Advice for PC Build

[viNclinedv]

My friend has mustered up the money to buy his first gaming PC. He asked me to choose it and build it so here I am. Anyways, here is the specs:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($122.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock 980DE3/U3S3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card ($188.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I Epic Edition (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Rosewill 600W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VS228T-P 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($98.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Thermaltake Commander Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Laser Mouse ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $750.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-23 00:47 EST-0500

Any changes i should make to it? Suggestions? Thanks

 

[Geekwad]

I would highly recommend spending the extra $16 to get the FX 8320. There are games coming out soon:

https://blog.ubi.com/the-division-pc-specs-revealed/

Where the FX 8-cores are the recommended on the AMD side right now, so would be best to go with it now while you can for such a small amount more.

I'd also switch the PSU around. An extra $11 gets you a significantly more robust PSU:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($138.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 980DE3/U3S3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card ($188.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I Epic Edition (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX TS 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($61.00 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VS228T-P 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($98.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Thermaltake Commander Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Laser Mouse ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $777.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

EDIT: For Reference:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

Also, the FX8320 will overclock (on a nice air cooler even, purchased later) make to 4.2Ghz easily....and is a very capable 1080p gamer. With two of those 380's, it would handle 5760x1080 too.....which is certainly possible with that PSU.

 

[viNclinedv]

I would highly recommend spending the extra $16 to get the FX 8320. There are games coming out soon:

https://blog.ubi.com/the-division-pc-specs-revealed/

Where the FX 8-cores are the recommended on the AMD side right now, so would be best to go with it now while you can for such a small amount more.

I'd also switch the PSU around. An extra $11 gets you a significantly more robust PSU.
Also, the FX8320 will overclock (on a nice air cooler even, purchased later) make to 4.2Ghz easily....and is a very capable 1080p gamer. With two of those 380's, it would handle 5760x1080 too.....which is certainly possible with that PSU.

I like the idea of a better CPU but wouldn't it maybe be smarter to keep the CPU and get an SSD for boot and load times? The 6350 should be fine for games, even better when overclocked. But anyways my friends coming out of console gaming so 30 fps 720p is what he is use to. He wants to stay around $750

I edited the build keeping your ideas in mind. I had an extra 500w PSU so I might as well use that and knock off a few dollars (Even though 500w is REALLY pushing it). I added a 128 GB SSD and went with the FX 8320E. If we decide to overclock ((Hoping the PSU wont explode along with all the components with it) Definitely going to need a new PSU) it should be up to par with the FX8350 and FX8320. I dont think he will get into 4k and 5k res gaming anytime soon so I wouldn't need to change the motherboard to get a crossfire compatible one.

Heres the updated build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor ($122.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock 980DE3/U3S3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($40.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card ($188.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Enermax OSTROG ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.50 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VS228T-P 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($98.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Thermaltake Commander Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Laser Mouse ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $739.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-23 02:12 EST-0500