check it out please first build need expertise

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Jacob19

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This is my first build and I'm not planning on overclocking just play games in spare time and Im planning on playing this on a 30 some inch TV and i already have the operating system covered.Just checking before buying,Does all of this match up and will it be able to play on high on BF4 or Day z? will Everything fit?
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card
Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full Tower Case
Cooler Master VSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
HP DVD1265I DVD/CD Writer
 
Oh sory. Or forgotten to remove the other optical drive. It is only one , the cheaper one.


A 120GB is more than enough for the OS and one or two games. You wouldn't need to store games in the SSD. And 1TB is more than enough IMO. I have a 5 year old laptop with 500GB HDD, and only used 80-90% of it.
 
Yes, perhaps look at how much space you use on your PC now. If you think a 120Gb or 256Gb SSD will be enough space then go for it! Most of us have loads of photos, videos and games on their PC so I guess we assume others do too 😉
 
Yes I changed your motherboard so you don't have to perform BIOS. You can switch back if you want to. It was just my recommendation to skip the update.

Well really storage. You don't have to care about the SSD if you can wait a few seconds more for boot time. And you can get 2TB of hard drive.
 
hows this look?
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card
NZXT Phantom 410 (Red) ATX Mid Tower Case
XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer