Will these components work?!?! (first build)

[PCN00B]

hi, this is my first build ever and have done research and decided on these components. I'd like to know if they are fully compatible (i think they are), if it will fit in the case and if i'd be better off with different components. I will be using this pc for gaming, running bf3 on best or there about graphic settings.

CPU- AMD FX 6100
GPU- Gigabyte radeon hd 6850
MOBO- asus m5a97 evo
RAM- G.SKILL Sniper low voltage series 8 gb (2 x 4gb)
HDD- western digital caviar blue 500gb
optical drive- ASUS 24X DVD Burner

Any advice would be greatly appreciated thanks.

 

[Chaz21]

hi, this is my first build ever and have done research and decided on these components. I'd like to know if they are fully compatible (i think they are), if it will fit in the case and if i'd be better off with different components. I will be using this pc for gaming, running bf3 on best or there about graphic settings.

CPU- AMD FX 6100
GPU- Gigabyte radeon hd 6850
MOBO- asus m5a97 evo
RAM- G.SKILL Sniper low voltage series 8 gb (2 x 4gb)
HDD- western digital caviar blue 500gb
optical drive- ASUS 24X DVD Burner

Any advice would be greatly appreciated thanks.

Question 1 = Yes
Question 2 = ? (You didn't tell us the case).
Question 3 = Yes. You'd be better off with these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131781
and IMO these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104173
but either way don't forget one of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371044

 

[PCN00B]

soz i forgot alot of things. case- Raidmax aeolus vl version psu- any 750 watt psu i find on a uk site and will i be able to overclock the psu to nearer 4 ghz without an aftermarket heat sink fan just using the case fans 3 intake 3 outtake

 

[PCN00B]

oh and id like to build for under £500 so thats why im going amd cause it alot cheaper. (i'm forgetting alot of things today)

 

[Chaz21]

soz i forgot alot of things. case- Raidmax aeolus vl version psu- any 750 watt psu i find on a uk site and will i be able to overclock the psu to nearer 4 ghz without an aftermarket heat sink fan just using the case fans 3 intake 3 outtake

First things first.
I would never suggest overclocking without a good CPU cooler. Hyper 212 ('s) are good.
Your case choice is fine. I like the haf 912 myself.
Staying within your budget is important these days. While not my choices your selections will accomplish what you want them to do.
Last but not least do not just buy any 750 watt PSU! More problems are caused by cheap and faulty PSU's than most anything else. Get a good name brand model (Antec, Corsair, Seasonic -etc.) you won't regret it. Good luck with your build.

 

[unknown_13]

hi, this is my first build ever and have done research and decided on these components. I'd like to know if they are fully compatible (i think they are), if it will fit in the case and if i'd be better off with different components. I will be using this pc for gaming, running bf3 on best or there about graphic settings.

CPU- AMD FX 6100
GPU- Gigabyte radeon hd 6850
MOBO- asus m5a97 evo
RAM- G.SKILL Sniper low voltage series 8 gb (2 x 4gb)
HDD- western digital caviar blue 500gb
optical drive- ASUS 24X DVD Burner

Any advice would be greatly appreciated thanks.

What is your budget and can you buy from newegg? I'm asking you because Bulldozer cpu's are crap compared to Sandy Bridge, and i'd recommend a SB build but i gotta know your budget before i recommend parts.
Also, what's your current PSU?

 

[Chaz21]

What is your budget and can you buy from newegg? I'm asking you because Bulldozer cpu's are crap compared to Sandy Bridge, and i'd recommend a SB build but i gotta know your budget before i recommend parts.
Also, what's your current PSU?

He gave you his budget. Under 500#'s.

 

[unknown_13]

Then an i3-2120 + Asus P8H61-M will fit into his budget, a lot better choice than an Bulldozer build. The mobo is low end but the i3 won't overclock anyways.

 

[Chaz21]

Then an i3-2120 + Asus P8H61-M will fit into his budget, a lot better choice than an Bulldozer build. The mobo is low end but the i3 won't overclock anyways.

That's why I recommended what I did (before I knew what the budget was).

