Is this a good build for gaming/work for $1200?

WhiteW1ng · Jan 14, 2014

Hello, is this a good build for my budget of $1200?
This is also my first time building a custom pc, so any suggestions and advice are welcomed.

My goal is a good build for both gaming and a little work, for example web, word and etc.

Games:Mass Effect franchise, Guild Wars 2, Skyrim, Mount and Blade Warband, and etc. Overall AAA and AA games I plan to play.

Questions: 1.) With this build specs below, what settings would I expect at 1080p? I don't mind lowering settings for optimal performance also the monitor I plan on picking up is only 60 refresh.

2.) Are the parts compatible to each other?

3.)Is the PSU a good PSU to power the build?

CPU Specs: All components from Newegg
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm (59.99, 49.99 sale)
CPU:AMD FX-6300 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Six-Core Desktop Processor FD6300WMHKBOX
Item #: N82E16819113286(119.99)
Motherboard: ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS(89.99)
Memory:G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXM(84.99)
Graphics Card/GPU: ASUS R9270-DC2OC-2GD5 Radeon R9 270 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card(199.99)
PSU:SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply(84.99, 59.99 sale)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive(69.99, 64.99 sale)
DVD Drive: ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM(19.99)
Wireless Adapter: TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 Dual Band Wireless N900 PCI Express Adapter, 2.4GHz 450Mbps/5GHz 450Mbps, IEEE 802.1a/b/g/n, WEP/WPA/WPA2(54.99, 42.99 sale)
OS:Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM(99.99)

Accessories are included, for example(Speakers, Mouse/Keyboard, Monitor)

The total comes out to $1033.63 with sale and shipping.
and Without sale w/shipping $1143.63

ccky · Jan 14, 2014

1. Expect med to high on most games at 1080p
2. All are compatable
3. 520w is enough.

dav_jw · Jan 14, 2014

There is something I do not understand: how do you get 1033$ total? That computer should not cost more than 800. Taxes? Where are you buying from?

Other than that, yes to 1-2 and 3.

MDXX · Jan 14, 2014

No. For that much money you can do better

WhiteW1ng · Jan 14, 2014

@dav_jw All parts from newegg, the price tag is with tax and shipping included. This is my first build so I may have to relook at it if this particular build shouldn't be more than 800 also the over 1000 is the computer itself with OS and accessories.

Edit: Thanks MDXX. What do you suggest that I can do for better, any suggestion would be helpful.

dav_jw · Jan 14, 2014

Alright, did some math. For the PC only, that's about 830. So 200 for mouse/KB/Screen(?) + shipping.

Nevermind what I said then, the price is fair; it seems like a well balanced build. Have you checked if you could find a MB with integrated wifi? That might be cheaper than adding 43$ for the dedicated card.

MDXX · Jan 14, 2014

If this rings out to to much on newegg. Get the gtx 770 instead of the 780

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($107.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($519.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1114.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-14 17:07 EST-0500)

WhiteW1ng · Jan 14, 2014

No worries, also thank you for the suggestion I'll look into a MB with intergrated wifi.

Edit: Thanks you again MDXX. I really appreciate it the build you suggested and will defiantly take a look at it. If you guys don't mind, I may update this thread with a better build for my budget. Thanks again.

MDXX · Jan 14, 2014

WhiteW1ng :

Also on the build i posted get a 650-700w psu. I meant to change that

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