http://pcpartpicker.com/p/y4w7Mp
This is what I came up with. I've seen builds on here that use a lot of these parts. I don't need an OS, mouse, or keyboard. I was wondering if anyone knows of better options or parts that work better together etc. This will be my first desktop build.
Get the Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P. It's a newer motherboard with a very good 8+2 power phase design, in case you ever want to upgrade to an 8 core CPU.
Otherwise, everything looks great.
I would change this http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Obstinated/saved/GWDQzy
been hearing great things on this chip as far as price to performance.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117316
There are a few compatible mobos, gotta research them. . . this one works but there are better ones out there I assume
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128718
is there a reason for only purchasing from Amazon? I could build a much better gamer if I had other eSellers to pick from.
kemsauce I put this together for you to see ......Total ...... $601.57
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7d3Hpg
Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100363l
This will game extremely well for a $600 rig
Thanks for the replies. I won't only be buying from amazon that's just how it ended up I guess.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/t9cRnQ. Voila. Kick ass, OC it, kick some more. Take it down to 1TB if you absolutely have to get it under $600.
Really, that Pentium is a waste of everybody's time. Dual-cores are not enough anymore, even for gaming. If you can't afford an i5, you should be looking at AMD stuff.
The 760k is reaaall weak , do as in his first post and take the fx 6300 + R9 270 , you will get a better experience .
+1 on the cpu cooler
Not so sure about that psu , but you're not going xfire , so it doesn't matter .
I'm just gonna quote Tweaktown's review of the Pentium G3258
The question we wanted to answer is, "is it worth spending less on the CPU to buy a better video card?" That's a bit of a yes and no for the most part. If you're going to be buying something as high-end as a GTX 780 Ti, then you are better off making sure that you have a CPU with HyperThreading so you can really make the best use of it.
On the other hand, if you're looking at a lower-end video card to pair with your new i7-4790K or even i5-4690K, then you should maybe go back to the drawing board and think about what you could do with the money. An extra $150 will give you the ability to move from something like an R9 270 to an R9 280X. This is going to bring with it a real boost in gaming performance, and you won't see the same kind of CPU limitations that you see with something so high-end like the GTX 780 Ti.
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The G3258 overclocked to around 4.5GHz. Pairing it with something like the R9 280X and a 1920x1080 monitor will make for a really awesome gaming system that will offer strong performance and won't break the bank."
"Overall, the G3258 is a really cool and fun processor from Intel. Paired with the right components, you can get yourself a really nice system for a great price. As long as you don't go with a video card that is too high-end, the dual-core bad boy is going to be more than enough."
The Pentium has stutter issues that just don't happen with a quad-core. If you can really only afford the 50 bucks for the Pentium, then get it, but the extra 20 bucks for an Athlon is a worthwhile upgrade.