will this get the job done?

dejesuscreations · Jun 30, 2014

im ready to buy this set up. Will this work well as a gaming computer ? Any major problems with his build?

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/dejesuscreations/saved/nFWfrH

damric · Jun 30, 2014

Please don't buy a RAIDMAX. They tend to explode.

This is the cheapest quality PSU.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-xfxts550w

Eduello · Jun 30, 2014

You can get a better motherboard without breaking the budget: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p
The PSU is horrible, don't get it. This would be a better choice by far (it's still modular though): http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg620m
The rest looks pretty good.

jaraldo · Jun 30, 2014

Agreed, the raidmax are poison

Reference this list to see how power supplies are ranked
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

The XFX 550w is so weird lol. It's onsale for $25 one day, then it jumps way up to $59...($45-50 is where it's ideal)

I recommend this Antec 620w for the same price.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg620m

You could get a better motherboard for cheaper to
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p

Also, I think you can find some r9 270x for the same price as that r7 265.

Eduello · Jun 30, 2014

jaraldo :

Great mins think alike, right?

A good point about the GPU, here's a very good example: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9270xgaming2g

Tom Tancredi · Jun 30, 2014

dejesuscreations :

major problems: EVERYTHING.
CPU was left in the dust when BF4 came out 2 years ago, and is NO LONGER RELATIVE to current gaming demands. If your heart set on AMD, your only able to get a FX-8xxx as your ONLY gaming option.

The GPU is low end cheap, and doesn't perform well on current and forward games. Your budget needs to increase to around $1000, as the baseline GPUs for WatchDogs, etc. is a AMD R9 or a Nvidia 760/770 to get decent play, and those START at $399. I would personally just get a i5 Haswell 'off the shelf' (check www.slickdeals.net usually around $349) then invest in a proper PSU (pcpickparts $90 for 600W) then spend the rest I could on a decent video card.

damric · Jun 30, 2014

Yeah the Antec HCG is really good. Get that one.

dejesuscreations · Jun 30, 2014

so here is what i have with all you great suggestions:
I'm happy with the price. If i can make it better for the same price i would like to hear about it.
Thanks for the help.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/dejesuscreations/saved/nFWfrH

damric · Jun 30, 2014

Unless you just really like the case, I could find you a much cheaper quality case and put that money towards a faster i5 platform.

dejesuscreations · Jun 30, 2014

damric :

this being my first build and since im not a huge gamer im comfortable going with AMD

damric · Jun 30, 2014

This is pretty close in price but much faster (actually cheaper before rebates):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($187.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar MX300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $780.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

I could drop the graphics card back down and put in an a 120GB SSD if you wanted.

jaraldo · Jun 30, 2014

You aren't overclocking or even video editing, so with an $800 budget there isn't any reason to go for AMD.

A few points:

-Personally, I'd leave the SSD as the upgrade and keep the r9 280.

-Since no overclocking and the build is now intel, you could really change the PSU to a EVGA 500w B1 as 620w is beyond overkill. It can be argued that PSUs can be used in rebuilds, but though I'd mention.

-Totally agree about the case. That thermaltake chaser was $90, 10%+ of your budget and the MX300 will do the same job for less. There are plenty of good alternatives under $50 if you don't like the look of that case. On the other hand, a case is reusable in future builds so a good one now might be alright. Totally up to you.

I would strongly suggest the Intel build over AMD. Tom Tancredi touched on some of the points; the FX is really dated compared to the newer intel chips. You will get far better performance from the i5, not to mention less heat/power.

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