Is this config good for gaming ???

[anubisX]

I'm planning to get together a rig for gaming. Don't get much time nowadays, still something for 2-3hrs of gaming everyday. I won't be playing @ highest settings so not going to spend a fortune on it. I've selected these components :

MoBo : Asus M5A99FX Pro / M5A99X EVO
Proc : AMD FX-8320
RAM : Crucial Ballistix Sport 1600MHZ 2x 8GB
SSD : Samsung EVO 128GB
GPU : EVGA GTX750i Superclocked 2GB
PSU : Corsair CX 700M

I'm on a tight budget so can't extend it much but if I can get anything better in that budget, I'm game

 

[laviniuc]

i'm assuming you keep the hdd from your current pc, that samsung ssd will not be enough for both the os and games...

the rest i like, you will see comments that the psu is too big, or too much ram but i think you can never overspend on ram and psu so keep them.

 

[IRONBATMAN]

If you're planning on over clocking, then sure go ahead with the CPU+MOBO , but if not you could go lower on them and the PSU and get a better GPU. You should get a more expensive GPU than CPU. Also drop that SSD for a HDD. WD's Caviar Blue/ Black series are pretty good. I boot with the WD blue 500GB 3/4 full with Windows 7 in 20 secs or less. That's more or less the same as a SSD

 

[anubisX]

There's just a difference of $8 between 600W and 750W PSU so I thought of getting the 750W. Should I get the 600W instead ?

So 500GB Blue or Black ? Will save about $20-25 if I drop the SSD for the HDD.

What GPU are you suggesting ? Need something which is not that expensive and is better than GTX750 Ti (tight budget).

 

[IRONBATMAN]

Drop SSD for HDD , if the price difference between the 1TB / 500 GB Caviar Blue and black isn't very big then go for caviar black. $8 difference ? sure , go for the 700 watt PSU although unnecessary.

For the GPU, go for the GTX 660 or R9 270x / R9 270

 

[anubisX]

PSU : http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Series-Modular-Bronze-CX750M/dp/B00ALK3KEM/ref=zg_bs_1161760_2

600W is $71.24 and 750W is $79.99 and 500W is $54.99

HDD : Black 500GB is $68.24 and Blue 500GB is $52.49

GPU : http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Geforce-Dual-Link-Graphics-02G-P4-3063-KR/dp/B00FU4XG70/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1398336517&sr=1-5&keywords=GTX+660

 

[IRONBATMAN]

Since you're getting them from Amazon, I suggest that you wait for a sale. I was also looking at these PSUs and realised that their price always jumps back and forth. The cheapest should be $60 for the CX600M

For the GPU, check this out
http://www.amazon.com/MSI-R9-270-GAMING-2G/dp/B00GMGGZQE/ref=sr_1_1_det?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1398337442&sr=1-1#productPromotions

This R9 270 offers more or less the same performance as the GTX 660 and is cheaper. But of course, there isn't PhysX

Here's a video explaining PhsyX and how it looks like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWFkDrKvBRU

 

[anubisX]

Got the PhysX 😀 I'll go for the R9 270 then. I have been using Radeon for a long time, wanted to use GTX but I'll settle for 270 if it performs little better than 660. I won't be playing the games at highest settings, just moderate will do.

About the CPU and MoBo, what would you suggest ?