~$700 Gaming PC, are the Parts Okay?

ariscov · Nov 14, 2013

Been a long time since I've been here, and now I'm back and building a PC for my little brother!

He has been saving up and I wanted to check up on the new parts and make sure I am getting the best I can for him. I know I made a lot of mistakes on my parts when I built mine and wasted a lot of money

We already have the OS, monitors, mouse, and keyboard. So we have ~$700 left to spend on the rest, and this is what I came up with-

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/22eRQ

Any advice?

IRONBATMAN · Nov 14, 2013

it comes with 3 free games
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($177.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B75 PRO3-M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.94 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($220.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $691.53
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-14 11:59 EST-0500)
the free games
http://www.amd4u.com/radeonrewards/
The HD 7950 qualifies for the Gold Class rewards

spentshells · Nov 14, 2013

The asrock b75 is really not that great, I suggest you look at an MSI b75 for around the same price.

The msi has decent OC tools for turbo boost.

IRONBATMAN · Nov 14, 2013

since the case doesn't have a front intake fan , here's a good reasonably priced one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103190

It has Red and Blue LED version. Your choice for that part

IRONBATMAN · Nov 14, 2013

The builds I recommend are never for overclocking. feel free to accept others' builds if you want to overclock

ariscov · Nov 14, 2013

I appreciate the quick answers! Ill take a look at the suggestions - Will get back to you when I get back from class.

sora · Nov 14, 2013

spentshells :

This although it is mainly brand preference.

spentshells · Nov 15, 2013

sora :

I've had two asrock b75 fail. The construction of these boards is terrible 1 of them killed my i3 2100. I looked at a 3rd and the intergrated video port was loose on the board so I picked up the msi.

More experience than preference.

MSI was pretty well built for a 50 dollar motherboard.

IRONBATMAN · Nov 15, 2013

I have the B75 Pro3-M and I don't see any problems

spentshells · Nov 15, 2013

IRONBATMAN :

fair enough I was using these

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/B75M/

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