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Is this a good PC build?

RoboShadow's Avatar RoboShadow4/14/14 9:32 pm
4/14/2014 10:26 pm
Randomness3333's Avatar Randomness3333
I'm trying to get the cheapest build possible while maximizing performance. I want to know how good it would be at gaming (at things like Fallout 3 and Skyrim). I would also like to know if I'm missing anything in this.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3rT9o
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04/14/2014 10:26 pm
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Randomness3333
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Randomness3333That build is horrible. You should have an APU in a 800$ build. Don't need a CPU cooler, the stock one will be fine. RAM is overpriced. HDD is too slow and too expensive. Case is way too much money for this budget. PSU ism't 80+ bronze rated so it's likely to be unreliable. Don't need a wired network adapter, the motherboard already has one. Why do you need a blu-ray drive? Also, you will need an OS. This build is much much better.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($180.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $763.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-14 22:16 EDT-0400)


Oh thou god of PC building, the 2nd sentence is wrong. You should'NT have an APU in an $800 build. I assume that's what you meant.

AHHHHHHHHHHHH, I dun goofed. I meant "shouldn't".
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04/14/2014 10:22 pm
Level 12 : Journeyman Network
Seghas
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Randomness3333That build is horrible. You should have an APU in a 800$ build. Don't need a CPU cooler, the stock one will be fine. RAM is overpriced. HDD is too slow and too expensive. Case is way too much money for this budget. PSU ism't 80+ bronze rated so it's likely to be unreliable. Don't need a wired network adapter, the motherboard already has one. Why do you need a blu-ray drive? Also, you will need an OS. This build is much much better.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($180.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $763.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-14 22:16 EDT-0400)


Oh thou god of PC building, the 2nd sentence is wrong. You should'NT have an APU in an $800 build. I assume that's what you meant.
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04/14/2014 10:17 pm
Level 26 : Expert Princess
Randomness3333
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That build is horrible. You shouldn't have an APU in a 800$ build. Don't need a CPU cooler, the stock one will be fine. RAM is overpriced. HDD is too slow and too expensive. Case is way too much money for this budget. PSU ism't 80+ bronze rated so it's likely to be unreliable. Don't need a wired network adapter, the motherboard already has one. Why do you need a blu-ray drive? Also, you will need an OS. This build is much much better.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($180.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $763.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-14 22:16 EDT-0400)
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04/14/2014 10:02 pm
Level 39 : Artisan Bunny
crazyeagle
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That build is not good, dont get an apu with any graphics card, little alone a 760.
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04/14/2014 10:01 pm
Level 12 : Journeyman Network
Seghas
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Why are you getting an APU with a GPU? An FX-6300 would be better for only $5 more.
You can also get faster RAM for cheaper. Get a well-known PSU brand (Corsair and SeaSonic), and make sure it's at least 80+ Bronze Certified.
That case is overpriced, get a cheaper OR better one, and used the saved money to get a better GPU. The PSU is not strong enough to efficiently handle the computer, and you can get a more storage on that HDD for cheaper. It's also missing an OS, unless you're using Linux.
This one's a bit pricer, but squeezes the performance better. If you want, get an FX-8320 instead, but this is better than the one you have right now.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3rU75
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.37 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($57.98 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Antec TriCool 75022 34.0 CFM 80mm Fan ($5.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $941.22
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-14 22:00 EDT-0400)

If you really wanted, you could go with Intel in this price range though.
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04/14/2014 9:58 pm
Level 22 : Expert Crafter
Killertoad
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Don't get an APU if you're getting a dedicated videocard.

That HDD is horrible, 80 dollars for 1.5TB's at 5400rpm? Nawww get this (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-di ... e-wd10ezex) It's 56 dollars, and is faster, and 1 TB is plenty space. If you need more, then get a 2TB one (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-di ... e-wd20eurx) 99 dollars.

You'll need a little bit more power for that, I'd say 450, or 500 to be safe.

Btw, what is your budget anyways? And what will you be doing with it?
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04/14/2014 9:54 pm
Level 51 : Grandmaster Ladybug
McJackson3180
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That CPU might bottleneck that GPU.
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04/14/2014 10:02 pm
Level 12 : Journeyman Network
Seghas
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Bottlenecking only happens in extreme cases, and the 760 isn't even that powerful.
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04/14/2014 9:40 pm
Level 23 : Expert Pokemon
mrhanky49
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Not bad for a cheap gaming pc.
I would go with a higher power supply though. I dont think 400W is going to be enough for what you need.
Also make sure that all the parts are compatible, thats one of the most important things about building a PC.
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04/14/2014 9:41 pm
Level 33 : Artisan Engineer
RoboShadow
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Alright, and it said it doesn't find any incompatibilities in it.
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