NEED HELP with my first PC Gaming Build.

[Sammy_3]

How does this build look? Anything I can improve on or doing wrong? I'll give links for product details...

CPU- AMD FX 6300
- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113286&cm_re=amd_fx_6300-_-19-113-286-_-Product

CPU COOLER- 212 evo
- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099&cm_re=212_evo-_-35-103-099-_-Product

GPU- EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card
- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487091&cm_re=gtx_960_ssc-_-14-487-091-_-Product

MOBO- Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131873&cm_re=Asus_M5A97_R2.0_ATX_AM3%2b_Motherboard-_-13-131-873-_-Product

CASE- Cooler Master HAF 912
- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1UH3YS9892&cm_re=haf_912-_-11-119-233-_-Product

RAM-Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104462&cm_re=RAM-Kingston_HyperX_Fury_Black_8GB_%282_x_4GB%29_DDR3-1866_Memory-_-20-104-462-_-Product

HDD- G-DRIVE MOBILE 750GB HARD DRIVE - 0G01961
- http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/746518-REG/G_Technology_0G01961_750GB_G_DRIVE_mobile_Hard.html

PSU- EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified
- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438053&cm_re=PSU-_EVGA_SuperNOVA_G2_550W_80%2b_Gold_Certified-_-17-438-053-_-Product

Monitor- HP 22cwa 60Hz 21.5
- http://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-21-5-Inch-HDMI-Monitor/dp/B015WCV70W/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464572630&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=Monitor-+HP+22cwa+60Hz+21.5%22

 

[Dex does Computers]

I would swap the cpu to an intel i3 6100. Not being intel fanboy here but that cpu architecture is pretty old unlike the skylake i3 supports ddr4 which improves gaming performance for low budget pc and overall a better performing cpu than your chosen amd.

 

[Sammy_3]

I would swap the cpu to an intel i3 6100. Not being intel fanboy here but that cpu architecture is pretty old unlike the skylake i3 supports ddr4 which improves gaming performance for low budget pc and overall a better performing cpu than your chosen amd.

Thanks for the quick reply, really appreciate it. I was mainly avoiding dual cores because there was a lot of people saying that games are going to start requiring more cores. And also does everything look compatible? And no bottlenecks?

 

[Dex does Computers]

I would swap the cpu to an intel i3 6100. Not being intel fanboy here but that cpu architecture is pretty old unlike the skylake i3 supports ddr4 which improves gaming performance for low budget pc and overall a better performing cpu than your chosen amd.

Thanks for the quick reply, really appreciate it. I was mainly avoiding dual cores because there was a lot of people saying that games are going to start requiring more cores. And also does everything look compatible? And no bottlenecks?

All compatible. Bottlenecks will appear if gpu is upgraded to a better one.
Also why not change the gtx 960 for a r9 380. Slightly better perfomance than a 960 for the same price.

 

[Sammy_3]

I would swap the cpu to an intel i3 6100. Not being intel fanboy here but that cpu architecture is pretty old unlike the skylake i3 supports ddr4 which improves gaming performance for low budget pc and overall a better performing cpu than your chosen amd.

Thanks for the quick reply, really appreciate it. I was mainly avoiding dual cores because there was a lot of people saying that games are going to start requiring more cores. And also does everything look compatible? And no bottlenecks?

All compatible. Bottlenecks will appear if gpu is upgraded to a better one.
Also why not change the gtx 960 for a r9 380. Slightly better perfomance than a 960 for the same price.

I don't know a whole lot about what makes one GPU better than another other than Clock speed. Could you explain why it's better?

 

[Dex does Computers]

Clock speeds dont really matters ita the raw perfomance that matters . Try reseraching r9 380 vs gtx 960 on yt for banechmarks