Rate my first PC

[xXATHERIALXx]

I built this pc on a budget of around $500 CAD

This I what I built

CPU:FX8350 4.4ghz

MOBO: Booster TA970

RAM: 8gb DDR3 Ballistix crucial tactical

GPU: HIS R9 280 ICEQ

PSU: OCZ 1000watt Xstream 

Storage: Seagate 2TB HDDS

Case: Thermalteke V3 Black 

DVD drive: LG DVD/CD burner

[Mystery-Gears]

I'd say not that bad considering your budget. Did you buy used?

Also you might consider getting a ssd for your os. 

A 240gb or 120gb ssd is not much now and you just put your os there to speed up boot times.

Can you get a bit higher overclock? 4.4ghz seems a bit low.

[m0k]

please put your heatsink fan on the right way, so that its blowing across/through the heatsink

 

[Guest]

Should have gone with Skylake route. That yellow RAM is hideous wait I think I have the same SATA cable lol.

[asdf2061]

What's with the 1000W PSU? The PSU is making me cringe TBH.

[Praesi]

Im not sure i can see enough. The Camera was too far away when you took the Pictures.

[WereCat]

25 minutes ago, mok said:

please put your heatsink fan on the right way, so that its blowing across/through the heatsink

 

It doesn't really matter that much.

Nice PC considering the budget.

[NumLock21]

17 minutes ago, I_IHaveNoLife_l said:

What's with the 1000W PSU? The PSU is making me cringe TBH.

Where you see 1000w PSU? So does a 1600w PSU, put you into a mental asylum?

 

[sarfraz]

It's definitely a good bang for buck. 

[xXATHERIALXx]

3 hours ago, I_IHaveNoLife_l said:

What's with the 1000W PSU? The PSU is making me cringe TBH.

My system needs 750watt min so I bought a 1000 watt used for $30

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, xXATHERIALXx said:

My system needs 750watt min so I bought a 1000 watt used for $30

not sure where the hell you heard that from, but your pc does not need 750w. a good 500-600w is enough.

[xXATHERIALXx]

13 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

not sure where the hell you heard that from, but your pc does not need 750w. a good 500-600w is enough.

The box for the 280 says so

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, xXATHERIALXx said:

The box for the 280 says so

it doesn't. they're grossly overestimated specs to account for rubbish power supplies. i've run an r9 280 on a cheapo 530w before and nothing happened, even with overclocking on both the cpu and gpu.

[xXATHERIALXx]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

it doesn't. i've run an r9 280 on a cheapo 530w before and nothing happened, even with overclocking on both the cpu and gpu.

Oh, well no going back at least I have more than less wattage