I'm building my first-ever custom PC. I have bought the case, which has 4xUSB2.0 and 2xUSB3.0 on the front and comes with three fans. Newegg included a free 480W power supply, but it seems a bit sketchy despite the 4/5 star rating. But for a brief list of specs (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Md52):
HDD: 1TB 7200rpm Barracuda
Memory: 8GB 12V 1866 Patriot Viper DDR3
CPU: AMD A10-5800k APU
GPU: HIS H667FN1G (Radeon 6670) GPU
MoBo: ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M
OSes: Windows 8 and Ubuntu
I might add on a WiFi module later, and I'll just buy some generic $15 DVD-RW or something like that.
So my question: if the current PSU does not work well enough for me, should I get the Corsair CX430 or the CX500? The CX500 is $15-20 more (prices have been fluctuating a lot recently), so is it worth the extra 70W max output? In other words, will I need the 500W one, or will the 430W suffice?
Everyone seems so suprised to learn what PSU really stands for, anyway both are quality PSUs but if you want more room to add a second card or a new more powerful card, the 500w will be a better choice.
Well, with this crossfire combination, I'll be able to play BF3 at 1080p on high settings at around 50-60 fps. I suppose that I could always just get a better GPU in the future and turn off the integrated graphics, but that sorta defeats the purpose of having an APU--i.e. better graphics and computing performance per dollar.
The CX500M currently costs no less than $67. I'm buying the CX500 from Newegg when I get home as it will be just $30 after a $10 promo and a $20 rebate. Thanks for the input, though.
You won't be able to do that with the hybrid crossfire setup dude lol. Never buy an APU if you're going to start it off crossfired. For 200$ you could get a phenom 965, and a 650ti/7770.
KILLS an APU build. Only went over the budget because that logisys thing is shit. The 430 is priced too high right now. So I just picked this. It's not priced well though. If you aren't buying now I'm sure the CX500 will drop by time you wanna buy.
I bought a CX500 for $30 well before your reply :p
I actually decided to go with an FX-4100, MSI 970A-G46 mobo, and Sapphire 1GB 7770 GHz edition. In the future, I'll upgrade to the next gen 8350 or 6300 equivalent and add another 7770 to crossfire. I doubt that I will need more than 8GB of 1866 memory, but there are 2 more slots just in case I need to add some more.
The build you picked out would be maybe good if the 975 could be found anywhere and if the ASSRock mobo you picked out had another PCIe 2.0 slot for crossfire :p
Total for this build was $457 after rebates (waiting on $50 total rebates). Not too bad.