Budget build CPU question

laliga · Nov 19, 2011

I am in need of upgrading my desktop. Low end PC is all I need. Main uses will be surfing the internet, listening to music, microsoft office, watching tv shows and occasionally burning cds/dvds. Only game that I play is counter-strike 1.6. Only other games I might play is the new counter-strike: GO and diablo 3 when they come out. It's been a while since I have checked computer parts but I think I have it down to the three best candidates for the price.

Athlon II X2 270 Regor 3.4GHz Socket AM3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103953

Intel Pentium E6600 Wolfdale 3.06GHz LGA 775
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116347

Intel Pentium G620 Sandy Bridge 2.6GHz LGA 1155
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116399

And the video card I've chosen..

EVGA GeForce GT 430 (Fermi)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130609

LiuKangBakinPie · Nov 19, 2011

Whats your budget and your native resolution?

laliga · Nov 19, 2011

Well, I really only need the CPU/MOBO/GPU/RAM. The budget is isn't much.

CPU - $75ish
GPU - $75ish
MB - $75ish
RAM - G.Skill 4GB - $25ish

Native resolution is 1600x900

maniac5999 · Nov 19, 2011

laliga said:
Well, I really only need the CPU/MOBO/GPU/RAM. The budget is isn't much.

CPU - $75ish
GPU - $75ish
MB - $75ish
RAM - G.Skill 4GB - $25ish

Native resolution is 1600x900

What country are you in? (If USA, are you near a MicroCenter?) and do you plan on overclocking?

laliga · Nov 19, 2011

Live in the US. Not near a MicroCenter, unfortunately. Or any other store like Frys around my area. I don't plan on overclocking. Stock is plenty quick for me.

ShadowVVL · Nov 19, 2011

I would say go with the G620 it will be a bit faster and have lower power consumption.

if you can spend a bit more you can get a radeon 6670 83.99 and 58.99 after rebate .

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150542

happy medium · Nov 19, 2011

80$ for a x4 830 is the best cpu choice and overclock it, hurry ends in a few days.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103993

Asrock extreme 3 for 85$ is a great board for the price.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157280

and as mentioned above a 6770 for 58$AR is awesome, much much faster than a gt430
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&SID=u00000687

25$ ram

250$ for that setup is outstanding and will play the new Counter Strike/Diablo great.

frozentundra123456 · Nov 19, 2011

happy medium said:
80$ for a x4 830 is the best cpu choice and overclock it, hurry ends in a few days.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103993

Asrock extreme 3 for 85$ is a great board for the price.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157280

and as mentioned above a 6770 for 58$AR is awesome, much much faster than a gt430
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&SID=u00000687

25$ ram

250$ for that setup is outstanding and will play the new Counter Strike/Diablo great.

I would say it is still a good deal, especially with a free game, but did anyone notice that that is a DDR3 card? Would be slower than a normal HD6670 wouldnt it?

GoStumpy · Nov 19, 2011

Choose the Sandybridge G620 for sure!!! That leaves you capable of upgrading at a later date to some of the fastest CPU's on the market.. Any other socket/platform and you're stuck RE-upgrading the mobo when you realize you want more.

Budget machine builds really need to take upgrading more seriously. IF you aren't satisfied with the performance, you only need to upgrade the CPU. Wouldn't that be nice?

fastamdman · Nov 19, 2011

First up what is your current system? You might just be able to pop in a new cpu and gpu and call it a day, or just a new gpu. As far as CS 1.6, it plays well on amd athlon 800mhz slot A rigs lol.

I am in the d3 beta currently and I am running a gtx 280, runs the game maxed just fine. CS:GO looks A LOT like css so I am sure comparable cards that do well in css will do well in CS:GO.

happy medium · Nov 19, 2011

frozentundra123456 said:
I would say it is still a good deal, especially with a free game, but did anyone notice that that is a DDR3 card? Would be slower than a normal HD6670 wouldnt it?

I thought it was a 6770, thats a ok deal still but a gts250 for 55$AR is faster
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814162069

tweakboy · Nov 19, 2011

laliga said:
I am in need of upgrading my desktop. Low end PC is all I need. Main uses will be surfing the internet, listening to music, microsoft office, watching tv shows and occasionally burning cds/dvds. Only game that I play is counter-strike 1.6. Only other games I might play is the new counter-strike: GO and diablo 3 when they come out. It's been a while since I have checked computer parts but I think I have it down to the three best candidates for the price.

Athlon II X2 270 Regor 3.4GHz Socket AM3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103953

Intel Pentium E6600 Wolfdale 3.06GHz LGA 775
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116347

Intel Pentium G620 Sandy Bridge 2.6GHz LGA 1155
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116399

And the video card I've chosen..

