I'm building a pc looking for suggestions or criticism about this build!

Leftwardarrow · Sep 9, 2015

Hello! First of all I'd like to thank you for taking the time out of your day to read my post

I am going to be building a pc that i will use for moderate gaming. Mostly I want to use it for playing and possibly recording game called "Blade and soul" Blade and soul has pretty low requirements and only Utilizes 2 cores if i am correct. I would most likely be playing games in 720p only 1080p if the system could handle it. This is a page i found listing the system requirements for blade and soul http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=1680&game=Blade%20and%20Soul , and here is my completed list of parts ( http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Gvj6t6 ) , If you think i should change anything or I should use a certain part, please let me know

I am new to this so I'm looking for tips or advice you may have. Thanks again!

noobgamer40 · Sep 9, 2015

I suggest using an x4 860k, and a cpu cooler for OC, it will perform better since it's newer, I also recommend getting the r9 380 instead of the gtx 960, and also change your psu, it will look like this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($68.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($209.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $560.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-09 10:21 EDT-0400

Leftwardarrow · Sep 9, 2015

Thanks!

noobgamer40 :

I suggest using an x4 860k, and a cpu cooler for OC, it will perform better since it's newer, I also recommend getting the r9 380 instead of the gtx 960, and also change your psu, it will look like this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($68.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($57.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($209.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $561.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-09 10:20 EDT-0400

noobgamer40 · Sep 9, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($209.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $706.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-09 11:36 EDT-0400

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blasc · Sep 9, 2015

agree with everything except the last PSU.

Corsair CX models are complete crap and a waste of money. non reliable PSU model.

keep with the best brands and OEMs please

noobgamer40 · Sep 9, 2015

blasc :

Thanks for pointing that out, I changed the PSU

blasc · Sep 9, 2015

still a bad choice. Not because of the quality, since that is a tier 1 PSU, but because it's simply too expensive.

For that money you can get a same quality (or very near quality) and maybe even higher output. some examples:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20850v1
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650snlb9
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-pro850wp1850snlb9

I only searched on "pcpartpicker". Anyway, that Corsair is tier 1, so if you want to go for the best, stick with that or maybe even go with a seasonic model.

noobgamer40 · Sep 9, 2015

blasc :

Well I guess PSUs are my weak spot after all... Thanks for the input

blasc · Sep 9, 2015

Not that. you really pointed out a great PSU

I was just thinking if the OP wanted something more on budget. If not on budget, the one you last pointed out is great!

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