Any way I can make my build better/cheaper?

[mesiapk]

System Specs:

CPU: AMD FD8320FRHKBOX FX-8320 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition

GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB DDR5 DVI-I/DVI-D/HDMI/DP with Boost PCI-Express Graphics Card 11196-19-20G

PSU: Corsair Builder Series CX V2 500-Watt 80 Plus Certified Power Supply Compatible with and Platforms - CMPSU-500CXV2

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A85XM-D3H AMD Socket FM2 A85X (Hudson D4) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboard

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10)

Case: NZXT Guardian 921 RB ATX Mid Tower Case, Black 921RB-001-BL


I know there are probably some ways to make it cheaper with better parts, I'm just not good at finding that.
All help is greatly appreciated!

 

[stickmansam]

Parts are incompatible I'll post a rebuild soon

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($158.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.75 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($247.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Guardian 921 RB ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $615.70
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-02 22:50 EDT-0400)

 

[mesiapk]

I think I figured it out, you tell me what you think.

CPU: Corsair CX Series 500 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze ATX12V/EPS12V 456 Power Supply CX500M

GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB DDR5 DVI-I/DVI-D/HD​MI/DP with Boost PCI-Express Graphics Card 11196-19-20G

PSU: Corsair CX Series 500 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze ATX12V/EPS12V 456 Power Supply CX500M

Motherboard: ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard (Thank you for this)

RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro Series Blue 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1866 MHZ (PC3 15000) Desktop Memory CMY16GX3M2A1866C9B

Case: NZXT Guardian 921 RB ATX Mid Tower Case, Black 921RB-001-BL (Anyhing cheaper/better that you can think of? Must have good cable managment)

Total Price (Including Shipping/Tax): $876.49

 

[stickmansam]

Grab the EVGA 600W or Antec HCG 620M, much safer

Also consider 1600mhz ram as 1866mhz ram is only marginally better

 

[mesiapk]

Ill check that out thanks... Would you reccomend going for the 2400mhz? My budget is 900

 

[stickmansam]

For dedicated dGPU gaming, faster ram is only marginally better

 

[mesiapk]

So just stick to the 1600mhz and look to upgrade something else? Any Ideas on what I can upgrade. I am also not sure if everything is compatible.

 

[stickmansam]

Everything seems compatible, you're using the 8320 right?

Do you have enough cash left for an SSD?

 

[mesiapk]

Is the 8350 really worth it? If so, I don't mind going $18 over budget for it... But it dosn't seem like that big of a difference .5ghz

- True it does overclock higher, and it is kinda future proofing better... Maybe -_-

I already have two hard drives, one 2tb 7200 RPM Storage drive, and one 140gb Boot. Would you reccommend I get a ssd for boot? Right now I am at $876.49/$900 so I don't know how that would work

 

[stickmansam]

Overclokcing them the differences would be minimal imo

Booting off HDD is fine since you might mostly be sleeping instead if shutting off

 

[mesiapk]

So I shouldn't even bother with the 8350?

 

[stickmansam]

if you're going to OC, no difference

 

[sora]

Lower down on the RAM to 8GB and you would save at least $40.