PC Gaming Build any thoughts?

Hotpotcorn on 01/06/2014 - 01:58
Last edited 01/06/2014 - 02:14

Hey guys birthday coming up getting new PC. Any suggestions on my build? Budget $1400
Any suggestions, please tell me, many thanks.
AMD : FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core $139.00
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing $39.00
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 $112.00
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 $99.00
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" SSD $169.00
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $68.00
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR $309.00
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower $85.00
Power Supply: EVGA 650W ATX12V / EPS12V $139.00

Windows 7 $119
$1370

Computing

Comments

  • ethereal88 on 01/06/2014 - 07:17
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    A 6300 is laughable. You want an i5 minimum, if not an i7 and a 290 or 780. Look at Watch Dogs as an example.

  • p1 ama on 01/06/2014 - 10:17

    I agree with ethereal here, a 6300 is a bad choice, it's IPC is just rubbish and it's seriously outdated.

    Anyway, my suggestion would be:

    http://www.pccasegear.com/sc/vP3

    Save a bit by shopping around, you can buy stuff like the SSD from the US.

  • surethang on 01/06/2014 - 19:35

    Maybe check out the "Gaming/Multi-Purpose Configurations" recommendations here:

    http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/rmp_sg_whirlpoolpcs_gaming_conf…

    They list "what is considered to be the best value" based on "price and performance"

    I've always found their recommendations to be very helpful even as a starting point.

  • scrimshaw on 03/06/2014 - 14:34

    With a budget of $1.4K it makes more sense to buy a Core i5.

    The FX6300 is a good CPU for low budget rigs, but when you throw in a $300 dollar graphics card it struggles to catch up.

  • samfisher5986 on 04/06/2014 - 11:37

    Its not worth buying an AMD CPU with 6 cores..

    Either get intel 4 cores or get AMD 8 cores.

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