Good PC for the price (No issues no bottlenecks?)

BulletInAction2 · Apr 23, 2014

Okay so I'm selling my PC because of a CPU bottleneck (An upgraded Pavillion) and I'm gathering money for the same price of the Pavillion so I can build one that doesn't bottleneck and get good frames. So could you tell me if this a good PC for the money and if there is issues?

CPU: AMD Athlon x4 760k
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 660 2GB Windforce X2 OC
RAM: 8GB DDR3 RAM
PSU: ThermalTake SMART series 650W ATX
CASE: Rosewill Challenger
COOLING: 3 supported case fans, 2 GPU fans, and a stock cooler.

chicken4thewin · Apr 23, 2014

I don't think that you'll need that much power, maybe go for a Corsair PSU.

BulletInAction2 · Apr 23, 2014

chicken4thewin :

Hey thanks for the suggestion. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027 sound good?

badboyrog2 · Apr 23, 2014

''ThermalTake SMART series 650W''
GOOD LUCK!

chicken4thewin · Apr 23, 2014

BulletInAction2 :

Looks fine. If you plan on OCing, then get more power.

BulletInAction2 · Apr 23, 2014

badboyrog2 :

What do you mean? It's 80 Plus Bronze certified, what's wrong with it? Sorry I don't know much about power supplies.

bignastyid · Apr 23, 2014

The Corsair CX series isn't recommended they use cheap capacitors that have longevity issues. The thermaltake also isn't very good quality wise. Whats the budget for the system? Usually you can get a faster r9-270x for the same price as a 660. I would also drop the fm2 cpu and motherboard in favor of an AM3+ board(970 or 990 chipset avoid the 760g) with an FX 6300. Also make sure the ram is atleast DDR3 1600 with a CAS of 9 or lower.

bignastyid · Apr 23, 2014

BulletInAction2 :

The 80 plus certification has nothing to do with PSU build quality. Even a complete garbage PSU can get an 80 plus certificate.

BulletInAction2 · Apr 23, 2014

bignastyid :

BulletInAction2 :

The 80 plus certification has nothing to do with PSU build quality. Even a complete garbage PSU can get an 80 plus certificate.

The budget for the PC is 550$ (Excluding the GTX 660 I purchased)

bignastyid · Apr 23, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($127.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $517.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-23 19:46 EDT-0400)

BulletInAction2 · Apr 23, 2014

bignastyid :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($127.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $517.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-23 19:46 EDT-0400)

I will look into this. The fact that you took time to put this together is awesome! Thank you!

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