Parts list for budget gaming rig, advice and opinions please

Snomad · 25 Nov 2012 at 18:18

Due to my last post here, i thought i should come up with another list from scratch and decided on these items below...

Parts List:

1.Radon 690a AMD Bulldozer FX-4 4100 3.60GHz @ 4.00GHz DDR3 Overclocked Bundle

2.HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

3.Xigmatek Midgard II Gaming Tower Case - Black

4.Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM

5.LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM

Now price wise at the moment due to couple of items that are on offer comes to £512.93. Now just to note i would only be buying the bundle and power supply next Friday and the rest will come next payday in December (yes i can wait)

RJC · 25 Nov 2012 at 18:27

Personally much better build than bulldozer:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=23239358&postcount=2

Snomad · 25 Nov 2012 at 18:32

RJC said:
Personally much better build than bulldozer:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=23239358&postcount=2

But would this processor be able to play such games as Counterstrike Source GO, Starcraft 2, Black ops 2, BF3???

Bacon? · 25 Nov 2012 at 18:35

Yep it will, and better than the Bulldozer at that.

Snomad · 25 Nov 2012 at 18:39

It's just because the processor is dual core and not quad this would be useless for the gaming i will be doing, unless im missing something

Bacon? · 25 Nov 2012 at 18:45

Most games do not use more than 2 cores. And its not about the number of cores but the IPC of each core. The IPC of the Intel chips is greater than that of the BD's.

RJC · 25 Nov 2012 at 18:49

The CPU is dual core with 2 hyperthreading cores, (shows as 4 cores in windows) the cpu does more work per clock cycle than the AMD does and is also based on the Ivy Bridge Architecture.

Something Else · 25 Nov 2012 at 23:03

rjc's spec is a solid build and well worth it over any bulldozer setup. amd really isnt pulling their weight with pulldozer