Need help: Opinion on this budget gaming build-

[kamilstoch]

Hi there,
I'm somewhat of a beginner in the world of PC gaming, but have read a lot of forums, and decided to post a thread of my own. The thing is, I am building a computer, with one of the main aspects to be gaming ( nothing too intensive, although on high-very high settings), and the budget is quiet tight (£600 max.) along with a monitor. I have a link to the parts I chose (excl.Monitor), and please correct me on them if I made a wrong choice. I know that SSD's are faster then the standard HDD's, but as you know, the budget is quiet small.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/kamilstoch/saved/3Dl9

P.S- Which of these GPU's should I go for?
Radeon 7850
Radeon 7870 (currently reduced to £140 on Aria)
GTX 660 (superclocked with AC:Black Flag at dabs)

 

[Someone Somewhere]

7870.

Also, I'd get one of these instead: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

 

[kamilstoch]

Thanks! Also, do you think it is worth investing in the FX8350?

 

[Someone Somewhere]

No; better to spend it on the GPU.

 

[kamilstoch]

Any more advice would be greatly appreciated, I already have a good idea of some parts, although deciding on the GPU. I can extend its price to £160 if need be so that's added a few more options. Any ideas on a sub £160 GPU? Thx

 

[Someone Somewhere]

This is where I'd be looking (changed a few parts):
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£80.39 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.18 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£63.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: GeIL EVO CORSA Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£60.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.43 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£184.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master K380 ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.85 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£45.00 @ Aria PC)
Total: £540.39
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-04 01:42 GMT+0000)

 

[kamilstoch]

Thanks! But do you think the CPU will bottleneck the Zotac? Looks like a powerful graphics card.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

You should be fine, and you can overclock that CPU.

It depends on what you're playing.

 

[kamilstoch]

Does it matter if the gtx 760 is made by MSI or Nvidia or does it have to be by Zotec?

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Zotac was the cheapest one when I specced that out. It's also got a decent cooler, whereas the reference cooler (the centrifical one) tends to be loud and ineffective.

You won't find any cards actually branded nVidia; they're all third party manufacturers.

 

[kamilstoch]

Thanks for all the help