how am i doing?

[CinnamonLarry]

i put this together on pcpartpicker i was hoping to get some opinions

 

**CPU** | [\*AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor
**CPU Cooler** | [Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler
**Motherboard** | [\*MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard
**Memory** | [\*G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
**Storage** | [\*Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card
**Case** | [Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case 
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer

[GarnetDevil]

What's your budget?

[spartaman64]

probably should go with an intel cpu and dont get a 970 wait for the rx 480. and if you go with intel dont get the noctua cooler and try to fit in an ssd

[Squish4058]

14 minutes ago, spartaman64 said:

probably should go with an intel cpu and dont get a 970 wait for the rx 480. and if you go with intel dont get the noctua cooler and try to fit in an ssd

I do agree with the intel stuff but I agree more with the gpu part, even if you dont want an rx480 they should be announced and priced before hopefully august (I dont know when the actual time is) but your planned nvidia gpu could drop by like £20 when it does

[NowThatsDamp]

Yeah the 970 is a no go. FX is garbage as was established. Don't buy a $90 air cooler, just spend $30 more dollars and get a freaking Cooler Master Nepton 240m. Then you'll have water cooling which works even better and looks like pure sex. Also, sounds like you're on a budget. Check out the used GPU market. You can pick up 980ti's for $350 or less, if you watch ebay and craigslist for a while. Just gotta be patient. You can get serious bang for your buck out there.

[LieutenantLime]

I estimated his budget at around $750

 

Here is a build off the top of my head that I believe might be miles better, given you can wait 2-3 weeks for RX 480.

Apologies in advance. I'm typing this on my phone and it's a bit tedious to look up specific model names and prices. Correct my estimates if they are more than %20 off true values

 

-I5 6600    ~$200

-Decent well reviewed LGA1151 motherboard for ~$100, micro-ATX or ATX,depending on case choice.

-Well reviewed case up to $60 should be fine unless you are specifically hunting for a certain look

-RX480 4GB aftermarket cooler of your choice ~$220 most likely

-16GB DDR4 RAM ~$60,  RAM prices are dropping, so why not? 8GB if you wanna save $20-30 and probably not have any setbacks.

-Good, well reviewed 500W PSU ~$50, very important to spend all $50 on a decent one.

-1TB hard drive $50 OR 240GB SSD $50 and get HHD later

-Hyper 212 EVO I think for $25

-$15 optical drive if you really want it

 

Total is about $780 ish and can be easily reduced to as low as $720 with 8GB RAM and a lesser case and mobo. But I don't recommend that personally.