Is this a decent AMD build for a $850 budget?

Malek Agha

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After 7 months of editing and revising I have come out with this AMD build. I just want to know if it's good or not. If there are any adjustments you would like to make just pls list them below. What I'm using this PC for is a lot of photoshop, web-surfing, some video rendering, and gaming. Because of all the editing I am doing, I decided to go for the AMD FX-8320 so I can take advantage of it's 8 cores. I'm not looking too do TOO much heavy gaming with this build. I'd be happy if this build could run a game like Battlefield 4 at medium settings with 60 Frames Per Second.

Without further ado, here is the build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DXqbHx
 
If you're going to be rendering video's you'll need at least 16GB RAM
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gdPzLk
I changed the motherboard to put you closer to your budget.
If you really can't go over $950:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BFnGgs
Though I would recommend spending the extra $13 and going with the first build.

I just realized that in the link your build is $950, not sure if you made a mistake on PC partpicker or on the forums, but I made my builds to fit a $950 budget.
 


I'm not sure if you have rebates on or not, but with rebates it's $824.07
 
I adjusted this build: * better Mobo *(you need this for FX 8350) , decent and cheaper case, cheaper PSU but still good quality

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax ECA3212-BL ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($27.98 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($130.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $919.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-04 06:14 EDT-0400
 


Your build is decent for this task wit exception of overpriced case and mobo and if you not OC simply drop also 212 EVO.
I link earlier build that can withstand OC around 4.4-4,5 Ghz for long term use.

If you do not want 16GB ram

take this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax ECA3212-BL ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($10.31 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($130.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $827.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-04 07:13 EDT-0400

And MIR's off

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax ECA3212-BL ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($27.98 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($130.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $878.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-04 07:16 EDT-0400
 


Actually, if he plans on rendering video's in HD, he will need 16GB of RAM, otherwise he's going to struggle with preview and render times. If he's not planning on rendering any HD video's 8GM would be sufficient.