~$600 Gaming Build

[relic7390]

Hey guys,

My car was broken into last week and everything was stolen, including my laptop which I used for lighter gaming (Smite, planetside, etc) that was in my trunk. I put together a build and I just wanted to ask if anyone saw and compatibilty problems with my cart. Parts and links are listed below with pomo/rebated prices:

Case - Cooler Master N200 - $29.99 (after rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119274

Motherboard - ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS - $44.99 (after rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131795

CPU - AMD FX-6300 - $119.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113286

Power Supply - EVGA 500 B 80 PLUS BRONZE 500W - $34.99 (after Rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438012

Hard Drive - Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 - $59.99 (after promo)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840

GPU - MSI R7870-2GD5T/OC Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition - $129.99 (after rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127722

Memory - Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) - $64.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313399

Monitor - HP Smartbuy LV2311 Black 23" 5 - $109.99 (after promo)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824176250

I got stuff like thermal paste, keyboard, mouse already btw.

 

[burdenbound]

I do not believe that motherboard will fit in that case. You have a micro board and a mini case, the mini is smaller than the micro.

edit-- I just looked at the motherboard support of that case and I believe it states it supports micro atx motherboard so you should be good.

 

[ksham]

The motherboard will fit. The case supports MicroATX and Mini-ITX.

I would buy a better power supply. The EVGA one that you picked out is not a good quality PSU. The motherboard is also quite weak.

 

[relic7390]

I wasnt sure about the power supply either when i saw the price. The reviews on newegg all seemed to say it was fine, it won a value award, and ive bought EVGA products (not a PSU) in the past without any problems though so I thought it might be ok. I dont know anyone who bought one before though.

Is there common budget 500W PSU that anyone would recommend instead?

Also, the complaints Ive seen about the motherboard seem to often be about CPU compatibility issues (i think there was actually a thread in Tom's about problems with the board and an FX-8000 series) and problems with Linux, but I dont think i should run into those problems. I also dont plan on overclocking or anything so as long as it gets the job done I'm not too worried.

Has anyone had bad experiences with one?

 

[ksham]

Try a XFX 550W. The motherboard and CPU are compatible, but it's just that the motherboard isn't a very good one.

 

[relic7390]

Try a XFX 550W. The motherboard and CPU are compatible, but it's just that the motherboard isn't a very good one.

Alright, thank you! I'll try to test my parts out individually before I assemble if I can, and I'll be wary of my board