Okay so this will be my first build period. I've had a nice Compaq laptop for gaming the past year or two but its time for a complete upgrade.
I'm on a tight but yet still flexible budget haha. Right now my current parts are at $801.86 and that's REALLY pushing it for my budget but week by week it will work.
I basically want some insight on how to optimize this build for best performance.
Current parts:
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER Black gaming ATX mid tower
RAM: 8GB (2x 4GB) 240-pin DDR3 1600 memory
MoBo: ASRock 970 Extreme AM3+
HDD: Western Digital WD Green 500GB intellipower
PSU: Antec BP550 plus 550w
Aftermarket cooler: Logisys Computer beta 400St 92mm Hydro bearing AMD CPU cooler
KB: Azio levetron black 122 keys USB wired gaming keyboard
Mouse: Tek republic TM/ Pad: Rosewill soft gaming mouse
Monitor: Acer Black 23" 5ms HDMI LED-Blacklight LCd monitor
GPU: ASUS HD7770-2GD5 Radeon HD 7770 Ghz edition 2gb
Misc. things I'm also getting: A wireless card and a Tool kit to help build the PC.
I just want to make sure everything is compatitable/ will work wel together.
Things I need: CPU, GPU, HDD, PSU, Case, RAM, MoBo, Monitor, Keyboard & Mouse, Aftermarket cooler for slight OC'ing.
This PC will 90% be used for gaming and 10% Web surfing, Watching videos, and maybe slight video editing and recording.
Thanks in advance!
I'm on a tight but yet still flexible budget haha. Right now my current parts are at $801.86 and that's REALLY pushing it for my budget but week by week it will work.
I basically want some insight on how to optimize this build for best performance.
Current parts:
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER Black gaming ATX mid tower
RAM: 8GB (2x 4GB) 240-pin DDR3 1600 memory
MoBo: ASRock 970 Extreme AM3+
HDD: Western Digital WD Green 500GB intellipower
PSU: Antec BP550 plus 550w
Aftermarket cooler: Logisys Computer beta 400St 92mm Hydro bearing AMD CPU cooler
KB: Azio levetron black 122 keys USB wired gaming keyboard
Mouse: Tek republic TM/ Pad: Rosewill soft gaming mouse
Monitor: Acer Black 23" 5ms HDMI LED-Blacklight LCd monitor
GPU: ASUS HD7770-2GD5 Radeon HD 7770 Ghz edition 2gb
Misc. things I'm also getting: A wireless card and a Tool kit to help build the PC.
I just want to make sure everything is compatitable/ will work wel together.
Things I need: CPU, GPU, HDD, PSU, Case, RAM, MoBo, Monitor, Keyboard & Mouse, Aftermarket cooler for slight OC'ing.
This PC will 90% be used for gaming and 10% Web surfing, Watching videos, and maybe slight video editing and recording.
Thanks in advance!