Does This Budget Build Look Good?

Jun0729 · Jul 13, 2015

I have a budget of about $750 and does this look good?
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/z3HHTW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/z3HHTW/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $767.80

Should I not get a CPU cooler since I'm only OverClocking my GPU?
Should I get a better PowerSupply?
Is FX-6300 better value or the FX-8320?

cleanshot911 · Jul 13, 2015

Everything looks really good for the price. The only suggestion I'd make is to get an r9 280x instead of a gtx 960. The heat and power consumption may be worse, but it has 3gb of VRAM, rather than the gtx 960's 2gb of VRAM. Also, a lot of benchmarks show consistently better performance from the r9 280x. Check out this review for an example:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-960,4038-4.html

CTurbo · Jul 13, 2015

What is this for? I believe you could do better especially for gaming.

The 960 is overpriced and the psu is not very good for starters.

Archaic59 · Jul 13, 2015

An Intel build is possible at that price point and much better.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $766.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-13 23:02 EDT-0400

CTurbo · Jul 13, 2015

This would be MUCH better

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($191.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $755.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-13 23:03 EDT-0400

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