Computer Build

[woodchuck194]

I am building my first computer (mainly for gaming) soon and was wondering if these parts are compatible and will work efficiently together. I will mainly be playing games like Minecraft and Garry's Mod. Thanks!

Case- Sentey® Gaming Computer Case Gs-6011 Blade
Motherboard- MSI Z97M-G43 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU- Intel Pentium G3258 Haswell Dual-Core 3.2GHz LGA 1150 Desktop Processor
Heatsink- ARCTIC Freezer i11 CPU Cooler
Hard Drive- WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive
RAM- G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Graphics Card- Gigabyte AMD Radeon HD 7950
PSU- EVGA 500W 80PLUS Certified ATX12V/EPS12V Power Supply 100-W1-0500-KR

 

[johnb35]

Your processor will bottleneck your video card. If this will be for gaming then get a quad core.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116896

 

[ninjabubbles3]

For stuff like minecraft, its not really that graphics intensive, maybe this would work better and not bottleneck your system

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127769

I have same processor and i love it, cant get better for the price and pretty good for overclocking

 

[woodchuck194]

So if I get a quad core then everything will work fine and efficiently?

 

[woodchuck194]

Or maybe the MSI graphics card that was suggested?

 

[Darren]

Or maybe the MSI graphics card that was suggested?

Yeah you're video card is way more powerful than your processor so the slower processor will hold back the video card.

 

[woodchuck194]

Would you recommend swapping the graphics card or buying a four core processor?

 

[Darren]

Well you'd obviously want a better processor to keep up with the video card rather than downgrade the video card.

You'll probably want an i5 processor like this.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116898&cm_re=i5_4670-_-19-116-898-_-Product

 

[Cisco001]

Why you getting 7950? it is a bit old...

How about getting FX6300 with AMD 970 mobo?

 

[ninjabubbles3]

This might work pretty well

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/F6NP7P

You could replace the case with any one you like

 

[Darren]

This might work pretty well

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/F6NP7P

You could replace the case with any one you like

That's pretty low end, especially the video card.

OP, what's your budget for a new computer?

 

[woodchuck194]

What if I replaced the processor with this one? \
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113285&cm_re=amd_fx-_-19-113-285-_-Product

 

[Darren]

What if I replaced the processor with this one? \
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113285&cm_re=amd_fx-_-19-113-285-_-Product

Then you would need to pick a different motherboard. You can't use an AMD chip in an Intel motherboard and vice versa. Also even if they're the same brand you gotta make sure they're the same socket. The 8320 needs an AM3+ socket.

If you would just give us a budget we could give you a well balanced system. The 7950 for example is already 2 years old so unless you're getting a good price on a used one (as is the case with my 7970) you'll probably want too look at something different.

 

[woodchuck194]

My budget is about 700

 

[woodchuck194]

My budget is about 700 or as cheap as possible for a good build that will last a while.

 

[woodchuck194]

Will this motherboard work with all components except the graphics card which I will switch for a newer one?http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=13-130-679

 

[johnb35]

Yeah the MSI 970A-G43 will work.

 

[woodchuck194]

Alright, thank you guys for all of your help!

 

[woodchuck194]

For verification, these parts will work right?
Motherboard- Motherboard- MSI 970A-G43 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
Case- Case- Sentey® Gs-6006 Z-tron
CPU- AMD FX-8320 Vishera 8-Core 3.5GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor
RAM- G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Hard Drive- WD BLACK SERIES WD1003FZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Graphics Card- SAPPHIRE DUAL-X 100314-4L Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card
PSU- Rosewill Stallion Series 500W Power Supply ATX12V 500 Power Supply RD500-2DB

 

[johnb35]

That power supply will not support the 6970 video card. Get a corsair cx600.