Someone please give me some feedback on my amd build

Naafay · Apr 16, 2016

PU:AMD FX-6300 6 Core Black Edition Processor($155 aud)

GPU:MSI Radeon R7 370 Gaming 4GB($270 aud) or MSI Radeon R9 380 Gaming 4GB($330 aud)

PSU:Coolermaster GX 550W CM Storm Edition($95 aud)

Case

hanteks Eclipse P400 Window Satin Black($99 aud)

Ram:Kingston HyperX Fury HX318C10FRK2/8 8GB (2x4GB) Red ($59 aud)

Motherboard:MSI 970 Gaming Motherboard ($149 aud

HDD/SSD: Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB 2.5in SSD($59 aud), using an old laptop 640gb hdd

CPU Cooler:Be Quiet! Pure Rock CPU Cooler($49 aud)

I have a budget of approximately $1000 aud got all these prices off pccasegear.com.au
thanks

Alan Caldwell · Apr 16, 2016

Why AMD? Go for an i3 with a H110 or a H170 mobo.
Get a better PSU like a Seasonic S12II-620.

Finstar · Apr 16, 2016

Looks pretty good.
i'd prefer samsung ssd over the kingston and for the psu: seasonic over coolermaster as i can't remember how well that psu was rated (i'm sure someone will tell you if it's one of coolermasters bad psus).

Naafay · Apr 16, 2016

Alan Caldwell :

im going with a corsair cx500m instead and as for the cpu i prefer the fx6300 over the i3, cos from what ive seen the fx has a better price to performance value

Mr Kagouris · Apr 16, 2016

This would perform better and the PSU is a lot safer:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($159.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H170 Performance ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($158.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($53.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 370 4GB Video Card ($230.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1005.99

i'd prefer samsung ssd over the kingston

As long as you're not buying cheap Chinese SSDs from Ebay brand doesn't really matter (unless you're making an SSD NAS).

im going with a corsair cx500m

Corsair CX are also junk.

i prefer the fx6300 over the i3, cos from what ive seen the fx has a better price to performance value

Better price-to-performance does not equate to better performance in games.

Rogue Leader · Apr 16, 2016

Naafay :

CX 500M is a poor quality PSU for running a GPU, its made for basic computers and generally runs into problems with a strong power draw.

Very likely for the same exact price you could get an i3-6100 and an H110 motherboard that would absolutely demolish that FX-6300 setup and not be old outdated technology. At this point the FX platform is a waste of money.

Mr Kagouris has put together a build for you above that is worlds better than yours and a far better use of your money.

Naafay · Apr 16, 2016

would i be able to overclock the i3?

Rogue Leader · Apr 16, 2016

Naafay :

No, the processor is locked and there are no unlocked i3's, you would need to move up to an i5-6600k, and a Z170 motherboard.

There were some lower boards that did allow a little overclocking of locked chips but that feature has been removed, and bards that can do it are rare now.

Naafay · Apr 16, 2016

And as for the cooler considering i wouldnt b overclocking shud i buy a cooler for it or no?

Mr Kagouris · Apr 16, 2016

No, but trust me overclocking doesn't save the FX-6300 because by the time you actually overclock it enough to have good performance you're spending so much on the cooling that you'd be able to afford an i5 instead.

Naafay · Apr 16, 2016

ok man thanks alot for ur help appreciate it

Naafay · Apr 17, 2016

Mr Kagouris :

lol completely irrelevant but just saw ur comment on science studios vid

Mr Kagouris · Apr 17, 2016

Naafay :

"Say hello to Macro-ATX"

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