1st gaming pc build

Brian Summers

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May 3, 2015
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1x RAIDMAX Horus ATX-322WB Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (Model:ATX-322WB)

$44.99
1x MSI 990FXA-GD65V2 Desktop Motherboard - AMD 990FX Chipset - Socket AM3+ (Model:990FXA-GD65 V2)

$129.99
1x XFX Double D R9-270X-CDFC Radeon R9 270X 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card (Model:R9-270X-CDFC)

$199.99
1x RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-630SS 630W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Power Supply, New Version with Build-in LED Fan On/Off Switch (Model:RX-630SS)

$54.99
1x AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD8350FRHKBOX Desktop Processor (Model:FD8350FRHKBOX)

$169.99
1x HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model HX318C10FB/8 (Model:HX318C10FB/8)

$61.99
1x Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive (Model:ST1000DM003)

$51.99

would it be better to purchase a pre-assembled combo as posted above or go with my own assembled build from combos.

Seagate Hybrid Drive ST1000DX001 1TB MLC/8GB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s NCQ 3.5" Desktop SSHD $79.99

MSI GTX 960 2GD5T OC GeForce GTX 960 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 HDCP Ready SLI Support ATX Video Card $204.99


Rosewill Hive-750, Hive Series 750W Modular Power Supply, 80 PLUS Bronze Certified, Single +12V Rail, Intel 4th Gen CPU Ready, ...

Rosewill Stealth ATX Mid Game Case HDD Dock Fan Control 5 Fan $129.98 combo

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL10D-16GBXL $274.99 combo

AMD FX-6300 Vishera 6-Core 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W FD6300WMHKBOX Desktop Processor

GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3P AM3+ AMD 970 6 x SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard.

On the second parts build, is it compatible?

Thank You


 
Solution
The first parts build is better IMO.

AMD 8350 processor is a minimum required for todays latest games. Also the R9 270X is loads better than the GTX 960. 8GB RAM is enough for games (currently).