So I'm trying to build a gaming PC for around $1000 this is what I came up with I've never used AMD before but i have been hearing some great things about them latley so I'm going with this
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1ik5a
Weird that you hear great things from them :p no fonboyism though butyeah... Their 8-core cpu is pretty nice though, but a fx 6300 is more budget...
Go fx8350, get a lower end psu(500 to 600 is fine), lower end hdd(you got a ssd allready)...
This is what I would get http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Killerfrenzy96/saved/1Zzr. You can always get watercooling later on.
Guys, it's a 1000 dollar pc, and only a 100 dollar cpu? where's that logic? get a 8350 and a more midrange gpu...
I'm thinking more budget over all. I figured the FX6300 would do just fine with a good GPU to play games at 1080p even if its not at max settings. I also was thinking about crossing firing down the road maybe a month or so later, thats why I went with the 750w PSU. All the reviews and benchmarks I've seen look good, but if the FX8350 drops a little more i will get it for sure.
I like asus and msi :D And you did hear about the problems with microstutter on crosffire right?
But please, don't buy a 6300... get a 8350...
no never heard of micostutter what about the FX8320?
It's an issue specifically to do with crossfire, amd is fixing it atm, but still, might take some time... read up on it. I recommend pcper and their frame rating thing. An FX8320 is also good, it's basically an 8350...
There is almost no difference between a 6800k,6300,i3, 8320, 8350, i5, i7 when paired with a 780 according to some people. A 6300 is great as long as he isnt streaming. Save the money for a better gpu
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1ipli
ips panel with low input lag (more important than response time)
better case
better motherboard
great 7870ghz
wonderful cpu cooler on par with h100 the nic c5 supports 230w on air
6300 is a great cpu
I doubt it but hey, it's your money :D (you happen to have a source with hard figures?)
Logan said something like that on pistol's stream last night
Its common knowledge that the gpu is the most important piece in the computer for increasing gaming performance more than 90% of the time. The CPU is not nearly as important
thanks for all the help. I notice that you changed the RAM as well, is the higher clock speed not a big thing for gaming or is 1600 "the sweet spot" overall?
1600 up doesnt matter in gaming for me at least, and kingston's customer support is amazing
Amd isn't fixing shit anytime soon, I can bet my cents on that. Same with nVidia, this is an universal flaw of multi gpus. And the best way to avoid it (especially for a 1k build, midrange xfire/sli is BAD unless it beats higher end for the same price on most/all games) is to not get a multi gpu setup.
lol I wouldn't have said that. One can only deduce you had a problem to contact support in the first place :P
Corsair is cheaper than ever, kingston, kingmax, patriot, geil, a-data are good.
If your platform supports higher clockspeeds and the difference in price is minimal, then you can go for higher clockspeeds, as it makes a modicum of a difference in framerates (unnoticable). It's best to go with a stock 1600Mhz CL9 @ 1.5v, because if you need it to you have a higher than 40% chance of overclocking it stably
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1irLD
I had a problem with 10 year old ram, they offered to replace, but I said I wanted swag instead, and they sent me a boatload of stuff
was wondering why go with a air cooler over a closed water loop system? was thinking it was better to go with a water cooler to keep things nice and cool.
Bang for your buck. Watercooling is the best option, but if you want to save money and have a system that will last, its best to dump your money into the GPU and spend 20 bucks on a good air cooler like the Hyper212. You can always get water cooling after the fact because you have so little invested in it. Replacing a GPU is a lot more expensive and less likely to happen.