Cheap PC compatibility

[imascout1]

I'm thinking about very cheap but powerful PC, this is my list:

CPU: AMD FX-8300 @3,3Ghz (4,2 turbo)
MOBO: ASROCK 970m Pro3 (mATX)
RAM: 8GB DDR3 Kingston HyperX Fury 1600MHz
PSU: 500W Seasonic SS-500ET-T3
HDD: 320GB (i will later buy new one, or maybe SSD if I'll have cash for it)
I already have Sapphire R7 260X OC 2GB. Will be all my components compatibile together? I'm talking about certainly about motherboard, not so sure if it will work with my CPU and RAM.

 

[anoori9000]

I would say that PSU is not enough. Opt in for at least 600W.

What is your overall budget? I might be able to make this better.

 

[anoori9000]

And to answer the question the motherboard will work with everything you have.

 

[imascout1]

My budget is actually 300-350, i already have GPU and HDD too, i will use my actual old mATX Case.

CPU: 130,26€
MOBO: 66,92€
RAM: 61,13€
PSU: 55,34€

Thats 313,65€ together.

 

[Onus]

The Seasonic PSU is plenty for the R7 260X; you could run a R9 280 with it.

Depending on what you want to run, you may get better performance from an Intel i3 on a H97 or even B85 motherboard.

 

[imascout1]

I want to play games like GTA V, BF4, AC:Unity and of course, i want to try Witcher 3, at least or low/medium settings at playable framerate and im afraid dual-core may have problem with some games, i prefer more cores for more task (i know AMD has weaker cores, but it can still benefit in some games).

 

[Onus]

The i3 is hyperthreaded, so it appears to the operating system as having four cores.
The AM3 motherboard spreadsheet I've been able to reference in the past now appears to be blocked at work. If your chosen motherboard does not have heatsinks on its VRMs, you may wish to choose a better board. Gigabyte and Asus both have good 970-chipset boards. For best results, especially if overclocking, look for at least six VRM phases, and be sure the VRMs have heatsinks on them.

 

[anoori9000]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (€183.89 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€47.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€59.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€60.70 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €352.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-04 23:50 CEST+0200

I like this better. I know it says you might need a bios update, but usually its fine. Even if you need to update it, it is really easy.

 

[jashandeepSekhon]

All the components will be compatible
I am also having same system with gigabyte motherboard ,just check your power supply as u have 8gb ram so you need minimum 600 watt power supply

 

[Onus]

The size PSU needed is never determined by the amount of RAM installed. RAM is very low power, and gets its juice from the 3.3V rail, a minor rail. The graphics card(s) and CPU are the biggest determining factors. A quick and dirty way to figure the max you'll need is to count the number and type of PCIe connectors on the graphics card(s). In this case, his single R7 260X has one. This means the card cannot need more than 150W (75W for the PCIe slot, plus 75W for the single 6-pin cable). In actual use, it must need more than 75W, or it would need no PCIe cable, but it could be as little as 80W-85W. Take the maximum though, add in the TDP of the CPU (not precise, but close enough), add about 10W/hard drive and 50W for the rest of the system; it looks like a good 400W PSU would handle his system.