Rate My $800 Gaming Build

[slader166]

1 through 10 how is this gaming build?

Phenom X4 955
Asrock 990fx extreme3
G.Skill Ripjaws X 1600mhz 8gb
Thermaltake Tr2 600W
500gb Seagate Baracuda
CM Storm Enforcer
Asus 24x Dvd Drive
EVGA GTX 560 TI
CoolerMaster Hyper 212+

 

[Outlander_04]

Consider the FX 4100 instead of the 955
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1766/

male sure the RAM runs at 1.5 volt or less

The power supply is junk .
This one is not
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171036

 

[slader166]

not changing the psu or cpu.

 

[nnorton44]

Looks good.

 

[Outlander_04]

The psu is JUNK . It has no digital control of output voltage so that will not be as stable as it cold be ,and the low efficiency means it will run hot


ONLY ever use psu's with Active PFC

 

[spentshells]

You could do better for $800 7/10

 

[brandondiep]

Your board costs more than your cpu lol. You can probably shave off a few bucks with a cheaper mobo for a better psu. PSU is the most important part of the pc, never a good idea to cheap out on it. Other than that, you are fine

 

[cutebeans]

I think he just wants us to rate his build.

He doesn't want to change anything.

 

[brandondiep]

5/10

 

[andrewcarr]

Good build I do prefer the phenom ll X4 955 to FX. This PSU is better http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341018 but the one you have is ok. For this price you should be able to get a better GPU. So because of this I give you a 7/10. Normally people post to get help to make their computer better for a price. Unless you already have parts you should change some of them.

 

[jdwii]

You could do better for $800 7/10

+1 this is to much money for 800$ he should at least have a 2500K and a 560ti.

 

[Outlander_04]

+1 this is to much money for 800$ he should at least have a 2500K and a 560ti.

show us this build you are recommending

 

[andrewcarr]

He does have a 560 Ti lol.

 

[spentshells]

Like highlander said.... HDD are so expensive.

 

[slader166]

i cant return the psu,
it was a gift.

 

[slader166]

okay so what should i change?

 

[madchemist83]

PSU

 

[manu 11]

4/10, you can make an intel i5 2500k build instead of this, just take a quick look at this

i5 2500k 3.3ghz 225$
asrock z68 extreme 3 gen 3 125$
gskill ripjaws 8gb ( 2x4gb) ddr3 1600 ram arround 40$
NZXT GAMMA Classic Series 35$
Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 70$
GIGABYTE GV-N560UD-1G GeForce GTX 560 Ti 220$
any dvd drive : 20$
HITACHI HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive 90$

total: 825$

 

[vitornob]

Changing the PSU would be awesome.
This PSU is too weak for a $800 build or SLI/Crossfire
If you not going to SLI/Crossfire you should get a cheaper mobo.
I would rate it 6/10

 

[jemm]

+ vitornob (fellow from Sorocaba)

6/10

 

[slader166]

so if i change the psu to a corsair gs600,
and the board to an asrock 970 extreme3.
how would you rate it now?

 

[mrtesseract]

PSU

lmao

 

[slader166]

lmao

lmao?

 

[vitornob]

so if i change the psu to a corsair gs600,
and the board to an asrock 970 extreme3.
how would you rate it now?

Do you intent to go for sli/crossfire in the future?

 

[madchemist83]

what's so funny
I say AMD path is dead .. they announce that they will stop producing new cpus next year so there is no upgradeability in ur build .. at least on P67/z68 mobo u can put Ivy bridge