How does this look?

[rhysman2000]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wJVqP6

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wJVqP6/by_merchant/

 

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($174.98 @ OutletPC) 

 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

 

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($6.73 @ OutletPC) 

 

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($83.83 @ Amazon) 

 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.91 @ OutletPC) 

 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card  ($174.98 @ OutletPC) 

 

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.00 @ Newegg) 

 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (Purchased For $11.00) 

 

Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($99.00 @ Newegg) 

 

Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($18.99 @ Amazon) 

 

Other: Black HDMI Male to 2 HDMI Female Y-Splitter Cable Adapter Converter ($3.80)

 

Other: (2) High Definition 1080P HDMI Male to VGA Female Adapter Cable ($10.90)

 

Total: $846.09

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-04 19:15 EDT-0400

[rhysman2000]

I am only using it for light gaming and web surfing.

[sgrubmayr]

-Get an 500 W PSU.

-Get an 750ti or 760.

-Get an SSD (just for the OS).

-Less expensive CPU (some AMD six core).

[PassionFruit]

You can get a smaller power supply. You can get an SSD for the OS. 

 

What are those adapters and splitters for?

[dizmo]

Why did you get that cpu only to really gimp the gpu?

 

 

-Get an 500 W PSU.

-Get an 750ti or 760.

-Get an SSD (just for the OS).

-Less expensive CPU (some AMD six core).

This. Except maybe stay 8 core, the 8320 saves a bit I believe. Higher wattage power supplies are fine, PSUs are most efficient at 50% load anyway.

You should be able to find a 280x for not much more than your current card, especially if you go to a lower CPU.

[rhysman2000]

What are those adapters and splitters for?

I have an old monitor only with a VGA port. This new monitor is the same.

[brob]

I would suggest an FX-8320 on an Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 motherboard. The motherboard will allow for better overclocking and by all accounts there should be no trouble getting an FX-8320 up to FX-8350 speeds. I would also suggest a CX-600M psu. 750W is simply far more than needed. These changes do not affect the overall cost.

 

An ssd would be a great addition to the build. As would an IPS monitor.