gaming pc build need advice

[daazz0022]

this my first pc build...i got many questions about this build will it work together,and if it's a good build which will play high end games .. and if i should choose sapphire hd 7870 2gb xt with boost over the oc edition and also let me know if i should swap some parts for other ones in same price .. thanks for your time

motherboard : Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

processor : amd fx 6300

vga : sapphire hd 7870 xt with boost

Ram:G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)

psu: Cooler Master Extreme 2 525W PSU

hard drive disk : Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200.14 SATA 6Gb/s HDD

case: Cooler Master K280 K-Series Mid Tower Desktop Case + Extreme Power Plus 500W PSU

 

[Onus]

The CM PSU is [near] junk. Get a quality 500W PSU, such as anything made by Seasonic (their own, XFX, some Antec, some PC Power & Cooling) or Super Flower (Rosewill Capstone, NEW Kingwin).

 

[WTFO]

need to know your budget and are you brand oriented and when do you plan on purchasing these parts.

 

[Aaayron]

There actually are some good quailty Cooler Master PSUs out there. Or so I've heard. But like Onus said, Seasonic and SuperFlower make much better psus. Anyways back to the op. Could you tell us your budget, what res you'll be playing in, what high end games do you plan to play and such?

 

[daazz0022]

this my first pc build...i got many questions about this build will it work together,and if it's a good build which will play high end games .. and if i should choose sapphire hd 7870 2gb xt with boost over the oc edition and also let me know if i should swap some parts for other ones in same price .. thanks for your time

motherboard : Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

processor : amd fx 6300

vga : sapphire hd 7870 xt with boost

Ram:G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)

psu: Cooler Master Extreme 2 525W PSU

hard drive disk : Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200.14 SATA 6Gb/s HDD

case: Cooler Master K280 K-Series Mid Tower Desktop Case + Extreme Power Plus 500W PSU

need to know your budget and are you brand oriented and when do you plan on purchasing these parts.

i got 500$ bugget and i am going to buy these parts tomorrow

 

[daazz0022]

The CM PSU is [near] junk. Get a quality 500W PSU, such as anything made by Seasonic (their own, XFX, some Antec, some PC Power & Cooling) or Super Flower (Rosewill Capstone, NEW Kingwin).

SeaSonic S12II Bronze 520W 80 PLUS Certified PSU ??

 

[Onus]

Yes! That's a much better PSU.

 

[WTFO]

cpu- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113288
mob- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128652
vga- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202025
psu- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182200
ram- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231461
hdd- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840
chs- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147060

TOTAL- 604

so with this build there were some great discounts on newegg. i know the psu is over kill for your system, but it leaves room for upgrades later, its a good manufacturer and was deep discounted. kept the gpu the same, good choice. went with a micro mobo bc it saved you some money and still has all the goodies you need for a $500 build. i busted your budget but i think youll be happier with it. leaves room for upgrades later when you have some more $$$.

 

[Onus]

WTFO, an APU will underperform a FX across the board. Reasonable for jack-of-all-trades family PCs and daily drivers, for a serious gamer it isn't a good choice.

 

[sanat1]

Yep,you can play on high with this but i recommend you to get atleast 550w seasonic psu for the new games like battlefield 4.....

 

[WTFO]

WTFO, an APU will underperform a FX across the board. Reasonable for jack-of-all-trades family PCs and daily drivers, for a serious gamer it isn't a good choice.

the apu comes w the cpu and is always a good back up to have in case something goes wrong w your gpu and you have to RMA it, there is a discrete gfx card in the build i suggested, a radeon 7870.