Pc Gaming Rig Help!

alexvett21 · Dec 24, 2015

Hello, i was just wondering if someone could look at my new pc build Im going to build for gaming and i was wondering if everything looks good and if you have any suggestions please comment below.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8WgXK8

theunliked · Dec 24, 2015

Looks good. You need to get a better psu for this. Look for something in tier 1-2.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

You will be spending $40 more on a better psu, but it will be worth it. With the psu you have in your build, you'd have to replace it sooner or later anyway.

Jonas Dixon · Dec 24, 2015

Most of it looks really good, but i have two suggestions:

First off i would definetaly look into getting an SSD 125-250GB, probobly a Samsung 850 EVO as they currently are the best on the market. This would speed up you computer and give you the quick and satisfying load speeds and boot times, also it would speed up almost everything else (except fps).

Secondly i'd probobly upgrade the upgrade the PSU from 80+ bronze to 80+ gold as a 500 watt PSU is pushing the limit a little bit especially if it's a bronze one. If you get a gold one instead it certifies that you'll have 90% of the wattage you've payed for instead of 80%.

migronesien · Dec 24, 2015

Jonas Dixon :

That's not how it works. No matter what certification a 500w PSU will provide 500w. No matter if it's bronze of platinum. The certification just tells you how many energy it needs to consume to provide the 500w.
So you just save a few cents if you go gold instead of bronze.
It's no indicator of bad quality or less watt.

So your PSU is fine. It's a Tier 3 unit referring to the tom'shardware PSU tier list and the definition fits your build so just leave your build as it is.

Here is the definition:
"Still safe to use and stable, just lower quality components. Not really ideal in serious overclocking or super-high load situations, such as a Bitcoin mining rig or a high end gaming system."

alexvett21 · Dec 24, 2015

migronesien :

Jonas Dixon :

That's not how it works. No matter what certification a 500w PSU will provide 500w. No matter if it's bronze of platinum. The certification just tells you how many energy it needs to consume to provide the 500w.
So you just save a few cents if you go gold instead of bronze.
It's no indicator of bad quality or less watt.

So your PSU is fine. It's a Tier 3 unit referring to the tom'shardware PSU tier list and the definition fits your build so just leave your build as it is.

Here is the definition:
"Still safe to use and stable, just lower quality components. Not really ideal in serious overclocking or super-high load situations, such as a Bitcoin mining rig or a high end gaming system."

OK thanks for helping me out

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