newbie build

[unclebosco]

First off let me say thank you Linustechtips. This place is awesome

 

Ok my 5yr old cheapo compaq took a crap on me and ive been doing my first build. mostly going to be used for gaming. right now i have everything to get it running just waiting on my OS to get here.

 

Note that im planning on replacing the vid card and power source when i can get both. dont think the psu i have is gonna work with what i want but i have no pc at home right now so it was a time sensative endeavor

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rCHDQ7) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rCHDQ7/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmw6khk) | $115.98 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a97r20) | $89.98 @ OutletPC
**Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2kit8g3d1609ds1s00) | $144.99 @ Micro Center
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $55.98 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GT 630 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp32639kr) | $61.54 @ Amazon
**Case** | [NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210001) | $34.99 @ Micro Center
**Power Supply** | [Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430) | $19.99 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $89.98 @ OutletPC
 | | **Total**
 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $613.43
 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-21 15:33 EDT-0400 |

 

 

The replacement gfx card im planning is the sapphire dualx r9 270. 

:----|:----|:----
**Video Card** | [sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100365l) | $162.98 @ Newegg
 | | **Total**
 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $162.98

 

I do not plan on overclocking

[Nuclear Nerd]

What type of games are you planning to play? 

What resolution?

What settings?

How often do you plan to upgrade?

How many FPS are you trying to get?

[razak3l]

First off let me say thank you Linustechtips. This place is awesome

 

Ok my 5yr old cheapo compaq took a crap on me and ive been doing my first build. mostly going to be used for gaming. right now i have everything to get it running just waiting on my OS to get here.

 

Note that im planning on replacing the vid card and power source when i can get both. dont think the psu i have is gonna work with what i want but i have no pc at home right now so it was a time sensative endeavor

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rCHDQ7) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rCHDQ7/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmw6khk) | $115.98 @ SuperBiiz

**Motherboard** | [Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a97r20) | $89.98 @ OutletPC

**Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2kit8g3d1609ds1s00) | $144.99 @ Micro Center

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $55.98 @ OutletPC

**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GT 630 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp32639kr) | $61.54 @ Amazon

**Case** | [NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210001) | $34.99 @ Micro Center

**Power Supply** | [Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430) | $19.99 @ Newegg

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $89.98 @ OutletPC

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $613.43

 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-21 15:33 EDT-0400 |

 

 

The replacement gfx card im planning is the sapphire dualx r9 270. 

:----|:----|:----

**Video Card** | [sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100365l) | $162.98 @ Newegg

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $162.98

 

I do not plan on overclocking

Drop the 16 GB ram, you don't need it. 8GB is just fine.

[brob]

First off let me say thank you Linustechtips. This place is awesome

 

Ok my 5yr old cheapo compaq took a crap on me and ive been doing my first build. mostly going to be used for gaming. right now i have everything to get it running just waiting on my OS to get here.

 

. . .

 

I do not plan on overclocking

 

Is there a question? Have you all ready acquired all but the gpu?

[unclebosco]

What type of games are you planning to play? 

Xcom, MMORPGs, occasionally stuff like bioshock.

What resolution?

1920x1080 i believe is my monitors res

What settings?

Not looking for a hyper settings rig atm just something to get me by on med to high settings

How often do you plan to upgrade?

once i get the PSU and GFX card I hope to let it stand for a whole before upgrading again. Im im happy with how things go and feel comfortable with a build i may donate this rig to the g/f and build a new one next summer.

How many FPS are you trying to get?

I think id be happy with 30+ on average.

[unclebosco]

Is there a question? Have you all ready acquired all but the gpu?

everything is put togather atm, picking up the OS tomorrow.

no GPU yet, just the old one i had in my last computer the gt630. I dont think the current PSU could handle the 270 so i was thinking a 500w?

[brob]

everything is put togather atm, picking up the OS tomorrow.

no GPU yet, just the old one i had in my last computer the gt630. I dont think the current PSU could handle the 270 so i was thinking a 500w?

 

430W is a bit on the tight side, but should be fine. If you were going to oc the cpu and gpu then 500W or more would be better.

[unclebosco]

430W is a bit on the tight side, but should be fine. If you were going to oc the cpu and gpu then 500W or more would be better.

Thanks, ill admit im a bit giddy about this as ive been wanting to build my own pc for years. now im kicking myself for not doing it sooner, after reading all over the net and checking thru this sites vids and build guides it was easy as pie.