Is this a good gaming pc and is it compatible

legendaryguy45 · Jan 3, 2014

Case: thermal take v3 black edition

Ram: corsair vengenance 8 gb(2x4)

Hdd: HGST travel star 1 tb 7200 rpm 2.5 inches

Power supply: cooler master 550 w

Cpu: amd fx 4 core black edition 3.8 ghz fx 4430

Motherboard: gigabyte am3+ amd ddr3 1333 760 g micro atx

Graphics card: gigabyte geforce gtx 660 oc 2 gb gddr5

Also does anyone know of any 2.5 inch hdd better than mine

HiTechObsessed · Jan 3, 2014

Why do you want a laptop-based HDD? And it'll fit, but I wouldn't suggest the 4430, get at least the 6300 if you could. What is your budget?

legendaryguy45 · Jan 3, 2014

HiTechObsessed :

I'm trying to stay under $800 and I think my pc case only supports 2.5 inch hdd

ramalpan · Jan 3, 2014

Your build is ok, Like hitechobsessed said, you might want to upgrade to a better cpu. It looks like you have enough money
I threw your build into pc parts picker
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2v7Yf
Instead of your HDD I swapped it with a seagate barracuda 1TB. Its a good HDD at a decent price
I also changed your PSU to a seasonic 520W s12II. I heard cooler master psu have problems. Seasonic is a reliable psu maker (for all their psu lines)

Just wondering, why did you chose a micro atx board? Your case is a midsized case?

giltyler · Jan 3, 2014

That case has 4 internal 3.5 bays according to New Egg

legendaryguy45 · Jan 3, 2014

HiTechObsessed :

never mind I can get a 3.5" hdd I just measured it and I will get the 6300 instead of the 4430

giltyler · Jan 3, 2014

3.5 7200 is the way to go for sure and the 6300 was a great suggestion as well
The seasonic is a much better PS too

legendaryguy45 · Jan 3, 2014

giltyler :

Is that it also how many watts do you think I will need if I switch to the 6300

ramalpan · Jan 3, 2014

legendaryguy45 :

Well the CPU really won't use more than 100W. its the GPU that uses the most power. A gtx 660 won't use more than 300W max (max meaning OC it to its limit and use it for a while). Unless you upgrade to a higher end graphics card, 520W should be enough (For example a gtx 770)

Whammy · Jan 3, 2014

The exact same as the 4430. You'll be fine with 550w

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