Feedback on light gaming build?

[Glacial]

Hey guys, just need some feedback on my build plan for light gaming. I just went over my budget of £400 and I'm pretty satisfied with my build. I'm not really looking to change anything but if necessary, I'll think about it. Also got a few questions:

- Can I overclock my CPU to maybe a 3.7/8 GHz using that motherboard and power supply?

- What are some good alternatives to my motherboard around the same price? (£5 more max I guess, tryna' keep the budget tight)

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/zd4Fbv

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/zd4Fbv/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£73.01 @ Amazon UK)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo 43.1 CFM CPU Cooler (£16.48 @ CCL Computers)

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£45.36 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card (£81.91 @ Scan.co.uk)

Case: NZXT Phantom 240 ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.95 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£35.09 @ Aria PC)

Total: £402.72

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-05 19:10 BST+0100

[PassionFruit]

Umm....

[Held657]

Hey guys, just need some feedback on my build plan for light gaming. I just went over my budget of £400 and I'm pretty satisfied with my build. I'm not really looking to change anything but if necessary, I'll think about it. Also got a few questions:

- Can I overclock my CPU to maybe a 3.7/8 GHz using that motherboard and power supply?

- What are some good alternatives to my motherboard around the same price? (£5 more max I guess, tryna' keep the budget tight)

 

Soooooooo ... What is your build? I think your may have forgotten to post the specs, not sure though.

[PokémonTrainerFour]

Well, um.

 

 

At least it was an attempt at posting a topic.

[Glacial]

Soooooooo ... What is your build? I think your may have forgotten to post the specs, not sure though.

Oh, sh*t! My bad, I forgot.

-mega facepalm

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/zd4Fbv

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/zd4Fbv/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£73.01 @ Amazon UK)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo 43.1 CFM CPU Cooler (£16.48 @ CCL Computers)

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£45.36 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card (£81.91 @ Scan.co.uk)

Case: NZXT Phantom 240 ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.95 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£35.09 @ Aria PC)

Total: £402.72

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-05 19:10 BST+0100

[Glacial]

Double post, my bad.

[Held657]

I would suggest this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo 43.1 CFM CPU Cooler  (£16.48 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-D3H ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (£56.34 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  (£89.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT Phantom 240 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£54.29 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£35.28 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £405.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-06 02:13 BST+0100

 

The Athlon X4 actually performs better in games than the FX and you get much better mainboards for your money. Also I strongly recommend getting the 2 GB version of the R7 260X for only 7 pounds more. And I chose a semi modular PSU for the same price.

[Glacial]

Will my XFX 450W be sufficient enough to overclock the CPU to at least 3.7 GHz?