Is this Sufficient?

[Nicklezz]

Hello all.

So I'm making a gaming PC for a mate, and his budget was around 900$, so I chose out these parts.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/iAmNicklezz/saved/1F0o

Do you think that I could do any better on parts/prices etc.? Feel free to critique me on any purchasing mistakes before I make them!
Thanks!

 

[Immaculate]

Are you near any of these locations? http://www.microcenter.com/site/stores/default.aspx

 

[tiny voices]

Drop the CPU cooler. Get an fx-6300. The 4100 is trash. AMD even said this themselves.

Gert a 500w PSU.

Get ram for $10 cheaper.

GEt a cheaper case.

 

[Immaculate]

You can get at Microcenter
FX-6300 $120
ASRock 970 Extreme 3 $45
WD BLACK 1TB HDD $60
Thermaltake V3 $35

$260 before taxes.
for PSU go Seasonic USA.
There are some great RAM kits on sale at Newegg.com
I recommend looking at the ASUS monitors.
With the saved money you could step them up to a 7870GHz or even a GTX 760 if the budget allows.

 

[Nicklezz]

Drop the CPU cooler. Get an fx-6300. The 4100 is trash. AMD even said this themselves.

Gert a 500w PSU.

Get ram for $10 cheaper.

GEt a cheaper case.

Really? I never knew the 4100 was bad, lol thanks for saving me a heartache. So I did what you said, and it went to about 905$. I won't be changing the case however, my mate saw it when I was searching and specifically said the Phantom is what he wants. Do you think he'll have any cooling issues though? He's probably going to over clock it, so will AMDs stock fan be enough? Haha, thanks in advance!

 

[1Hellcat]

At the very least, drop the cpu cooler. The FX-4000 series and up are 95 watt or greater parts, and that cooler is designed for 65 watt parts. Get a cheaper case and put the money towards a better CPU and GPU like the other posts suggest.

Edit: The Phantom has good airflow. I wouldn't recommend overclocking on a stock cooler, though.

 

[Nicklezz]

You can get at Microcenter
FX-6300 $120
ASRock 970 Extreme 3 $45
WD BLACK 1TB HDD $60
Thermaltake V3 $35

$260 before taxes.
for PSU go Seasonic USA.
There are some great RAM kits on sale at Newegg.com
I recommend looking at the ASUS monitors.
With the saved money you could step them up to a 7870GHz or even a GTX 760 if the budget allows.

Haha thanks. However, unfortunately there are no Micro Center locations in Hawai'i. So no great deals (Damn). And sure, I'll look into Asus monitors. I just chose the other one due to it's cheap price. Thanks!

 

[Nicklezz]

At the very least, drop the cpu cooler. The FX-4000 series and up are 95 watt or greater parts, and that cooler is designed for 65 watt parts. Get a cheaper case and put the money towards a better CPU and GPU like the other posts suggest.

Edit: The Phantom has good airflow. I wouldn't recommend overclocking on a stock cooler, though.

Indeed. I'll try and find a good and cheap cooler. Thank you.

Edit: Would the Hyper 212 EVO be a good cooler?

 

[Immaculate]

Yes to the Hyper 212 EVO.