New Build gaming, everyday use and light video editing

[Ethan Djeric]

Hi all,
Looking for feedback on a new build I've planned. It will be used for gaming, everyday use (web browsing, watching movies, office suite, etc, etc.), light video and photo editing, as well as Dreamweaver. I would like to know what current games (and what settings) I will be able to play on the GTX 750 (and this rig). Please point out any recommendations/ incompatibilities.
I have some minimal experience- my friend helped me build my current pc, and I have also upgraded some other pcs. OS, Monitor and peripherals are all already sorted out.

Also could someone recommend a good (as cheap as possible) monitor . The one I currently have is shit, and doesn't even have a hdmi or displayport on it.
CPU: AMD- FX8320
CPU Cooler:(Not sure if I need this- will not be OCing right now. If I do OC I will buy the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo. I've heard that you can get alot more out the 8320 from OCing.
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury 1600mhz 8gb (2x4) (I have a spare 4gb 1600mhz cl 9-9-9-24 module..can i use this with another 4gb module?)
Storage 1: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage 2: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1tb 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 OC 2GB, 1.1 MHz
Case: Inwin GT1 White ATX Mid Tower Case
Optical Drive: Whatever
PSU:
Fractal Design Intergra M 550w 80+ Bronze Semi Modular

Thanks.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

That motherboard is not suitable for overclocking a FX 8320. You can indeed get a lot more by overclocking the 8320.
The GA-970A-UD3 or UD3P is a good Gigabyte motherboard if you want to stay with the 970 chipset.
There have been some issues reported with that SSD.
A GTX 750ti would be at least 15% better.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($141.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Mushkin Chronos 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Inwin GT1 White ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $715.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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