Is This Build Good For Gaming?

[Linkin506]

Hey guys, someone recommended to me this build here: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JQyGVn
Do you think it is good enough to play games on medium to high settings with 60 FPS and Minecraft vanilla at 100+ FPS, modded at 60 FPS, and on servers at 60 FPS all on high settings? Thanks for helping.

 

[CTurbo]

That psu is neither powerful enough, or reliable enough for that build.

The motherboard is too cheap. You definitely need to upgrade to at least a 970 series if you want to stick with the FX.

For about $50 more, this is faster, more reliable, and pretty much better in every way.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/d22X3C
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/d22X3C/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.97 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G246HLAbd 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($7.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $956.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-22 00:05 EST-0500

 

[Alfrodo]

I would change the motherboard to a faster chipset, switch out the RAM for a brand I trust more, and upgrade the PSU to a gold-rated, 650w, 10 year warranty EVGA tier two version. Here ya go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Directron)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card ($278.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.48 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G246HLAbd 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($7.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1002.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-22 00:14 EST-0500

 

[Linkin506]

Ok thanks guys! And just double checking, the Intel Core i5 and the r9 290 wont bottleneck? And for a future upgrade, am I able to put in an Intel Core i5 4690 and a gtx 970, or is there not enough room? Thanks

 

[CTurbo]

Yes you could use the 4690 and 970 in the future but neither would be very big upgrades. By setup does not support overclocking though, but you'll never need that anyway.

 

[Linkin506]

oh, how is it not a big upgrade? I am newer to computers so I don't really know much, I just heard that that GPU is pretty good. What do you think a better upgrade would be for my build? And I will most likely not be overclocking for this build, since it is my first and like I said this is all new to me. Thanks!

 

[CTurbo]

They would be huge upgrades for the build you put together, but only small upgrades for the build I put together. I'm sorry, I assumed you were talking about my build. My build has an i5 4570 and a R9 290 so "upgrading" to an i5 4690 and a GTX970 would probably not even be a noticeable difference in performance.
If you went with my build, you wouldn't have to worry about upgrading for a long time. In fact, I think a ssd would be the first upgrade you would want to make..

 

[Linkin506]

oh ok thanks, and yes I was talking about your build, so I will look into getting an ssd, but how much do they go for and what exactly do they do?

 

[Alfrodo]

oh ok thanks, and yes I was talking about your build, so I will look into getting an ssd, but how much do they go for and what exactly do they do?

My build up above has both an SSD and a HDD. SSDs make bootup speeds dramatically faster (like 15 to 30 seconds instead of 2 minutes) and loading levels in games is also much faster. There is also a noticeable snappiness in the operating system using an SSD.

 

[Linkin506]

oh ok cool! so what kind of ssd would you recommend? like what brand and how many GBs?

 

[CTurbo]

Usually 120-128GB is enough for windows and all programs, but it you want to have games on it too, you need to step up to 240-256GB. I prefer Crucial or Samsung, but there are many other brands that make solid products.

Crucial 120GB ssd for $59 - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KFAGD88/?tag=pcpapi-20
Crucial 240GB ssd for $109 - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KFAGCWK/?tag=pcpapi-20