Building my first PC. Tell me how I'm doing.

[Poison-]

As the title says, I'm going to be building a PC for the first time. I have all of the components picked out, it's just a matter of ordering them. Looking for any input you guys might have on them.

CPU: AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 4.0GHz 8 Core

Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3

Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER

Harddrives: Western Digital WD10EZEX 1TB SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE120BW 2.5" 120GB

Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 TR-600 600W

Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X

[Izzy]

Re: Building my first PC. Tell me how I'm doing.

I don't know about you, but I'm waiting for ddr4 motherboards and haswell-e intel cpu's before I upgrade my hardware.

[.Gazelle.]

Re: Building my first PC. Tell me how I'm doing.

im no expert on this kind of thing, but i'd probably go for an 80+ certified psu

[Poison-]

Re: Building my first PC. Tell me how I'm doing.

I don't know about you, but I'm waiting for ddr4 motherboards and haswell-e intel cpu's before I upgrade my hardware.

I'm not really an enthusiast. I don't need top-tier hardware in my PC. I just need my own PC that will be able to play games fairly well and do anything else I would want to do with it. I'm also more of an AMD guy

[Wayward Vagabond]

Re: Building my first PC. Tell me how I'm doing.

How much have will this build cost you

[Kibblre]

Re: Building my first PC. Tell me how I'm doing.

im no expert on this kind of thing, but i'd probably go for an 80+ certified psu

There's a lot of investigation done on either side of this argument and it seems like gold rated power supplies don't really save enough in the long run to justify getting them. There's also people who argue otherwise, so it's really up to the budget.

You should get an SD card reader and a CD drive of some sort thrown into the mix too.

CD drives are cheap, I recommend getting one too.

Also, since you're getting multiple hard drives, make sure they both come with a sata cable or else you'll have to throw another one in. They're only about $5 anyways so it won't be a big deal if you need an extra.

I'd also like to say that I know nothing about AMD so I can't say how well it'll perform. Almost forgot too, get an aftermarket CPU cooler. Usually the ones that come with CPUs are pretty junky.

[Reincarnate]

Re: Building my first PC. Tell me how I'm doing.

I don't know about you, but I'm waiting for ddr4 motherboards and haswell-e intel cpu's before I upgrade my hardware.

While I agree with this sentiment, it's always going to be the case. No matter when you decide to purchase tech hardware (phones, computers, etc), there's always going to be something better right around the corner.

[choof]

Re: Building my first PC. Tell me how I'm doing.

I don't know about you, but I'm waiting for ddr4 motherboards and haswell-e intel cpu's before I upgrade my hardware.

he's buying a new pc, not upgrading

[Poison-]

Re: Building my first PC. Tell me how I'm doing.

I am going to get a CD drive. Just didn't think it was really worth posting it since it will be a generic $20-ish one.

I was also thinking about a CPU cooler as well but I wasn't sure if I really needed one. They aren't very expensive so I can definitely pick one up.

It'll probably cost around $1000 after tax and shipping for everything. Not too bad.

[Kibblre]

Re: Building my first PC. Tell me how I'm doing.

I was also thinking about a CPU cooler as well but I wasn't sure if I really needed one. They aren't very expensive so I can definitely pick one up.

I'm assuming you're going to be playing games and stock coolers don't do too well when under heavy load.

[Poison-]

Re: Building my first PC. Tell me how I'm doing.

Alright I'll pick up the highest rated compatible CPU cooler. Should I get more case fans too?

[Wafles]

Re: Building my first PC. Tell me how I'm doing.

IMO, use http://pcpartpicker.com/
to compile your parts together when you're ready to order.

You might save some money

Also, IMO, grab a GTX770 instead of the Radeon R9 270X

[Kibblre]

Re: Building my first PC. Tell me how I'm doing.

Alright I'll pick up the highest rated compatible CPU cooler. Should I get more case fans too?

Depends on how many your case comes with. I have 2 intake in the front, 1 intake in the bottom, push/pull exhaust on my liquid cooling radiator in the back, and 1 exhaust on the top. I think it's good to have a balance of intake/exhaust.

[Poison-]

Re: Building my first PC. Tell me how I'm doing.

IMO, use http://pcpartpicker.com/
to compile your parts together when you're ready to order.

You might save some money

Also, IMO, grab a GTX770 instead of the Radeon R9 270X

But...but...AMD

[Kibblre]

Re: Building my first PC. Tell me how I'm doing.

But...but...AMD

I'm an nvidia fan myself.