How does this gaming PC build look?

[Jameerthefear]

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/ncdZxY

Of course I'd have to wait till July when that new card comes out, and prices could fall a little till then. My budget is around $500-$600.

[Im Still Ballin]

You'll get mad pussy bro

[dazzer87]

I hope you are not planning on installing your OS on a 7200 rpm HD. SSD are so cheap nowaday. Replace that 1tb drive with a Samsung 512GB ssd. And I would bump up the memory to 16GB. 8GB is the is good but I would move up to 16GB.

Just saw that your budget is 500-600. IMHO thats too low for a gaming system. I guess 8GB is good enough but no matter what I would get a SSD over a HD that is the bottleneck of most system nowaday.

[Jameerthefear]

I hope you are not planning on installing your OS on a 7200 rpm HD. SSD are so cheap nowaday. Replace that 1tb drive with a Samsung 512GB ssd. And I would bump up the memory to 16GB. 8GB is the is good but I would move up to 16GB.

Just saw that your budget is 500-600. IMHO thats too low for a gaming system. I guess 8GB is good enough but no matter what I would get a SSD over a HD that is the bottleneck of most system nowaday.

An SSD is a bit out of my budget.
I think 8GB will suffice tbh

[senelcoolidge]

I was going to suggest a SSD, they are awesome. Why not have a SSD and a HD. Use the SSD for booting up and the HD for your storage. The SSD will make your computer work faster.

[Jameerthefear]

We'll see how the money works. I want an SSD too it's just the money.

[highwhey]

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/ncdZxY

Of course I'd have to wait till July when that new card comes out, and prices could fall a little till then. My budget is around $500-$600.

Looks pretty solid for the price. What games do you plan on playing?

[Jameerthefear]

Looks pretty solid for the price. What games do you plan on playing?

overwatch, FO4, the like.
haven't played vidya in a while. probably gonna pirate some single player games and get back into it and buy online ones like overwatch

[DeuceWallaces]

We'll see how the money works. I want an SSD too it's just the money.

Just save up more.

I've been building affordable gaming rigs for many years. My rule of thumb is:

180-220 for CPU
150-200 for Motherboard
180-250 GPU
75-150 on RAM

NEVER EVER skimp on a power supply. You will always regret it. Spend about 80-120 on a good one you can afford. PSU malfunctions are often disguised as many other components and are very frustrating.

[nathanjizzle]

looks good.

[highwhey]

Just save up more.

I've been building affordable gaming rigs for many years. My rule of thumb is:

180-220 for CPU
150-200 for Motherboard
180-250 GPU
75-150 on RAM

NEVER EVER skimp on a power supply. You will always regret it. Spend about 80-120 on a good one you can afford. PSU malfunctions are often disguised as many other components and are very frustrating.

This is great advice but keep in mind pc component manufacturers have made huge strides in providing quality components that are more budget friendly. I remember the days when Silverstone and PC Power & Cooling were the only players that made high quality PSUs, nowadays, most manufacturers make quality PSUs because there are better standards (i.e. gold provides great efficiency). Plus, cpu's and gpu's draw wayyyy less power. The most high end graphics card from Nvidia only has a single power connector.

[DeuceWallaces]

This is great advice but keep in mind pc component manufacturers have made huge strides in providing quality components that are more budget friendly. I remember the days when Silverstone and PC Power & Cooling were the only players that made high quality PSUs, nowadays, most manufacturers make quality PSUs because there are better standards (i.e. gold provides great efficiency). Plus, cpu's and gpu's draw wayyyy less power. The most high end graphics card from Nvidia only has a single power connector.

You clearly have no idea what you're talking about. My advice is not from 2006. It's from now.

[senelcoolidge]

$500-600 is more than enough to build a rig that will play most modern games. My last rig was around $6-700. I've made upgrades afterwards. I can play pretty much anything.

[bladefd]

Jam, here's what I would change..

-choose quieter powersupply - seasonic is much quieter and tends to be better quality
-better motherboard - normally, I suggest full atx but since you have limited budget, microATX is fine. ASUS tends to have better customer service than msi

Here are the 2 changes:
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/dgwxFd

[highwhey]

You clearly have no idea what you're talking about. My advice is not from 2006. It's from now.

It is from 2006.

He's obviously not looking to overclock or have the latest and greatest ports or M.2 compability. His $50 mobo will be just fine, it's no different than a motherboard you would get from Dell. $80 power supply? Why? He won't be drawing a lot of power and the one he has linked, is just fine.