Looking for any positive criticism on build.

Master422 · Feb 4, 2014

Any slight changes i should make or is this just fine?
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/customcomputers/saved/3DPA

CPU Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core $176.98
Motherboard ASRock Z77 Pro4 ATX LGA1155 $99.99
Memory Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 $69.99
Storage Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" SSD $89.99
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $59.66
Video Card XFX Radeon HD 7770 1GB $110.66
Case Rosewill Galaxy-01 ATX Mid Tower $39.99
Power Supply Corsair 500W ATX12V $49.99
Optical Drive Samsung SH-118BB DVD/CD Drive $16.99
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) $89.98

Someone Somewhere · Feb 4, 2014

Personally, I'd spend a lot more on the GPU and less on the CPU. Some other minor changes, too.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($116.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($209.81 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-01 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-118BB DVD/CD Drive ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $813.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-04 02:53 EST-0500)

I'm assuming this is for gaming.

bicycle_repair_man · Feb 4, 2014

First of all, what are you using this build for and what budget do you have? What you've specified is fine, but it could make sense to change a few things depending on your use.

simon12 · Feb 4, 2014

Unless load times are of major importance to you I would drop the SSD and get the i5 and the 270X. Also windows 8 is starting to show performance gains over 7 (and may have a newer direct x not support by 7 in future) if you can live with it.

Master422 · Feb 4, 2014

bicycle_repair_man :

Just for mid level games like skyrim. I want to spend $700-$800.

Master422 · Feb 5, 2014

Someone Somewhere :

Personally, I'd spend a lot more on the GPU and less on the CPU. Some other minor changes, too.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($116.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($209.81 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-01 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-118BB DVD/CD Drive ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $813.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-04 02:53 EST-0500)

I'm assuming this is for gaming.

Yes, I want to play skyrim on ultra or high settings with fast load times.

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