Is my build okay?!

[Kaine anderson]

Hey guys, Building my first gaming PC an just hoping some of you pro's could help. What are some of the possible problems I could encounter and how could I solve them, thanks

Motherboard: M5A-78L USB/3.0

CPU: AMD FX 8350 AM3+

GPU: Zotac GTx 750ti

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 2x4gb

Hard Drive: 1TB Green Sata Drive

Optical Drive: Samsung 24x Dual Layer Writer

PSU: Corsair CX500

Case: NZXT Phantom 240

 

[zeyuanfu]

It's decent, although the PSU is of bad quality. What's your budget? A better i5 build can be gotten.

 

[Kaine anderson]

About £450 - £480

 

[Kaine anderson]

Are you thinking like a nvidia 750ti and an i5 4460?!

 

[gibbly]

You can save some money getting an fx-6300, you won't need anything more than that for what you'll be doing on a 750ti. (Dont let people fool you, a 6300 just barely bottlenecks a 970 on max settings)

 

[CTurbo]

For your budget, you need to be looking at the FX6300 or an i3 plus a R9 270, 270x, or even a 280. That would easily outperform a FX8350 + 750ti

 

[zeyuanfu]

This would actually be the best you can get, with an i5 and a 280X:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£130.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£35.03 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£42.97 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£177.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£14.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £484.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-28 14:51 GMT+0000

 

[Kaine anderson]

For that build ^ would the phantom 240 case be compatible?! As I have already ordered that case!

 

[zeyuanfu]

The Phantom 240 would indeed be compatible. I must say it's pretty nice

 

[Kaine anderson]

Alright, I'll do that then an just spend a little more

 

[zeyuanfu]

Good choice