EVGA GeForce GT 430 (Fermi)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130609

Grab the E6600 and a 430 GT and a 400w PSU and 4GB ram for 30 bucks. gl

laliga · Nov 19, 2011

fastamdman said:
I am in the d3 beta currently and I am running a gtx 280, runs the game maxed just fine. CS:GO looks A LOT like css so I am sure comparable cards that do well in css will do well in CS:GO.

Yeah lol, 1.6 can be ran on onboard, I figured a card that ran CSS well would run GO pretty well too.

I'm upgrading the CPU/GPU/RAM/MOBO. Stumpy makes a good point with future upgrading capability of the G620. Is the G620 only being @ 2.6GHZ a big deal compared to the higher frequencies of the AMD/Wofdale?

My power supply is a 400W FSP group. Would it be able to handle the GTS250?

Arkaign · Nov 19, 2011

The G620 has higher IPC anyway, so it will still run faster than the Athlon or the old S775 wolfdale. There's zero reason to buy S775 for a new build, and little reason to go with AMD when the prices just don't add up.

Most 400W PSUs will run a GTS250 fine, particularly when paired with a not-very-hungry 32nm CPU with no overclock. Mfg recommendations are always a bit on the safe side, and I like that, but they have to take into account that the buyer might have a 400W PSU and an overclocked B3 Q6600 with 4 hard drives or something, and offer a lot of buffer room.

Basic mobo + G620 + 1 or 2 hdds + 1 optical drive + GTS250 is okay.

GTS250 is pretty old though, but it still runs good.

laliga · Nov 19, 2011

Arkaign said:
The G620 has higher IPC anyway, so it will still run faster than the Athlon or the old S775 wolfdale. There's zero reason to buy S775 for a new build, and little reason to go with AMD when the prices just don't add up.

Basic mobo + G620 + 1 or 2 hdds + 1 optical drive + GTS250 is okay.

GTS250 is pretty old though, but it still runs good.

Good points. Think I'll go with the G620. Thanks. The GTS250 compared to the 8500GT I have now should be a nice upgrade though.

liyi0522 · Nov 19, 2011

I will go AMD FM1 plus A75MB, you will get quar core and decent 3D, save your money, your ele bills and save the plant.

laliga · Nov 19, 2011

I like NVIDIA better, so I would like to go with the GTS250. But I am a bit worried that my PSU might not be able to run it.

This is my PSU right now.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104953

happy medium · Nov 19, 2011

laliga said:
I like NVIDIA better, so I would like to go with the GTS250. But I am a bit worried that my PSU might not be able to run it.

This is my PSU right now.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104953

Don't worry it will run it just fine. I won't steer you wrong bro.:thumbsup:
2 or 3x faster than the crappy 8500gt too.

GoStumpy · Nov 19, 2011

tweakboy said:
Grab the E6600 and a 430 GT and a 400w PSU and 4GB ram for 30 bucks. gl

Another horrible advice post from tweakboy... What the hell man.

laliga · Nov 19, 2011

Nice. Going with the GTS250 then. Thanks!

happy medium · Nov 19, 2011

GoStumpy said:
Another horrible advice post from tweakboy... What the hell man.

Be nice to our Anandtech Mascot Stumpy, he means no harm.

coffeejunkee · Nov 20, 2011

happy medium said:
Don't worry it will run it just fine. I won't steer you wrong bro.:thumbsup:

Are you sure? I think it's gonna be close with that psu having 1 120W rail and 1 156W rail. GT430 wouldn't be a problem but GTS250 might be too much.

LiuKangBakinPie · Nov 20, 2011

Intel Pentium G850 Dual-Core 2.9GHz ->86
BIOSTAR H61MGC Intel H61 LGA1155-->50
Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333MHz-->21
Geforce 9800 GT or the Radeon 6670

mosox · Nov 20, 2011

AMD Athlon II X3 445
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103872
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231313
BIOSTAR A880G+ AM3 AMD 880G + XFX HD-677X-ZNLC Radeon HD 6770
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.752006

$247.96

+ $20.00 Mail-in Rebate Card
+ XFX Gift - Dirt3 Game Coupon

happy medium · Nov 20, 2011

coffeejunkee said:
Are you sure?

yes, positive

Budget build CPU question

Member

Diamond Member

Member

Senior member

Member

Senior member

Lifer

Lifer

Golden Member

Golden Member

Lifer

Diamond Member

Member

Lifer

Member

Junior Member

Member

Lifer

Golden Member

Member

Lifer

Golden Member

Diamond Member

Senior member

Lifer