Gaming pc build

Dylan_trygg

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So basically I need help with my new pc build. I have the list copied from amazon. Not sure what pieces are compatible with the others.
Here is what I have:

Optical drive: Asus 24x DVD-RW Serial-ATA Internal OEM Optical Drive DRW-24B1ST (Black). 22$

Ram: Corsair Vengeance Blue 8 GB (2X4 GB) PC3-12800 1600mHz DDR3 240-Pin SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B. $90

Processor and motherboard: AMD FX-4130 3.80 GHz Processor - Socket AM3 Bundle. 150$

Power supply: Corsair Builder Series CX 500 Watt ATX/EPS 80 PLUS (CX500). $50

Hard drive: Western Digital 1 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive, Black, WD1003FZEX. $78

Case/ tower: NZXT Phantom 410 Mid Tower USB 3.0 Gaming Case - Red. $100

Video card: MSI Computer Corp. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti Gaming OC 2GB GDDR5 VGA/DVI/HDMI PCI-Express Video Card N750TI TF 2GD5/OC. 160$


Sorry it's long... Don't know what you need to decipher which model it is. Price isn't a big issue but saving money always helps... Trying to stay under 800$

Thanks, dylan
 
Try this:


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($223.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($78.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($234.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $771.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-05 09:18 EDT-0400
 
Solution
Do not go with any FX x1xx series CPU, they're a big flop performance wise. Go for FX x3xx instead. And instead of FX 4+stock AM3 bundle, a Pentium G3258 +af cooler + MoBo would be a better buy performance wise.

Get a better PSU, any 450W+ from EVGA/ Antec/ XFX/ SeaSonic will do.

For storage, get Seagate barracude or WD Blue for cheaper yet equally good drives.

For memory, you can get RJX 2X4GB 1600Mhz/Cl9 for less price and they're lower in profile so it'll not obstruct in installation of any cooler too, Vengeance tend to do so.

You can save up on case if you like, Corsair 200/300R are good value/money.