What do you guys think of this extreme budget build?

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#1

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Ny3KRB

I already have a hard drive?

#2

Would you not be tempted to jump up to a 6300? With newer games supporting multi core cpu's better(especially once dx12 goes live), that pentium is going to gimp your system in comparison to a quad or hex core.

#3

I looked at that, but AM3+ doesn't offer the same upgrade path, especially on the higher end.

#4

Fair enough, if you are planning on upgrading in the near future the intel is probably fine.

#5

lol, any "upgrade path" with this system is going to involve a new motherboard anyways. That pentium is such ridiculously good value that we're going to be at a new socket before any game worth playing is going to necessitate him switching CPUs.

#6

I would check out the AMD stuff for sure, but as I just posted that Pentium will carry you for at least a couple years. Really you get what you pay for, a similarly priced AMD with more cores will have its own performance downfalls.

#7

I don't think he should be thinking about DX12 with a four hundred dollar budget.

#8

The reason i mentioned DX12 is because of the performance gains people have seen in previews because of the more efficient multi core cpu usage. I don't see why he shouldn't be thinking about DX12...