Posts by crimsonstag84

The reason they swapped out the Kepler is mainly because of the quieter fan and the PWM support. It’s a bit less efficient than the Kepler or the LC-CC-95, but honestly, it still beats the stock version by quite a bit, and just $26 😉
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If you have the extra cash in your budget, you could always go for a more expensive card, maybe a GTX 660($267)/GTX 570(650-$233).

1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P, AM3+, AMD 970 SB950, 4x DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866
1 x AMD FX-Series X8 8300 Processor 3.3GHz, 16MB, 125W, AM3+, FD8300WMHK
1 x Kingston 8GB (1x8GB) DDR3, Value, 1600MHz, CL11, KVR16N11/8
1 x Seagate 1TB HDD, Serial ATA III, 7200 rpm, ST1000DM003
1 x LC Power Cosmo Cool, 92 mm, Hydraulic bearing, 800-2200 rpm,
1 x Fortron 500W Hyper Power Supply, PPA5005003, 12cm fan
1 x Zalman Z1 mid tower case. 199(W)x432(H)x457(D)mm. ATX standard

$1049 AMD

plus tax/shipping
http://www.craigslist.org/f/graphics-cards-listing-16883324

+ maybe a Full HD monitor for $200 on Craigslist

+ everything else for peripherals comes to roughly $1500

http://media.bestofmicro.com/R/9/380...iginal/CPU.png

The bigger issue is actually streaming; gaming isn't really the main struggle.

Oof, that’s a tough one.

He really needs a decent CPU. I’d say an FX 6300 (maybe with some overclocking) paired with a GTX 750 Ti would be his best bet. A buddy of mine who races against me tried streaming something a bit heavier than League of Legends, and he was dealing with constant stuttering and massive FPS drops on his FX 4130 and GTX 660.

I’d probably check out Micro Center for the build components to take advantage of those discounts. For peripherals, though, I'd hit up a different shop since Micro Center doesn't have much of a selection there.

80-$33
power supply $117E8400
processor Motherboard around 150-$67
GPU: $40 if it’s an HD 4650, $50 if it’s an HD 4670

It’s actually a GTX 550 Ti, not a 2GB card.😬 That works too, like we discussed... maybe just see if you can shave a bit off the price.

EDIT: Or you could try mixing things up—pair a modern platform with some used parts:

http://www.craigslist.com/cs/pc/power...listing-16349643
http://www.craigslist.com/cs/pc/case...listing-13774535
http://www.craigslist.com/cs/hdd/hard...listing-16776603
http://www.craigslist.com/cs/gpu/graphics...listing-16852441

ASROCK H81M-DG4 Motherboard, Intel H81, DDR3, audio, G-LAN, SATA, PCI-E, D-SUB, DVI, USB 3.0, mATX, LGA 1150
Intel Celeron G1820 box Processor, LGA 1150, 2.7GHz, 2MB cache, DualCore, integrated GPU
PC-12800 Memory, 4GB, G.SKILL Value Series, F3-1600C11S-4GNS, DDR3 1600MHz

$265 Best Buy

Total ~$483.

I guess he’s aiming for Indianapolis and the handoff 😉

Price 😬

The 8370E draws just a bit less power since the voltages are lower, and I guess it has slightly better overclocking potential than the AMD FX-8300, though they're basically identical otherwise. You could grab an FX 8320E for $380 at AMD... honestly, the 8370E just doesn't seem worth it.

Something similar to yours could probably be put together for $1167, maybe even a bit more. $833 would be a decent starting point, depending on what kind of warranty you get.

Why pick the 8350 over an 8300 or maybe an 8320E?

They need way less voltage to hit the same clock speeds, they run cooler, plus you can probably squeeze out another 300--$133 😛

You might not even need the Athlon x4 840, you'll see—it’s only a 65W TDP.

MS Knight case without power supply
Fortron Hexa Plus 400W
AMD Athlon x4 840 (3.1GHz, 4MB, 65W, FM2+) box
Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-DS2
Crucial Module 8GB, 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-12800, CL11
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB 3.5''
Inno3D Geforce GTX 750 Ti 2GB GDDR5, INO-N75T-1DDV-E5CW

Total:$1018 downtown

Maybe sell the PC if you end up needing a laptop for college...

http://www.techspot.com/review/991-g...rks/page2.html
http://gamegpu.ru/images/remote/http...ghost_1920.jpg
http://www.techspot.com/review/734-b...rks/page3.html

The 750 Ti is a bit weaker than the GTX 660 or HD 7850. Just keep in mind that those reviews probably used a stronger processor.

http://www.craigslist.com/ms/pc-computers/r...oglas-16445469

Honestly, it’s worth about $667, so I guess you might want to try dropping it by at least $67.

x2 4000+ is basically on par with two 3200+ units; the single-thread performance is just really weak.

Even for a light game like lega Movie gama, this PC doesn't even meet the bare minimum requirements.

I guess you'd need at least a dual-core processor like an X2 5600 and maybe pick up a used graphics card for about $83.

Drew Roberts3 said:It needs to be quiet, plus offer some decent upgrade paths.

I wonder why the 1151 platform and DDR4 😛 along with all those modern standards (USB3.1, SATA Express, M.2 SATA)—it would make jumping to an i7 Cannonlake, for example, much easier.

Can you make this somewhat playable?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/processors...listing-16775750
http://www.ebay.com/itm/cases/power-supplies...listing-16733200

GPU options: HD 5770/HD 6770 (around $350-$$133) or maybe a GTX 460/HD 6850 ($400-$$150).

I'm honestly not sure if it's worth the investment...

1 x Dell 27 inch Monitor, IPS panel, FullHD
1 x FullHD 1 x HDD Western Digital 1, Serial ATA III, 7200 rpm, ST1000DM003
1 x OCZ SSD ARC 100 120GB, Kontroler OCZ Barefoot 3 M10
1 x EVGA 400W Power Supply, Hyper, PPA5005003, 12cm fan
1 x LG GH24NS, DVD±RW, 24x DVD±R ,8x DL , 40x CD-R
1 x MSI B150M Pro-DH, LGA1151, 4xDDR4 (max 64GB), SATA Express 16Gb/
1 x Intel Core i5-6500 3.20GHz, Turbo : 3.6GHz, 4 core, 6MB
2 x DDR4 4GB (1x4GB) Crucial, 2400MHz, Ballistix Sport DDR4
1 x Gigabyte GTX950 WF2 Overclocked, 2GB GDDR5
1 x Zalman Z1 mid tower case. 199(W)x432(H)x457(D)mm. MB standard

$2638 Micro Center

Maybe a passive NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 could work, since its CUDA core count looks decent compared to all that junk up to $117.

As far as I know, the only card with built-in H.265 support is the GTX 960.

http://anandtech.com/bench/product/510?vs=539

Yeah, I guess it's not exactly a massive leap... though if you could borrow some junk GPU from a friend and trade in your old card for an HD 7870 or a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, maybe it'd be worth it—even if the CPU is probably going to be a bit of a bottleneck.