Is this PC build good? (Gaming & 3D Rendering)

[Gammaman]

I'm new to pc building, and i'm going to build a pc with these specs, is this good enough?

EDIT

-Amd FX II 4300
-NVIDIA GTX 960
-ASUS M5A78L Motherboard
-Corsair 8GB Dual Channel RAM
-Seagate 1TB/2TB hard drive
-Lepa MF F1 650W modular PSU
-Cooler Master HAF 912 Combat Case
-Corsair cpu fans
-Windows 8.1

Total cost (witout os): $900

Is this good enough, is the price reasonable for its specs?

Thx

 

[xStampede]

For 3d rendering you should get at least an second hand i7 with hyperthreading if you can't afford a new one. Regarding GPU, many 3d programs like Blender 3d and Adobe Premiere / After Effects can use Nvidia CUDA cores so getting a nvidia GPU instead of AMD one would increase the performance significantly.

For 3d rendering you also need an aftermarket CPU cooler, the stock CPU you get is not good enough if your CPU is working at 100% for several hours for 3d rendering.

Remember that AMD CPU's are great for gaming but for serious 3d rendering you need an Intel i7.

 

[Rafael Luik]

Noooo! Why are you investing in an ancient CPU platform??

What country do you live in? I'm sure there are much better deals out there on that price range. You need some balancing, for example you don't need that 650W PSU, just a 430W 80plus or a 500W 80plus one would be enough for that system / graphics card (and newer generations will consume less so you'll not have problems with upgrades). I'm confident you can build a Radeon R9 270 + Haswell i5 setup with that money or a FX 83xx (I'm not sure if the extra cores are beneficial to the programs you use but for gaming Intel has much higher IPC which is much more important, and power efficiency, newer platform with SATA III, USB III, PCI-e 3.0, etc - don't go for the "moar" cores just because there are more, Vishera cores are weak individually while Intel cores - anything from Sandy/Ivy bridge onward - currently crushes AMD in per-core performance and efficiency... Also the FXs are only as good as an i3 for games at max as shown by dozens of benchmarks.). AM3+ is a dead end.

 

[Gammaman]

For 3d rendering you should get at least an second hand i7 with hyperthreading if you can't afford a new one. Regarding GPU, many 3d programs like Blender 3d and Adobe Premiere / After Effects can use Nvidia CUDA cores so getting a nvidia GPU instead of AMD one would increase the performance significantly.

For 3d rendering you also need an aftermarket CPU cooler, the stock CPU you get is not good enough if your CPU is working at 100% for several hours for 3d rendering.

Remember that AMD CPU's are great for gaming but for serious 3d rendering you need an Intel i7.

i have edited my build, i will only render 3d maps, is it good enough now? i cant afford an i7.

 

[Gammaman]

Noooo! Why are you investing in an ancient CPU platform??

What country do you live in? I'm sure there are much better deals out there on that price range. You need some balancing, for example you don't need that 650W PSU, just a 430W 80plus or a 500W 80plus one would be enough for that system / graphics card (and newer generations will consume less so you'll not have problems with upgrades). I'm confident you can build a Radeon R9 270 + Haswell i5 setup with that money or a FX 83xx (I'm not sure if the extra cores are beneficial to the programs you use but for gaming Intel has much higher IPC which is much more important, and power efficiency, newer platform with SATA III, USB III, PCI-e 3.0, etc - don't go for the "moar" cores just because there are more, Vishera cores are weak individually while Intel cores - anything from Sandy/Ivy bridge onward - currently crushes AMD in per-core performance and efficiency... Also the FXs are only as good as an i3 for games at max as shown by dozens of benchmarks.). AM3+ is a dead end.

i've edited my build, i cant afford an i7, and i will only render 3d maps.

 

[xStampede]

The CPU you picked is outdated, i picked you better and newer price / performance AMD cpu. You can also add additional 2x4GB ram for a total of 16GB ram for a little better performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($137.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: SilenX EFZ-80HA3 36.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($12.99 @ Directron)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card
Case: Enermax OSTROG ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.78 @ Directron)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($92.00 @ B&H)
Total: $640.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-27 03:32 EDT-0400

 

[xStampede]

There is an error in last build, GPU costs are not counted somehow, here is an more expensive better version without windows and DVD drive.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8370 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($193.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($199.00 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($61.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $907.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-27 03:51 EDT-0400

 

[Gammaman]

There is an error in last build, GPU costs are not counted somehow, here is an more expensive better version without windows and DVD drive.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8370 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($193.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($199.00 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($61.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $907.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-27 03:51 EDT-0400

I live in asia and i can't buy half on the items you listed because of either shipping or unavailability in my region, i will replace some that you listed with similar specs with either corsair or asus brands, and i will replace the 960 with 750 ti because im changing the cpu to 8320E, 8370 is $230 here. And thanks!

 

[Matt Dobe]

Hi Gamma,

You are going to be far better off with the 8 series FX chips. Ideally an i7 is the best by far but budget wise, the 8320 should be perfect. The 750Ti is a decent little GPU also and doesn't require much power to run.