So my knowledge on the subject is very limited, I just want to play games and I want it to just work.
I'm led to believe an AMD FX 8350 would be perfect for this ? I plan on playing playing all sorts so I would want it handle new stuff such as GTA.
Would there be better options for a little more $£ ? Or would something a little cheaper work fine too ?
Cheers.
This all depends on what you call "Budget" and it also depends on what GPU you have. The CPU doesn't do a whole lot in games and most games unfortunately are still not multicore optimised (this might be different for GTA V though as i think i remember hearing something about it would be multicore but don't quote me).
If you're concerned about frame rates, put your money into the gpu not cpu. thats sort of the moral of this story.
Let me know if that helps.
Cheers,
My cpu budget would be in the zone of what the 8350 costs. But if this is overkill for my requirements, I would love to spend the money elsewhere.
I understand the gpu is more important for gaming but isn't there a standard of cpu required that is around this area ? I thought that going cheaper on the cpu would hurt gaming performance.
To some extent having a lower level CPU will affect performance in some games. But in dollar for dollar terms your money is better spent on the gpu. If you fill us in on the gpu you are getting we could probably give you an idea of what would be best.
I have absolutely no idea what gpu I want, other than the fact I want it to do 1080/60/high.
I think for my initial outlay for a mobo, gpu, cpu and ram I could spend £400/$600/€550.
I was toying with building the system with a super cheap gpu and then adding in a better gpu a few months later when I could save for a card worth having in the long run as I could get by without gaming for while.
Having said that maybe I'm overbudgetting what I actually need and could do it all off the bat.
Cheers for the help
Put the majority of your money into the GPU. If your goal is just to build a gaming PC, the Intel G3258 is a great budget option and overclocks like a champ if you need some extra horsepower. You can get a really decent deal on a AMD R9 290 these days, or a GTX 970 is a decent price. Both of those cards tear through 1080p with no problems.
Why do you want 60FPS? 60 is a lagfest. If your monitor is 60Hz, I would highly recommend upgrading. You can find a good 160Hz+ CRT for under $50.
Cheers guys.
@deviousmachineworks With the pentium only being dual core I'm heard it won't work with some games as they list quad core as the minimum specs, GTA for example.
@deejeta Is the intel v amd difference really noticeable in term of gaming performance only ? Will the cheaper option struggle with the frames or resolution ?
@x996015 60 is lagfest ? Yes it is, 60 is perfect for my needs and budget.
Cheers
What is your budget? If it is at least $400, you can get above 60FPS.
$600 but if I could do it for $500 or $450 then that would be a lot better.
Also note I only need gpu, cpu, ram & mobo with this.
If you want AMD, then definately go with the FX-6300. I have that and I play at 1080p @60fps easily. It's probably the best bang for the buck CPU on the market that I can think of.
This is what I would build for $500. This would be a good match for 75Hz-85Hz at 1600x1200 or 120FPS-140FPS at 1280x960.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($221.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $489.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 10:54 EDT-0400
This build is $600 and would be a good match for a monitor running at 2048x1536 75Hz-85Hz or 1600x1200 between 100Hz-120Hz.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $577.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 10:57 EDT-0400
Both of those builds are perfectly capable of high framerates at resolutions equal to or greater than 16:9 1080p. Make sure that you use your new PC with a CRT-based monitor, as all LCDs have horrible picture quality.
Cheers mate,
I like that first build, it would allow me to use the integrated graphics to play some LOL while I saved for the gpu right ?
what do you think of the amd alternative with around maybe a fx-6300 ? would that still meet my requirements at a cheaper cost ?
I'm asking lots of questions just because money is tight and this is a fairly big investment for myself.
If I were building this computer my self, I'd go with the 960, were only doing 1080p. 8320 with hyper 212 evo, get some over clocking in here. That would be right around 400 USD. Then get the 970 gaming mobo from MSI. I can't recall the whole name, it looks great, it is great for only 100USD. 8 gigs of ram for 60-80USD. Total of roughly 560 give or take a few bucks.
The only problem that people will see with that is that it is non k.
cheers, will look into that
Here is the build I would recommend. It comes in at $610 or so, but it includes everything but the operating system. Also, it's a Black/Blue themed build which I think looks cool.
Cheers bud, looks good.
I think right now I'm torn between going down the fx-6300 and i5-440 or 60 routes.
The amd build is sooooo much cheaper, the cpu is literally half the price in my currency. So many great opinions, I really don't know if the intel builds might be a little overkill for me. Ah decisions.
Cheers all
What? It is not worth spending an extra $100+ on a K-series CPU, Z-series motherboard, and aftermarket cooler to do something that, for gaming, will have no noticeable performance advantage, especially in a budget build.