New build for my brother $800 budget

Hey guys my brother is wanting a new computer, so we are going to build him one. He is currently using a dell XPS, quad core, 6gb of ram and idk which video card. He has had it for about 6 years now. He wants to be able to play games on high settings or better. He mainly plays league of legends and some steam games. We live in Canada so will be purchasing either from newegg.ca, canada computers or tigerdirect.ca. Missed the black friday boat... most stuff that was on sale is out of stock now... We will maybe try and buy stuff on cyber monday or wait until boxing day.

Anyway currently have $800 budget
currently have: 1080p monitor, keyboard, mouse, corsair 600 watt builder series 80 + plus bronze

I'm thinking about using these parts, if you can recommend something better I'd like to hear
CPU: AMD FX 6300 ($125) or 8320 [$125 instorepurchase]

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo ($30)

MOBO: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ($100)/Gigabyte Ga-990FXA-UD3 ($130) kinda mixed reviews on these boards not too sure...

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM ($60)

HDD: Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive ($80)

SSD: Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB 7mm SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SSD), Read: 450MB/s Write: 450MB/s (SV300S37A/120G) how good is this drive? ($80)

PSU: corsair 600watt 80 plus bronze (alreadyhave)

GPU: not sure which one to get

Case: Corsair Carbide Series 200R Black Steel / Plastic compact ATX Mid Tower Case ($60)

Are these parts all compatible with each other? How does it look? Should I go with an Intel build?

Thanks guys

Well, you're at $565 so far so that leaves about $200 for the GPU. Do you already have a copy of windows? If not you should factor that in ($100) to your purchase price.

Yes all the parts you chose are compatible.

The Kingston SSD Now is by no means crapp, but it's performance is quite lackluster. Some SSDs are up to 100MB/s faster.

For $200 and change you can get a 3GB 7950. That's probably the best bang for the buck.
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_1200_557_558&item_id=062629

^7950 3GB $199 @ Canada computers.

CPU: i5 3570k ($210)
COOLER: Hyper 212 Evo ($30)
RAM: 4 GB DDR3 1866 (MOBO comes with 4 GB already) ($42)
MOBO: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ($170)
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 ($200) Go with Theocnoob's suggestion
SSD: SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series 128GB ($140)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 200R ($60)


Now, I will start tweaking to fit your budget.


Alternative AMD Processor build:
CPU: AMD FX-6350 ($125)
MOBO: A or B ($105 / $90)

I do have a copy of windows 7 for myself, now I'm not sure if it will work again... I built a system with an i3 and gigabyte h67 mobo and some other parts 3 years ago and used my copy of windows 7 64 bit home premium. Then I upgraded to the parts in my sig. I used the same disc and key. So maybe it will work again for my brothers build? Will the club 3d raedon 7950 give the same performance as the other 7950s? Also how good are the 7870 cards?there in the $200 price range aswell. thanks guys

Overclocking maybe. Not a huge deal if my brother cant. Hes been using a fairly old computer and just wants better graphics mainly. I'd like to get him a decent ssd for a boot drive mainly.

Windows keys should work 3 times (except for student editions).

If that 7950 Teocnoob suggested holds a candle to other 7950s, then it will be your best bet for the price...and it looks fine to me.

Darknecron said:

CPU: i5 3570k ($210)
COOLER: Hyper 212 Evo ($30)
RAM: 4 GB DDR3 1866 (MOBO comes with 4 GB already) ($42)
MOBO: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ($170)
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 ($200) Go with Theocnoob's suggestion
SSD: SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series 128GB ($140)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 200R ($60)

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You're suggesting an obsolete CPU and a $170 board?
You could put a 3570K on a $130 board and still overclock to the moon on air.

Don't recommend outdated equipment. If he goes Intel he should go 4670K and ASUS Z87-A. Moot point though, as he doesn't have the money!

His only real choice is an FX 6300 or an FX8320 on sale. They were at $120 for black friday on the egg.

Theocnoob said:

You're suggesting an obsolete CPU and a $170 board?
You could put a 3570K on a $130 board and still overclock to the moon on air.

Don't recommend outdated equipment. If he goes Intel he should go 4670K and ASUS Z87-A. Moot point though, as he doesn't have the money!

His only real choice is an FX 6300 or an FX8320 on sale. They were at $120 for black friday on the egg.

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I edited that post quite a while ago to include an AMD option (the FX-6350, which fits his budget). I suggested the 3570k because it overclocks better than the 4670k (I asked him if he was going to overclock..I assumed he was since he was getting an aftermarket cooler, so I suggested the 3570k).

That motherboard is $130 after accounting for the $40 4GB DDR3 1866 it comes with.

