thoughts on my build?

[Lars Osinga]

hey, i'm about to buy the following build, and i'd like to hear some thoughts.

cpu: fx 6300
gpu: msi gtx 760
mobo: asus m5a97
ram: corsair vengeance 8gb ddr3 1600
psu: corsair cx600m
1tb seagate barracuda sata.

any thoughts? will the PSU be enough?
i don't want to spend too much more money but i'd like to hear some opinions

 

[siddharthmukul007]

get a better cpu....

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/lb8f

 

[quilciri]

solid build.

The PSU wattage is fine, even a bit of overkill. The corsair builder series are pretty mediocre CWT built units, they have some significant ripple and will work you mobo's voltage regulator a little hard if you're going for an overclock. If you can afford a bit more, I recommend an XFX PSU (or any other seasonic-built unit). The Antec HCG series is also good.

 

[Lars Osinga]

get a better cpu....

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/lb8f

is that really worth it? it actually costs a lot more in my country (140 euros as compared to 100)
also, will it still go with the same mobo or should i get a better one as well?

 

[envy14tpe]

I agree with the comment about cpu. Try to bump up to the fx-8320.

Make sure RAM is 2x4GB. Other than that, it looks good. Your PSU is enough for this build and room to spare.

 

[siddharthmukul007]

it is just a thought....it is completely up to you. i recommended it coz more and more games are now using multiple threads (8 cores/threads better than 6)

your mobo will do fine.

 

[Lars Osinga]

I agree with the comment about cpu. Try to bump up to the fx-8320.

Make sure RAM is 2x4GB. Other than that, it looks good. Your PSU is enough for this build and room to spare.

it is 2x4GB, forgot to mention that.
anyway, i'll try to get an 8320 then, if that will work on the same mobo.

 

[Lars Osinga]

allright then, i think we're done here.
thanks a lot for the feedback guys!

 

[quilciri]

get a better cpu....

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/lb8f

There's only 1 1/2 games that can use 8 cores now. Unless you're playing crysis 3 or the multiplayer portion of BF4, you will see no benefit from an 8320 over the 6300.

While more games in the future will use more than 4 cores, saying that enough will to make the investment in an 8 core CPU worthwhile is nothing more than a guess. You'd still be fairly well covered with the 6 core.

 

[Lars Osinga]

get a better cpu....

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/lb8f

There's only 1 1/2 games that can use 8 cores now. Unless you're playing crysis 3 or the multiplayer portion of BF4, you will see no benefit from an 8320 over the 6300.

While more games in the future will use more than 4 cores, saying that enough will to make the investment in an 8 core CPU worthwhile is nothing more than a guess. You'd still be fairly well covered with the 6 core.

i would actually really love bf4...
another topic on this forum said that a 6300 wouldn't bottleneck the gtx 760, but that's a whole different thing isn't it?

 

[siddharthmukul007]

bottle necking and smooth gameplay are exactly two sides of a coin (totally different)

 

[Lars Osinga]

i see...
anyway, cpu upgrade or not?
i think i should do it, it will help my build be good for a longer while

 

[siddharthmukul007]

cpu upgrade will keep you good for a couple of years.

good luck and cheers

 

[quilciri]

If BF4 is important to you, by all means get an the 8320, though if it's worth $30 to you for benefit in one game, consider spending another $35 to bump up to an I5 and see that benefit in *all* games.

 

[quilciri]

Actually, I'm not so sure that even the BF4 multiplayer uses 8 cores - DICE recommends 6 core AMD chips.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/battlefield-4-graphics-card-performance,3634-10.html

 

[siddharthmukul007]

@quilciri you are correct about the recommended specs...but a 64 man bf4 multi player maxes or an i5 although it recommends a quad core intel cpu

 

[quilciri]

.but a 64 man bf4 multi player maxes or an i5 although it recommends a quad core intel cpu

don't quite understand what you're trying to say here, my buest guess is you mean the I5's are maxed?

It looked like the 4 core intel CPU's aren't maxed in the tom's bf4 multiplayer benches - there wasn't much benefit in going from a 4 core intel chip to a 6 core intel chip, a slightly higher min FPS,which could be attributable to the 3960's slightly higher boost clock. (weirdly, the 2500k had a slightly higher avg fps than the 3960, go figure.)