Building my first PC

[mattyg]

Hey everyone I'm looking for suggestions on my build. I have a budget of around $300 and was wondering if this build is any good and if the parts are compatible. im looking to do regular gaming like Steam, minecraft and League of legends. Nothing crazy like Firestrike or Witcher 3.

 

Sentey Cyberia ATX case - $40 ( this case has a USB 3.0 slot in the front but how would i connect the motherboard that has 2 to it? )

GIgabyte AM3+ AMD 970 GA-970A-DS3P - $55

MSI NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - $83

AMD FX-4300 Quad Core Black Edition - $69

Kingston ValueRAM 2X2gb 1600Mhz DDR3 DIMM Non-ECC - $16 ( what does DIMM mean? and is it compatible with the motherboard I have?

EVGA 430W 80+ - $35 ( is this enough power? There are 4 fans that come with the case, one 80mm LED fan. Will it be enough for everything? )

 

Do I have enough power for the computer?

[Sam Z Man]

Buy things used

[cheeze_tartz]

if i were you i would just get an APU. also use pcpartpicker.com

[Vek1313]

I'd go APU for that budget or 860k for CPU since it is same price but better.

[Sam Z Man]

Where is the storage?

[mattyg]

The parts that i have listed there, combined are around $300 give or take. Is it a good build? What are the advantages of an APU over that CPU if i have a gpu already

[mattyg]

I have a recycled 500gb 7200rpm hdd. I didnt bother to put is since im not paying for it

[Sam Z Man]

Its worth 387$ but mail in rebates bring it all the way down to 312$, so you save 75$ just in that alone

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($69.78 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($50.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($32.99 @ Mwave) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($23.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $312.62

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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