My First Gaming PC

AkmalTechs · April 4, 2015

Hello world (And space),

I was thinking to build a gaming PC on bellowing specs :

Motherboard : ASUS A88X-Gamer

CPU : AMD A6-6400K APU

GPU : ASUS Radeon R9 270 DirectCU II OC 2GB GDDR5

RAM : Kingston HyperX Fury 1600Mhz 4GBx2

PSU : Cooler Master G550M 550W Power Supply

HDD : WD Green 2TB

So how do you thing? Answer as neat as possible OK.

I have also read about my CPU/APU is bottleneck :blink: .

Jade · April 4, 2015

What kind of games do you plan to be playing? What FPS and settings are acceptable to you? What res will you be playing at? 1080?

Comessy · April 4, 2015

I recommend you switch that cpu out for a pentium g3258

You will also need an intel mobo

Otherwise everything looks good

HmmR · April 4, 2015

according to me u will be playing battlefield 4 at low settings 35fps

KayTees · April 4, 2015

Hello world (And space),

I was thinking to build a gaming PC on bellowing specs :

Motherboard : ASUS A88X-Gamer

CPU : AMD A6-6400K APU

GPU : ASUS Radeon R9 270 DirectCU II OC 2GB GDDR5

RAM : Kingston HyperX Fury 1600Mhz 4GBx2

PSU : Cooler Master G550M 550W Power Supply

HDD : WD Green 2TB

So how do you thing? Answer as neat as possible OK.

I have also read about my CPU/APU is bottleneck :blink: .

If you're going the A6-6400k APU road, might aswell get a Pentium G3258.

Cant find a price for the motherboard but looking at Amazon UK, its around 90 euros.

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $108.98

Vexzarium · April 4, 2015

I agree with Comessy. Grab the Pentium G3258 + B85 Motherboard. And up that GPU to at least a 270x. Try for a R9-285.

Mattyd7829 · April 4, 2015

I would suggest an ssd for the OS and use the 2tb as storage only, I have had too many larger HDD's die on me taking not only my OS but also my data. The OS drive gets quite a bit of use so would quite possibly be the first to fail.

JamesX · April 4, 2015

Differently a Pentium G3258

Mattyd7829 · April 4, 2015

I would suggest an ssd for the OS and use the 2tb as storage only, I have had too many larger HDD's die on me taking not only my OS but also my data. The OS drive gets quite a bit of use so would quite possibly be the first to fail.

nhatduy1611 · April 4, 2015

This is what i would get. Under $500 can't really beat this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB HAWK Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $495.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-04 04:54 EDT-0400

Vexzarium · April 4, 2015

Maybe I'm just a scrub but why an apu with a gpu?

I think the OP is aiming for a budget build and likely overlooked the Pentium G3258.

ExSangu · April 4, 2015

If you really want AMD get an A8/A10 APU and then run dual graphics with the GPU. I'm not sure whether that would be better then a pentium G3258 though.