First Computer Build! How are my parts?

feroxygen

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Feb 13, 2014
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Here is the link! http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2SJOH

I plan to use this computer for some gaming- probably league of legends, games on steam and some fps.
This build is only around 500 dollars because I don't want to spend too much on my first build ever due to lack of experience.
Is my build sufficient for an mediocre gaming experience? Maybe a solid 60 fps on league of legends? How is my video card? I heard
it was kind of old but then it got a lot of good reviews (also it is 200 dollars). Also do I need a after-market fan and case fans? THANKS A LOT.

*CPU :AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
*Cooler: Planning to use stock (should I get an after-market one?)
*Motherboard : ASRock 980DE3/U3S3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
* RAM: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
*Harddrive Memory: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (or Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive?)
*Graphics/ Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card (I might want to down grade a little bit because this is around $200)
*Case : NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
*Power Supply: CoolMax 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (Budget friendly and power saving)
 
Solution
The PSU is not very good. Change it to an XFX, Corsair, Seasonic unit.

The motherboard uses an OLD chipset. It would be best to change to a 970 chipset motherboard.

You do not need a CPU cooler if you do not plan to overclock.

The GPU is good for a mix of medium and high settings in modern demanding games at 1080p. It should max LoL and other easy to run games like that.

The PSU is not very good. Change it to an XFX, Corsair, Seasonic unit.

The motherboard uses an OLD chipset. It would be best to change to a 970 chipset motherboard.

You do not need a CPU cooler if you do not plan to overclock.

The GPU is good for a mix of medium and high settings in modern demanding games at 1080p. It should max LoL and other easy to run games like that.

 
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feroxygen

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Feb 13, 2014
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Oh thanks! I changed the PSU to a corsair 500w 80+. Also how is the Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard? Because if I get the AMD 6300 with it, it is practically free!
 

feroxygen

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Feb 13, 2014
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Oh I see. What about the MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard? It had a 970 chipset but however the error message Some AMD 970 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Vishera CPU" came up. I do understand that the newer boards do not need the update but how about this one? I don't have a spare cpu to update BIOS in case the computer doesn't boot at all.
 

Karadjgne

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GA-78LMT-USB3 only supports 1066,1333(OC) RAM, and has the outdated 760G chipset. It will work, but future upgrade options, games etc. may be limited.

Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $69.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-14 00:06 EST-0500)

This would be a better option. It has heatsinks on the voltage regulators, therefore handling heat better at anything over strictly stock speed.