What do you think of my build?

jmayo · Apr 27, 2014

I'm a 17 year old boy and I'm looking into getting into PC gaming, I made a build and was wondering if anyone can check it out and if you can improve on it, the max I'll go is $550
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3zeqg

Diox55 · Apr 27, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($112.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($70.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $548.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-27 00:50 EDT-0400)

This should be a bit better. The 200R case is a full sized case for only 10 bucks more, and the R9 270 is a better card than you had.

TechCIDLC · Apr 27, 2014

I would go with this instead:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.18 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI A88X-G43 ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $547.08
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-27 00:51 EDT-0400)

techgeek · Apr 27, 2014

I would consider stepping up to this motherboard, newer, better chipset. Don't go with the LE version of this board, it's cheaper, but there aren't any heatsinks on the VRM's.

MOBO

Everything else looks OK for your budget.

Diox55 · Apr 27, 2014

TechCIDLC :

I would go with this instead:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.18 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI A88X-G43 ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $547.08
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-27 00:51 EDT-0400)

The reason I went down the FX6300 was because when he wants to expand to a bigger card (ie a 760), It'll support it. The X4 will only go so far.

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