My First Build

[Luke Browne]

Hi guys just looking for some advice or some tips on my first build. I didn't have much time to research and I'm hoping to get this for Christmas. I'm looking to keep it around €600, I'm not sure how much that is in dollars... I could probably stretch to €650 if I need to. Anyways here's the parts. I'm also hoping to be able to run DayZ on this :/...

Processor- AMD FX63050 Black Edition 3.9GHz
Graphics- MSI GTX 960 GAMING - 4GB - PCI-E
RAM- Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB - PC3-12800 - DIMM
Case- Cooler Master Force 500 Midi
Storage- Western Digital Blue - 1TB - Desktop
Mobo- MSI 970A-G46 AM3+ AMD970 DDR3 ATX
Power Supply- Corsair 500W Builder Series CX 80+ Bronze ATX Power Supply

I'm not sure if I need an optical drive either? :/
Thanks for the help guys 😀

Also if you could recommend a mouse and gaming pad to use that'd be great 😛

 

[Forever Oleg]

1) FX-6350 is just a slightly overclocked FX-6300. Just get the FX-6300. If you only want to play single-threaded games, an i3 or a Pentium may be better choices.
2) Get the 2GB version of GTX 960. Because of GTX 960's 128-bit bus, it can't successfully use more than 2GB. R9 380 is also a competition at that price point.\
3) Corsair CX PSUs are trash. Even the 430W/500W ones will be better. Make sure you have at least a Tier 3 PSU: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
If you want a very cheap high quality PSU, look at VP-450.

Cheap Mouse: http://www.amazon.com/Gaming-Mouse-3200Dpi-Sentey%C2%AE-Nebulus/dp/B00RN7QTF8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449102806&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=gaming+mouse&psc=1

Good mouse: http://www.amazon.com/Razer-DeathAdder-Ergonomic-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B00AAS888S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449102888&sr=8-1&keywords=gaming+mouse+deathadder

Mousepad: http://www.amazon.com/SteelSeries-QcK-Gaming-Mouse-Black/dp/B000UEZ36W/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1449113630&sr=8-3&keywords=gaming+pad

 

[Luke Browne]

1) FX-6350 is just a slightly overclocked FX-6300. Just get the FX-6300. If you only want to play single-threaded games, an i3 or a Pentium may be better choices.
2) Get the 2GB version of GTX 960. Because of GTX 960's 128-bit bus, it can't successfully use more than 2GB. R9 380 is also a competition at that price point.\
3) Corsair CX PSUs are trash. Even the 430W/500W ones will be better. Make sure you have at least a Tier 3 PSU: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
If you want a very cheap high quality PSU, look at VP-450.

Cheap Mouse: http://www.amazon.com/Gaming-Mouse-3200Dpi-Sentey%C2%AE-Nebulus/dp/B00RN7QTF8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449102806&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=gaming+mouse&psc=1

Good mouse: http://www.amazon.com/Razer-DeathAdder-Ergonomic-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B00AAS888S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449102888&sr=8-1&keywords=gaming+mouse+deathadder

Mousepad: http://www.amazon.com/SteelSeries-QcK-Gaming-Mouse-Black/dp/B000UEZ36W/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1449113630&sr=8-3&keywords=gaming+pad

What's a single threaded game?

 

[Luke Browne]

1) FX-6350 is just a slightly overclocked FX-6300. Just get the FX-6300. If you only want to play single-threaded games, an i3 or a Pentium may be better choices.
2) Get the 2GB version of GTX 960. Because of GTX 960's 128-bit bus, it can't successfully use more than 2GB. R9 380 is also a competition at that price point.\
3) Corsair CX PSUs are trash. Even the 430W/500W ones will be better. Make sure you have at least a Tier 3 PSU: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
If you want a very cheap high quality PSU, look at VP-450.

Cheap Mouse: http://www.amazon.com/Gaming-Mouse-3200Dpi-Sentey%C2%AE-Nebulus/dp/B00RN7QTF8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449102806&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=gaming+mouse&psc=1

Good mouse: http://www.amazon.com/Razer-DeathAdder-Ergonomic-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B00AAS888S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449102888&sr=8-1&keywords=gaming+mouse+deathadder

Mousepad: http://www.amazon.com/SteelSeries-QcK-Gaming-Mouse-Black/dp/B000UEZ36W/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1449113630&sr=8-3&keywords=gaming+pad

Also should I get the i3-4360? The 6300's are out of stock in a lot of places

 

[Forever Oleg]

What games do you want to play?

 

[Luke Browne]

What games do you want to play?

DayZ and Counter Strike. Hoping to play Battlefield 3 and 4 aswell :/

 

[Forever Oleg]

What games do you want to play?

DayZ and Counter Strike. Hoping to play Battlefield 3 and 4 aswell :/

In DayZ and CS:GO, the i3 will perform better than the FX although both will get well above 60 FPS.

In Battlefield 4, the FX will edge out the i3 due to Battlefield 4 using more than 4 cores (threads).

If you could fork out more for an LGA 1150 motherboard and an i5, then you will have the ultimate gaming PC.

 

[Luke Browne]

What games do you want to play?

DayZ and Counter Strike. Hoping to play Battlefield 3 and 4 aswell :/

In DayZ and CS:GO, the i3 will perform better than the FX although both will get well above 60 FPS.

In Battlefield 4, the FX will edge out the i3 due to Battlefield 4 using more than 4 cores (threads).

If you could fork out more for an LGA 1150 motherboard and an i5, then you will have the ultimate gaming PC.

Alright I'll see what I can do thanks for the help
(Edit) I can't find the LGA on the website I'm using but I can get the i5... Is it very important that I should get the LGA?