PC Build Advice?

[Zkell]

Hey guys, I am currently looking at building a PC for university and abit of gaming for around $1000. I just wanted to get some advice on the following build.


- 1 × Antec X1-E Mid-Tower Gaming ATX Case
- 1 × NZXT Sleeved LED Kit 100cm Length Red
- 1 × AMD A8-5600K Black Edition 4-Core Socket FM2 APU Processor
- 1 × Gigabyte G1 SNIPER A88X FM2+ Motherboard
- 1 × G.SKILL RipjawsX 8GB (2x 4GB) DDR3 1600MHz Desktop Memory F3...
- 1 × Sapphire AMD Radeon R7 260X 2GB Overclocked Video Card
- 1 × Thermaltake SMART 650W 80Plus Bronze Power Supply
- 1 × Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB 2.5" SATA III SSD SV300S37A/120G
- 1 × Samsung SH-224DB (BB) 24x Internal SATA OEM DVD Burner Drive
- 1 × ASUS Xonar DGX 5.1-channel Gaming Sound Card
- 1 × TP-LINK TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter
- 1 × Upgraded CPU Cooler Installation *For Systems Builds Only!
- 1 × Advanced Transportation Packing Solution * Recommended!
- 1 × High Performance CPU Thermal Compound Application

$1030.00 including shipping and assembly.

Any feedback appreciated!

 

[PrankDudeTb]

i think youre build is allgood to go, always look for sneaky bargains arounf the place because theyre always hiding. the only thing i reccomend you do is instead of a 5600k i would get an amd athlon 750k

 

[3Dns]

A8-5600K is bad CPU for 1000$ budget pc. Also with this budget you can take a GTX 780 or R9 290 not a R7 260X
Take a look.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($93.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($469.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $971.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-25 02:58 EDT-0400)

 

[nashdes001]

an apu with discrete card?
better go with fx series

 

[Zkell]

Awsome what are your thoughts on the AMD FX-8350 Black Edition 8-Core Socket AM3+ CPU?
Very new to this stuff lol..

 

[nashdes001]

yea that will do
fx 8350 + 970chipset mobo

 

[nashdes001]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3g37v
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3g37v/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3g37v/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.23 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $951.15
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-25 03:22 EDT-0400)

 

[3Dns]

First of all with the same budget you can have a GTX 780 insteed of GTX 770 and second I5-4570 is better from FX-8320.

 

[nashdes001]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3g3fV
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3g3fV/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3g3fV/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.97 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.23 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1011.12
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-25 03:33 EDT-0400)

 

[3Dns]

Even better ( For games )

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1011.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-25 03:40 EDT-0400)