Is this a good desktop build?

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I have a keyboard and I can find an OS for cheap (unless anyone knows a cheap place) I also have monitor already. I have an old desktop case (10+ years old) so I am going to try and use that before I end up buying another case. If you know of any better/cheaper parts on amazon please post them. I have to buy everything on amazon and I have a store card with them and its the only way I can get everything right now. Thank you in advance!!!

[yourule97]

It looks very similar to the build that I'm considering as well! It's a good budget build, but I'd feel like I would still shell out just a little more so for 8gb of ram, and to upgrade the card to a 270x. With the power you can get from an FX-6300, you can also consider upgrading the GPU if you want to focus a bit on gaming. Personally, I got a free harddrive from a friend so I decided to move up to a GTX 960. Make sure that all of your parts fit in your case before buying everything.

EDIT: Also, if you using pcpartpicker, you can use the bbcode markup to make the format of your post a little better:

http://puu.sh/jxUzQ/452c288e92.png

[Ian]

I think you could get away with a lower watt PSU, but idk how much of a difference that would make on the price.

[adc]

I think you could get away with a lower watt PSU, but idk how much of a difference that would make on the price.

Definitely. You could run that system on a 430W PSU, and it would probably save like $15-$20.

[GetHyper]

What are you wanting to do on it?

[yourule97]

Huh that's strange, I didn't even notice that the 750W PSU is actually cheaper than 500 and 600. I think that PCPartPicker says this is a semi-modular PSU (EDIT: Looks like the amazon link is different from the PCPartPicker link. I have no idea what's going on) so if you want to minimize costs, you could get a 430 completely non-modular PSU for slightly cheaper.

[Smidqe]

It all depends what is the intended usage and the budget. Overall the build is solid, and leaves room for upgrade in the future.

[Rtap]

I myself have the GA-970A-UD3P and a FX-4350 processor and I must say I'm quite satisfied. Especially the motherboard seems to be of good quality and perfect for overclocking.

[Fatebringer]

I would need intent to first determine efficiency.

[Simtoon]

Save yourself some time and trouble, get an Intel get like an H81M Board with an i3 4170 or i5 4460

Save yourself some money just get a 500w PSU will be more than enough

I work at a computer shop we get a lot of AMD customers with problems and sometimes we cannot even work out the problem

[theholyone]

kind of sad thing is my i7 2700k runs 10 smooth max, while my cheap AMD computer can run 8 ( work-able not smooth )

:/ the CPU alone was almost the cost of the AMD build lol ( probably 200-300 at most off )