Is this the Best Gaming PC for its price range?

AB28 · Nov 12, 2014

I will add an SSD later on

CPU Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core $181.98
Motherboard MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 $79.19
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 $82.99
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $54.98
Video Card Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X $181.99
Case Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower $39.99
Power Supply Corsair 500W ATX12V $39.99

g-unit1111 · Nov 12, 2014

Depends what your budget and primary use is. I would definitely swap that PSU for a Seasonic or XFX unit.

AB28 · Nov 12, 2014

I will be using it for gaming, I will play games like Crisis, Fifa, Battlefield, and some racing games

4cloud · Nov 13, 2014

Hi AB28 in my opinion your build is pretty decent for the price range, which I'm guessing is around 700$?

If your willing to spend a bit more this should significantly increase your gaming potential:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fk6Lf7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fk6Lf7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.68 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($254.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $705.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-13 00:31 EST-0500

Oh Btw if you live near a MicroCentre in the US you can get the CPU for 30$ less but you'll have to go pick it up in the store.

AB28 · Nov 13, 2014

Is it fine if I build this now then add the SSD a few months down the road?

4cloud · Nov 15, 2014

Which build are you referring to? Also remember an SSD does not actually improve performance in-game, it simply speeds up your OS booting, game loading and file transfer from and through the SSD. So naturally if you are a rather patient person you might not need an SSD at all but since technology is always moving forward you could consider it an option.

May I also ask what size/resolution your monitor is?

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