How does my build look?

[Just a guy]

Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z97X Gaming 7
Memory: G.Skill RipjawZ X Series 8GB (2x4)
Processor: i5 -4690k
Hard Drive: WD Blue 1Tb
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 120gb
GPU: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master: Hyper EVO 212
Case: DEEPCOOL Tesseract SW Mid Tower (Side Window and 2 LED Fans)
PSU: XFX XTR Series 550W Power Supply
Monitor: Acer H236HL bid 23-inch LCD Monitor

Questions I have:

Is 4gb VRAM enough for most games?
How good is my PSU?

 

[KNARF XD]

not bad at all
yes 4gb is plenty
the psu is fine (not 100% sure though)

 

[BrandonYoung]

Your build looks good to me!

4GB vram should be plenty for all games currently, and for some time to come, unless you plan on driving multiple 4k monitors or other extreme resolutions.

Your PSU is Tier 2, which is quite good.

Your Radeon r9 380 suggests a 550W PSU, but this is generally a highly over estimated figure, you should be fine unless you are driving tons of fans, a high overvoltage from the CPU and GPU, multiple HDD's and optical drives, etc...

I would think your system should be fine as is, but if you want to be picky, attempt to get a slightly higher wattage PSU (while not reducing PSU quality) if you plan on overclocking much, or plan on additional hardware in the near future.

 

[Compuser10165]

Good build. 4gb of vram is going to get you to through this generation just fine (I would worry more about gpu power than VRAM). The PSU is a good choice and has sufficient wattage. You could pich a 750W good PSU that can be used in future builds that require more power if you want (e.g. EVGA SuperNova G2 or sth else which is high quality), for Xfire or a future GPU upgrade which requires more power, but now you won't need it. Also I reccomend to get the 250 gb version of the 850 EVO because the 120gb is not worth it (the 250gb version is aaround 89$ on amazon). Someone suggested to buy a higher end gpu and forget about the SSD for now. It would be an idea but the SSD massively improves your overall experience (I'm not talking about just about faster loading, but also about response time). In case you decide to go for a higher end gpu, I suggest you go for the R9 390 (that would require a higher wattage PSU) or a GTX 970 (the chosen PSU will be fine).

 

[sizzling]

Only a thought, although an SSD is very nice to have for improving boot times and loading programs it doesn't improve gaming apart from reduced loading times. If you were willing to sacrifice this you could put the money into a higher end gpu and possibly add a ssd later.

 

[BrandonYoung]

While a SSD is not a direct "Game Performance Booster" it does make a world of difference in the overall operation of the computer. Upgrading to a SSD at least for the operating system is the best performance increase you will see from a single part, hands down.

I can not stand being on a computer that does not have a SSD for the operating system. Its similar to using dialup internet if you are use to highspeed internet.

 

[sizzling]

While a SSD is not a direct "Game Performance Booster" it does make a world of difference in the overall operation of the computer. Upgrading to a SSD at least for the operating system is the best performance increase you will see from a single part, hands down.

I can not stand being on a computer that does not have a SSD for the operating system. Its similar to using dialup internet if you are use to highspeed internet.

I too find any PC without an SSD frustrating but that's because I have got used to it. If the PC is only going to be used for gaming once booted and in your game your not going to see any meaningful benefit from it. If gaming performance is priority number one the SSD might be worth sacrificing? It also much cheaper to add a SSD later than upgrade the gpu.