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need help with ~550$ budget build
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Basically I'm fed up with getting 30 fps at mids, so I'm looking looking to build a new desktop with a 550$ budget. I'm mainly gonna be playing tf2 on it, and want to spend more on the processor.

After some digging on this forum, I found this build by Twitch John which fits my budget: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/SOCZ. I'm kind of concerned though that the i3 won't have enough juice to run this game at ~240 frames with highframes and no streaming. Does anyone know if it can? Also please critique the build, it may not be perfect.

Basically I'm fed up with getting 30 fps at mids, so I'm looking looking to build a new desktop with a 550$ budget. I'm mainly gonna be playing tf2 on it, and want to spend more on the processor.

After some digging on this forum, I found this build by Twitch John which fits my budget: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/SOCZ. I'm kind of concerned though that the i3 won't have enough juice to run this game at ~240 frames with highframes and no streaming. Does anyone know if it can? Also please critique the build, it may not be perfect.
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My 4170, which is around the performance of an i3 2100, can pull like 200+ with ease on highframes.

My 4170, which is around the performance of an i3 2100, can pull like 200+ with ease on highframes.
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If you're worried about streaming, you can bump down the price of your Mobo and go for a lower i5

If you're worried about streaming, you can bump down the price of your Mobo and go for a lower i5
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The i3 will probably give you decent performance but if you want to never drop below 60 then you might want something better. i5-3570K ideally but that might not be possible with a 550 dollar build. Why do you want 240 fps anyway?

The i3 will probably give you decent performance but if you want to never drop below 60 then you might want something better. i5-3570K ideally but that might not be possible with a 550 dollar build. Why do you want 240 fps anyway?
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Ellie_GouldingMy 4170, which is around the performance of an i3 2100, can pull like 200+ with ease on highframes.

An FX-4170? Not around the same performance. It has double the amount of cores which is hugely significant for tf2. An i3 won't pull +200 frames

[quote=Ellie_Goulding]My 4170, which is around the performance of an i3 2100, can pull like 200+ with ease on highframes.[/quote]
An FX-4170? Not around the same performance. It has double the amount of cores which is hugely significant for tf2. An i3 won't pull +200 frames
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huffIf you're worried about streaming, you can bump down the price of your Mobo and go for a lower i5

i'm not worried about it

tornados2111Why do you want 240 fps anyway?

Because it's the refresh rate x2 of a 120hz monitor, and I'd want to use the 120hz monitor to its fullest extent. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong though.

I also modified the build a bit to include the FX-4170 and it actually came out cheaper. I used a motherboard that came with an FX-8320 in a different build I saw, so there shouldn't be any compatibility issues. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/SOSw

edit: also should I be worried about the compatibility notes

[quote=huff]If you're worried about streaming, you can bump down the price of your Mobo and go for a lower i5[/quote]
i'm not worried about it
[quote=tornados2111]Why do you want 240 fps anyway?[/quote]
Because it's the refresh rate x2 of a 120hz monitor, and I'd want to use the 120hz monitor to its fullest extent. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong though.

I also modified the build a bit to include the FX-4170 and it actually came out cheaper. I used a motherboard that came with an FX-8320 in a different build I saw, so there shouldn't be any compatibility issues. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/SOSw

edit: also should I be worried about the compatibility notes
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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/SP2U, runs a 4300 instead and has an actual upgrade path since 1155 is going to be a dead socket after haswell. psu is modular as well and has 8 gigs of ram for about $20 more total

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/SP2U, runs a 4300 instead and has an actual upgrade path since 1155 is going to be a dead socket after haswell. psu is modular as well and has 8 gigs of ram for about $20 more total
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forksedit: also should I be worried about the compatibility notes

No but you might want to try for a 6300. Also if you want to run 1080p on your monitor you might want to get a 2gb edition of the 650. I'm gonna edit the build a bit tell me if you like it.

Edit: tell me what you guys think http://pcpartpicker.com/user/oblivionage/saved/1vO8

kibbles 1155 is going to be a dead socket after haswell.

Lol 1155 socket is not gonna die because of haswell. Haswell will have basically the same performance as the 1155 socket cpus. It's just gonna be more efficient and cooler.

[quote=forks]
edit: also should I be worried about the compatibility notes[/quote]

No but you might want to try for a 6300. Also if you want to run 1080p on your monitor you might want to get a 2gb edition of the 650. I'm gonna edit the build a bit tell me if you like it.

Edit: tell me what you guys think http://pcpartpicker.com/user/oblivionage/saved/1vO8

[quote=kibbles] 1155 is going to be a dead socket after haswell. [/quote] Lol 1155 socket is not gonna die because of haswell. Haswell will have basically the same performance as the 1155 socket cpus. It's just gonna be more efficient and cooler.
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forkshuffIf you're worried about streaming, you can bump down the price of your Mobo and go for a lower i5i'm not worried about ittornados2111Why do you want 240 fps anyway?Because it's the refresh rate x2 of a 120hz monitor, and I'd want to use the 120hz monitor to its fullest extent. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong though.

I also modified the build a bit to include the FX-4170 and it actually came out cheaper. I used a motherboard that came with an FX-8320 in a different build I saw, so there shouldn't be any compatibility issues. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/SOSw

edit: also should I be worried about the compatibility notes

If he has the extra 10$, he should up the 4170 to a 6300, more cores, better architecture

[quote=forks][quote=huff]If you're worried about streaming, you can bump down the price of your Mobo and go for a lower i5[/quote]
i'm not worried about it
[quote=tornados2111]Why do you want 240 fps anyway?[/quote]
Because it's the refresh rate x2 of a 120hz monitor, and I'd want to use the 120hz monitor to its fullest extent. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong though.

I also modified the build a bit to include the FX-4170 and it actually came out cheaper. I used a motherboard that came with an FX-8320 in a different build I saw, so there shouldn't be any compatibility issues. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/SOSw

edit: also should I be worried about the compatibility notes[/quote]

If he has the extra 10$, he should up the 4170 to a 6300, more cores, better architecture
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Oblivionageforksedit: also should I be worried about the compatibility notes
No but you might want to try for a 6300. Also if you want to run 1080p on your monitor you might want to get a 2gb edition of the 650. I'm gonna edit the build a bit tell me if you like it.

Edit: tell me what you guys think http://pcpartpicker.com/user/oblivionage/saved/1vO8

That build looks really nice, I'm probably going to use it. Is the main difference between the two motherboards suggested that the asus has the 1155 socket and the gigabyte has something presumably better?

[quote=Oblivionage][quote=forks]
edit: also should I be worried about the compatibility notes[/quote]

No but you might want to try for a 6300. Also if you want to run 1080p on your monitor you might want to get a 2gb edition of the 650. I'm gonna edit the build a bit tell me if you like it.

Edit: tell me what you guys think http://pcpartpicker.com/user/oblivionage/saved/1vO8
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That build looks really nice, I'm probably going to use it. Is the main difference between the two motherboards suggested that the asus has the 1155 socket and the gigabyte has something presumably better?
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forks That build looks really nice, I'm probably going to use it. Is the main difference between the two motherboards suggested that the asus has the 1155 socket and the gigabyte has something presumably better?

Not exactly sure what you're asking. 1155 socket is for intel cpus and am3+ is for AMD cpus. Use the one I put in pcpartpicker.

[quote=forks] That build looks really nice, I'm probably going to use it. Is the main difference between the two motherboards suggested that the asus has the 1155 socket and the gigabyte has something presumably better?[/quote]

Not exactly sure what you're asking. 1155 socket is for intel cpus and am3+ is for AMD cpus. Use the one I put in pcpartpicker.
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