So, i'll be building a PC sometime for my first time and I was wondering if these parts are good and if there are ways to improve it, I will be using this build for games like: DayZ, Garry's Mod, Heavily modded Skyrim and Crysis 3.
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3QX4F
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3QX4F/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3QX4F/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($204.00 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($61.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($87.95 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.97 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($239.75 @ Vuugo)
Case: Xion XON-560 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Canada Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.79 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($105.84 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $865.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-25 22:14 EDT-0400)
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3QX4F
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3QX4F/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3QX4F/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($204.00 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($61.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($87.95 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.97 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($239.75 @ Vuugo)
Case: Xion XON-560 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Canada Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.79 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($105.84 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $865.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-25 22:14 EDT-0400)