Will these specs build a nice 1080p gaming pc?

Hideous Elf · Oct 14, 2015

So, AMD FX-6300 Vishera 6-Core 3.5GHz (cpu), ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0(motherboard), G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (ram), Thermaltake TR2 TR-500 500W ATX12V v2.3(psu), Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB(hard drive), DIYPC Solo-T1-BK(case), MSI Radeon R9 390 8gb (beefy gpu). Just a conformation that this is a good build for its price(around $600 usd) would be great, and if any of these components are incompatible PLEZ let me know. Other than that any helpful advice on the build is welcome

CTurbo · Oct 14, 2015

That motherboard is not very good and that psu is terrible. The cpu would bottleneck a 390 too much.

You could do a lot better.

CTurbo · Oct 14, 2015

This is WAY WAY WAY better

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($184.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($51.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $589.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-14 23:22 EDT-0400

Hideous Elf · Oct 14, 2015

I'm planning on overclocking the cpu, from what I've heard theses cpus have some major overclock potential, if i got it up to something like 4ghz would it still bottleneck? Def agree about the psu, what brand do u suggest for a good power supply?

Hideous Elf · Oct 14, 2015

oops, when i posted that your reply had yet to show up

CTurbo · Oct 14, 2015

That motherboard is too terrible to get a worthwhile overclock, but yes, it would probably bottleneck it anyway.

Hideous Elf · Oct 14, 2015

ok thanks, i'll probly be going with a different psu, and mother board, but i'm still interested to know if 4 ghz+ could keep me from bottlenecking the gpu.

CTurbo · Oct 14, 2015

It shouldn't matter considering the build I showed you above for $589

Archaic59 · Oct 14, 2015

Listen to CTurbo. The FX CPU isn't very good even when OC'd. Take his advice and get the i5.

Hideous Elf · Oct 15, 2015

Yeah, i def agree, when i posted "ok thanks, i'll probly be going with a different psu, and mother board, but i'm still interested to know if 4 ghz+ could keep me from bottlenecking the gpu." His response had yet to show up, i'll refresh my browser next time lol

CTurbo · Oct 15, 2015

It would still bottleneck the 390 at times.

Hideous Elf · Oct 15, 2015

The i5 would bottleneck the 390?

CTurbo · Oct 15, 2015

NO the i5 would never bottleneck the 390. I was talking about the +3 year old FX6300 you keep asking about.

Hideous Elf · Oct 15, 2015

Oh, ok, yeah the vishera is definetly outdated, asking about it after you said it would be still bottleneck after the oc, was purely accidental, on my side your response had yet to show up, I switched out the psu, mobo, and cpu, from my original build with the parts you suggested, but if the i5 can keep up with the 390, then i'm just gonna go to a $650-$700 build.

CTurbo · Oct 15, 2015

Great idea!

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