For gaming :) For all types of games
Don't need OS or peripherials and I do not live near a Microcenter
Here is what I threw together. I assumed potential overclocking
Rosewill REDBONE Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $44.99
ASRock 970DE3/U3S3 ATX AMD Motherboard $69.99
HIS IceQ Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition $219.99
Rosewill Green Series 630W 80 PLUS Certified $59.99
AMD FX-4300 Vishera 3.8GHz (4.0GHz) $119.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 $49.99
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM $79.99
Should come out to around $645
Anyone else?
bump
Really the only thing I might suggest is to bump up your CPU to the FX 6300. Other than that jerm 1027 has a nice little set up going on there.
jerm1027'S is pretty good to be honest, the only changes i would make is drop the ram for some 1600mhz 2x4gb sticks and the hdd 1terrabyte for a 500gb, so you would have the dolla for a amd fx-6300, as then your build would be more balenced
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148767 $59.99
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/patriot-memory-pgd38g1600elk $42 free shipping (amazon)
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox $133 free shipping (amazon)
How does a overclocked 8350 do againsts a stock 3470 i5 for gaming ?
it would beat it
read the title of my build
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/AzKb
jerm1027 is the way i would build mine. i built my friends computer in that redbone case and the pci slots are very hard to get out. i think i used a tool to pry it lol. i also cut my hand remooving the shield for the dvd burner. so its a rough case but when you are done it looks nice and has decent airflow.
I decided to spring for 1866 since it wasnt that much more and I heard it helps with frame latency on AMD chips, plus it's natively supported by the controller. The FX-6300 was my go to, but it went over-budget since I pushed for a 7870 over a 7850.
I agree, if you can push for the FX 6300, it would be better.