My First Computer Build Ever

Curtis Capdeville · Jul 29, 2013

So here is my build.

AMD Athlon II X4 651K 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=AD651GXBX&c=CJ

Arctic Cooling ACALP64-GT 25.6 CFM CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

ASRock A55 PRO3 ATX FM1 Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

A-Data Premier Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Asus GeForce GT 630 2GB Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Raidmax ATX-298WBP ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Antec 75024 79.0 CFM 120mm Fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Adesso AKB-131PB Wired Standard Keyboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Rosewill RTK-002 Anti-Static Wrist Strap
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

This is my first build ever.

Approximate purchase date: This week

Budget: $650-740 (Including Shipping)

Usage from greatest to least: Gaming, surfing the internet, school.

I will be playing Kerbal Space Program, Minecraft, and probably League of Legends as my games.

I already have a moniter but its old.

My preferred website is newegg.com

I might be overclocking

Region is Northern Montana

Im also getting an anti-static wrist band along with everything.

Thats it.

So if i can get some feedback that would be awesome. Thanks!

tigerg · Jul 30, 2013

Might want to reduce your RAM and put that money into a better video card. But before we get into all of that...

Can you put the correct links? You put the same link for nearly all of your parts!

johnnyb105 · Jul 30, 2013

can I ask you a ? why a fm 1 socket when fm 2 is out?

bignastyid · Jul 30, 2013

First and worst mistake is getting a power supply made by raidmax, they are one of the worst brands of PSU you can buy and thier cases are usually cheaply made shit aswell. Massive overkill on ram consdering, and the GT630 is a horrible gaming card. You don't need a wrist strap(i never use one) just make sure to touch the case when you are assembling the system to ground yourself before touching. I'll post a build shortly in your budget.

bignastyid · Jul 30, 2013

This is at the top end of the budget but is a much better build.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1mbLS
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1mbLS/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1mbLS/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($76.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($45.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.94 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $742.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-30 00:13 EDT-0400)

johnnyb105 · Jul 30, 2013

most of your links take me to neweggs front page if you are doing a non apu system why not go with the 4100 fx? I could show you a better build on a apu platform using the gpu of a the apu.. T o save money you don't need the wrist snap just touch the metal of the case also the 16 gig of mem is overkill also you may want to run 8 gig 2 x 4 at 1866 higher mem speeds faster apu performance. You can get a sweet deaL on a Logitech mouse and keyboard around 20 bucks and your motherboard is going to probably cost you more then you should pay for it for around 89 bucks check this link out....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138366

cpu

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113333

mem

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231666

IF YOUR GOING TO BUY A APU WITHOUT THE GPU SIDE OF THE CHIP JUST CHANGE YOUR SETUP TO A FX 4100 OR HIGHER....

johnnyb105 · Jul 30, 2013

Big nastyid while I agree with you the mem should be 1866 or higher ALL THE NEWER AMD CHIP MAKE good use of the higher bandwith of the mem. which equals faster pc in the end....

bignastyid · Jul 30, 2013

If I went with more expensive 1866, performance would have suffered elsewhere, and the difference between 1600 and 1866 on a fx-6300 isnt worth it in this case.

johnnyb105 · Jul 30, 2013

I have a raidmax PS unit no problems as of yet but the ones that come with cases are shit I buy antec seasonic and corsair on my buils even rosewill depends what way the wind is blowing that day.

bignastyid · Jul 30, 2013

Then you are lucky(so far) as raidmax are just cheap crap, no matter if they come with the case or not. Seen more of those pos's dead than alive and they usually destroyed one or more parts when they imploded(one had actually caught fire). Raidmax is considered a Tier 5 units and its suggested replace them immediately.
http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/323050.aspx

bignastyid · Jul 30, 2013

An important rule when building or upgrading a computer is never skimp on the power supply, the computers life may depend on it.

Curtis Capdeville · Jul 30, 2013

Thanks alot guys now i really know what to do. oh ya and sorry about the urls beings messed up.

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