$1500 Amateur-Semi Pro Recording Build(might play games sometimes)

[aliawie]

Hi and thanks in advance for all the advice

So, this build will be mostly used to home recording and i need to know if those are good enough for recording tracks, producing multi-tracks, good audio results, etc.

i'm not really sure if the processor and motherboard are good enough. i just chosed those for the ghz/multi cores and the price range.

also, my personal specs of the ssd/hdd/memory would definitely 128gb/1tb/16gb.

if you'll notice, i added some extra components which i don't really need but for the benefit of just being curious. lol. for the video card, well i don't know. who cares anyway if i'm not really a hardcore-24/7-always ready to die gamer. haha

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ayor
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ayor/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ayor/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($114.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Desktop Case ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Wired Network Adapter: Intel EXPI9301CTBLK 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express x1 Network Adapter ($29.71 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1383.54
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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i know it's not really $1500 but i live in the philippines and prices are different here from the US. it can be cheaper or expensive here that's why i made it max to $1500.

 

[terry4536]

It looks fine to me. You could do better on the power supply.

 

[aliawie]

It looks fine to me. You could do better on the power supply.

do you mean i should get something like more than 500? or instead of bronze, i should go with silver or gold?

 

[terry4536]

Your PSU is your last line of defense against power surges. It is also the one component that if it fries so will many of your components. So, if it were up to me I would recommend a Seasonic 650 watt gold.