opinion on build

skittle101 · Apr 20, 2013

do u think this will be a good build
thermaltake chaser a31
amd fx 6300
msi radeon 7870 2gb oc
western digital green 1tb
Lite-On IHAS324 24x DVDRW
Corsair CX-600 Modular 80+ Bronze Power Supply ASUS M5A97 R2.0 Motherboard
Corsair xms 8gb 2000mhz

geofelt · Apr 20, 2013

As far as it goes, for gaming it is ok.
I like the ratio of the cpu cost to the video being 1 to 2.

Tom's has the i3-3220 as the best gaming cpu pick in the $130 range.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-3.html
But, if your games are multicore enabled(few can use >2-3 cores) then a 6 core cpu is good.

You need to pick a compatible motherboard.

The fx 6300 is relatively weak per core, so you will want to OC it a bit. For that, you will want an aftermarket cpu cooler.
The $30 cm hyper212 will be fine.

I would build using a 120gb ssd for starters, planning to add a hard drive later. The WD green is not good for a os drive.
It is somewhat slower than the wd black.

realchaos · Apr 20, 2013

Budget? Overclocking? Country?
The FX-6300 is a great budget processor. You can easily find a cheap motherboard (~$50).
Great gpu. If you can, try to snag yourself a 7870 XT. It will perform alot better for just a little bit more.
Don't grab a green. If it's going to be your primary drive, grab a blue instead.
You don't need such a big psu. Get the 500w version.
You don't need 2000mhz ram. Grab 1600mhz,

skittle101 · Apr 25, 2013

Budget is about $850 in Australia and I won't be over clocking

realchaos · Apr 25, 2013

Hows this?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($193.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($229.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($65.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($22.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Other: Corsair CX500 ($75.00)
Total: $804.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-25 16:34 EST+1000)

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