Opinions on First Build

[unbiasedfanboy]

This is an $800 budget gaming PC I put together on newegg. What are your opinions on it? Any parts that I should change/replace/add/remove? Also I will probably be overclocking. should I make more investments on cooling devices?

■CASE COOLER MASTER HAF 912 - 59.99

■COOLING Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro 92mm Ceramic CPU Cooler - 29.99

■MOTHERBOARD Foxconn A74ML-K AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 740G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - 44.99 (+2.99 shipping)

■RAM CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) - 124.99

■HD SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - 54.99

■CPU AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition Callisto 3.2GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Desktop Processor

■GPU SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 1GB - 139.99 (3.99 shipping)

■PSU CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V - 89.99 (1.99 shipping)

■Windows 7 Home Premium - 99.99

TOTAL: $732.61

Thanks for your help.

 

[gordon_81]

i would go for a coolermaster hyper 212+ cpu cooler it is the best cooler price vs performance its just overpriced on newegg you can get it for $30, the psu is way overkill you could het away with a good 500 watt psu, with the money saved i would try to go for an x3 445 and a better mobo, even though it would be pushing your budget a bit, but its worth it

 

[gordon_81]

and for the case i would go for an antec 300

 

[unbiasedfanboy]

considering I have plans for upgrading in the future, should I stick with the 650watt psu? Also what are the disadvantages of my current motherboard and what are the benefits I would get for upgrading the mobo? I looked into the cooler you recommended and it is actually $30 on newegg so I'll probably get that.

 

[obsidian86]

thats kinda off balance
and your board doesnt use ddr3 ram

■CASE COOLER MASTER HAF 912 - 59.99

■COOLING COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus - 29.99

■MOTHERBOARD BIOSTAR TA870+ AM3-89.99 (free shipping)

■RAM Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 4GB (2 x 2GB) - 89.99

■HD SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - 54.99

■CPU AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition Callisto 3.2GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Desktop Processor

■GPU SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 1GB - 139.99 (3.99 shipping)

■PSU Corsair 650- 89.99 (1.99shipping)

■Windows 7 Home Premium - 99.99

TOTAL: $688.92

 

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