Help me with a cheap $500-$600 build

So far I'm thinking

  • i3 4130 processor
  • samsung 120gb SSD
  • GA-B85M-D3H Motherboard
  • 8gb ram
    Any help would be greatly appreciated

Comments

  • What are you using this computer for?

  • Just home computer, 1080p video web browsing, music all with ease, multitasking and some light gaming, light

  • +1

    I saw your thread on WP. Also agree with the recommendations Onover gave you.

    MSY prices http://www.msy.com.au/Parts/PARTS.pdf

    CPU A8-5600K $109
    board G-BF2A75M-HD2 $79
    RAM 8G Kit1866 Kingston Fury $96
    Coolermaster USB3.0 NSE N200 $49
    Antec Neo Eco 80Plus Bronze 450 $73
    Samsung 840 EVO Series 120GB $95
    Windows $109

    $609 dollars or $500 ish if you exclude Windows.

    AMD has good IGP and will help keep costs down. If you're able to stretch the budget a little then I'd recommend a Radeon 7770 and pair up with Core i3.

  • Would an fx-6300 be a better cpu

    • Depends on whether you want to use a video card or not.

      If you want to use a video card, you should get FX series (note: AM3+ socket!) or go with an Intel CPU (increase costs)

      If you want to use integrated graphics, you should get an AMD APU (A8 or A10 series) (note: FM2 socket!)

  • I also like the bitfenix shadow case at $85 I think I want to pay the extra it's sleek looking and has many features

  • Also should I definitely not get the i3 4130?

    • Core i3 will be good at older games. Games that are older tend not to utilize multi-core CPU's, will run better on the Intel than the AMD FX.

      Newer games based on newer engines however make use of multi-cores nowadays. For e.g Battlefield 4, new Source Engine updated with Multi-core rendering, will see a benefit with more cores. In this case, FX6300 will pummel the Core i3 4130.

      Most games however are GPU bound rather than CPU, and with a tight budget like yours, the video card will most definitely be the bottleneck.

  • Would I have to get a graphics card for the fx-6300

  • This is so hard for me :( I can't decide anything

  • I'm thinking i3 and add a graphics card later if need be

  • Will an a8-5600k allow me to play many games using only it's inbuilt gpu

  • You could get a 7850 or a r7250 for around a $100. Decent performance for money in my opinion.

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