Urgent help with PC Parts!

CyberLeopardGaming · Sep 23, 2014

Hello everyone!
I'm having some trouble deciding on what to choose for my Video Card, PSU, and possibly a Wifi Adapter.
I do have my PC built part way already, all I need to do is choose those parts that I need and then save up more money so that I can buy them.
Please use pcpartpicker when choosing parts for me!
This is what I have for my PC so far:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/L7ny8d
CPU - FX 6300. I plan to Overclock
CPU Cooler - Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO.
Motherboard - Asus M5A97 R2.0
RAM/Memory - Avexir Core series 8GB DDR3-1600.
Harddrive - Seagate Barrucuda 1TB
Case fans - two Rosewill RFA-120-RL case fans
Case - Thermaltake VL800P1W2N (Black/Red).
DVD Drive - Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Keyboard - Dell Computer Keyboard Model RT7D20 (04N454)
Mouse - Dell Logitech Optical USB Wired Black Silver Scroll Wheel Computer Mouse 4P608
Headset - Plantronics GameCom 380 Gaming Headset
Mouse pad - just a simple black mouse pad, nothing great.
Video card - ?????? (I was thinking of either the R9 270X or the GTX 760)
Powersupply - ?????? (I definitly plan on Overclocking my CPU,
and maybe in the future adding more hard drives or maybe Sli/Crossfire, but not for a while)
Wifi Adapter - ????? (My mom and I don't have our own internet, one of our neighbors has internet that is unsecured, so we use that.
Even if we did have our own internet, I'm not sure that I would be able to use Ethernet because I can't think of anywhere to
put the PC in our living room and having the Ethernet cord being able to reach - we live in a apartment btw.)
Operating System - Linux Ubuntu. This will be temporary until I can afford Windows.

Basicly what I'm asking is what Video Card should I get, what PSU should I get (And would it fit in my case?), and finally
what Wifi Adapter should I get. My budget is $800. This means that you guys have about $400 ($392.64 to be exact)
to work with for the Video card, PSU and Wifi Adapter. (Because $800 - $407.36 = 392.64)

Thanks in advance!

prit87 · Sep 23, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Edimax EW-7811UTC 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($16.96 @ Amazon)
Total: $391.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

CyberLeopardGaming · Sep 23, 2014

prit87 :

wouldn't a GTX 970 bottleneck the FX 6300?
and Is 550w enough for that card plus having my CPU Overclocked?

KalTorak · Sep 23, 2014

No it wont bottleneck the CPU, and yes 550W is enough for that card and an OC cpu.

The Card only take 145W, so it is far better than most other powerful cards (980 is the exception).

prit87 · Sep 23, 2014

CyberLeopardGaming :

I hope you will OC the processor and no it will not bottleneck the card and yes 550 watt is enough for the card the max TDP of the card is 145 watt and minimum PSU requirement is 500 watt even GTX 980 will run on a 550 watt PSU its max TDP is 165 watt the new maxwell technology is really power efficient and cheap the gtx 970 will out perform the gtx 780 and r9 290 with 10 - 15 % performance difference .

Stryker13799 · Sep 23, 2014

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card ( http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp40972kr )

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ( http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx750m )

Wireless Network Adapter: Edimax EW-7811Un 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ( http://pcpartpicker.com/part/edimax-wireless-network-card-ew7811un )

Total: $409.96

P.S: The 750w PSU will leave a lot of headroom for future upgrades, should you decide.

prit87 · Sep 23, 2014

The 750 watt is is need if he adds another gtx 970 in future except that there is no need for such wattage and the G1 series of EVGA is not that good the EVGA G2 is a very good PSU.

Stryker13799 · Sep 23, 2014

prit87 :

I meant if he plans to add a newer CPU or GPU, or build an entirely new system in the future, then this PSU will be of use.

Stryker13799 · Sep 23, 2014

prit87 :

I changed the PSU to a Corsair CX 750.

CyberLeopardGaming · Sep 23, 2014

So should I go with http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jct2jX or http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vyyNsY ?

Stryker13799 · Sep 23, 2014

CyberLeopardGaming :

Well, if you can afford it, I would recommend going with the 750W PSU. ( The first build ).

logainofhades · Sep 23, 2014

750w is overkill for a single card system. The motherboard isn't even SLI capable anyway. Even if it were, a 650w is still enough for two GTX 970 in SLI, as it would only be about 484w, before overclock with FX 6300 and SLI GTX 970.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($339.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.50 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill N600PCE 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $429.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-23 12:04 EDT-0400

prit87 · Sep 23, 2014

Stryker13799 :

CX and VS series from corsair are average PSU with poor capacitors and not suitable for a gaming PC.

prit87 · Sep 23, 2014

CyberLeopardGaming :

The best for you would be getting this
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii620bronze or
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650snlb9 or
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-capstone650

You basically need a 500 watt PSU but if you want more headroom then these will be your best choice.

CyberLeopardGaming · Sep 23, 2014

Video Card - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp40974kr or
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp41970kr ?

Powersupply - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g10650xr or
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii620bronze ?

For the Wifi Adapter I went with http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-wireless-network-card-n600pce

CyberLeopardGaming · Sep 23, 2014

Alright, I guess I'm going with http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VcYG23
Is there anything I should change ?

prit87 · Sep 23, 2014

CyberLeopardGaming :

I dont see any other changes to be done the build looks fine to me now.

Ohh yes just one more thing make sure that the case you are getting has more than 160 mm CPU cooler clearence for the hyper 212 and more than 10 inches of GPU clearance for the card.

CyberLeopardGaming · Sep 23, 2014

prit87 :

Thank you for all your help!!
And yes, I actually already have all the parts in my parts list built except for the video card, powersupply,
and wifi adapter, and I can say that the hyper 212 fits (Just barley) and I also know that there is enough room for
the GTX 970 because I have looked at other builds using the same case on pcpartpicker and there are builds using much longer video cards then this GTX 970.
Thanks again!

prit87 · Sep 23, 2014

Well then best of luck with your new build and happy gaming .

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