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Hey guys I made this build specifically to show that you can have low budget $700 budget and still outperform most high end single GPU setups in GAMING! (Specifically GTX 770 and or 7970 w/ Intel i7's <--Even @ OC'ed levels) GTX 770 GPU & i7 CPU alone will cost as much as my whole setup, just my food for thought.

FX 6300 Oc'ed at 4.62 Ghz @ 1.428 Volts Prime95 stable 24/7 Stable (100% Load Prime95 for hours on end temps never exceed 60C)

7850 Crossfire Setup

1: HIS HD 7850 2GB Max OC @ 1205Mhz Clock -- 1450Mhz Memory @ 1.225 Volts (5800Mhz Effective Memory) 24/7 Stable (Full stress test load temps never exceed 65c)

2: Asus HD7850 2GB Max OC @ 1135Mhz Clock -- 1300Mhz Memory @ 1.210 Volts (5200Mhz Effective Memory) 24/7 Stable (Full stress test load temps never exceed 55c)

Remember when on Crossfire setup slowest GPU card will downlock your highest GPU clock card to equal levels. (I did not win the silicon lottery with my Asus 7850)

FAN SETUP

2x 120MM Exhaust (TOP) 1x 120MM Exhaust (Rear) 1x 120MM Intake (Side Panel) 1x 120MM Intake (Front)

NOTE: All price listed were exact BASE prices not including taxes or Mail in rebates. Remember I did wait weeks to get best deals, http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/new/ will help a lot for people looking for best deals.

Cable management is not good because its impossible to hide all my extra case fan wires, also the case itself doesn't have enough holes to hide the wires properly

All TEMPS were monitored using latest HWINFO64 version, I have it running on backround 24/7

Asus HD 7850 I bought off craiglist for $100. Asus Motherboard purchased OPEN BOX @ new egg Intel SSD I already had laying around from years ago

Total build cost $695

Comments

  • 74 months ago
  • 14 points

But high-end single cards have more stable FPS. Nice build tough.

  • 74 months ago
  • 10 points

YOU LIE!

$695!!??!?!?!!!1!?111/!?/1!?

IT'S $697.95!!!!!!!11!!!111111!1!1

jk. this is a pretty good build.

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

lol thanks

  • 74 months ago
  • 4 points

Looks so weird with the different style cards, but awesome setup you have here.

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks!!

  • 74 months ago
  • 2 points

Beautiful build. cable management could possibly get some help, still well done though.

I've always been told you should have more intake fans than exhaust to keep pressure inside the case, otherwise hot air will just continue to circulate in the case, but I'm not 100% on that.

How'd yoou get that 7850 for 100 flat 0_o great price.

Overall Well done!

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

Yeah unfortunately you can't really hide case fan wires. And the cable management area on the case is little poor, not enough holes to hide wires.

And thankyou bro

Asus 7850 @ craiglist $100 HIS 7850 was priced at $134 based price few months ago on newegg, but since has increased.

  • 74 months ago
  • 2 points

Are the temps correct? Any reason you didn't go with Evo over the Plus?

  • 74 months ago
  • 2 points

i highly doubt those temps are correct.

  • 74 months ago
  • -3 points

temps are 100% correct, I have HWINFO64 running in backround 24/7. Because EVO will only get you 1-2C difference tops. At the time the EVO cost about $15 more. Just remember my MAX TEMP only reaches around 60C when running prime95 stress test for hours on end. For daily gaming CPU temps never reach pass 55C

  • 74 months ago
  • 3 points

Actually, idle temps are not correct. But it's not your fault. It's a known fact that AMD temperature readings are inaccurate and inconsistent at idle. Your CPU is still safe, but it's definitely not running at 10C idle.

  • 74 months ago
  • 2 points

Dang dude nice!. You should try doing a 2k build for myself.I have one posted but I gotta wait to get it though.

  • 74 months ago
  • 2 points

Wow you got a great deal on that graphics card from craigslist!!!

  • 74 months ago
  • 2 points

Nice. I like 7850s. So overclockable.

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

Yeah I wish my Asus overclocked as much as my HIS and I would get beast benchmarks!

  • 74 months ago
  • 2 points

not bad at all bro.. most of the time peoples cost are up for their builds because of cosmetic choice and brands...lol im guilty of that myself +1 for the build though. not a fan of rosewill or HIS but meh im sure this budget rig serves its purpose :)

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

I am actually also not a fan of Rosewill PSU brands, but after researching there are some good reliable Rosewill models. One is Rosewill Capstone models and Rosewill Greenseries 630W http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Rosewill-Green-Series-630-W-RG630-S12-Power-Supply-Review/881/10

And thanks man

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

on my rig i have my CPU cooler pointed towards the top, is having point towards the front better for cooling?

