Is this a good build for the money?

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Hello.

I want to ask you all about my build. I wanted to know if the parts I want are:

-Compatible with each other
-Worth it for the money
-Stable
-Can run AAA games like BF4 on high settings with 40+ fps
-Reliable
Or can you give better parts with lower or same cost? Thanks.

Case: Aerocool GT-A Black Edition (with preinstalled Red LED fan on front and black fan on the rear)

CPU: AMD Vishera FX-6300
MoBo: MSI 970 Gaming
RAM: G.skill RipjawsX 8GB Dual 1600 CL9
GPU: Sapphire R9-270X Dual X OC 2GB DDR5 Boost Full
Storages: 2x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB, Crucial M550 128gb SATA (SSD on sale)

PSU: Seasonic S12II 620W 80PLUS Bronze
Optical Drive :Asus 24X DVDwriter SATA DRW-24B5ST
Case Fans: 3x Corsair AF120 Red LED Quiet Edition Case Fan

All in all this will cost me about Php 38000 ($850- I know, prices are high here in the Philippines)

So far this is the site: http://dynaquestpc.com/

Will there be missing cables or anything, like PCIe connectors?

Is this build good for the price, or can you recommend me better parts for a lower or similar price? Thanks.
 
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yeah sorry, it's just not clear to me what's available over there. This might be an option:

http://dynaquestpc.com/product/gigabyte-ga-970a-ds3p-motherboard/

as you can see here:

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-SATA-6Gbps-Motherboards-GA-970A-DS3P/dp/B00CX4MUCC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429202173&sr=8-1&keywords=Gigabyte+GA-970A-DS3P

it has decent reviews. 6 sata ports, 3 fan headers.

looks like a 8350 is about 3800 more than a 6300. What about using the 1000 savings from the motherboard towards a 2000 more expensive R9-280? That'll actually play a bigger part in being able to turn on all the eye candy while playing at 1080p.

Or you can just stick with what you spec'd. It's not bad, it just feels like you won't take full...
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It's not bad. It's hard to try to beat it on price without knowing the best parts places in the PI.

One question- why 2 1GB HDDs, instead of a single 2GB one? that should save you money and as a storage drive, it doesn't need to be in RAID 0. In fact, you don't want it to be in RAID 0.

The 270X uses a single 6 pin PCI-E connector. I think the PSU has 2. Mobo should come with at least 2 SATA cables. if you go with 2 1GB HDDs, you might need to source one more. not sure. The DVD drive will need a SATA cable also. Make sure your Mobo has enough SATA ports on it- at least 4, preferably 6 or more.
 
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True about the Storage. I'll remove 1 WD Blue (or consider a 2TB Storage) because I already plan for an SSD, and because of the cables.

Alright, so I'll need a SATA cable for the SSD, the SATA storage (either 1 or 2TB), and the DVD drive. Is the number of cables sufficient or not? If not, how can I get SATA cables? And how many SATA ports do you think does my motherboard have? If it's not enough, then what could be a better MoBo? Thanks!

Btw: Thanks for the answer

Edit: Is the amount of fan ports enough to support all 5 case fans? Thanks.

P.S.: I'm using the CPU's stock cooler. I have no intention for overclocking.
 
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Ok, broke down and actually took a look at the board :)

6 SATA ports so you're good. SATA cables are cheap, common, and should be available where ever you buy the parts. I didn't see any mention of how many SATA cables it came with. It might have 2, it might have 4.

As for fans, I only see 3 fan headers. I also have AF120s and I believe they come with a 3 pin to 4 pin molex so you could power it that way but you won't get speed modulation. But they're pretty quiet anyways (why I bought them). You could also go with an inexpensive 4 fan controller or something like that.

One more question- if no overclocking, this motherboard is pretty much overkill. Perhaps consider going with a cheaper 970 board. make sure you're buying features based on what you're going to use. that 970 Gaming has features geared towards being able to overclock- more phases, beefier capacitors etc. Perhaps consider investing any savings you get towards going to an FX-8320 or even FX-8350- a more powerful CPU. Or possibly stepping up to an R280 GPU but I don't know if you'll save enough to do that.

 
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Well, what motherboard will be good? Apparently these are currently my only choices, excluding the fm2:

http://dynaquestpc.com/product-category/components/motherboard-mobo/motherboard-mobo-am3/

Also, the 8350 is way beyond my budget and the 8320 is not here, just the 8320e.

Thanks
 
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yeah sorry, it's just not clear to me what's available over there. This might be an option:

http://dynaquestpc.com/product/gigabyte-ga-970a-ds3p-motherboard/

as you can see here:

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-SATA-6Gbps-Motherboards-GA-970A-DS3P/dp/B00CX4MUCC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429202173&sr=8-1&keywords=Gigabyte+GA-970A-DS3P

it has decent reviews. 6 sata ports, 3 fan headers.

looks like a 8350 is about 3800 more than a 6300. What about using the 1000 savings from the motherboard towards a 2000 more expensive R9-280? That'll actually play a bigger part in being able to turn on all the eye candy while playing at 1080p.

Or you can just stick with what you spec'd. It's not bad, it just feels like you won't take full advantage of everything that motherboard offers.

as an aside, if it was me, and this is purely personal choice,this is what I'd spec out:

Case: Aerocool GT Black - P1250
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 - P5200 (uses less power, generally is equal or better than FX-8350 for gaming)
Motherboard: Asrock H97 Anniversary P3980 (has all the ports you need, modern, microatx, cheaper than the AMD solution)
RAM: G.skill RipjawsX 8GB Dual 1600 CL9 P3290
GPU: Sapphire R9 280X - P13500 (WAY more powerful than 270X)
Storage: Crucial M550 128GB P2900, 2GB Seagate P3900 (using a single 2GB drive saves you P1000)

PSU: FSP Raider 550W 80 Plus Silver P2500
FSP is a good brand. there are reviews for the 450 and 650 Raiders and they were both good. 550 will be the same design and should be similarly good.

This system will not draw more than about 500W under full load and FSP is more efficient than what you chose, while being P1500 cheaper.

here are the reviews on the 450 and 650 versions:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6013/350450w-roundup-11-cheap-psus/16
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/FSP-Raider-650-W-Power-Supply-Review/1610/11

here's some discussion on how much power a R9-280X requires.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1834929/280x-psu-requirement.html

Optical: whatever DVD/RW you want
Case Fans: The case appears to come with 2 Fans already. Since you're not overclocking, you don't really need any more than this. Remember less fans means less noise. There's no benefit to maxing out your fan count. If anything, add one fan on the side panel, to give your CPU and GPU extra air.

Total is P36520 plus whatever you add for optical drive and however many additional case fans.
 
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