Posts by crimsonstag84

Ah, you saw that coming. 😵 In that case, don't worry about the GTX 950 shoved in there... the rest of the build should be fine later on.

Pre-built rigs are usually a bad call 😉

1 x Intel Core i3-4130, box
1 x Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2 (SFM2+,DDR3,DVI/VGA,USB3.0,SATA III) mATX
1 x KINGSTON ValueRAM DDR3 (8GB,1600MHz(PC3-12800)) CL11, Retail
1 x HDD SEAGATE Barracuda (3.5",1TB,64MB,SATA III)
1 x Fortron Hexa+ 400W, 80+
1 x MSI GF GTX950 2GD5, 2GB,GDDR5,DVI, HDMI,DP, DX12
1 x Zalman Z3, USB3.0 black, 3x120mm

Total: $1131 Best Buy (free assembly/shipping)

The GT 630 is a bit faster, I guess, but it’s all pretty underwhelming anyway

I'm not sure how long these have been hitting the shelves here, but check out this Athlon x4 845 (built on the Excavator architecture):

http://www.google.com

Honestly, with a price point like this and performance levels sitting right around those Kaveri Athlon x4 860 k / 870 k chips, I guess the Kaveri series doesn't make much sense anymore if you can still grab these 845 models.

It’ll be around 1600$567. Those custom GTX 1070 cards are popping up for just a bit over $667
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The 380X isn't actually bad, honestly. But if you can manage to get by on your CPU's integrated graphics for a month, you might come out ahead. Maybe you'll even be able to scrape together enough for a custom GTX 1070 in the meantime 😉
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Intel Core i5 6402p Kingmax
Kingmax 1x8GB DDR4 2133 GLJG, KIN-8GB DDR4 2133
MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Desktop Motherboard (LGA1151, DDR4, USB3.1, USB2.0, SATA III, DVI, VGA, Audio, LAN)
Seagate Barracuda 1TB, 64MB, 7200rpm HDWD110UZSVA
EVGA SuperFlower Gold 450W
Cooler Master Z3 black mid tower case
+ maybe a GTX 1060 graphics card

Total:$1147 (without the GPU)

My Intel Core i5-4460 build:

ADATA 8GB 1600MHz, CL11, 1.35V ADDU1600W8G11-B
GIGABYTE mATX Motherboard, AMD A68 (SFM2+, DDR3, DVI/VGA, USB 3.0/2.0, SATA III, RAID, LAN) A68HM-DS2
Seagate Barracuda 1TB, 64MB, 7200rpm Western Digital Blue
MS VOYAGER 2 case (no PSU included)
EVGA 400 W1 PSU, ZAL-ZM400-LX
Intel Core i5-4460 Processor
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB DDR5, XFX-R7-260X-CNFB

Total: $851 Centro

It's possible...



With an XFX AMD Radeon R7 260 x Graphic card 2, you'll probably need to dial the settings down to Medium / high.

What kind of budget are we working with here? Honestly, the build looks alright, though I think you might get better airflow if you went with an MS Conqueror case paired with two MS PC Cool 12cm fans—one in the front and one in the back. That might bump the price up by about $6.75.

Also, it’d probably be a smart move to grab 8GB of RAM, or maybe even $30 more:

https://www.amazon.com/ADATA-Memory-Desktop-Computer-8GB/dp/B07V6S2C2N

On the first page, $104, it says that... it's from some other supplier, I guess 😉

I'll just drop a quick note here because quoting the original post in the very first reply seems kind of pointless to me 😛 I mean, you're just cluttering up the database for no reason... plus, you quoted the post right above yours again 🤣

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Crucial 8GB 1600MHz, CL11 , 1.35V ADDU1600W8G11-B
ASUS A68HM-DS2 Motherboard
AMD A68HM-DS2 Seagate Barracuda 1 1TB, 64MB, 7200rpm HDWD110UZSVA
EVGA 400W power supply, 80+
AMD Athlon ii x4 870
LC Power CPU Cooler LC-CC-95 - 90mm
2x MS PC COOL 12cm case fan
EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 2GB GDDR5/128 bit 2xDVI 2xHDMI P/N: GV-N75TD5-2GI
MS CONQUEROR gaming case (no PSU)

Total: $1065

It doesn't meet my budget 🤷

I guess I'll grab some 8GB of Crucial RAM (-$8.75), an ASUS A68HM-DS2 motherboard (-$17), an MS Conqueror case, and an AMD Athlon x4 870 k
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Intel Core i3

The R9 270 is actually probably a bit too much for it in most games. It's likely not going to be more than twice as fast as a GTX 1650.

AData SP550($173), SanDisk Z410($183), Samsung 750 EVO, Samsung 850 EVO

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Maybe I've got this wrong, but... an MSI GTX 960 gaming for $487:

I also spotted a Gainward model for $475 over at Protis or Links.

You could, though I'm honestly not sure how many or what size will actually fit; the specs don't really say, from what I can see. Maybe you could just check with the retailer while you're at it?

That works too, though you're missing the front USB3 port. But since it's such a compact build, I guess it shouldn't be much of an issue.

EDIT: By the way, that’s sitting at about $607 right now... if you don't really need massive storage, maybe ditch the 1TB HDD for a 240GB SSD? It'll definitely speed things up (+$50):

https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-BX500-SATA-SSD-240GB/dp/B073DB6V5K

Asus H110M-R/C/SI motherboard
MS VOYAGER 2 case, no PSU included
Zalman 400W PSU LX Series Retail, ZAL-ZM400-LX
Toshiba P300 1TB, 64MB, 7200rpm HDWD110UZSVA
8GB DDR4 2133MHz KIN Value RAM
Intel Celeron G3900 Desktop CPU (2.8GHz, 2MB, LGA1151) box

Total: $616 Centro

This monitor at $262 seems like a pretty solid deal.

Just play it safe; your GPU is pulling about 20W and the processor is around 50W.

You don't even need to have an HD 4350 in there, since the integrated graphics on the Pentium might actually be slightly better. 😉

wiredotter14 said:...the next step down would be an RX 460, which I guess should be a pretty solid, balanced upgrade for a build like that.

Btw, an RX 460 is going to be way weaker than an RX 470. I have a feeling they might squeeze an RX 465 in there somewhere just to compete with the GTX 1050 or maybe to just grab that specific slice of the market.

Based on the specs, it looks like the RX 470 will only be about 10-15% slower than the RX 480.

It really comes down to the size factor...

If you're planning on splurging on a higher-end motherboard, I’d suggest going with this one, if only because it actually has an M.2 slot: