Opinions on my budget PC build so far: 250 pound

[Matthew_188]

I am building my first ever PC and I have done my best to research the parts and what is recommended for what I am trying to build. This is going to be used for light-ish gaming and as a workstation which will eventually support two screens (when i have the money). I'm 14 so not much income.

Here are the parts I thinking about so far:

• 
  AMD APU A8 7670k black edition CPU
  
  HyperX FURY 8 GB (2x4gb) DDR3 1866MHz
  
  Gigabyte F2A68HM-HD2 motherboard
  
  Silence 500W ATX PC Power Supply PSU With 12CM Silent Fan And SATA / 24 PIN / 4 PIN / MOLEX (done very little research on power supplies so far)
  
  WD Caviar Blue 500GB SATAIII 6Gb/s 3.5 inch internal Had drive OEM
  

probably made some ignorant mistakes here especially with compatibility

I'm just looking for opinions I am very open to suggestions as to how to get the best for my money. I am partly building this PC to learn how to make them.

Many thanks, Matthew

 

[RyanDaLion]

Go with a 1TB drive for less than the 500gb
https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Desktop-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST1000DM003/dp/B005T3GRNW/ref=sr_1_cc_4?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1480714474&sr=1-4-catcorr&keywords=1+tb+hard+drive
Also you do not need a PSU that large for that build
https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Warranty-Power-Supply-100-N1-0400-L1/dp/B00LV8TZAG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1480714598&sr=8-3&keywords=power+supply+400W
That PSU will be just fine with around 250W to spare

No Graphics card? If you are going that route don't expect to get very high FPS
https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-128-Bit-Graphics-GV-N420-2GI-REV3/dp/B012ZDI8ZS/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1480714668&sr=1-4&keywords=graphics+card

All of these items are very cheap

 

[Matthew_188]

Go with a 1TB drive for less than the 500gb
https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Desktop-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST1000DM003/dp/B005T3GRNW/ref=sr_1_cc_4?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1480714474&sr=1-4-catcorr&keywords=1+tb+hard+drive
Also you do not need a PSU that large for that build
https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Warranty-Power-Supply-100-N1-0400-L1/dp/B00LV8TZAG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1480714598&sr=8-3&keywords=power+supply+400W
That PSU will be just fine with around 250W to spare

No Graphics card? If you are going that route don't expect to get very high FPS
https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-128-Bit-Graphics-GV-N420-2GI-REV3/dp/B012ZDI8ZS/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1480714668&sr=1-4&keywords=graphics+card

All of these items are very cheap

Thanks for the reply and the recommendation of the HHD I think i'm going to use it. I have heard that you can pair APUs such as the have chosen with low end graphics card to give it a boost in its graphic processing performance. If you know anything about this.

thanks again, matt

 

[Vic 40]

Other cheap hdd,
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/fpCwrH/toshiba-internal-hard-drive-dt01aca200

 

[RyanDaLion]

Go with a 1TB drive for less than the 500gb
https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Desktop-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST1000DM003/dp/B005T3GRNW/ref=sr_1_cc_4?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1480714474&sr=1-4-catcorr&keywords=1+tb+hard+drive
Also you do not need a PSU that large for that build
https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Warranty-Power-Supply-100-N1-0400-L1/dp/B00LV8TZAG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1480714598&sr=8-3&keywords=power+supply+400W
That PSU will be just fine with around 250W to spare

No Graphics card? If you are going that route don't expect to get very high FPS
https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-128-Bit-Graphics-GV-N420-2GI-REV3/dp/B012ZDI8ZS/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1480714668&sr=1-4&keywords=graphics+card

All of these items are very cheap

Thanks for the reply and the recommendation of the HHD I think i'm going to use it. I have heard that you can pair APUs such as the have chosen with low end graphics card to give it a boost in its graphic processing performance. If you know anything about this.

thanks again, matt

This is true but I would recommend going with a graphics card that isn't below $100.
https://www.amazon.com/PNY-GeForce-1050-Graphics-VCGGTX10502PB/dp/B01M27X9WI/ref=sr_1_10?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1480958595&sr=1-10&keywords=gtx+1050
This graphics card supports direct X12 and can play most games at 60 FPS. Adding in a graphics card helps out the processor a lot (Since the graphics in an A8 isn't too good) but going with a $50 graphics will not help it too much, so that 1050 linked above is the sweetspot.

 

[Matthew_188]

Go with a 1TB drive for less than the 500gb
https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Desktop-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST1000DM003/dp/B005T3GRNW/ref=sr_1_cc_4?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1480714474&sr=1-4-catcorr&keywords=1+tb+hard+drive
Also you do not need a PSU that large for that build
https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Warranty-Power-Supply-100-N1-0400-L1/dp/B00LV8TZAG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1480714598&sr=8-3&keywords=power+supply+400W
That PSU will be just fine with around 250W to spare

No Graphics card? If you are going that route don't expect to get very high FPS

https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-128-Bit-Graphics-GV-N420-2GI-REV3/dp/B012ZDI8ZS/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1480714668&sr=1-4&keywords=graphics+card

All of these items are very cheap

Thanks for the reply and the recommendation of the HHD I think i'm going to use it. I have heard that you can pair APUs such as the have chosen with low end graphics card to give it a boost in its graphic processing performance. If you know anything about this.

thanks again, matt

This is true but I would recommend going with a graphics card that isn't below $100.
https://www.amazon.com/PNY-GeForce-1050-Graphics-VCGGTX10502PB/dp/B01M27X9WI/ref=sr_1_10?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1480958595&sr=1-10&keywords=gtx+1050
This graphics card supports direct X12 and can play most games at 60 FPS. Adding in a graphics card helps out the processor a lot (Since the graphics in an A8 isn't too good) but going with a $50 graphics will not help it too much, so that 1050 linked above is the sweetspot.

sorry bit new to this but what is directX and how does it help. Thanks for the advice