Rate this budget gaming set-up :)

[Robert_K93]

Hello folks it's my first upgrade and I have come down to these components

I already have a MicroATX compatible case and 1TB hard drive already but the rest of the rig was trash.

This comp will amount to 677 $ as of today which is waaay over my initial estimate but seems to be really legit for what im trying to achieve. Which is a good gaming pc for 2015.


PSU: Corsair CX750 Builder Series ATX 80 PLUS Bronze Certified Power Supply

GPU: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 DVI-I/DVI-D/HDMI/DP Dual-X OC Version (UEFI)

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.0 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1150

MB: ASRock LGA1150/Intel B85/DDR3/Quad CrossFireX/SATA3 and USB 3.0/A&GbE/MicroATX Motherboard B85M PRO4

RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM



Do you have any suggestions to reduce the price ? something non essential I'm overlooking ?
Compatiblility ? is the psu over/under performing ? or the Mb incompatible ? or maybe a better cpu/gpu for the same or lower price ?

Thanks in advance

 

[Archgaull]

I'd swap the CX750 to an XFX model, should be similar price. Also, you may find it cheaper to get a H81 motherboard instead of a B85

 

[Woody1999]

Here you go

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Gk33TW

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

CX is crap. Swap with one of these two units.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220gs0550v1

The XFX units are all decent also but these are a few dollars more for even better still.

You cannot overclock the i5 non K series CPU's.

What is your budget?