 

[PCN00B]

i think for price/performance and to cope with games my best bet is probably the fx 6100 but thanks for you advice anyway and i can buy from newegg its not much of a problem. Chaz do u know a good retailer for psu's that has the uk 3 prong plug and a bit of a side question i think i know the answer but do psu's come with a ac power cord? thanks again for everyone's advice it has really helped

 

[Chaz21]

i think for price/performance and to cope with games my best bet is probably the fx 6100 but thanks for you advice anyway and i can buy from newegg its not much of a problem. Chaz do u know a good retailer for psu's that has the uk 3 prong plug and a bit of a side question i think i know the answer but do psu's come with a ac power cord? thanks again for everyone's advice it has really helped

Good ones come with the cord. Look this site over:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=123&subid=1088
I'm not all that familiar with UK suppliers. Hope the site helps.

 

[Chaz21]

Link me to the HDD

Are you asking for this?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Caviar-Internal-WD5000AAKS/dp/B000Q82PIQ
if that's not where he's getting it at least it's in the UK.

 

[Hydroc10]

For games your better off going with a Phenom II 965 but you would need a cooler because the fan is loud and you'll wish you did. If you can save $20 by going with 2x2gb ram that would get you a 6870. Thats my advice.

 

[unknown_13]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Caviar-SATAIII-Internal/dp/B00461G3MS/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1333463061&sr=1-1

This one's bette

Mechanical drives don't benefit at all from SATA3, only fast SSD's.

 

[Chaz21]

For games your better off going with a Phenom II 965 but you would need a cooler because the fan is loud and you'll wish you did. If you can save $20 by going with 2x2gb ram that would get you a 6870. Thats my advice.

I would agree with your choice of CPU over the FX 6100 but I'd keep the RAM.

 

[PCN00B]

here is a link to the hdd http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769 I dont understand why you think the phenom is better the only thing i can see is it has 0.1 ghz more but i can easily overclock the fx to that

 

[PCN00B]

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=26414348 this is the newegg wishlist for almost everything excluding case and psu if this helps at all

 

[Chaz21]

here is a link to the hdd http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769 I dont understand why you think the phenom is better the only thing i can see is it has 0.1 ghz more but i can easily overclock the fx to that

This is one of many similar:
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/pc-components/processors/amd-fx-6100-black-edition-1044580/review
but I believe you should get what you will be happy with. It's your PC after all not ours!

 

[Hydroc10]

I would agree with your choice of CPU over the FX 6100 but I'd keep the RAM.

I agree, if he/she lol needs to save a little to get the PII then I'd drop to 4gig. It's hard to reccomend 4gigs of ram these days. Peace.

 

[PCN00B]

hmm i see ur point but the 1100t isnt in stock anywhere and the 1045t only runs at 2.7 ghz i read the review on this site http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18374859 and it appears in multi threaded applications it does a bit better so its a bit of a toss up but i think i'll go with the fx cause its unlocked and easily over clockable, that and i've based al my other choices around it but thanks for the help and i'll just chance it. btw anyone know a good aftermarket cpu cooler thx

 

[Chaz21]

hmm i see ur point but the 1100t isnt in stock anywhere and the 1045t only runs at 2.7 ghz i read the review on this site http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18374859 and it appears in multi threaded applications it does a bit better so its a bit of a toss up but i think i'll go with the fx cause its unlocked and easily over clockable, that and i've based al my other choices around it but thanks for the help and i'll just chance it. btw anyone know a good aftermarket cpu cooler thx

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

 

[azeem40]

FX sucks. Poorly optimized. An i3-2120 will kick its arse any day of the week in gaming.

 

[PCN00B]

thanks chaz will prob be gettin it now. azeem gaming is mostly multi threaded it is pretty good http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18374859 and way easier to overclock, could u give me some reasons that have some foundations to them as to why i should change to an i3 system rather than just "fx suck"

 

[azeem40]

Gaming is not multithreaded. Only a handful of games are, and bf3 isn't one of them.

 

[PCN00B]

ok my bad did not know that but will i see a considerable difference while playing bf3 between the 2