getting my first ever gaming PC ( amd fanboy )
907shooterAKFri Jul 17, 2015 9:25 pm
well few days ago i decided to say to myself, its time to get a new PC, my first ever new one, so
i searched up on many places ( youtube, tomshardware, etc;etc ) and knew a little bit until i got some help from
BK members on TeamSpeak ( thanks MR T especially ) and went through the proccess and i learned alot from him
and at the same time learned alot from watching videos from tech pros ( linus tech tips and others )
also i made many builds on which i should get ... i am a medium to high person gamer and i love performance over quality.
so i made a lot of builds.
here they are:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zwkhwP
this ^ has a AMD 6300 CPU with 6 cores at 3.5 GHz
with an Sapphire Radeon 270x 2G W/ out a SSD
CPU Cooler: None
Thermal Compound ( for CPU cooler ): Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Memory:Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage:Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Case:Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Suppy:EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: none
Operation System:Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8pZgjX
This ^ has a AMD Athlon x4 860k 4 cores at 3.7 GHz with dual ASUS Radeon 260x at 2G's GPU
CPU Cooler:Cooler Master RR-HT2-28PK-R1 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Thermal Compound ( for CPU cooler ):Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste
Motherboard:Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard
Memory:Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage:Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Case:Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case
Power SuppyEVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply:
Optical Drive: none
Operation System:Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wjvLgs
This ^ has a amd-fx 8350 at 4.0 GHz with a SAPPHIRE Radeon 270x 4G W/ and SSD
CPU Cooler:Cooler Master RR-HT2-28PK-R1 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Thermal Compound ( for CPU cooler ):Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste
Motherboard:Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Memory:G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage:Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive with 850 evo series 500 gig ssd
Case:Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Suppy:Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Operation System:Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ttNJQ7
This ^ has intel Core i5 4960k at 3.5 GHz with a GTX 960 4G ( which is overkill for me ) but i still need opinions
CPU Cooler:Cooler Master RR-HT2-28PK-R1 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Thermal Compound ( for CPU cooler ):Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste
Motherboard:ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory:Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage::Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive with 250 gig ssd
Case:Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Suppy:EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Operation System:Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)
now i know this one will prob be the most one to go for since most BK has intel and does not like AMD but since im more used to seeing AMD stuff around ( drivers system and things ) im still young enough to learn many things. hope too see helpful feedback from alot of BK members instead of one.
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CakeFri Jul 17, 2015 10:16 pm
I've been using AMD CPU's since first playing FPS's with no problem's at all , except those generated by heavy handed handling while replacing thermal paste .(dropped
CPU and broke a pin ). I would stay away from a cooler with a sleeve bearing unless your case is blown out frequently .( would suggest a liquid cooled CPU - they have come down
in price quite a bit and if you're considering overclocking your system it's almost a must have element - also the fan/radiator is mounted on the rear of the case making it very easy to clean) Don't be misled by people saying that you might have leaks with a liquid CPU cooler . I've been using a Corsair H-50 for over 4 years with no leaks , and if they do leak
the cooling medium is NOT water .
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