First Gaming PC on a Budget of 550GBP. Suggestions on Component Optimizations?

[maxfarob]

CPU: AMD FX-6300
MOBO: ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0
GPU: EVGA GTX 960
RAM: Crucial Ballistix 8GB
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1 TB
CASE: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus
PSU: Corsair CX430
ODD: Samsung 24x SATA

Just wondering if these components are compatible with each and if there are better options. I'm looking for something that will play most modern games on high at around 60 fps at 1080p. This will be the first PC I've ever built.

 

[LucoTF]

Do you need windows in that £550? a monitor mouse or keyboard?

 

[maxfarob]

No, the budget is for the computer itself without an OS

 

[Pierre Olivier Vidal]

Try using pcpartpicker.com for part compatibility, it might not be 100% accurate all the time, but it's a good start and it gives a price comparison from a couple of websites.

 

[LucoTF]

Happy days, you can get an i5 for that budget which would eat the FX for brekkie

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.26 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£58.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£49.80 @ Kustom PCs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.97 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£139.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£50.95 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £535.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 14:26 GMT+0000

 

[casvancap]

drop the 6300 and go for a intel cpu. the rest is good

 

[Jonathan Cave]

Hello mate,

That PC will play games @ 1080 on high - HOWEVER you are buying old hardware.....

Save up the difference and buy this it will absolutely crush the AMD / 960 combo. - Add a case as its personal preference.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£58.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£46.01 @ Dabs)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£267.00 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£37.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £592.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 14:27 GMT+0000

 

[maxfarob]

Happy days, you can get an i5 for that budget which would eat the FX for brekkie

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.26 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£58.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£49.80 @ Kustom PCs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.97 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£139.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£50.95 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £535.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 14:26 GMT+0000

Thanks mate I appreciate the input. Also, thanks to everyone else who replied, I look forward to selling my ps4 and building my first PC

 

[LucoTF]

Welcome to the master race!