- Oct 27, 2013
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Hello everyone, for many months I've been planning on building this computer but now that the build date is about a week away I need confirmation that everything I have gathered up to this point is good.
CPU: AMD FX-8320 (this is the highest FX processor the motherboard im buying supports, I was originally going to get the fx-6300 because it was cheaper, but only by $20 so is it worth it to just take the fx-8320 for the extra money?)
GPU: Asus GeForce GTX 760 (was originally going to get an AMD R9 270x but decided on this as it was only about $15 more expensive and almost 10% more powerful according to game debate, was this the right choice or are there any other recommended choices for around the same price?)
Ram: G.Skills ares series ddr3-2133 (going to get 8 gb for now, will possibly upgrade in the future as needed, was going to get corsair vengeance ram but was told it wasn't necessary and it would be safe to save money on this part)
HDD: Western digital caviar blue 7200rpm (I know almost nothing about hard drives but I was recently told that this was a good choice)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX (I was going to get an asrock motherboard but I was told I was spending too much money on it considering the small amount of ram I was getting, was this a good option?)
wireless network adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe (I was told that spending a lot of money on a wireless network adapter wasn't really that necessary if I wasn't too far away from my router, which I am not)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS/I snow edition (I did a lot of looking at many different cases and this one is the one I liked the most, the only downside I have seen is it has some cooling problems, would it be necessary to get an extra fan for it? I have a cooler master megaflow picked out that I would get, but only if it was absolutely necessary, I do plan to use the stock CPU cooler however I have no plans on overclocking anything)
PSU: Corsair CX 430M (I know this PSU is supposedly low quality, but using the pcpartpicker website, I am told my build will only actually take 400watts where as this particular PSU supplies 430 watts, I know that's cutting it a bit close, would it be necessary to upgrade it to the 500watt version? or would I be ok with the 430 watt assuming I didn't add much more to the build?
also im getting an optical drive, primarily so I can install windows 7.
So ultimately what I'm wondering is if not only are all these parts compatible (which pcpartpicker says they are) but would anybody want to offer any recommendations about this particular build to make it more sufficient or "safe." I would hate to build this pc and then have problems, so if anybody could tell me what's necessary and what's not (necessary meaning what is absolutely necessary, like if I don't do it then I will be screwed, that's what I consider necessary) I am intending to use this pc for gaming, not exactly high end gaming, I don't need to max the settings on every game I play, but I do intend to at least be able to run modern and future games.
CPU: AMD FX-8320 (this is the highest FX processor the motherboard im buying supports, I was originally going to get the fx-6300 because it was cheaper, but only by $20 so is it worth it to just take the fx-8320 for the extra money?)
GPU: Asus GeForce GTX 760 (was originally going to get an AMD R9 270x but decided on this as it was only about $15 more expensive and almost 10% more powerful according to game debate, was this the right choice or are there any other recommended choices for around the same price?)
Ram: G.Skills ares series ddr3-2133 (going to get 8 gb for now, will possibly upgrade in the future as needed, was going to get corsair vengeance ram but was told it wasn't necessary and it would be safe to save money on this part)
HDD: Western digital caviar blue 7200rpm (I know almost nothing about hard drives but I was recently told that this was a good choice)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX (I was going to get an asrock motherboard but I was told I was spending too much money on it considering the small amount of ram I was getting, was this a good option?)
wireless network adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe (I was told that spending a lot of money on a wireless network adapter wasn't really that necessary if I wasn't too far away from my router, which I am not)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS/I snow edition (I did a lot of looking at many different cases and this one is the one I liked the most, the only downside I have seen is it has some cooling problems, would it be necessary to get an extra fan for it? I have a cooler master megaflow picked out that I would get, but only if it was absolutely necessary, I do plan to use the stock CPU cooler however I have no plans on overclocking anything)
PSU: Corsair CX 430M (I know this PSU is supposedly low quality, but using the pcpartpicker website, I am told my build will only actually take 400watts where as this particular PSU supplies 430 watts, I know that's cutting it a bit close, would it be necessary to upgrade it to the 500watt version? or would I be ok with the 430 watt assuming I didn't add much more to the build?
also im getting an optical drive, primarily so I can install windows 7.
So ultimately what I'm wondering is if not only are all these parts compatible (which pcpartpicker says they are) but would anybody want to offer any recommendations about this particular build to make it more sufficient or "safe." I would hate to build this pc and then have problems, so if anybody could tell me what's necessary and what's not (necessary meaning what is absolutely necessary, like if I don't do it then I will be screwed, that's what I consider necessary) I am intending to use this pc for gaming, not exactly high end gaming, I don't need to max the settings on every game I play, but I do intend to at least be able to run modern and future games.
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