I'm building my first PC and wondering if my build looks good and is good for the money any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
CPU: FX-8320 - $130
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX - $93
Memory: G.Skill.Ripjaw Series 8 GB (2xGB) DDR3-1600 - $50
Storage: WD Caviar Blue 1TB 7200RPM - $60
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card - $184
Case: Corsair 200R - $40
PSU: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular - $40
srsaul
December 6, 2013, 9:38pm
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looks good maybe more ram and how about an ssd
I was looking into an SSD but it would of put me over my budget thanks for feedback
Seems good all round, though the PSU doesn't exactly give you a lot of overhead for upgrading. Whenever you upgrade in the future you will most likely have to upgrade your PSU aswell. So I'd recommend getting a 600, 650W PSU instead of the 500W, you'll save a decent amount in the long run.
Thanks for the advice, I found a EVGA 600W 80+ Bronze Certified for the same price
Looks good. The cheap EVGA 600W 80+B is a decent budget power supply that should fit your needs for any single-gpu setup.
That's enough RAM for now.
An SSD would be a great upgrade whenever you decide to upgrade a bit.
Can you recommend a good SSD for a reasonable price?