First Gaming PC Builld, please check over it!

Jordan Badcock · Apr 12, 2013

Hey, i'm going to purchase a gaming PC with in the next couple days and just need you guys to check over it for me. I am going to be gaming at 1080p and wish to play games like Battlefield, Far Cry 3, Skyrim etc. My budget is around 800 and that includes the OS. I also live in Australia.

CPU - Intel i3 3220 - 119
MOBO - MSI Z77-G43 - 115
GPU - MSI R7850 Power Edition - 189
RAM - Corsair Vengance 8GB (2X4) - 69
CASE - Corsair 400R - 115
HDD - Seagate 500GB - 59
PSU - Corsair CX500 - 69
OS - Windows 7 - 98

Is this build fine to purchase and build?

Z1NONLY · Apr 12, 2013

Looks like a good build for the money.

mclovits · Apr 12, 2013

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QiQt
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QiQt/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QiQt/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($107.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Illusion ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master GX 650W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $856.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-12 21:11 EDT-0400)

According to my calculator that's ~816 AUS dollars. The case isn't as fancy but I have one and it's great. If you can afford a bit more you can pick up a Hyper 212+ or Hyper 212 Evo and overclock that 8350 to 4.5 or 4.6 GHz. This is a much more powerful config than you have set up for the price, and with more cores, it's also more versatile.

I doubt the prices will be exact, and you might have to pay around 900 in Australia, but the amount of power you get compared to what you listed is much higher.

corbeau · Apr 12, 2013

looks good, just be aware if that is windows 7 home premium there is a 16gb limit to the RAM that you can install before you need to upgrade to pro.

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