Check Behind Me

[Tyler Pegram]

Hey guys, im new here. I'm a first time builder though I do know mostly what i'm doing I want you guys to double check behind me that my parts list looks good.

I don't plan on doing anything extremely high end with this computer. Just some mild simulation games. No BF4 on ultra or anything. I believe this build is pretty much overkill for what I want but it is right in my budget so why not eh?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/drDbxr

Main things are. I will be ok with that board and cpu correct? Like I said this build is still somewhat of a budget build. I plan to upgrade it in the future. Its the warning i'm worried about. The bios update thingy.

Also Looking at it I believe I can get by with losing a couple of drive bays as long as that card will fit in the case. Am I reading that warning correctly? That it will fit in the case but I will loose a few drive bays in the process?

Oh and the psu will be ok right? Or should I go ahead and fork the extra 20ish bucks and put in a 750w?

By the way I will be ordering from newegg, its just easier to share the list with pcpartpicker.

Thanks in advance for all your help guys.

 

[hardikkchavda]

Will bottleneck a little. R9280 is powerful GPU.
Solution Get an Noctua air cooler and overclock cpu 4.0 ghz and then play games you want.
Else is fine.

 

[smorizio]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cLcZvK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cLcZvK/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($233.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.24 @ Directron)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Integra R2 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Directron)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($16.75 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $866.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-24 00:38 EST-0500

 

[smorizio]

the amd cpu is a dead cpu. the intel cpu is faster for the extra money. the mb also let you drop in with a bios update the brodwell cpu if you need a faster cpu latter on.
also micro center has the h22 case with windows and blue led for 37.00 on there web page.

 

[Tyler Pegram]

I didn't ask you to rebuild it for me. I asked you to answer my question. For what I need it will run it fine. The games I play are no more graphically intensive than mine craft. I plan to play farming simulator 2015 mine craft euro truck sim 2 and spin tires. It should more than handle that. Please answer the question as I asked. Check and answer what I asked not rebuild the computer.

Apologies that was probably a bit harsh. I don't mean to make a bad name for myself. I just want my questions answered as I asked them. Thank you for your input with that build and I will take it into consideration. Until then could you please answer the questions I asked in my first post?

While I'm thinking about that. It seems to me that the i5 is a step in the wrong direction losing 2 cores off the cpu. Plus I also have to tack about 30 bucks onto that price for a ship able cpu as you have the one from microcenter which is In store only. The next available is outlet pc which I 30 bucks more which puts the price at just a little over the other one the way I originally had it set up.

 

[smorizio]

why people are going to tell you to switch cpu is the intel cpu for the money right now is the better cpu.
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-4690K-vs-AMD-FX-6300/2432vs1555
http://cpuboss.com/cpu/AMD-FX-6300
came out three years ago and amd has not refreshed the fx line or the mb chipsets. you could drop down to the newer i3 cpu and still have gaming pc that faster then the 6300.

 

[Tyler Pegram]

I'm not saying you're wrong I'm just skeptical. Also if go with the i5 I'm putting a cooler on it. Hyper212 or something else? Not gonna dabble in water cooling right now.

Oh and something I forgot to mention is the base price without rebates really needs to be close to 900 bucks. Not almost 1000

 

[Tyler Pegram]

Ok lets say I use your build smorizio. Except I go to an i3 how bad is that going to affect performance?
Ok so I put some more thought into it. If I go with the build but an i3 instead then will it bottleneck the card? I think it might. But I also have better future upgrade potential with the i3. I could turn around in 4 months with 350 bucks or whatever and get an i7 If I wanted. So I'm thinking that build with an i3 my main concern is how bad it will bottleneck the card until I decide to upgrade.
Ok so this is how the build sits right now. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Dale3887/saved/qj8ypg


I changed the mobo because I want an atx board for looks of possible

 

[rkumaran]

Your Fx 6300 build is very nice.
if you like it, then don't go for for i3 build.
Yes. if you can spend extra, you can upgrade for 750W psu. it will be useful for future upgrade too.

 

[Tyler Pegram]

Well I mean I agree with smor now that I think about it a little. The i3 is going to offer more flexibility with upgrading in the future. And really I think it should more than handle anything I'm gonna play on it.