Would you mind checking my build?

[Smeeps]

I'm going to be honest, it's my first time building a pc and I'm kind of a noob. I'm going to be using this computer for mostly gaming, game recording, and video editing. Please feel free to comment on any parts you feel I should differently because, again, I'm still new to all of this. Thanks for reading


Component Selection Base Price Promo Shipping Tax Price Where
CPU

AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor $119.99 FREE $119.99 Newegg Buy Combo
Combo discount automatically applied. (View details.)
Motherboard

MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard $69.99 FREE $69.99 Newegg Buy
Memory

Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $69.99 -$25.00 FREE $44.99 Newegg
Combo discount automatically applied. (View details.)
$25.00 mail-in rebate
Storage

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $59.99 $59.99 NCIX US Buy
Video Card

Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card $169.99 -$20.00 FREE $149.99 NCIX US Buy
$20.00 mail-in rebate
Case

Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case $39.99 -$15.00 FREE $24.99 Newegg Buy
$15.00 mail-in rebate
Power Supply

Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $44.99 -$20.00 FREE $24.99 Newegg Buy
$20.00 mail-in rebate
Base Total: $574.93
Combo Discounts: -$10.00
Mail-in Rebates: -$80.00
Total: $484.93

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• Budget
• Resolution
• Games / Settings Desired
• Any other intensive software or special things you do (Frequent video encoding, 3D modeling, etc)
• Country
• Parts that can be reused
• Do you need an OS?
• Do you need peripherals (e.g. monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc)?

[Biernot]

Without knowing the exact requirements for your computer, i would say it is a very well balanced build. You could probably go up to 500-550W psu in case you want to upgrade later on, but for now the 430W is fine. In case you can't somehow get that sweet deal on the graphics card you selected, you can look around for a Radeon 7870 (GHz), there are some good offers right now (going down to around $130 after rebate).

[Smeeps]

• Budget: Around 500
• Resolution: Not sure on monitor because I'm getting it off of a friend but he said it's resolution was average.
• Games / Settings Desired: Minecraft/Amnesia: Not too high
• Any other intensive software or special things you do (Frequent video encoding, 3D modeling, etc): Recording games, video editing
• Country: US
• Parts that can be reused: None, currently on a laptop
• Do you need an OS?: Yes, but that has already been taken care of
• Do you need peripherals (e.g. monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc)?: I don't need anything besides the actually computer, all the peripherals have been purchased.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-K Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($41.56 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $476.50
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-30 06:04 EST-0500)

Don't forget a DVD drive if you need one.

[Fascinate]

This GPU just went on sale too:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125457

Its pretty close in performance to the 660, could toss a bit of the budget to a better looking case or whatever else.

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Minor change I'd recommend to Notarget's build is to get a TF MSI 7870 GHz card in combination with the RAM to max out the budget.

[Deleted]

I picked the Nvidia card for Shadowplay since:

Any other intensive software or special things you do (Frequent video encoding, 3D modeling, etc): Recording games, video editing

Otherwise I would agree.

[Smeeps]

Thank you all for helping me out, all your comments are will greatly impact my build. Thanks.