My First Build: The Little FX That Could

[Darkroe]

Hello all! 

I figured like many I would "show off" my personal rig I built back on Dec 25, 2015. It isn't anything to write home about, but it has done all I have asked and more.

Here are the specs: (listed by the prices I paid at the time, not current values)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - FX-6350 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor	$135.99
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler	$24.99
Motherboard	Asus - M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard	$83.99
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws X Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3-1600 Memory	$51.99
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws X Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3-1600 Memory	$51.99
Storage	SanDisk - SSD PLUS 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$44.99
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$44.99
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 960 2 GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card	$219.99
Case	Thermaltake - Overseer RX-I ATX Full Tower Case	$64.99
Power Supply	EVGA - 600B 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$49.99
Wireless Network Adapter	TP-Link - TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter	$35.99
Case Fan	Thermaltake - Pure 20 LED 129.63 CFM 200mm Fan	$14.99
Case Fan	Thermaltake - Pure 20 LED 129.63 CFM 200mm Fan	$14.99
Fan Controller	NZXT - SENTRY 3 Fan Controller	$29.99
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$869.86
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-09 19:51 EST-0500

 

I mainly use the system for 1080p gaming, browsing the web, streaming games I play, and editing videos / digital artwork. 

On 3DMark I obtain scores on FireStrike ranging from 6000-6350 depending on whether I overclock the CPU and GPU.

All in all, I love my first build and look forward to making a new build (once I have enough of that ever so important resource, MONEY).

 

Let me know what you all think! 

 

-Darkroe

 

P.S.:

In case you were curious, I am using a Logitech K120 Keyboard and a Logitech M510 mouse. 

I also bought an additional 8 GB of RAM, 200mm fans, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, and NZXT fan controller 1.5 years after building the system in Dec 2015, so at the time the system was ~$730. 

[SukaroBlue]

The rig I'm running is pretty similar and I at pretty much the same time. The biggest difference is that I'm running an FX 8350. The mobo is the exact one I'm using and I think the 960 is the exact one I had when I first built it. I upgraded it to a 970 eventually though.