First time builder. Looking for advice on my chosen specs.

MScollegeboy · May 30, 2013

Hello all. This is my first time home building a computer and as a broke college kid who enjoys playing League of legends and most MMO's I was looking for a little advice. I have spent about 2 days doing research on parts and compatiblity and so far this is what ive come up with. Any advice or suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

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MOBO: ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-M5A97-R2-0-SATA-Motherboard/dp/B008V9959O/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=D0MY5C8A1X02&coliid=I3GOLY421TNRSC

Graphics: Sapphire Radeon HD 7750 1GB DDR5 HDMI / DVI-I / DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11202-00-20G
http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-PCI-Express-Graphics-11202-00-20G/dp/B007B5V614/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=D0MY5C8A1X02&coliid=I24XRK59LW7S06

or the

Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 GHZ 1 GB DDR5 HDMI/DVI-I/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card
http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-PCI-Express-Graphics-11201-17-20G/dp/B00A0HZOEA/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 AM3 3.4Ghz 512KB 45NM 125W 4000MHZ
http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Phenom-3-4Ghz-512KB-4000MHZ/dp/B002SRQ214/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=D0MY5C8A1X02&coliid=I1WKP2LCFH5RXM

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8 GB ( 2 x 4 GB ) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) 240-Pin DDR3
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-240-Pin-Platforms-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9/dp/B004CRSM4I/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=D0MY5C8A1X02&coliid=I3F8FL5OQL9ZY8

OS: Windows 7 Home Premium

Storage: Western Digital WD1002FAEX Caviar Black 1 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Internal Desktop 3.5" Hard Drive
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-WD1002FAEX-Internal-Desktop/dp/B0036Q7MV0/ref=reg_hu-rd_dp_img

PSU: Corsair Enthusiast Series 650-Watt 80 Plus Bronze Certified Power Supply
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Enthusiast-Certified-Compatible-platforms/dp/B004LB5AZY/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=D0MY5C8A1X02&coliid=I21FIGS5AONB8S

Also going to have a coolmaster CPU cooler
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I mostly was wanting to make sure everything would be compatible. And after reading some other posts was thinking that the PSU may be overkill. Any tips or advice is greatly appreciated

g-unit1111 · May 30, 2013

What's your budget? I would go with an FX-4350 or an FX-6350, the 965 is so old now that it's hard to recommend it.

MScollegeboy · May 30, 2013

g-unit1111 :

I was looking to be less than $800 but really trying to be as cheap as possible.

g-unit1111 · May 30, 2013

MScollegeboy :

This would be a far better use of your budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($105.91 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($173.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $779.81
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-30 14:35 EDT-0400)

- Less expensive motherboard
- Better CPU
- Better GPU
- Hard drive is about the same
- You don't need a Corsair TX650 for a single low wattage GPU solution so I downgraded the PSU, but the Seasonic is still a quality supply

MScollegeboy · May 30, 2013

g-unit1111 :

MScollegeboy :

This would be a far better use of your budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($105.91 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($173.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $779.81
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-30 14:35 EDT-0400)

- Less expensive motherboard
- Better CPU
- Better GPU
- Hard drive is about the same
- You don't need a Corsair TX650 for a single low wattage GPU solution so I downgraded the PSU, but the Seasonic is still a quality supply

Thanks for the suggestions. The video card looks to be a little more than I need at the moment but everything else looked fantastic. I really appreciate your time and opinion

g-unit1111 · May 30, 2013

MScollegeboy :

I'd stick with that card especially if you want to branch out beyond MMOs.

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