600$ Gaming build help/reccomendations

GhostCat · Apr 15, 2014

Hello, I'm looking to build a pc to use for general use and games for around 600$(not including Windows, or peripherals) and i've come up with this build: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/GhostCat/saved/4hdc
If you have any recommendations or improvements please say so as this is my first build and would like to ask before just ordering the parts.Thank you in advance.

RazerZ · Apr 15, 2014

Gaming/ Cost wise this would be a lot better:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($94.23 @ Newegg)
Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($169.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $623.16
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-15 16:04 EDT-0400)

alex2000261yeah · Apr 15, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3sjsV

Id recommend that, the 8GB ram has been downgraded to 4GB so you can have a R9 270X which will perform much better than the 750. There will be literally no performance difference between 8GB and 4GB but a big difference between the 750 and R9 270X. Any questions just fire away!

JustANewUser · Apr 15, 2014

RazerZ :

I'd get the R9 270 from Asus, Sapphire, Gigabyte or another well-trusted manufacturer, if I were you. The same for the motherboard, get a G.Skill one.

So yours will be a gaming computer, then you should give more preference to the GPU and CPU than other components. Don't get a cheap Power Supply though...

JustANewUser · Apr 15, 2014

Forgot to ask: if you do NOT need an OS, why do you have Windows 7 in your PCPartpicker list?

RazerZ · Apr 15, 2014

JustANewUser :

RazerZ :

I'd get the R9 270 from Asus, Sapphire, Gigabyte or another well-trusted manufacturer, if I were you. The same for the motherboard, get a G.Skill one.

So yours will be a gaming computer, then you should give more preference to the GPU and CPU than other components. Don't get a cheap Power Supply though...

Club 3D is just as good as any of the other card manufacturers.

Also I certainly did not go cheap on the PSU as the XFX I chose is a quality one.

JustANewUser · Apr 16, 2014

RazerZ :

JustANewUser :

Club 3D is just as good as any of the other card manufacturers.

Also I certainly did not go cheap on the PSU as the XFX I chose is a quality one.

The PSU thing was towards his build, not yours.

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