Help me with a cheap $500-$600 build

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  scrimshaw on 22/04/2014 - 20:34

  What are you using this computer for?

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  BenTheBargainer2013 on 22/04/2014 - 20:47

  Just home computer, 1080p video web browsing, music all with ease, multitasking and some light gaming, light

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  scrimshaw on 22/04/2014 - 20:52

  +1

  I saw your thread on WP. Also agree with the recommendations Onover gave you.

  MSY prices http://www.msy.com.au/Parts/PARTS.pdf

  CPU A8-5600K $109
  board G-BF2A75M-HD2 $79
  RAM 8G Kit1866 Kingston Fury $96
  Coolermaster USB3.0 NSE N200 $49
  Antec Neo Eco 80Plus Bronze 450 $73
  Samsung 840 EVO Series 120GB $95
  Windows $109

  $609 dollars or $500 ish if you exclude Windows.

  AMD has good IGP and will help keep costs down. If you're able to stretch the budget a little then I'd recommend a Radeon 7770 and pair up with Core i3.

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  BenTheBargainer2013 on 22/04/2014 - 21:03

  Would an fx-6300 be a better cpu

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    scrimshaw on 22/04/2014 - 21:08

    Depends on whether you want to use a video card or not.

    If you want to use a video card, you should get FX series (note: AM3+ socket!) or go with an Intel CPU (increase costs)

    If you want to use integrated graphics, you should get an AMD APU (A8 or A10 series) (note: FM2 socket!)

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  BenTheBargainer2013 on 22/04/2014 - 21:04

  I also like the bitfenix shadow case at $85 I think I want to pay the extra it's sleek looking and has many features

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  BenTheBargainer2013 on 22/04/2014 - 21:05

  Also should I definitely not get the i3 4130?

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    scrimshaw on 22/04/2014 - 21:13

    Core i3 will be good at older games. Games that are older tend not to utilize multi-core CPU's, will run better on the Intel than the AMD FX.

    Newer games based on newer engines however make use of multi-cores nowadays. For e.g Battlefield 4, new Source Engine updated with Multi-core rendering, will see a benefit with more cores. In this case, FX6300 will pummel the Core i3 4130.

    Most games however are GPU bound rather than CPU, and with a tight budget like yours, the video card will most definitely be the bottleneck.

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  BenTheBargainer2013 on 22/04/2014 - 21:14

  Would I have to get a graphics card for the fx-6300

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    scrimshaw on 22/04/2014 - 21:16

    yes

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  BenTheBargainer2013 on 22/04/2014 - 21:21

  This is so hard for me :( I can't decide anything

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  BenTheBargainer2013 on 22/04/2014 - 21:22

  I'm thinking i3 and add a graphics card later if need be

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  BenTheBargainer2013 on 22/04/2014 - 21:25

  Will an a8-5600k allow me to play many games using only it's inbuilt gpu

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  Pr0XyD on 22/04/2014 - 23:58

  You could get a 7850 or a r7250 for around a $100. Decent performance for money in my opinion.