Poor man's AMD first time build.

[glados3]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/glados69/saved/367l

Any changes / advice on my build ?

Trying to keep this somewhat cheap but still be able to play modern games at decent settings.

 

[thasan1]

build looks but you wont need a 10$ board. get a cheaper gigabyte 970A-UD3 board or Asrock 970-extreme 3 if not OC'ing, spend on a more expensive R9-270/270X version if budget allows.

 

[enemy1g]

You could possibly get a 1TB Seagate Barracuda for $59 I believe, just a little more savings.

 

[James62389]

Everything looks fine except for the RAM. Since the motherboard you have chosen has Dual-Channel RAM slots, it will be more beneficial to get 2 x 4 gig sticks. The video card is alright as well, but will struggle at higher settings at 1920x1080 in new games ie. Battlefield 4, CoD: Ghosts. Let us know if you have any more questions and good luck with the build.

 

[glados3]

build looks but you wont need a 10$ board. get a cheaper gigabyte 970A-UD3 board or Asrock 970-extreme 3 if not OC'ing, spend on a more expensive R9-270/270X version if budget allows.

The graphic card is already in my possession so I'm gonna have to stick with it for now. I've considered OC'ing with this build but I'm not 100% sure yet.

 

[glados3]

You could possibly get a 1TB Seagate Barracuda for $59 I believe, just a little more savings.

That Toshiba has a $ 30.00 mail in rebate!

 

[thasan1]

oh in that case get dual channel ram like James62389 said and if you do OC be sure to get an aftermarket cooler.

 

[glados3]

The RAM was my mistake on that build

Here is an updated one that makes a little more sense ?

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/glados69/saved/367l

 

[Waghzufel]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/glados69/saved/367l

Any changes / advice on my build ?

Trying to keep this somewhat cheap but still be able to play modern games at decent settings.

Hello,

The build is pretty good but for about 550 dollars, you can make a more effective computer
Here's what I suggest:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2hGAW
(Mainly, the RAM,PSU and GPu are beter)
http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=1764&gid2=1683&compare=radeon-hd-7870-msi-oc-edition-vs-geforce-gtx-650-ti-boost-edition

If you have a very tight budget, you can replace the hd 7870 to a 7850 and still have almost the same performance.
Hope this helps^^

 

[thasan1]

@Waghzufel he already has the GPU.

 

[glados3]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/glados69/saved/367l

This is probably what I'm going to go with after doing some research. What do you guys think? Anything I can replace to make this cheaper or more efficient for the price?

I want to grab a 7870 if I find some extra cash!

 

[RCguitarist]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/glados69/saved/367l

This is probably what I'm going to go with after doing some research. What do you guys think? Anything I can replace to make this cheaper or more efficient for the price?

I want to grab a 7870 if I find some extra cash!

Absolutely change your power supply to this: CORSAIR CX430M
It's the same price after rebate, will be more reliable and is semi-modular so you don't clutter up your case with wiring you don't need.

The other thing is the graphics card. You say you want a 7870...well get one. This one is only $27 more than the card you have currently in your build list: SAPPHIRE 7870 GHz Edition

 

[thasan1]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/glados69/saved/367l

This is probably what I'm going to go with after doing some research. What do you guys think? Anything I can replace to make this cheaper or more efficient for the price?

I want to grab a 7870 if I find some extra cash!

build looks good but change the PSU. 430 is cutting it a little close get a 500W one like corsair CX 500 or antec VP-550P.