Please say this is a good pc that I'm about to build

Guest · Apr 17, 2013

Power supply:Raidmax Hybrid 630W ATX12V/EPS12V Power Supply RX-630SS
by Raidmax

Motherboard: ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 965 AM3 3.4Ghz 512KB 45NM 125W 4000MHZ
by AMD

DVD rw drive: Lite-On Super AllWrite 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive - Bulk - IHAS124-04 (Black)
by Lite-On

Graphics card

NY GeForce GTX 650 Ti Graphics Cards (VCGGTX650T1XPB) Graphics Cards VCGGTX650T1XPB
by PNY

Ssd: Kingston Digital 60GB SSDNow V300 SATA 3 2.5 (7mm height) with Adapter Solid State Drive SV300S37A/60G
by Kingston

Ram: Kingston HyperX Blu 16GB Kit (2x8 GB Modules) 1600MHz 240-pin DDR3 Non-ECC CL10 Desktop Memory KHX1600C10D3B1K2/16G

Hard drive: WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache - WD10EZEX
by Western Digital

Case: Rosewill Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case CHALLENGER
by Rosewill

Spent about $780 on this and it's my first endeavor into pc building. Thanks.

bignastyid · Apr 17, 2013

Sorry but its not. Raidmax power supplys are complete crap do not buy it. The Phenom II is a bit long in the tooth(old). 16GB of ram is excessive the money would be better spent in other areas(better power supply for instance).

bignastyid · Apr 17, 2013

Here's a better gaming build for that budget
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Rerd
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Rerd/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Rerd/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 4 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($234.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($58.23 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $775.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-17 01:33 EDT-0400)

n1ghtr4v3n · Apr 17, 2013

I agree with bignastyid... You could get a better system for that money... 7870XT is really a great card for that money its a direct competent of gtx670 if you are not familiar with AMD series.
Here is my point of view for 800$...
In my opinion you could get a better SSD and stick to AMD's new cpu. It's better than a mediocre Intel in my opinion. That 3350 doesnt have any features that Intel offers usually.

There you go;

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($170.22 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Patriot Gamer 2 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($234.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.96 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $803.08
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-17 01:53 EDT-0400)

Note: If you intend to OC the system you may want to replace the motherboard for a 990FX series and add a Hyper212Evo cpu cooler. And at least get a 500W psu. Should raise your budget limit to 850-900$

TheZodiac · Apr 17, 2013

n1ghtr4v3n :

I agree with bignastyid... You could get a better system for that money... 7870XT is really a great card for that money its a direct competent of gtx670 if you are not familiar with AMD series.
Here is my point of view for 800$...
In my opinion you could get a better SSD and stick to AMD's new cpu. It's better than a mediocre Intel in my opinion. That 3350 doesnt have any features that Intel offers usually.

There you go;

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($170.22 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Patriot Gamer 2 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($234.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.96 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $803.08
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-17 01:53 EDT-0400)

Note: If you intend to OC the system you may want to replace the motherboard for a 990FX series and add a Hyper212Evo cpu cooler. And at least get a 500W psu. Should raise your budget limit to 850-900$

amd is definitely the way to go if your on a budget, much better processor for the money. if you plan on overclocking i recommend a customer cpu cooler like he says, and a bigger case ( with larger fans).

g-unit1111 · Apr 17, 2013

bignastyid :

What he said, Raidmax is one of the absolute worst brands of case / PSU you could go with. The 965 is also very old and not worth purchasing. The FX-6300 or i3-3220 are far better CPUs in that price range.

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