Any bottlenecks or issues with my PC build?

[OverClockedHD]

Are there any bottlenecks or issues with my build (that I plan on purchasing)? All of these parts are located on Amazon.

Specs ------------
GPU: EVGA GeForce 660 Super-clocked 2048MB ($184.54) - Now considering GTX 760 ($231.65)
CPU: AMD FX8320 (8 cores) Black Edition ($128.89)
MOTHERBOARD: Asus Micro ATX DDR3 1600 AMD AM3+ ($59.79)
SSD: Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5-Inch SATA III ($84.99) - Now considering PNY XLR8 SATA 6Gbps 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive ($69.99)
HDD: WD 1TB HDD
PSU: EVGA 500B 500W 80PLUS Bronze Certified ($184.54)
RAM: Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (1x8 GB Module) 1600MHz 240-pin DDR3
CASE: RoseWill Dual Fans MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case ($29.99)
OS: Windows 8.1 ($100.67)
OPTICAL DRIVE: Asus 24x DVD-RW Serial-ATA Internal OEM Optical Drive
KEYBOARD: Inland Gaming Keyboard ($18.49)
MOUSE: Weyes Gaming Mouse ($7.99)
MONITOR: N/A (I've already got one)


Current Total Price: $516.34 (Some friends gave me a few Amazon gift cards - that's why the price is low). Of course, shipping will strength the price but not by that much). Thank you for your time.

 

[tardis42]

You don't have any RAM there. What are you planning on?

Also, in my opinion an FX8320 is a bit overkill compared to the rest of the components you have there. At the moment your weakest link for gaming is going to be your GTX 660, which is a budget card that's already almost two years old. You can get an R9 270x for a little over $200 or a GTX 760 for $250.

 

[Sharphawk1234]

I agree with tardis about upgrading the gpu, but you should stick with the cpu its much easier to change out a gpu than a new cpu/mobo so its better to have a better cpu than gpu. You may need more memory than 120gb b/c after formatted and with windows you will have less than 80gb. just titanfall is like 60gb installed..

 

[tardis42]

Nice catch Sharphawk, I hadn't noticed it was just the SSD they were planning on. For storage on a budget you could even drop the SSD size to 64GB (still plenty to install Windows) and just use it for your OS, and get an HDD for programs and storage.

 

[OverClockedHD]

You don't have any RAM there. What are you planning on?

Also, in my opinion an FX8320 is a bit overkill compared to the rest of the components you have there. At the moment your weakest link for gaming is going to be your GTX 660, which is a budget card that's already almost two years old. You can get an R9 270x for a little over $200 or a GTX 760 for $250.

Sorry about that - It's an Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (1x8 GB Module). I'll update that in the forum question. The 760 and the R9 270x are both going for the same price currently ($250-$215), so I may go with the 760. Thanks, I appreciate it.

 

[OverClockedHD]

I agree with tardis about upgrading the gpu, but you should stick with the cpu its much easier to change out a gpu than a new cpu/mobo so its better to have a better cpu than gpu. You may need more memory than 120gb b/c after formatted and with windows you will have less than 80gb. just titanfall is like 60gb installed..

I think I'll get an 1TB HDD and stick with the 120GB SSD. I will then upgrade the SSD in a few weeks (I recently found one called the PNY XLR8 for $70 and that's usually around the price of 64GB SSD's). Any thoughts?

 

[Sharphawk1234]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820721107
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148693
Idk about the reliability of pny if you think its ok get it but these 2 are about the same price

 

[tardis42]

One minor thought about RAM: in my opinion it's always better to have two sticks than one, as long as your board still has open slots (I believe yours should have four total). Logic would dictate there would be a performance boost, but mostly I stick with 2 modules for troubleshooting purposes. If one goes bad, you still have one to help your machine limp along until you can afford a replacement. Currently doing this myself - one of my 2 8GB modules has errors so I dumped it and my PC is happily chugging along with just the one.