Hi all,
As the title would suggest I'm looking for other opinions on the basis of a build for a good friend of mine..
He is very budget minded, obviously wants to "future-proof" as much as possible and will be playing mostly online FPS'.. Battlefield 3 (& 4), Arma 2 (&3), DayZ etc..
It comes down to a standoff.. FX8350 and 7850 versus FX6300 and 7870.. I'm leaning more towards the FX6300 side of things, but would love some input from you guys..
I am trying to persuade him to self build in which case the greater CPU & GPU might be feasible, but he is wary of trying it with little knowledge.. I will persist though..
Thanks in advance of your thoughts,
Jemaine
Well Jemaine, If I were to build a computer choosing between those option, I would go for the fx8350 with an HD7850. Mostly because a more powerful CPU will make the PC last longer as it's far easier to upgrade the graphics card and I would guess that games in the future will favour more cores. Besides he'll get totally awesome graphics with "just" a 7850 even if he couldn't get full settings with decent framerates.
Your friend could say his budget, so will know what to do exactly
Thanks for the input guys.. As it stands he is looking at spending a little over £600, however that is based on having it built for him..
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NXor
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£99.98 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD65 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£93.12 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£45.86 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£69.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card (£171.62 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.80 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power
Supply (£61.13 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.13 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £598.63
Why the hell not go for all of it and more?
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NXvY
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£125.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£74.81 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£32.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£45.72 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (£216.98 @ Dabs)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.75 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Integra R2 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£58.21 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.13 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £604.53