First Build - feedback please.

[Wesste]

Hey all,

I see a lot of these posts going up so thought I would put my current build idea up so people could offer experience/opinions.

Ok, so I am based in the UK and hoping to buid a basic gaming PC. I'm planning on spending between £500-600, and hoping that this system will enable me to play most current games (maybe even BF4/Skyrim) and allow for some upgrades when I get more money.

With the current set-up I have the possibility of upgrading one element, what should I do; upgrade CPU, GPU or motherboard?

So heres the spec (with possible upgrades):
1) CPU: AMD FX 6350 3.9GHz 6 core
2) GPU: AMD Radeon R7 260X 2GB
3) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 AM3+
4) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD
5) RAM: 8GB (2x 4GB) Corsair DDR3 1600 MHz
6) Case: Silverstone SST RLO1B
7) Drive: LiteOn iHas 124-04
8) Operatig: Windows 7 64-bit

Potential upgrades:
1) CPU: AMD FX 8350
2) GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB
3) Motherboard: Asus M5A99X Evo 2

I think that's it - I already have keyboard, mouse and monitor.

Cheers for your help.
(Also sorry if this is posted in the wrong forum section)

 

[Computerchap]

I would upgrade the CPU to a 8320 and maybe push for a 270X

 

[Computerchap]

Alright this is pushing the budget, but it's a great build. I changed the motherboard as it's a little pricey. I also changed the case to a cheaper one and got a better PSU. I upgraded the GPU and the CPU aswell. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1Xrvn

 

[Wesste]

Alright this is pushing the budget, but it's a great build. I changed the motherboard as it's a little pricey. I also changed the case to a cheaper one and got a better PSU. I upgraded the GPU and the CPU aswell. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1Xrvn

Thanks for the feedback.

So the cheaper motherboard is able to cope with the upgraded CPU and GPU? (Excuse my ignorance - never done this before!)

I like the build though. and is just within budget 😛

 

[Computerchap]

Alright this is pushing the budget, but it's a great build. I changed the motherboard as it's a little pricey. I also changed the case to a cheaper one and got a better PSU. I upgraded the GPU and the CPU aswell. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1Xrvn

Thanks for the feedback.

So the cheaper motherboard is able to cope with the upgraded CPU and GPU? (Excuse my ignorance - never done this before!)

I like the build though. and is just within budget 😛

Yup! This will run BF4 and future games much better.