Recomended upgrades on this PC?

[TheGermanAshton]

What are some upgrades you could recommend to me for this PC? I have about a 800 dollar budget, and I would like to keep it on the low end of 700 if I could, but any good upgrade recommendations?

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/TheGermanAshton/saved/Gtytt6

 

[rockie_]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9280gaming3g

 

[TheGermanAshton]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9280gaming3g

Would my power supply be able to handle that?

 

[rockie_]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9280gaming3g

Would my power supply be able to handle that?

For sure

 

[firo40]

Also go for an 8320 over the 6300 or an 8350 it'll serve you a lot better in the long run

 

[capt_taco]

First thing I would suggest is a hard drive, unless you're planning on running the computer without one.

That power supply is not EVGA's best work: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

Maybe you won't get one in the very top of the list if you're being budget conscious, but at least try to get from the top of tier 2, like some of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151096
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182068
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207015

bottom one would be if you're considering crossfire later, probably one of the best price/quality deals available right this minute.

Beyond that, a more powerful video card is probably where your money would be best spent, though the one you have isn't terrible; crossfire later could be an option if money is tight now.

 

[TheGermanAshton]

First thing I would suggest is a hard drive, unless you're planning on running the computer without one.

That power supply is not EVGA's best work: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

Maybe you won't get one in the very top of the list if you're being budget conscious, but at least try to get from the top of tier 2, like some of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151096
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182068
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207015

bottom one would be if you're considering crossfire later, probably one of the best price/quality deals available right this minute.


Beyond that, a more powerful video card is probably where your money would be best spent, though the one you have isn't terrible; crossfire later could be an option if money is tight now.

Thanks. Oh, and I have a 500gb SSD sitting here at home I'm going to use, so I'm good there.

 

[capt_taco]

lol, I wondered if that was the case, but sometimes people really do that.

Would also agree that if you can spare the extra $50-$75, the 8320 or 8350 would be a better processor. But for building the best machine you can on a super-tight budget, the one you've got would be hard to beat.

 

[TheGermanAshton]

lol, I wondered if that was the case, but sometimes people really do that.

Would also agree that if you can spare the extra $50-$75, the 8320 or 8350 would be a better processor. But for building the best machine you can on a super-tight budget, the one you've got would be hard to beat.

Alright, sweet. I'm curious, what would be better? The machine I showed you, or this one? I may get it from a friend for about 1000 dollars, so yeah. Would it be worth the money, or would you stick with the one I built?


Specs of my friends PC:

Seagate Hybrid Drive ST2000DX001 2TB MLC/8GB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s NCQ 3.5" Desktop SSHD

GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3P AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

SAMSUNG DVD Burner SATA Model SH-224DB/BEBE - OEM

AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor FD8350FRHKBOX

XFX Double D R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card

Thermaltake SMART Series SP-750PCBUS 750W ATX 12V 2.3 SLI CrossFire 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Fractal Design Define R4 Titanium Grey Silent ATX Mid Tower Case

HyperX Beast 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model KHX18C9T3K2/8X

256 Gigabyte Kingston HyperX SSD Drive