

FX-8320: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+FX-8320+Eight-Core

FX-6300: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+FX-6300+Six-Core

 

I'm not sure if this is true, but I've heard that the piledriver series tend to heat up a bit. I'd recommend an aftermarket heat-sink. A Cooler Master Hyper 212 or EVO would work really nicely here. Plus, stock fans that come with the CPU's tend to be crappy.

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I'm also wondering, what is the community's idea about a XFX power supply? Personally, I would stick towards Corsair or SeaSonic. I've never really read anything about XFX before.

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Thanks for the info. I'll check it out tomorrow morning.

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I would really like to know how people know which computer part to recommend for a build so I can kinda make my own build and you guys can criticize it.