need help/ I'm gonna attempt building my own gaming pc/ need help

w/e · May 17, 2015, 01:16:50 PM

Anything wrong with this?
Type    Item    Price
CPU   AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor     $99.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard   Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard   $45.49 @ Newegg
Memory     G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory   $47.99 @ Newegg
Storage     Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive    $48.75 @ OutletPC
Video Card   Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card     $159.99 @ Newegg
Case Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case    $22.99 @ Micro Center
Power Supply   EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply     $42.99 @ SuperBiiz

Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates)   $505.19
Mail-in rebates   -$45.00
Total   $460.19
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-15 21:15 EDT-0400

Please state opinions and such

rC · May 17, 2015, 01:18:15 PM

you'd be better off with a console

w/e · May 17, 2015, 01:20:59 PM

Quote from: rc on May 17, 2015, 01:18:15 PM

you'd be better off with a console

What console? And are you saying this because of the parts, or because you like consoles better? I don't care much for graphics, but I will upgrade parts when I have the money. Not only graphics, but the hardrive as well. I'm not sure what to call it; the processor?

Will this do for most games is what I'm asking.

w/e · May 17, 2015, 01:21:59 PM

Like, what games can I play with these?

Turkey · May 17, 2015, 01:22:14 PM

http://www.reddit.com/r/PCMasterRace/wiki/builds

Don't buy what you've got on that Amazon list. It's pretty bad.

w/e · May 17, 2015, 01:27:55 PM

Quote from: HurtfulTurkey on May 17, 2015, 01:22:14 PM

http://www.reddit.com/r/PCMasterRace/wiki/builds

Don't buy what you've got on that Amazon list. It's pretty bad.

Thanks for the link, it's quite informative and compelling, as opposed to dull.

noodles · May 17, 2015, 01:32:46 PM

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w/e · May 17, 2015, 01:35:48 PM

Quote from: noodles on May 17, 2015, 01:32:46 PM

there's no easy way to go about building a cheap and effective pc gaming rig, you have to do some in depth research or basically set up a build already established by really knowledgeable people (i.e. turkey's link)

some suggestions

Core i7 of course
Nvidia graphics card
quad core seems to work well

Type    Item    Price
CPU   AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor     $99.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard   Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard   $45.49 @ Newegg
Memory     G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory   $47.99 @ Newegg
Storage     Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive     $48.75 @ OutletPC
Video Card   Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card     $159.99 @ Newegg
Case   Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case    $22.99 @ Micro Center
Power Supply   EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply     $42.99 @ SuperBiiz

Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates)   $505.19
Mail-in rebates   -$45.00
Total   $460.19
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-15 21:15 EDT-0400

What about this one? Is it legit? Can I blindly follow it?

This is the most appealing one

w/e · May 17, 2015, 01:43:20 PM

Quote from: noodles on May 17, 2015, 01:32:46 PM

there's no easy way to go about building a cheap and effective pc gaming rig, you have to do some in depth research or basically set up a build already established by really knowledgeable people (i.e. turkey's link)

Do I really have to do indepth research? I wanna be on the safe side, but because I've already found my pick, I've lost interest, and studying would be difficult.

Is the one I posted fine? Will all of the parts work together?

w/e · May 17, 2015, 01:48:53 PM

Links added

月 · May 17, 2015, 01:50:48 PM

PCPartPicker is a great resource because it tells you if the parts are compatible on the bottom of the parts list. It also tells you the estimated power usage.

The Build you have chosen looks pretty good but you need to know than an OS will run you a hefty chunk of cash unless you grab it from a grey market seller. Also buy things on sale if you can.

Reddit's Build A PC Sales has great listings on sales a lot of the time.

I'm assuming you used PCPP to get the list, you can share a list from there in a more readable fashion if you grab the BB markdown like so:

Quote

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $195.00)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (Purchased For $93.00)
Memory: Samsung 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (Purchased For $30.00)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $46.65)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card (Purchased For $182.00)
Case: Silverstone RVZ01B Mini ITX Desktop Case (Purchased For $79.99)
Power Supply: Silverstone 450W 80+ Bronze Certified SFX Power Supply (Purchased For $72.18)
Keyboard: Apple MC184LL/B Bluetooth Wireless Mini Keyboard (Purchased For $45.00)
Mouse: Razer Mamba 2012 Elite Wireless Laser Mouse (Purchased For $79.99)
Total: $823.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-17 14:48 EDT-0400

月 · May 17, 2015, 01:59:20 PM

If you're still here you may want to look into the GTX 960 and see if you can get on on sale. In some games it's better than the R9 280 and in some games it's the same or a tiny bit worse. It's up to tastes though.

noodles · May 17, 2015, 02:01:52 PM

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w/e · May 17, 2015, 02:08:07 PM

Quote from: Latsu on May 17, 2015, 01:59:20 PM

If you're still here you may want to look into the GTX 960 and see if you can get on on sale. In some games it's better than the R9 280 and in some games it's the same or a tiny bit worse. It's up to tastes though.

Graphic cards, right?

Whoa, they're practically the same price. Why would I want to buy the GTX 960 over the R9 280 when both are better than the other at different things?

You said a tiny bit worse, but how much better would it be? Also, is it compatible with the other parts? I'm guessing that all graphic cards are compatible with every PC, but I have nothing to back this up.

Mega Sceptile · May 17, 2015, 02:08:32 PM

this is what I used for finding my pc.

http://www.logicalincrements.com/?aid=cr pretty reliable, and the country picker is useful for people outside the us like me.

noodles · May 17, 2015, 02:11:27 PM

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🂿 · May 17, 2015, 02:11:36 PM

Change the video card to Nvidia and you're golden.

月 · May 17, 2015, 02:12:13 PM

Quote from: OrbitalDesty on May 17, 2015, 02:08:07 PM

Quote from: Latsu on May 17, 2015, 01:59:20 PM
If you're still here you may want to look into the GTX 960 and see if you can get on on sale. In some games it's better than the R9 280 and in some games it's the same or a tiny bit worse. It's up to tastes though.
Graphic cards, right?

Whoa, they're practically the same price. Why would I want to buy the GTX 960 over the R9 280 when both are better than the other at different things?

You said a tiny bit worse, but how much better would it be? Also, is it compatible with the other parts? I'm guessing that all graphic cards are compatible with every PC, but I have nothing to back this up.

If you can run a R9 280 you could run a GTX 960. Also the R9 285 is better than the R9 280 and the same price as the GTX 960 with similar performance.

YouTube

月 · May 17, 2015, 02:13:01 PM

Quote from: Decimator Omega on May 17, 2015, 02:11:36 PM

Change the video card to Nvidia and you're golden.

Eh. Not really. It's really up to tastes. The R9 Cards are often cheaper and offer the same if not similar performance .

Edit: I'm seeing a lot of people saying here that Nvidia cards are always better. This is not always the case, and often as you increase the cost of your overall build AMD/R9 Cards often have the cheaper Price/Performance ratio.

w/e · May 17, 2015, 02:16:02 PM

Quote from: Decimator Omega on May 17, 2015, 02:11:36 PM

Change the video card to Nvidia and you're golden.

Like the GTX 960?

Also, do you know what the music is called in this trailer that you posted?

YouTube

w/e · May 17, 2015, 02:23:00 PM

I don't think I have the money for the GTX 960, or the R9 285
I'm going with the R9 280, because I'm not looking for the best of the best, and the video Latsu showed didn't show me a big difference.

It seems like I wouldn't be missing out greatly if I bought the R9 280 instead of the GTX 960.

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