First PC build

[gleb22]

Is this a good pc build for 2014?

CPU-AMD Athlon x4 750k

Motherboard-MSI A78M-E35

GPU-R9 270X 2GB

RAM-CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB

HDD-WD BLUE 1TB

PSU-CORSAIR CX 500w

Case-Corsair 200r


OS-Windows 8.1

Thanks!

 

[badboyrog2]

i do not like the case...the 200r is to small , overheating problem , bad design

 

[gleb22]

What other cases do you reccomend? I'm on a budget.

 

[badboyrog2]

corsair 300r

 

[Eduello]

Looks decent. What is your budget (and does that budget include the OS, monitor, keyboard and the mouse?) and what country do you live in?

 

[Mxhawthy]

That's a really nice build. I actually have the Athlon 750k overclocked to 4.1 GHz and it's brilliant.
The GPU and everything else is quite well balanced altogether.

However, I would seriously recommend changing that PSU. Corsair's CX series PSUs are built using extremely cheap, low quality capacitors. I was surprised when I found that out, because Corsair usually make such good products.

Anyway, here's a PSU from XFX that has a much better build quality, and is pretty much the same price as the CX 500w:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

If you are loyal to Corsair, you could get one of their other PSUs. They are built with good quality, it's only the CX series that's bad. However, Corsairs' other PSUs are expensive and have a lot of wattage, which is much more than you need, but it's up to you.

I would agree that the 300r Case is far better than the 200r as well:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-300r
OR
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-300rwindowed - If you want to show off your parts

I hope this helped!

 

[gleb22]

My budget is under 900$, it includes OS,monitor,optical DVD drive. I live in Latvia.

 

[Eduello]

My budget is under 900$, it includes OS,monitor,optical DVD drive. I live in Latvia.

Budget in €? Or will you be importing the parts from some other country (if so, which one)?

 

[gleb22]

I will be ordering parts from amazon.

 

[gleb22]

Are there any cheaper cases you reccomend for this build?

 

[Eduello]

Well this is a bit over $900, but I bet you can save money by buying the OS locally, that one is overpriced (Amazon has a limited selection):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($118.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.24 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($194.67 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($60.74 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($20.10 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit) ($132.61 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $913.81
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-08 10:02 EDT-0400)

 

[gleb22]

do i need windows 8.1 PRO or just windows 8.1

 

[Eduello]

do i need windows 8.1 PRO or just windows 8.1

Just Windows 8.1 will do, but Amazon didn't have the normal version so I just put that there as a placeholder. That's what I meant when I recommended you to buy it locally.

 

[gleb22]

Thank you!

 

[Eduello]

No problem

 

[gleb22]

the motherboard you selected does not ship to Latvia.What other motherboards do you recommend?

 

[Eduello]

This one would actually be even better: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p

 

[gleb22]

Thank you once again!

 

[Eduello]

I'm happy to help