First build......EVER! Help me fix it! :D

kingsley404 · May 25, 2013

Hey guys, names Kingsley, I'm a Juniour at ECU and decently tech savvy. This is my first build and ive spent a while doing research and come up with these parts! I am planning to build this computer completely on my own and any tips you can send my way would be awesome! If you guys could let me know what you think about my build, and if i'm making any mistakes ( I am ignorant to alot of things involving these internal parts but i am ready to learn!) then that would be nice, please and thank you!!

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: Ehh at least half way through June? Most likely by the 21st. I am buying it little by little though!

Budget Range: 600$ so far, i can adjust accordingly!

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Surfing the web, movies, music, GAMING, you know normal teenager stuff. Oh yeah and writing papers and what not for college. Oh I also like to never close my chrome tabs. Lmao.

Are you buying a monitor: No i have a 32 inch tv i plan to use with it.

Parts to Upgrade:

Case: NZXT Source 210 S210-001 Black “Aluminum Brush / Plastic” ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146075&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-Computer+Cases-_-N82E16811146075&gclid=CKub7NGxsrcCFQdk7Aod9AMA0g

Proccesor: AMD FX-6300 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113286

Motherboard: ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS AM3+ AMD 760G Micro ATX AMD

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131795

RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M1A1600C9

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233298

GPU: Zotac ZT-61103-10M GeForce GTX 650 Ti Graphic Card - 1033 MHz Core - 2 GB GDDR5 SDRAM - PCI-Express 3.0 x16

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500289

HDD: Western Digital 500GB 7200 RPM I am getting one from my friend for 35$

PSU: LOGISYS Computer AT750BK 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply (This is one of my concerns is this enough power for my desktop?????)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817170029

Fans: Rosewill RFA-120-BL 120mm 4 Blue LEDs LED Case cooler (4 of these) Two on top one on side and one in front of the case. The case comes with one fan.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200049

DVDRW- I have an old one laying around. Haha

Do you need to buy OS: Nah, college gives me free full OS .

64-bit windows 7 or 8!

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg! I do live right by a tigerdirect and near a frys. They are options but hey everything is usually cheaper on Newegg! hahah

Location: Jefferson, Ga.

Parts Preferences: Lol cost effect effective and powerful

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: (e.g.: 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200 or if you're upgrading please state what you'd want to get)

Additional Comments: I just want to be able to play mostly any game on ultra settings with a decent framerate!

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My 3rd laptop shit the bed. I'm tired of laptops. Haha

ingtar33 · May 25, 2013

ok... not too much wrong.

1) you don't need a 750W psu... get a 500-600W psu from Antec, SeaSonic or Cosrair

2) get a cpu cooler... like the hyper evo 212

~otherwise it looks good.

USAFRet · May 25, 2013

Aside from a little bit too much PSU, and lack of a CPU cooler, and (ewww) LED fans (maybe too many of these)...not too much wrong.

kingsley404 · May 25, 2013

ingtar33 :

Thank you! Okay for the PSU would this be okay? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028

NVM Hahaha i almost asked a stupid question. Okay but for fans how many would you guys recommend throughout the case?

kingsley404 · May 25, 2013

USAFRet :

Thank you! Lol i just like colors! But i can probably do without them! Hahaha

ingtar33 · May 25, 2013

kingsley404 :

yeah.. that psu is fine.

as for case fans... if you like LED fans the best ones are probably made by SilentX... they move the most air, are the quietest and highest quality (most led fans suck)

the best case fans in general are made by Noctua.

kingsley404 · May 25, 2013

ingtar33 :

kingsley404 :

yeah.. that psu is fine.

as for case fans... if you like LED fans the best ones are probably made by SilentX... they move the most air, are the quietest and highest quality (most led fans suck)

the best case fans in general are made by Noctua.

Thanks man. That's good to know. You've been alot of help!

jnkweaver · May 25, 2013

You would get a bit of a performance boost by going with 2 pair memory to utilize the dual channel.

kingsley404 · May 25, 2013

jnkweaver :

Ah alright, so something like these would do well then? Thank you btw.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314

jnkweaver · May 25, 2013

Those are good but sometimes the heatspreaders get in the way of the CPU cooler. Just something to be aware of. G-Skill likes tall heat spreaders.

kingsley404 · May 25, 2013

jnkweaver :

I'll defintley keep that in mind!

SamGriffiths · May 25, 2013

Hey, I wouldn't get a 650ti, go with the HD 7850, it's faster =P. It's a little over budget but things can be changed if that an issue.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.74 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.98 @ Outlet PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $633.65
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-25 20:33 EDT-0400)

One thing you've done is fallen into a trap with fans, you don't need that many, you can't cool lower than the room temperature it's good to have nice airflow through your case but not 5 fans. I've done it too and I bet 90% of this forums has at some point.

kingsley404 · May 25, 2013

SamGriffiths :

Hey, I wouldn't get a 650ti, go with the HD 7850, it's faster =P. It's a little over budget but things can be changed if that an issue.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.74 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.98 @ Outlet PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $633.65
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-25 20:33 EDT-0400)

One thing you've done is fallen into a trap with fans, you don't need that many, you can't cool lower than the room temperature it's good to have nice airflow through your case but not 5 fans. I've done it too and I bet 90% of this forums has at some point.

Okay! I will read on it and probably do that! and oh okay! That does make sense. Thank you for explaining that to me!

SamGriffiths · May 25, 2013

No problem, looking at it the fans you were getting are a bit loud, 30dBa, I would get a twin pick of Corsair AF120 Performance for the frount of the case and a AF 140 for back top, they're nice and quite and you can get them even quieter the low noise adapter that comes with them.

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