Is my £550 budget gaming pc good?

StuatLittle · Sep 1, 2013

Here is my parts list. Please notify me of any changes I should make.

CPU- AMD FX6300

GPU- MSI R7870 2GB

Mobo- Asrock 970 Extreme 3 R2.0

RAM- Corsair Vengeance 8GB

PSU- Corsair CX750M

HD- WD Blue 1TB

Thanks!

Sangeet Khatri · Sep 1, 2013

Well.. it can be vastly improved. And here is what it looks like after improvement :

+ 8 core 8320 is a beast and matches the 8350 when overclocked.
+ 7950 is much better than the 7870
+ XFX 550W PSU is enough for this build.
+ Would run next gen games on high-very high 1080p 30+ FPS easily.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£113.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£38.20 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.99 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (£185.75 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.90 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£49.86 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.86 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £550.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-01 17:18 BST+0100)

I hope this helps. Take a look at this and tell me what you think about it. Your feedback would be highly appreciated.

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