Posts by MisterFred

Good setup, but I'd make the following changes: Case to Fractal Design Core 1000 (should be $40 or so on us.ncix.com) - reason, higher quality probably quieter case fans. PSU to Rosewill Green 430w or XFX Core 450w (newegg or...

Unless you're near a microcenter, Intel will be more cost-efficient for you. Why? They have strong per-core performance at stock speed & locked CPUs you can buy. A big part of AMD's value is the ability to overclock. Without that, you're...

Just about any game will run no problem. Bot not as well as they could - that rig is very bad in terms of getting the best bang for your buck. Questions you need to answer: What is your monitor? Do you need an OS or peripherals...

Quote:Originally Posted by G2O415 PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Microcenter) CPU Cooler: Xigmatek GAIA SD1283 56.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($19.99...

Quote:Originally Posted by G2O415 Looking at various builds and recommendation, I'm starting to see some changes I can make to my current list. Like I mentioned in my first post, I currently don't have the money yet but I gave a...

Your PSU should be fine. GPU upgrade would be nice. And you should ditch that bulldozer when the next gen of AMD processors come out.

Phenom IIs are OLD. While none of your listed games demand all that much from the CPU and would thus run fine, a lot of games coming out required some oomph from the CPU. I'd recommend either an overclocked fx-6300 or a locked i5 for...

Windows, keyboard, & mouse too? Ouch...Core components: $160fx-6300 & GA-78LMT-S2P bundle: $125Microcenter in-store combo. This board will NOT be able to overclock the processor. You will only be able to run at stock. No budget...

Quote:Originally Posted by noobiest Budget for crossfire is more like future proofing. I don't plan to crossfire immediately, but in a year or two if I want a little extra kick, I wouldn't mind throwing another couple hundred at it....

Depends on the game you play. Some games like better per-core performance (SC2, Skyrim). Some games like having four cores more than their individual performance (BF3 single-player, guild wars 2). The Pentium will be better for games...