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New PC build- are these components good?
Hi everyone,
I'm building my own PC for the first time and I wanted some guidance on the parts that I have selected. I'm going to be using it for heavy web browsing and casual gaming (which includes hosting a MC server from time to time) mainly.
- AMD FX6300 - I'm pretty much set on this now.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-FX6300-E...dp/B009O7YORK/- Either ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 OR ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX - both have similar features, but are different in a couple of ways like the SATA 6 ports on the ASRock so could you help on deciding on one of these.
ASUS: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-M5A78L-...dp/B0054U7HIO/
ASRock: http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASRock-960GM...dp/B007RS70HO/- Crucial Ballistix Tactial 8GB (2x4GB)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-BLT2...dp/B0069OG1RM/- Corsair CX500 (I've already got this)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Buil...dp/B009RMP2VE/- ASUS Radeon 6850 1GB DirectCU (I've already got this also)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-Radeon-...dp/B004HXW5OU/- WD Caviar Blue 1TB 7200RPM
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...=1&s=computers- TPLink 150Mbps PCI card adapter
http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-W...dp/B0036AFAEW/
I still have to decide on a case, but I'm thinking either the Fractal Design Core 1000 or Fractal Design Define Mini (might need some help on that one as well) Core 1000: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fractal-Desi...ords=core+1000 Define Mini: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fractal-Desi...dp/B004ZH18VE/. I may add a CD/DVD drive, but its unlikely. Also, I'm considering getting more fans that which ever case I get comes with to make sure everything is cool enough. I'm not going to have an SSD at first but I might add one later on. Also, I found this site that compares the two mobo's I've found: Temporary comparison table | Hardware.Info United Kingdom
Bearing in mind that I'm quite a tight budget of around £400 (~$630 USD at the current exchange rates) so I won't be able to spend a huge amount and get the latest and greatest, would you say that this is a decent build and could you suggest any improvements that wouldn't increase the price too far beyond £400. Oh, and the budget excludes an OS and monitor.
Thanks in advance.
Tom
Oh, and I want to stick with AMD, as Intel CPU's are kinda out of my budget
Last edited by Tomtom111; 12 Nov 2013 at 07:00. Reason: Adding links