First build budget gaming pc Help!

[Apitchez]

What do you think of my budget gaming build?
Any changes i should make?
is it worth going intel?

I also have a very good sound system, are sound cards worth it for music?

CPU:
AMD Athlon X4 860K Quad-Core 3.7GHz 4MB Socket FM2+ 95W Desktop Processor

Motherboard:
Asus A88XM-A Motherboard

RAM:
G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL 8GB (2x 4GB) DDR3 1600MHz

Graphics card:
Asus AMD Radeon R9 380X 4 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card

SSD:
ADATA SP550 120 GB

HDD:
Western Digital WD10EZEX 1TB SATA lll HDD

PSU:
Corsair VS Series VS450 450 W Power Supply Unit

Case:
Antec ISK 600 Gaming Cube Case

 

[clutchc]

The benefit of going Intel, is that the upgrade path is much better. You are at the top of the food chain for the FM2+ platform with the 860K. And the R9-380X is a bit too much card for the 860K if you want to avoid CPU bottleneck.

Btw, the cheap 450W PSU won't last long with the R9-380X. That card requires a good quality 550W or better with 2 x 6-pin connectors... minimum. OC'ing will require more.

 

[Apitchez]

Corsair psu's aren't good then? Was always told otherwise.

Would it be worth dropping down to the R9 380 4GB?

Thanks for the reply, cheers!

 

[clutchc]

Corsair psu's aren't good then? Was always told otherwise.

Would it be worth dropping down to the R9 380 4GB?

Thanks for the reply, cheers!

Corsair's VS and CX line are their entry level models. The CX especially has been plagued with poor caps. But it isn't the quality I was referring to. It is the size. A 450W PSU is too small for the R9-380 or 380X. The best card you can safely run with that low-end 450W is a GTX 960. Anything more than that will be bottle necked by the CPU anyway. And you won't be losing much performance to the R9-380: http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-960-vs-AMD-R9-380/3165vs3482

If you insist on buying the R9-380/380X, get a high quality 550W or better PSU.