Looking for suggestions on a gaming pc build

[palahammer]

I'm trying to build a gaming pc for a friend and it has to be under $800. His original plan was a gaming pc around $700-$800 and preferably 1080p.

 

After an hour or so, I came up with this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/f4JWzy

He prefers to buy stuffs on amazon and newegg

 

 

CPU : AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor

Mobo: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard

Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive (hybrid)

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case

PSU: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer

Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor

 

 

Total: $783.67
 

Any tips and suggestions would be much appreciated.

-Thank you for your time.

[Enderman]

Don't get a biostar motherboard.......

[palahammer]

Don't get a biostar motherboard.......

 

any reason why? and suggestion?

[Enderman]

any reason why? and suggestion?

It is a cheap brand that a lot of people have issues or failures with.

Buy a good quality motherboard from ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, or EVGA

[CoolBeans]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($78.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($80.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($214.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case  ($61.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($107.60 @ Amazon) 

Total: $804.51

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-24 13:23 EDT-0400

[palahammer]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($78.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($80.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($214.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case  ($61.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($107.60 @ Amazon) 

Total: $804.51

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-24 13:23 EDT-0400

 

I'll consider it. Thank you