$600 gaming pc to record heavily modded minecraft with hd texture pack(128x if possible)

[6londie]

Hello, I am planning to build my first budget gaming pc soon and was wondering if this would do the trick

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FgT9RB) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FgT9RB/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox) | $97.99 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a78lmusb3) | $54.99 @ Micro Center
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbxl) | $70.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $54.98 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [XFX Radeon R7 250X 2GB Core Edition Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r7250xcgf4) | $101.98 @ Newegg
**Case** | [BitFenix Prodigy M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/bitfenix-case-bfcprm300wwxkwrp) | $94.99 @ NCIX US
**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430m) | $49.99 @ Amazon
**Optical Drive** | [Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe) | $14.99 @ Amazon
**Wireless Network Adapter** | [TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwdn4800) | $39.99 @ Amazon
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $580.89
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-19 17:06 EDT-0400 |
I would use Ubuntu Linux as well, and would prefer to keep the case.
Thanks for any help in advance!

 

[Dat_Robot]

CX series are known for thier cheap caps, go with a ANTEC VP-450
Other than that you build is OK.

 

[6londie]

Is there another similar psu that is at least semi modular ? I have heard that cable management in this case is pretty hard, and I want to keep it as neat as possible.

 

[rockie_]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($97.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($70.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($195.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN722N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($13.65 @ Newegg)
Total: $598.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-19 17:18 EDT-0400

 

[Dat_Robot]

Thats a better build!

 

[6londie]

I would really like to keep the case, is there a good $150 gpu that would let me do that?

 

[rockie_]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100364l
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9270xdc2t2gd5
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr927oc2gd
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r72652gd5oc

 

[6londie]

Thanks, I think I will go with this.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YWrCMp