Is this a decent enough pc?

Glasses · Jan 15, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2BWKw
This is pretty much what my first build will be, so I would like to see if those who are experienced in building pcs think this is good enough, and feel free to make some suggestions on what i should change. (By the way, my budget for the pc would be around 700-900 dollars.)

ProWilma · Jan 15, 2014

Very nice, but to be safe, you might want to beef up your power supply a bit, considering you got a K series unlocked processor. A 500W will give some headroom for overclocking. Something like this would be a little better.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2BYhj

babachicken · Jan 15, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2BYlg
Here is a much better PC.
in your budget.

ProWilma · Jan 15, 2014

babachicken :

That would be better, but would need a quality 600W PSU if you intend to OC.

babachicken · Jan 15, 2014

i gave it an EVGa 650w psu... very good quality

marc79 · Jan 15, 2014

I'd go with babachicken's build, much better cpu and gpu.

scoobydenon · Jan 15, 2014

Glasses :

It's good except for 2 items. 1. You only have 1 stick of ram, you need 2. So get 2X4GB, that will run dual channel and be faster than just running 1 stick. 2. Your PSU - The builder series is not that great, Corsair doesn't even make them themselves. You can get the CX430M it's better and the 430 watts is plenty for your build. It's a good 100 watts more which is what I always recommend, enjoy...

compnewb_12 · Jan 15, 2014

Anyone mention the fact that for both builds only 1 stick or RAM is being used on dual channel? It will still work but you would see a performance gain if you got dual channel.

babachicken · Jan 15, 2014

made a little change, the price is a little higher but it will make lots of difference.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2BYDi

Glasses · Jan 15, 2014

compnewb_12 :

I changed the memory to Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333. Is this okay?

compnewb_12 · Jan 19, 2014

Glasses :

Personally i would only ever use 1600mhz ram or higher, its just preference. In games the speed might only change the FPS by .2 of a frame, unnoticeable. If multi-tasking or doing heavily cpu tasks then something like 1600 mhz CAS 9 will improve performance.

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