Looking for tight budget / quality compromise

Joao Franco

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I made this build myself but I confess I'm a bit of a noob here.

What would you change and why?

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/V3CsjX) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/V3CsjX/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Athlon X2 370K 4.2GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad370kokhlbox) | $56.99 @ Amazon
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $26.92 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaf2a88xmd3h) | $69.96 @ OutletPC
**Memory** | [Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx316c10fbk28) | $69.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $48.49 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [Sapphire Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-112320020g) | $136.48 @ SuperBiiz
**Case** | [Thermaltake Commander G41 ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-ca1b400m1wn00) | $29.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [Thermaltake 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-power-supply-pstpd0550mpcgus1) | $72.99 @ Amazon
**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24f1st) | $14.98 @ OutletPC
**Monitor** | [Asus VX248H 60Hz 24.0" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vx248h) | $149.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $676.78
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-24 06:58 EST-0500 |
 
Solution
The Coolermaster Hyper EVO 212 is a good cooler for your system. An earlier poster suggested that the Coolermaster Hyper EVO 212 would not fit inside the case you had chosen (the Thermaltake Commander G41). I was reassuring you that it would fit well.
- Changed the CPU because 4 cores are better than 2
- Changed the power supply because this allowed for the better CPU, the Antec HCG is still an excellent PSU
- Changed the RAM to some with lower latency and that's substantially cheaper whilst not likely to get in the way of the CPU cooler

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

It says $722 because I have rebates off, it's $662 when I have rebates switched on like on your original build
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($74.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.92 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($144.67 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Commander G41 ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.00 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VX248H 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $722.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-24 07:24 EST-0500
 


Will check it out, thanks for the quick reply.
 


Can you give me an example of a good 185mm CPU cooler for the Evo?
 
The Coolermaster Hyper EVO 212 is a good cooler for your system. An earlier poster suggested that the Coolermaster Hyper EVO 212 would not fit inside the case you had chosen (the Thermaltake Commander G41). I was reassuring you that it would fit well.
 
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