Hi All,
I have decided to upgrade my CPU. Now I do not have much experience with assembling computers and all. So I took help from one website and went through a couple of reviews for the motherboards, processors, graphics card etc. and came up with the following configuration.
1. Processor - AMD FX 8320
2. Motherboard - MSI 990FX-GD65
3. RAM – 8GB DDR3
4. Hard Drive - WD Caviar Green WD10EZRX 1 TB
5. Graphic Card - MSI GTX 960 2GD5T OC 2GB GDDR5
6. Compatible Cabinet and SMPS (I guess 550 to 600 watt would suffice, right? I am thinking Cooler Master Elite 310 and a Corsair VS650 650 W SMPS)
7. I am going to use my TV with HDMI port for video output and my Philips woofer as audio output.
I would like to build a Gaming PC. And I do not want to spend more than the price of the above mentioned graphics card. Now I am not very sure about the other selected hardware, I would like to have some of your expertise to guide me. Like
• Should I be going for the specific motherboard or something else with less price tag would just be fine.
• Should I increase the ram size from 8 GB to 16 GB?
• I have had some extreme heating issue with my laptop processor (I5 2410m 2.3 Ghz) when overclocked. Shall I have that kind of heating issue with this processor, motherboard and GPU combination?
• Should I install a separate Cabinet cooler or Processor cooler? I can really use some suggestions.
• For Wifi n Bluetooth which Wifi card should I buy? How do I know which one is compatible with the motherboard?
• Is there any need to have SSD? Or these are just some fancy thing for a budget gaming pc?
Any thought and opinion would be highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.......
I have decided to upgrade my CPU. Now I do not have much experience with assembling computers and all. So I took help from one website and went through a couple of reviews for the motherboards, processors, graphics card etc. and came up with the following configuration.
1. Processor - AMD FX 8320
2. Motherboard - MSI 990FX-GD65
3. RAM – 8GB DDR3
4. Hard Drive - WD Caviar Green WD10EZRX 1 TB
5. Graphic Card - MSI GTX 960 2GD5T OC 2GB GDDR5
6. Compatible Cabinet and SMPS (I guess 550 to 600 watt would suffice, right? I am thinking Cooler Master Elite 310 and a Corsair VS650 650 W SMPS)
7. I am going to use my TV with HDMI port for video output and my Philips woofer as audio output.
I would like to build a Gaming PC. And I do not want to spend more than the price of the above mentioned graphics card. Now I am not very sure about the other selected hardware, I would like to have some of your expertise to guide me. Like
• Should I be going for the specific motherboard or something else with less price tag would just be fine.
• Should I increase the ram size from 8 GB to 16 GB?
• I have had some extreme heating issue with my laptop processor (I5 2410m 2.3 Ghz) when overclocked. Shall I have that kind of heating issue with this processor, motherboard and GPU combination?
• Should I install a separate Cabinet cooler or Processor cooler? I can really use some suggestions.
• For Wifi n Bluetooth which Wifi card should I buy? How do I know which one is compatible with the motherboard?
• Is there any need to have SSD? Or these are just some fancy thing for a budget gaming pc?
Any thought and opinion would be highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.......