Help with my very first computer build.

mrfrogydog

Honorable
Apr 4, 2013
9
0
10,510
I am looking to build a PC for under £600. As this is my first build I would like to know anything that I might need to know about my specific components. As well as anything I might need to know about building a PC in general. Here is the build I have in mind:


PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2JJPK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2JJPK/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2JJPK/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£58.00 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard (£42.11 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.47 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.94 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB Video Card (£120.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£12.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£33.50 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£36.79 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.96 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£75.98 @ Novatech)
Total: £493.51
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-29 20:21 GMT+0000)
 


+1
That's a pretty good build for the price! What are your goals with this computer by the way

Dual channel memory should perform better than single channel
 


OK, I'll change the RAM to two 4gb sticks. I want to be able to game relatively well on it, but I also want to be able to edit video and run programs such as Photoshop.