  • 74 months ago
  • 2 points

Yeah, looked at your build and I would point it to the front of your case. Air would gets sucked from the front fan, through the heatsink cooling it off and then pushed out of the case through the back exhaust fan.

<--|F--<--HSF-

I hope my little stupid drawing makes sense, you should check to make sure you're fan on the cooler is set the right way, there should be arrows on the fan to indicate which way it would push air.

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

thanks for the reply ill look into it.

  • 71 months ago
  • 2 points

if you don't know which way it flows: then definately check that out. make sure the cpu cooler shoots the air toward your exhaust. it will help a bit.

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

How the f*** did you get an SSD for $0.00 ?!?!?!

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

Stole it from my old laptop I had laying around

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

how did you like that gamma? I'm thinking of buying one for my cousin. Nice build btw!

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks bro, the gamma is perfect for budget builds, but the cable management on case is okay not to good if you're nit-picky on that type of stuff.

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

I am for my builds lol. but for his I can live with it lol!

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

also I'm a girl!

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

lol sorry, thanks mam :)

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

man?!

Continue this thread
  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

It is logical that a dual gpu setup will beat a single gpu setup..... However, a titan w/ i7 will cream this config. Nice pics and choices tho.

  • 74 months ago
  • 2 points

A Titan($1100) and i7($330) alone will cost $1400+ I would hope so :)

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

Pssh. Two 7850s for $230. Somebody's selling two for $140 in my area.

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=27374929&cat=21&lpid=&search=7850&ad_cid=1

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

Nice I would grab it even if I wasn't using it. Easy resell for profit.

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

The title is a little misleading...

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

Changed title

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

Very nice deal hunting! And a very good lesson for those who want great gaming performance but have a limited budget.

A note on your statements though: an i7 isn't meant for gaming anyways. They literally have infinitesimal amounts of performance increase vs. i5's, so that's what I would compare to.

Since the comparison is literally a gaming comparison. I could just as easily say that an i7 beats the snot out of an FX-6300 in terms of price:performance - for Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Maya, AutoCAD, 3DSMax, etc. When comparing things, if you don't stay within the purposes of the parts you're comparing, it can make you look biased or uninformed.

It's like comparing the digging performance of a power shovel and 20 Mustangs with shovels attached to their fenders. The machinery are meant for different things.

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

Thanks and changed title

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

What I was getting at is it makes more sense to put i5 in the title than i7. There's no point using an i7 for gaming in the first place. It is literally i5 gaming performance, just $100 more expensive.

That extra $100 is for features that benefit professional content creation applications. So a price comparison when the test is gaming doesn't make any sense.

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

That is true, but the extra threads in i7 does help in games like Crysis 3 :) Thats why 8350 crushes i5's and i7's(In some games) in high CPU core usage games.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4et7kDGSRfc

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

This is kind of like what I did.

I went ultimate bargain-shopper mode and got some stupid deals and got a similar build for about $30 less. (albeit quite a bit weaker on the GPU side with a single 660 Ti) I also spent almost 3x as much on the case and an 8320, which cost more than your 6300.

Isn't it amazing what you can do if you are a cheap *** bargain shop?

Nice build.

EDIT: Don't feel bad about your OC on the Asus 7850. My old XFX one I sold only got to 1000 Mhz, a whopping 25 mhz OC, and it ran smokin hot. >:(

  • 71 months ago
  • 1 point

You did what I could not. I just had to have my parts color co-ordinated and of a certain aesthetic. This is Bang-for-the-Buck all the way! +1

  • 74 months ago
  • -1 points

I would hope this beats out i7's on 770's because you have 2 x 7850 a good oced processor and a ssd with high frequency ram

  • 74 months ago
  • 0 points

770 GPU with i7 CPU ALONE will cost as much as my whole setup, and just to add SSD will not affect FPS in games(Only load times)

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

Your Point? So they are expensive. Just cause i have a i5 and a 760 does not mean it can't perform as well as a 770 and i7. 2 x 7850 and a good AMD processor OCED will beat it bro.

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

The point is a system that cost $2000 suppose to outperform a $700 build.

  • 74 months ago
  • 2 points

In gaming? You don't build that $2000 system just for gaming. That's a mismatched comparison.

Have you compared a $700 build against a $2000 build in professional editing, rendering, or heavy compute?

  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

Well I said it if we were to just compare gaming performance.

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  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

Don't go off price, Go off Performance.

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  • 74 months ago
  • 1 point

lol thanks