Ok today is cyber monday I just checked newegg.ca. I am thinking of getting either:

Crucial M500 120GB SATA 2.5" 7mm (with 9.5mm adapter) Internal Solid State Drive CT120M500SSD1 $90

or

Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (Stand-Alone Drive) $80

Also out of these 3 cpus which should i get?
amd fx 8320 $135
amd fx 6300 $120
amd fx 6350 $125

Is the amd fx 8320 worth an extra $15? Will it work ASUS M5A97 R2.0 motherboard? No problems? Went to put winter tires on my car last night, cant find the club3b 7950 now. Shall i just get a 7870 for $200 instead? Thanks guys

CPU: either
amd fx 8320 $135
amd fx 6300 $120
amd fx 6350 $125
CPU Cooler: hyper 212 EVO $30
Motherboard: Asus m5a97 r2.0 $100
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL $50
SSD: Either Kingston HyperX 3K or Crucial M500 $80-90
HDD: Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - OEM $55
PSU: Corsair 600watt 80 plus bronze (Already Have)
Case: Corsair carbide series 200r $60
GPU: SAPPHIRE 100354OC-2L Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card $200

Total Cost = $720
Does this look good? Went with these parts because there on sale today

Step up to a 7950 or a 280X and get the 8-core AMD. With Mantle coming, that's going to be a big deal in the future.

But especially since your brother is a gamer, you're going to want to spend as much on a GPU as possible.

Black C5 Z06 said:

Step up to a 7950 or a 280X and get the 8-core AMD. With Mantle coming, that's going to be a big deal in the future.

But especially since your brother is a gamer, you're going to want to spend as much on a GPU as possible.

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A little overkill for LoL and most steam games....lol.

MMMMMMMMMM said:

CPU: either
amd fx 8320 $135
amd fx 6300 $120
amd fx 6350 $125
CPU Cooler: hyper 212 EVO $30
Motherboard: Asus m5a97 r2.0 $100
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL $50
SSD: Either Kingston HyperX 3K or Crucial M500 $80-90
HDD: Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - OEM $55
PSU: Corsair 600watt 80 plus bronze (Already Have)
Case: Corsair carbide series 200r $60
GPU: SAPPHIRE 100354OC-2L Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card $200

Total Cost = $720
Does this look good? Went with these parts because there on sale today

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That does look good...as for the CPU, the 6350 is a factory OC'd 6300. The 6300 is a 8230 with two cores disabled.

Comparison of 6350 and 8320

Darknecron said:

A little overkill for LoL and most steam games....lol.




That does look good...as for the CPU, the 6350 is a factory OC'd 6300. The 6300 is a 8230 with two cores disabled.

Comparison of 6350 and 8320

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He says he has a budget, and the build looks good other than that, so I'd max out the budget on GPU and the 8 core is useful for multi-tasking, and in the future if he decides to play Mantle-enabled games, it's going to be very useful. I hate the word "future-proofing" but if that term must be thrown around, that's what you're doing.

Black C5 Z06 said:

He says he has a budget, and the build looks good other than that, so I'd max out the budget on GPU and the 8 core is useful for multi-tasking, and in the future if he decides to play Mantle-enabled games, it's going to be very useful. I hate the word "future-proofing" but if that term must be thrown around, that's what you're doing.

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If the budget isn't a strained one, then I agree completely...the extra gig of VRAM + ~30% performance boost is definitely worth it.

PS: Newegg.ca is out of 7950s atm lol

PSS: Good lord Amazon.ca is expensive...

Ok I'll go with the 8320 since its only slightly more. This $50 ram : G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL is not on the Asus m5a97 r2.0 ram QVL. Should I be worried?

Lol ya I was going to say newegg.ca all the 7950s out of stock now. 7870 still a good choice?

MMMMMMMMMM said:

Lol ya I was going to say newegg.ca all the 7950s out of stock now. 7870 still a good choice?

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ASUS R9 270x

MMMMMMMMMM said:

Ok I'll go with the 8320 since its only slightly more. This $50 ram : G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL is not on the Asus m5a97 r2.0 ram QVL. Should I be worried?

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Na, you should be fine.

Alright. Last thing is SSD. Should I go with the Kingston Hyperx 3k $80 or crucial m500 $90?
Both are 120gb. Kingston has SandForce controller and the Crucial has Marvell controller. Are both of these controllers supposed on the Asus m5a97 r2.0 motherboard? Thanks guys

Kingston hands down. WAAAAAAAAAAAAY faster write speeds.

Also, you can get 2133 ram for a couple bucks more.

MMMMMMMMMM said:

Alright. Last thing is SSD. Should I go with the Kingston Hyperx 3k $80 or crucial m500 $90?
Both are 120gb. Kingston has SandForce controller and the Crucial has Marvell controller. Are both of these controllers supposed on the Asus m5a97 r2.0 motherboard? Thanks guys

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It doesn't matter which controller the SSD has. Any SATA 1,2 or 3 device will work on a SATA 3 port.

You should really look at a 7950/7970/R9 280X for the GPU. Even ditch the SSD if you have to.