$600 gaming build, AMD inside

[caddi daddi]

oh my god I can put that togather from my junk pile, with a better board for 250 or less.

strike that, 200+ shipping for the cpu and sabertooth+ shipping, taking a quick look on ebay

 

[Crono139]

Thanks for the info, guys. I really appreciate it.

OP, I would see if you can switch to a GA-970A-UD3P motherboard and grab an FX-6300 then switch the GPU to a GTX 760.
That 760 will push you WAY farther for gaming than a 270X.

I put together a revised part list after reading through the comments: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PkmjNG

AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory
XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card
XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case

- The NH-D14 cooler seems like the best bang for the buck choice
- The price of the GTX 760 is very close to 280X territory so I just added the cheapest one for the time being.
- There isn't much variation in memory prices so I'll continue to look at this as well.
- That XFX 550W power supply has dropped to $26 at TigerDirect for the past few months so I'll wait for the next one.

 

[ATMINSIDE]

Ah, I didn't realize the 280X had gotten down that low!
That'll be faster than the 760 for you

Looks like a GREAT build for you!

I just put together a build with a 970A-UD3P yesterday for a buddy. Windows 8.1 installed all the drivers automatically, if you don't have an OS already grab 8.1 for sure.

 

[firesoul453]

Dang finally 280Xs are going down in price. Great cards! Almost to a 770 in performance.

 

[Theocnoob]

Thanks for the info, guys. I really appreciate it.



I put together a revised part list after reading through the comments: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PkmjNG

AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory
XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card
XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case

- The NH-D14 cooler seems like the best bang for the buck choice
- The price of the GTX 760 is very close to 280X territory so I just added the cheapest one for the time being.
- There isn't much variation in memory prices so I'll continue to look at this as well.
- That XFX 550W power supply has dropped to $26 at TigerDirect for the past few months so I'll wait for the next one.

That's a nice parts list. You should be very happy with that system. It'll play anything on high in 1080P with only a few games (Metro Last Light, Crysis 3, Far Cry 3, etc) giving less than spectacular framerates.

 

[Evilsizer]

there is a remastered versions of metro coming, using a new build of their engine. get the same high quality graphics with a boost to FPS. i have kinda given up on the far cry series, o not to forget HomeWorld 1/2 are being remastered as well, with included original games. the only down side is that there is no remastered Cataclysm exp with that, they should have done it as well.

 

[bob4933]

That motherboard doesn't support 2133 ram, take it down a notch or 2 (the ram). Save yourself a couple bucks in the process as well.

 

[Theocnoob]

That motherboard doesn't support 2133 ram, take it down a notch or 2 (the ram). Save yourself a couple bucks in the process as well.

1600Mhz will be fine for the OP. Cas 9 or better (lower).

 

[Crono139]

I took a look at MC's ad just for the heck of it and I noticed that they are taking $10 off Crucial Ballistix memory when purchased with a CPU or mobo. I shouldn't have any clearance issues with the Sports sticks so I'll have to swing by tomorrow.



http://www.microcenter.com/product/...l_Desktop_Memory_Kit_(Two_4GB_Memory_Modules)