Compatibility & system check

hmscooper · Sep 10, 2014

Hey guys,

Im building my first gaming PC and want to know your opinions. I want to save as much money as possible so if you can recommend anything that would be great.

Also could you please check if this build will work fine together that would be great.

Build:
CPU - AMD fx-6300
Graphics Card - EVGA GTX 750ti
RAM - Crucial Ballistix Sport 8gb (2x4gb)
PSU - Corsair Builder Series CX 600
Storage - Seagate 1TB SSHD
Optical Drive - Samsung DB/RSBS
Case - Rosewill Dual Fans MicroATX

Cheers

lightcloud · Sep 10, 2014

If you are. It overclocking then the PSU will be fine. I wouldn't go with a CX series as the quality isn't that good but it will be fine for temporary use.

Here's the PSU tier list to assist you out.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

emdea22 · Sep 10, 2014

You didn't tell us the most important part of the build - the mobo

hmscooper · Sep 10, 2014

emdea22 :

whoops lol
Asus M5A78L-M-LX

lightcloud · Sep 10, 2014

You will be fine. But if you want overclock get a better PSU and also get a CPU cooler.

hmscooper · Sep 10, 2014

lightcloud :

Thanks. I have found a Enermax Triathlor for a decent price with 550W. Will that be sufficient?

Thanks

emdea22 · Sep 10, 2014

lightcloud :

Do you know anything about motherboards? You've posted rubish on two threads now. If he uses that motherboard not only will he be unable to overclock the FX but after about a year theres a high chance the motherboard will fail.

M5A78L-M LE/LX/LX3 Power phase:3+1 Heatsinked:No TDP support: 95W Not for overclocking

lightcloud · Sep 10, 2014

Yes it will be great. It is a Tier 2 Class A PSU. And yes emdea22 is right. If you overclock get a 990 or 990FX chipset is my recommendation.

hmscooper · Sep 10, 2014

lightcloud :

If i go for a 990 motherboard will I then require a CPU cooler?

emdea22 · Sep 10, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-970extreme3r20
or http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p

I wouldn't use anything cheaper/weaker for the fx 6300

hmscooper · Sep 10, 2014

emdea22 :

ASRock 990FX Extreme9. Thoughts?

lightcloud · Sep 10, 2014

Altogether so if you overclock the stock cooler wouldn't do well. So an aftermarket cooler is recommended. A cheap and reliable one is the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo.

The motherboard you listed will do but it is not designed for overclocking. So a 990 or 990FX chipset is recommended.

If you are not going to overclock the FX-6300 then just stay with motherboard you listed and don't get an aftermarket CPU cooler.

Apologies to everyone.

emdea22 · Sep 10, 2014

Regardless of the motherboard you'll need a cpu cooler like the Cooler master hyper 212 for the CPU.
990FX is overkill for the 6300 and won't add any benefit other than a few features you're unlikely to use.

Even thos the FX6300 has 6 cores, its only strong point is overclocking. If you don't plan on doing that or don't know how i'd suggest going with the i3. A haswell i3 has better performance than the stock 6300 but you'll save money on the motherboard.

emdea22 · Sep 10, 2014

lightcloud :

Sry i was a bit harsh. I've seen too many people use low-end boards for 6 or 8 cores only to come to the forum and ask why their PC isn't working anymore.

hmscooper · Sep 10, 2014

emdea22 :

Your right, I have no idea how to overclock haha.

So you would recommend a i3 processor and what motherboard? All this is really confusing haha. Would be good if you could just recommend a setup and then I have a starting point to go from.

Thanks

emdea22 · Sep 10, 2014

I thought so I'll build you an i3 based PC around the same price in a few minutes.

lightcloud · Sep 10, 2014

Create anew thread and start from there.

hmscooper · Sep 10, 2014

emdea22 :

thanks alot

emdea22 · Sep 10, 2014

The components i didn't add like case and hdd are the same from your other build.
No cooler needed for the i3 - stock cooler is more than enough

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RfPfVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RfPfVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($135.45 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.89 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($74.70 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $460.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-10 08:51 EDT-0400

hmscooper · Sep 10, 2014

emdea22 :

The components i didn't add like case and hdd are the same from your other build.
No cooler needed for the i3 - stock cooler is more than enough

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RfPfVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RfPfVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($135.45 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.89 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($74.70 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $460.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-10 08:51 EDT-0400

you sir, are a champion. Thanks alot

emdea22 · Sep 10, 2014

Glad to help. You'll have a quiet (as opposed to the fx) and fast PC with no tinkering involved

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