My First ever Custom PC build.

john_dahmer44

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I've been a PC gamer for a few years, but I've never owned an actual gaming PC(I had just bought Wal-Mart PCs and just thrown a graphics card and some RAM into it) and with newer titles that require a lot more to run with good FPS, I had decided it was about time to build myself a straight up gaming machine! I spent weeks trying to figure out which parts would be best for what I plan on doing, but I finally came up with this(Please tell me what you think) The specs are as follows:

CASE- NZXT Guardian 921 RB ATX Mid.

MOTHERBOARD- MSI 970A-G46 AM3+

CPU- AMD FX-8120 (Clocked at Factory 3.1GHz)

CPU COOLER- Corsair H60 CFM Liquid Cooler.

MEMORY(RAM)- G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (4 x 4GB)

GRAPHICS CARD- Gigabyte Radeon R9 270x 2GB Windforce(Overclocked Edition)

PSU- Ultra LSP 550W (Modular)

For Hard Drives I have:



SSD(Runs OS and Important programs.)- 128GB Crucial RealSSD C300

HDD#1- 1TB Toshiba Internal (7200RPM)

HDD#2- 320GB Seagate Barracuda (7200RPM)


The OS I run is Windows 7 Ultimate.


I was wondering what you guys think, and if anyone would like to make some suggestions for future upgrades. Thanks everyone!
 
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Here's an excellent 750$ build (I assumed your budget was 750$, correct me if I'm wrong):
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($111.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($186.00 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210...
Here's an excellent 750$ build (I assumed your budget was 750$, correct me if I'm wrong):
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($111.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($186.00 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $750.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-13 16:29 EDT-0400
 
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