Is this a decent build?

Heres my version of this budget build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/305PC

You seem to have chosen the Athlon, which is older, and a rubbish power supply which made me think you were looking for something less expensive, rather than quality.

But don't worry, I did the very same thing :P

This build is a little newer, high powered, and will be upgrade ready in the future. The SilverStone case is a fav because it has space for long cards while also staying small in the Micro ATX format..

The power supply is highly reliable being a Corsair model..

My thoughts would be to leave the CPU cooler out if you're NOT overclocking because the 4130 comes with a decent stock cooler.. You can also leave the Optical Drive out and use PowerISO to transfer the OS to a flashdrive..

I left the keyboard/mouse out because you can fetch for it with your own preference. :)
 
^Actually that motherboard doesn't support 1600 RAM, so get this RAM and do dual channel or get this RAM and add another stick in later for a total of 16 if you ever want 16. However, 8 is fine for gaming atm.
 
jmmalcolm3 said:
I need a computer for light gaming, and I was wondering how this looked:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/jmmalcolm3/saved/3QD1
My budget is around $600
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CPU - 760K is $85 at amazon...

RAM - for $85, you can get something faster
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...301&nm_mc=AFC-IR&cm_mmc=AFC-IR-_-na-_-na-_-na

CPU cooler - I am not sure your choice of this. I suggest you consider Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2
http://pcpartpicker.com/mr/newegg/arctic-cooling-cpu-cooler-freezer7prorev2

GPU - R7 260X is cheaper
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202081

Case - not sure about that case. If you want that kind of style for a budget case. Probably have a look at Rosewill chanellger/ Zalman Z9

PSU - Don't get that rubbish PSU!!
If you after cheap one. Corsair CX500 or EVGA 100-B1-0500-KR. You can get 430W if you want to, but if you intend to upgrade GPU in future, you would better get 500W.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.74 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X EXTREME4+ ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($127.27 @ TigerDirect)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($2.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($2.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $599.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-26 06:03 EST-0500)

RAM is much better quality than the original Team Vulcan. Also much faster. And same price :)
 
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