I'm making a pc for $500. How does this look? What should I change? I'll use it for some gaming (Minecraft, Indie games, Steam games?), school work, and general purpose stuff. I know I didn't use the Source 210 but right know it's $44 on Newegg.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/38hVK
Good list, here is a few ideas I think might maximize performance/$:
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Get the same CPU and a motherboard from Microcenter. Or.. 965 BE if you are lucky
Free motherboard + cheap CPU = WIN!
From experience, the i5-4670k did not give me any noticeable performance increases in gaming (I had the 955 BE). ~1 fps maybe, but that was in Crysis 3 so I do not know. Would be more worthwhile if you had a bigger spending budget IMO.
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PCI-e WiFi is not as good as USB (b/g/n?), might want to take that into consideration. TP-Link TL-WN822N sells at Microcenter for less than $12. Much stronger amplification, and separate antennae for 2.4 Ghz / 5 Ghz bands. I have A LOT of neighborhood traffic on 2.4 Ghz (Nobody has N routers, just the bundled schiit from WoW/Comcast/etc), and the WN822N really makes a difference.
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Microcenter will price match anything from Newegg!
They have way better service than Newegg
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EDIT 2: Ignore this
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Take any possible savings and put them into a 3rd party CPU cooler, e.g Hyper 212+ evo. The stock AM3+ cooler for AMD is schiit. Loud, and terribly poor at keeping CPU cool.
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I do not see anything regarding Windows, so I would have to assume you are going Linux (makes more sense for the GTX 750), or you are going to pirate Windows
(Makes less sense on a budget?)
P.S: I think the case is too much *no offense* .
I think I made the same comments the last time you asked this question haha.
EDIT: Cannot wait for these
hotshots to shoot down my CPU recommendation
EDIT3: I like the 1x8GB because you have some room for upgrading. In another perspective, I see it a little pointless because your system really will not ever need 16GB, and Dual Channel actually will increase system throughput. eBay makes for a decent RAM source!
EDIT4: Editing is fun
EDIT5: Could use a Xonar DG just for the Optical Out
EDIT6: Did I mention editing is fun?
EDIT:7 I am going to bed, good night
EDIT8: EDIT 7*
EDIT9: I lied about going to bed
EDIT10: Spam?
