First Pc Build 600$

Sammothy · Apr 30, 2013

Hi guys this will be my first full custom build, but i have upgraded computers before, and would put my knowledge of computers, at intermmediate

Cpu- AMD FX-8350 Vishera 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor

Ram- G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL

Motherboard- MSI 970A-G46 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Hard drive- Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Case- Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm

Psu- Thermaltake TR2 TR-600 600W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply

GPU- 2 Geforce Gtx 460s which i will have sli

I'm looking for any helpful advice on this build, or some help if there is some horrible incompatibility with my build. I'm also wondering If my 600w psu is gonna be able to handle all this If absoultely necessary i could upgrade the psu but since i already have it i'm really hoping not to, and also could use some reccomendations on a heatsink i think i might oc just a little bit on the cpu. Thanks in Advance

slomo4sho · Apr 30, 2013

Do you already own the 460 or are you planning on purchasing them from Galaxy?

Sammothy · Apr 30, 2013

slomo4sho :

I have 1 gtx 460, and was planning to buy another for sli

slomo4sho · Apr 30, 2013

Sammothy :

It may be better selling the one you have and picking up a new GPU. The power saving would be well worth the replacement.

lunyone · Apr 30, 2013

I would sell the GTX 460 and buy a newer GPU, instead of SLI'ing another GTX 460 with your current one. I'd look at 7850 or 7870 or even the GTX 660 if that is what your looking at.

Depending on how old your PSU is, I'd consider replacing it, since most PSU's lose around 10% output capacity/year of operation.

Sammothy · Apr 30, 2013

lunyone :

I like your Engineer Picture

I was really hoping to use the 460s sli for about two years, and then upgrade to gtx 690 sli, and get a new psu

and my psu is brand new i just got it about a month ago

lunyone · May 1, 2013

Sammothy :

TF2, BABY! Well haven't played that in awhile, but onward. I personally would stick with one good GPU instead of SLI'ing the 460's, but that is just me. You can do what you like, but that is what I think.

Sammothy · May 1, 2013

lunyone :

Sammothy :

TF2, BABY! Well haven't played that in awhile, but onward. I personally would stick with one good GPU instead of SLI'ing the 460's, but that is just me. You can do what you like, but that is what I think.

Ok thanks for the help

, and do you think my power supply could handle gtx 460 sli?

lunyone · May 1, 2013

Well I'm not sure about powering both 460's. I believe you need 2 x PCI-e power connectors for each 460 and your PSU only has 2 x PCI-e power connectors, so I would say that it might be possible, but I'm not sure it's a good idea.

Sammothy · May 1, 2013

lunyone :

I have 1 4 pin to pci-e cable, and another should come with new card so i should be good on that, but i think im gonna try it with the 600w

lunyone · May 1, 2013

You will need 4 x PCI-e power connectors for both of the 460's.

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