Suggestion for my custom build pc

[alemillianti]

So i have made my research and the internet strongly suggests to build a pc instead of buying a pre-build one. My budget is around 500 and 800 dollars. I have picked up some parts which suit my budget but i want to know your opinion. Will my pc run games like Wildstar and GW2 smoothly on medium-high graphics? I'm no expert, i need your help.
Here are the parts:
Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P
Corsair Builder Series CX500
Crucial DIMM 8 GB DDR3-1600
CPU AMD AM3+ FX-6300
EVGA GeForce GTX 660
Western Digital 3.5-Inch 1TB Desktop Hard Drive, Blue

Thanks in advance.

 

[Vynavill]

Hmm...the 660 isn't exactly a powerhouse, and I've heard wildstar is quite heavy, so you can run them, but don't expect top level performance and maxed out details.

If you're going corsair, get a GS series PSU, as the others use cheaper and less reliable components AFAIK.

The rest doesn't look too bad, for a restricted budget at least, but I'd get an aftermarket cpu cooler if I were you. Amd stock coolers are a bit too much on the spot to be considered completely safe...

 

[numanator]

If you are in the US, I would do something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($180.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($57.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $676.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-23 12:25 EDT-0400