Need advice on a $600 Budget Gaming Build

[raj00]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/lKx2

My main use will be gaming
My main concern is the CPU, will it bottleneck my XFX RadeonHD 7870. And how long would the phenom ii x4 965BE last?
Will it last 2 years atleast?

 

[BreadWhistle]

If you are going to go AMD, I'd recommend getting the FX-4300 or the FX-6300 . The Phenom II series is just too old, and outperformed by new CPU's

 

[excella1221]

It won't bottleneck the GPU, but yeah it's a much older generation and the new Piledriver series perform better.

XMS3 isn't that great of a RAM either, best stick with Vengeance or G.Skill.

PSU is overkill unless you'll be adding a 2nd 7870 in the future?

I would do something like this, a bit of a revision. This one is for a single GPU only.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970DE3/U3S3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Rosewill Green 530W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $629.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

 

[raj00]

the piledriver and the phenom are about the same for performance, but the phenom ii beats the fx 4300 in single threaded

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/102?vs=700

 

[Deemo13]

Hey, does anyone have a review for the new FX? Tom's doesnt seem to have one yet.

 

[excella1221]

Mostly just for the FX-8350.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8350-vishera-review,3328.html

 

[Deemo13]

I hope they do one for the 4300 soon and the new 6300.

 

[zZCory]

Could easily drop the HD 7870 to a HD 7770 and save about $100. You can either add a ssd or upgrade to an i5. What games will you be playing?

 

[mohit9206]

Could easily drop the HD 7870 to a HD 7770 and save about $100. You can either add a ssd or upgrade to an i5. What games will you be playing?

skimping on video card is not i would do just to get a better cpu.
id rather have i3+7870 then i5+7770.
as for for 965 its still a damn good cpu a true quad core. just overclock it and it will match the new piledriver in performance