First Time Building a PC Help

[lordolyimpus]

So Im a first time pc builder and I just want to know if it will work or if theres any improvements I can make my range is 500 to 600 and I would love to hear your opinion

Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 50.00

msi a78m-e35 fm2+ / fm2 amd a78 60.00

EVGA 500 watt power supply 43.00

EVGA 02G-P4-2643-KR GeForce GT 640 2GB 128-Bit DDR3 90.00 (want to improve)

AMD Athlon II X4 760K 3.8 GHz Quad-Core Processor 85.00

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 60.00

Western Digital WD AV-GP WD5000AVDS 500GB 60.00

Corsair Vengeance 8GB - DIMM 240-pin 75.00

ASUS DVD E818AAT - DVD-ROM drive 20.00

Total 553

[elan2468]

where do you live?

[Jodomcfrodo]

Use Pcpartpicker.

AMD gpu's will blow the 640 out of the water for the same price point. AMD is more Price/Performance than Nvidia.

[lordolyimpus]

But will it work

[FlamingDefibs]

This is in USD, yes?

[MattP123]

You can get Windows 8.1 from G2A.com for a lot less.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($76.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($135.38 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($18.00) 

Total: $595.29

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-24 16:56 EDT-0400

[Luangha]

Concerning the graphics card I would consider spending 20 or 30 bucks more to get an AMD Radeon 260X, because it's a lot better than a GT640. 

[nj4ck]

How about this?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($84.73 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($18.23 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($62.78 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair XMS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($154.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.98 @ OutletPC) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($84.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $595.66

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-24 17:03 EDT-0400

[lordolyimpus]

I was looking at the AMD Radeon 260X so I think im going to get that one