Bad Build, Suggestions?

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So I just got done with a PC build, it's actually Austin Evans Build:

http://austinnotduncan.com/builds/photon/

 

Now the thing is I just got done talking with a friend of a associate or whatever the hell you wanna call it, and he said that this build would not last that long and it would be best to change to an Intel processer, upgrade/change memory, change motherboard, different corsair power supply and water cool it.

I'm having some trouble figuring out part's for the new build, so any advice would be most appreciated.

Also, my budget is around $700-800, not gonna get any new peripherals, and my OS would be Windows 7 Home Premium.

 

 

 

 

 

Processer:

 

AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHZ Quad-core 

 

MotherBoard:


MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard

 

RAM:

 

Crucial Ballistic Sport 8GB (1 X 8) DDR3-1600 Memory

 

Graphics Card:

 

Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB GDDR5 HDMI/DVI-I/DP OC Version PCI-Express Graphics Card 11222-06-20G

 

Power Supply:


Corsair Builder Series CX 430 Watt ATX/EPS 80

 

Hard Drive:

 

Western Digital 1 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive, Black, WD1003FZEX

 

Case:

 

Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-01 Mid Tower Gaming Case CC-9011050-WW

 

 

 

 

 

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just get a new PSU and graphics card when you are ready to upgrade.

if there are no games you are currently struggling in i would just wait.

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It's a perfectly respectable build. If it does everything you need it to right now, there's no reason to upgrade yet. If you wait until you really need an upgrade, you'll be able to get better hardware for less.

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It isn't a bad build but this would be much much better.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yM27GX

That being said it is more expensive

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Its not a bad build per say. Its just not where you should of started.You can game with that but a stronger gpu and power supply would be in order.http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Freaksamcker/saved/3TPgXL

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Pretty much a solid build for now. Just a new PSU and GPU and you will be doing well. You friends sounds like he a super master race kind of guy and knows little about actual needs. 

You could upgrade the PSU and GPU now and when something worth upgrading to comes along you could look at upgrading the rest of the build. No need to re make the wheel. 

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Why don't you use Austin's Neutron build? Just curious :D

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I just looked at the most recent build and thought that was good enough for being the best. Im just new to the whole PC scene, I love it but sometimes its just overwhelming for me.

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Your build is actually fine.  No, it's not the latest and greatest but it's probably much better than any of your other computers right now for gaming.  If you feel that your computer isn't powerful enough, then it's time to upgrade.  Go by what you are satisfied with.  Of course, if you're not satisfied then you could do quite a bit with 700-800$.

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Thanks! I think I might go with Intel so I can get more bang for buck, maybe a different motherboard, but thanks I needed this.

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Well, I wouldn't really put Intel and "bang-for-the-buck" together.

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More like Bucks for a bang.

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He he he... Let the Intel/AMD wars begin!

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The "war" basically comes down to: 

Intel is faster and more expensive. Holy shit. 

nVidia is slower and more expensive. Holy... Wait what?

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nVidia does have extra driver features such as Shadowplay, although AMD is working on equivalents. But let's be honest here, AMD Gaming Evolved/Raptr is shit compared to Geforce Experience (having used both).