Was wondering about this build?

Tachimeh

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Sorry for being one of those guys who asks about their build but I just really do not wanna waste my money on the wrong parts. Things to keep in mind: I already have a hardrive, 4gb stick of ram, OS, etc. I'm not looking to do anything extreme with this build I just wanna know if it can run games like Tera, Eso, and ArcheAge maxed out or pretty close to it. Also I just wanted to know if the r9 280 would be a better value. From what I hear Nvidia has basically the gaming world under control as far as optimization.Please reply! All comments would be appreciated! :)
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Tachimeh/saved/GTzgXL
 
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The Corsair CX500 psu is neither strong enough nor reliable enough for that build.

This is a much better motherboard for $4 less

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular...
I don't think I'm gonna be doing to much upgrading in the future. Also as I expressed in my post I already have a 4gb stick of ram that's why I'm just buying another. Thank you for your reply though! :)
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($108.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $430.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-11 22:56 EDT-0400
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-D3H ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($62.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $389.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-11 23:12 EDT-0400
 
The Corsair CX500 psu is neither strong enough nor reliable enough for that build.

This is a much better motherboard for $4 less

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $373.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-11 23:44 EDT-0400



That EVGA B2 psu is the absolute cheapest ($54) psu that I recommend.
 
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