Is this a good first build?

Okay, just to start off. Check the links for each part and let me know if these parts are compatible and stuff. I'm new at building pc's.

Processor: A10-5800k

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16819113280

Gpu: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB GDDR5

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814125413

Hard Drive: Seagate 1TB 7200rpm

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822148840

Case: Thermaltake V3 Black Edition

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16811133094

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-UP4 FM2 AMD A85X

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813128566

Ram: G.Skill Sniper Series DDR3 SDRAM 1866

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820231460

Power Supply: Corsair Builder Series CX600 Watt

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16817139028

Thermal Paste: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16835100007

Feel free to tell me if I made any mistakes in this build. Thank You and I appreciate the help.

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Don't go with AMD's APU's if you're planning on doing a pretty hardcore gaming build like this. APU's are for budget gaming builds. If you're getting a Radeon HD 7970, you're going to need a more powerful CPU to drive it. You should at least get an AMD FX6300. An FX8350 or i5 3570K would be even better.

Also, Arctic Silver 5 was the best thermal compound around the year 2008. It no longer holds that title. Not to mention that it is electrically conductive, so if you get it anywhere but between the CPU and CPU cooler, you could potentially short something out. I would recommend getting Arctic Cooling MX-4 instead. It's not conductive, and it's the best performing stuff on the market. You should be able to get a tube of it for around $10. Not to mention that MX-4 has no cure time whatsoever.

Arctic Cooling MX-4: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186038

Thank you so much That helps me alot

 

 

No problem. The APUs are more designed for budget level gaming rigs, which means you're usually working with a budget between $300 and $500. They'll be able to run games at the bare minimum settings, but they're not really meant to be run alongside a flagship GPU. The APU would just bottleneck it.

Also, what heatsink are you going to be using?

I went with the fx 6300 will that bottle neck it? because im trying to this as cheap as possible

 

It might a little, but I don't think you'll encounter a significant bottleneck with it unless you're running more than one graphics card. Make sure you're getting an AM3+ motherboard with it too, because that FM2 socket motherboard won't be compatible with it.

 

I already changed the mobo haha. I got a http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131754

Will this be good? and my ram... will it be able to be at 2133 still? eventhough it says (O.C)?

Also... Do i need to have a bigger power supply?

 

You'll be able to run the RAM at those speeds, but you'll have to manually set them in the bios yourself.

The power supply will be enough, but if you ever get a second card, you would probably want to get a 750 or 800 watt psu.

Okay thanks

So if I get ram that is already 2133. I won't have to Overclock it?

If you're trying to make this as cheap as possible why are you going for a 7970?

im trying to get a good pc with the 7970 under 1000

do i need a bigger case?

 

Its not the ram thats getting overclocked, you have to change the BIOS setting for ram so that it accepts 2133. If you dont then it will probably underclock the ram to 1866 and you wont have the 2133's performance. (hope that makes sence)

You won't really need that speed of ram. Only APUs benefit from that. You could buy some 1333Mhz or 1600Mhz ram instead. It'll save you money, plus it might help you get off some problems. Sometimes, faster ram speeds won't work, and they will throttle down to slower speeds. So it's like it stole money from you. I also recommend getting a bigger case. The V3 is small IMO. 7970s are huge, especially the Gigabyte versions. The least I would get is either the Zalman Z11( can fit it with 5mm of space remaining) or the CM Haf 912( you'd have to remove the removable hard drive bays). I'd recommend getting a Corsair 200R or 300R, which can fit them easily. All of them are relatively cheap.

If you want to find great deals, go to pcpartpicker.com. They list computer parts, each with different buying options( Newegg, Amazon, etc.), all of which are reliable, and they list the seller's price from lowest to highest, so you'll be able to find a great price.

Lastly, if you're planning to buy some aftermarket thermal paste, then you should also buy an aftermarket cooler. I recommend the CM Hyper 212 Evo, which is great for people on a budget( as low as $25).