How good is this build overall? Can you improve upon it?

[AstroMagic]

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146076
Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131874
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121660
Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
PSU: evga 500b (already owned)
HDD: 7200rpm 1tb
OS: Windows 7 home premium 64bit
Anything else i missed that i need?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Performance ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $173.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-22 21:58 EST-0500

 

[CTurbo]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hsWkjX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hsWkjX/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($137.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $377.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-22 22:14 EST-0500

 

[AstroMagic]

My budget is about $600 im bouncing between a whole bunch of price points and i kinda want the 4ghz 8core cpu and is my psu not enough?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

No the EVGA supply is a poor choice.

 

[AstroMagic]

No the EVGA supply is a poor choice.

What about a different gpu? and the cpu cooler any good i hope it does better then the evo. Also any better ram choices i just randomly picked one that was recommended from newegg from the motherboard i picked btw the one you picked is better thanks for finding it

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

The H7 is better than the EVO.
http://www.hitechlegion.com/reviews/cooling/heatsinks/42980-cryorig-h7-universal-cpu-cooler-review?showall=&start=3

Cools better and easier to install.

 

[AstroMagic]

The H7 is better than the EVO.
http://www.hitechlegion.com/reviews/cooling/heatsinks/42980-cryorig-h7-universal-cpu-cooler-review?showall=&start=3

Cools better and easier to install.

Can you find me a gpu that can work with my evga psu? about $140 max amd or nvidia i dont care

 

[CTurbo]

The FX8320 and FX8350 are the same cpu. They are just clocked differently from the factory. There is no reason to pay almost $30 more for the FX8350 when you could get the FX8320(which turbos to 4.0ghz BTW) and just overclock it a little to match the FX8350's speeds.

The Gigabyte 970 UD3P is probably the best 970 series mobo

The EVGA psu you have is not the best choice, but you said you already had it, so....

The R9 280 is much much better than the GTX660.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

The EVGA will run it it's just not the greatest in terms of quality.

 

[AstroMagic]

The EVGA will run it it's just not the greatest in terms of quality.

But you recommended it 🙁 well it was cheap i guess i can sell it for like $40 off of ebay amazon or something

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

It's decent but the XFX is a better PSU.

If your on a budget the 500B is fine.

I usually recommend it when people say they are on a strict budget.

It can power your build , upgrade later when you can

 

[CTurbo]

The EVGA is not terrible, it's an average quality unit that I would put ahead of the Corsair CX series, but obviously behind the usual Seasonic models(XFX and Antec) that can be had for just a little bit more.

 

[AstroMagic]

The FX8320 and FX8350 are the same cpu. They are just clocked differently from the factory. There is no reason to pay almost $30 more for the FX8350 when you could get the FX8320(which turbos to 4.0ghz BTW) and just overclock it a little to match the FX8350's speeds.

The Gigabyte 970 UD3P is probably the best 970 series mobo

The EVGA psu you have is not the best choice, but you said you already had it, so....

The R9 280 is much much better than the GTX660.

My price point is $160 for the gpu. Can you find a 290 maybe? im asking for too much now lol

 

[AstroMagic]

It's decent but the XFX is a better PSU.

If your on a budget the 500B is fine.

will it degrade the quility of the 660 or 280?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

No , but the XFX is a better built unit.

The 500B IS DECENT.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=351
Jonnyguru review.

 

[AstroMagic]

It's decent but the XFX is a better PSU.

If your on a budget the 500B is fine.

I usually recommend it when people say they are on a strict budget.

It can power your build , upgrade later when you can

I definitely will to a 600 or 750 for more room in the future

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Your fine with it , it's decent.

 

[AstroMagic]

Your fine with it , it's decent.

So what about a gpu r9 280 or the 660ti or another gpu out there?

 

[CTurbo]

The 280 is the best video card you can get under $190. The 290 is $270

 

[AstroMagic]

The 280 is the best video card you can get under $190. The 290 is $270

Alright i will stick with the r9 280 also which brand is better? I dont want a a hot gpu and high power consumption

 

[AstroMagic]

Thanks both of you i had to pick one and i think the motherboard blackbird gave me will do me fine and well for a while

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

We are glad to help , thanks for posting.

 

[CTurbo]

The motherboard he picked is good, but there's no reason to pay $15 more for it over the GA-970-UD3P

The XFX 280 I picked in one of the posts above is the one on sale right now. Go with that.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

It can run DUAL cards and it has an 8+2 power phase design , and the only 970 board that handle 9000 series CPU's.