Need help building a Gaming Computer

Hello everyone of the Tek Syndicate Forums!

I am semi-new to the wonderful world of PC gaming and I need help with building my first gaming computer. I have already put together a part list using pcpartpicker, but I don’t know if the parts will be compatible and work well together. Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1MlWW

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1MlWW/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1MlWW/benchmarks/


CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($77.00 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($69.97 @ Outlet PC)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)

Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Midnight MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($109.58 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($35.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $417.51

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-08 14:47 EDT-0400)

I do not have a graphics card because I am going to be waiting for the new AMD Radeon R9 280x. It is said to cost $300 so the actual total will be $717.

Some things that might be helpful for you guys/girls are that it is going to be used for gaming so it needs to be powerful but also affordable so with that said my budget is $750 at the most with a little wiggle room, but not too much.

Thank you so much for reading this and I hope you have great feedback for me.


http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

get one of these instead but it looks good.  You could try and get a fx 6300 in there but the graphics card is more important.

Thanks for your response it look nice, but I doubt the AMD Radeon R9 280x will use that much power. I looked up the FX-6300 and I couldn't find a motherboard that was MicroATX, Crossfire capable, and had USB 3.0 headers on it. That is what I want the motherboard to have.