So what do you think?
I am on a budget where I can afford something between $500 to $800 (although cheaper gets a plus).
I'm going to use the computer mainly for gaming but not too hardcore. I certainly don't need maxed settings, about 60 FPS with medium to high in pretty much all games is enough. Basic photo and video editing is also plotted. I will of course use the computer for casual stuff like browsing the web and writing things for school, so all in all, it should be a fairly good computer that averages in most things.
I live in Sweden, so the prices and availability might differ a slight bit. In case you'd like to know, in Swedish crowns, the budget is at about 3500 to 6000.
Here's what I have come up with, if you have any ideas about how I can reduce the price or make more out of my budget, please tell me.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/G4ZprH
Oh, and if you didn't get it from the title, I'm pretty much new to computer hardware, especially in building computers.
I would suggest a asus m5a97 r2 EVO mobo, it has digital vrm powerdelivery, big plus for a 8core cpu
go for a cheap xfx 550w psu, its seasonic and more quality and suitable for fx 8350
AMD 270 or 270X will be better for gaming but 750ti has Shadowplay if thats important for u.
i would build something like this http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HL697P I assume you have a HDD laying around since you didn't include one, so I added a nice SSD to the build :)
If you are overclocking you will want to get the asus evo 99x motherboard.
If you DON't want to overclock, then Hoocee12 put a good build together.
I tweaked it some for better price to performance. A b85 motherboard is just as good for non-overclocked systems and runs a bit cheaper. This has a Intel NIC too.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sTBkjX
Of course prices will vary, but hoocee12 and I have similar builds. A b85 motherboard should be cheaper and provide good reliabilty, and the ram should be 1.5v( or less) Cas Latency of 9 (or less) and 2x4gb.. then just get the cheapest you can. The corsair CX series isnt the fanciest power supply, but there are a LOT of good reviews and they have good reliability while keeping the price down. This should give you more money to spend on graphics and processor.
For graphics I recommend a R9-280, GTX 760, R9-270x... in that order. Don't get anything less than that because graphics card is the most important part of gaming. You really just want a CPU that will allow the GPU to be fully utilized (with exception to some games.)
Anyway, I hope this helps.
If you want to stick with AMD, here's a modified build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Ht4c4D
Overclockable. That motherboard has a Digi+ 8+2 VRM design on it.
Uh... Um, green RAM? Like, what's up with the colour or what's up with it being so environment friendly?
Yeah, forgot to add that... so I might just get an SSD too.
Is it worth it to get an Intel processor instead of AMD? I mean, I know it depends on what I want, but considering what I wrote before... is it really worth it? Also, what's the big difference with the graphics card?
I think he's talking about the lime-green color.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233577&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
Of course... I didn't think about the colour. Also, actually, this is the RAM I'm probably going to get: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233586 , although I don't get what the LP (low profile, right?) is about.
Intel tends to give you a bit more and stable performance, but especially if you play games like Arma or DayZ, you'll want to get an intel processor, because the games have poor engines that cannot make use of multiple cores, and intel has much greater single core performance than AMD.
Also, the R9 270 is more powerful GPU than the GTx 750 ti
Just keep in mind that if you will buy an intel CPU, check if it is haswell or haswell refresh CPU, because if it is the refreshed version, you might want to take a H97 or Z97 chipset mobo, so you will not have to worry about flashing your BIOS
Anyways, hope I helped :)
Low profile is low profile. It means it's relatively short; there are no heatsinks that make the ram super tall. Performance-wise, there is no difference.
sweet budget build
I like how u sticked with amd :)