Hardware Would this be a decent build?

[3bbb7]

I'm not good with picking parts, but I came up with this. about $550 (without mail in rebates which I'm not interested in) so not too bad, but I'd like some advice or input on if this is worth the price or not. Thanks

btw this is for gaming, of course its not going to max out games, but I'm currently on a laptop, so any upgrade is going to be nice for me.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Red 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $507.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-28 18:25 EDT-0400)

 

[Originality]

For that price point, it's not bad. Shouldn't have a problem playing any games.

 

[3bbb7]

For that price point, it's not bad. Shouldn't have a problem playing any games.

would this be easy to upgrade in the future?

 

[Hydrazine]

Why would you waste money a dual-core i3? A FX 6300 would perform MUCH better, especially since new games are becoming better threaded.

Also, the 750 Ti is for filthy casuals. Save your money and get a R9 270X instead.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

My build is pretty much that with an older i3 and I can run just about everything at highest settings.

Only thing you could change is the 1TB HDD, you can get a 7200RPM WD Blue for $60 at Newegg

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339

 

[trumpet-205]

Why would you waste money a dual-core i3? A FX 6300 would perform MUCH better, especially since new games are becoming better threaded.

Also, the 750 Ti is for filthy casuals. Save your money and get a R9 270X instead.

i3 and FX-6xxx go neck to neck for gaming. Neither one beats the other one significantly. i3 has an advantage on emulation.

 

[3bbb7]

I found another build which is about $100 more ( a bit out of my price range for a base build) but seems to do a lot better

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($72.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.55 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $600.48
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-28 20:43 EDT-0400)

 

[trumpet-205]

Get a better motherboard, M5A97 is a crappy motherboard with VRM exposed. For power hungry CPU such as FX, you need to make sure VRM is sufficiently cooled.

 

[3bbb7]

Get a better motherboard, M5A97 is a crappy motherboard with VRM exposed. For power hungry CPU such as FX, you need to make sure VRM is sufficiently cooled.

what one can you suggest? I'm not too good with picking these

 

[trumpet-205]

what one can you suggest? I'm not too good with picking these

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128651

This motherboard will allows you to overclock moderately without having to worrying about throttling or VRM catching fire.

 

[3bbb7]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128651

This motherboard will allows you to overclock moderately without having to worrying about throttling or VRM catching fire.

thanks. I don't really think i'll ever overclock, but i'll consider that in case I do