Need Your Help With My First Budget Gaming PC! :)

[hamm]

Hello everyone,
I need your help. I am looking to create a cheap budget gaming pc, and this is my first time building a computer. I have a few parts in mind, but would you please suggest some parts for the missing pieces? And What I should add and/or remove.
REMEMBER! SEVERELY LOW BUDGET!
So Far:
CPU - AMD FX-8350 8 Core Black Edition Processor
Motherboard - ?? Suggestions please.
GPU - AMD R9 280X XFX
RAM - G.SKILL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600 RAM
HardDrive - Western Digital 7200RPM 1TB Hard Drive
Power Supply - Corsair Builder Series CX430 430W Power Supply
Case - ?? Suggestions.

Ok, so PLEASE let me know if these all fit together, and suggest some cases, and motherboards that are budget!

 

[Someone Somewhere]

That's not a severely low budget...

I wouldn't get that PSU. Get a good 550W+ one from the second link in my sig. In the US, this is probably the XFX Core Series 550W.

 

[hamm]

Ok Thanks, Any suggestions for a motherboard?

 

[RazerZ]

The Gigabyte 970A-UD3P is at a good price right now.

 

[hamm]

Quick Question, does the motherboard actually do anything important? As in improve gaming/lag? I have no clue what it actually does, so is it worth getting a good one?

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Generally no, unless you're overclocking.

However, cheap boards have a tendency to pop VRMs with high-power CPUs.

 

[manoyanx]

All your other components are attached to the motherboard. Getting a good one will keep your rig running for a couple of years considering the PSU you are using.

 

[shiv51292]

My setup is as follows:

Fractal Design R2 XL ultra tower ( by no means necessary lol but love it) paid $99 on Newegg
ASUS M5A99FX Pro 2.0 mobo ( $115)
AMD FX-6350 CPU ($119)
Patriot Gamer RAM 1600 16GB ($140)
Cooler Master 212 EVO cpu cooler (35)
EVGA 650 bronze ( caught a refurbished one for like 50 bucks but can get many 650 watt PSU for around that)
Sapphire R7 265X ( this is the steal of mid budget GPU's in my opinion, got mine for 145, running dual monitor setup and every game ive played ive maxed out res settings and have yet to not get 45 to 60 consistantly)
Kingston V300 120GB SSD ( crucial for top performance, most underrated component of a fast system overall, 55 bucks!)
500gb HDD WD (45 bucks, storage for music, movies, etc)


Shipping and all way under your budget, would even leave room for a nice monitor. I do plan to get another SSD and run RAID, as well as another R7. The money difference as well as being able to run two video cards at 16x each was the draw for me to the AMD. Intel's are great setup's but I can easily OC my cpu to 4.5GHZ if I wanted and I just wanted to be able to be comfortable for the next 3 or so years without having to revamp entire setup. Hope this helps!

 

[hamm]

Ok, Thanks,
Heres and update of my parts and the cost of which I can get them in my specific location.
So Far:
CPU - AMD FX-8350 8 Core Black Edition Processor or 8320 or 6300 - $239 or $189 or 139
Motherboard - ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 Motherboard - $79
GPU - AMD R9 280X XFX or R9 280X Overclocked 3gb - $175 or $200(Refurbished)
RAM - G.SKILL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600 RAM - $55
HardDrive - Western Digital 7200RPM 1TB Hard Drive - $55
Power Supply - Corsair VS550 ATX Power Supply - $65
Case - (Don't Have one in mind, do they matter? Do I need a specific one?) -~$75

Total ~$700 total

Seems like a good sturdy build.
What does everyone think?
Would it support large games? (battlefield, ASC Black Flag?)
Is there anything I should add or remove?
Does it all fit together?

General thoughts?
Cheers,

 

[hamm]

Does anyone know a website where I can put all of these into and it will give me a benchmark?