First gaming build (budget)

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I've never built a computer before, but wanted to try it and i would be using it for gaming, mostly light-medium. I really don't want to spend more than $500ish, if at all possible. After scouring reviews, i compiled this set up. 1) would it explode? 2) would it last fairly long? 3) anything i need to know in terms of maintaining the system? 4) any other advice?

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB FTW ACX Video Card
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

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geofelt
Your build is reasonable, and, yes, it will not explode.

The main concern I would have is that there are no good upgrades available if you want a cpu upgrade in the future.

For future upgrade options, I like the newest tech.
Build using a lga1151 motherboard and a i3-6100.
That lets you upgrade to I5, I7, and future kaby lake processors.

FWIW.
I will never again build without a ssd for the "C" drive. It makes everything you do much quicker.
120gb is minimum, it will hold the os and a handful of games. If you can go 240gb, you may never need a hard drive.

I would defer on the hard drive unless you need to store large files such as video's.
It is easy to add a hard drive later.
Samsung EVO is a good choice.
Intel 730 is OK...
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Your build is reasonable, and, yes, it will not explode.

The main concern I would have is that there are no good upgrades available if you want a cpu upgrade in the future.

For future upgrade options, I like the newest tech.
Build using a lga1151 motherboard and a i3-6100.
That lets you upgrade to I5, I7, and future kaby lake processors.

FWIW.
I will never again build without a ssd for the "C" drive. It makes everything you do much quicker.
120gb is minimum, it will hold the os and a handful of games. If you can go 240gb, you may never need a hard drive.

I would defer on the hard drive unless you need to store large files such as video's.
It is easy to add a hard drive later.
Samsung EVO is a good choice.
Intel 730 is OK too.

You could build based on a lga1150 motherboard and use a G3258.
Here is what it can do compared to a X4-860K:
http://www.techspot.com/review/1017-best-budget-gaming-cpu/

But I think slylake is more "future resistant"



 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($130.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock B150M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($41.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($103.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $473.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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