build a budget gaming PC or comment on my build 5/25/2013

[Rove]

I made a build that I think is a very good "entry level" gaming desktop. I did it for fun, I already have a good PC, better than this, myself.

I'm inviting people to comment on the build, be constructively critical, go ahead and copy it and tell me how it works or just use it to learn how to build a PC that I'm hoping will keep up with next generation consoles.

Do you like/dislike?
Do you think it will be able to keep up to next generation Xbox One and Playstation 4 consoles if some system RAM was shared to GPU to give it as much as they have?
Did you build it or one like it and can tell me how well it works?
Have any questions about it?

Here's the build:

www.newegg.com AMD budget build, hopefully equal to PS4 or Xbox One

$60~ Motherboard = MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 FM2 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
BIOS support New Richland/ Trinity APU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130662

$85~ CPU = AMD Athlon X4 750K Trinity 3.4GHz Socket FM2 100W Quad-Core Desktop Processor - Black Edition AD750KWOHJBOX NOTE: it's a "Trinity" APU with removed graphics function, fits same socket and motherboard can later be upgraded with APU.
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113328

$145~ GPU = SAPPHIRE 100356OCL Radeon HD 7790 OC 1GB DDR5 PCI-Express Video Card , 3 free games coupon
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202029

$65~ RAM = Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model PV38G160C9K
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220685

$75~ HDD = Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840

$15 Optical Drive = LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289

$19~ Case = DIYPC DIY-5823BK Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with 1 x 80mm Fan
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811353006

$4~ = LOGISYS Computer CF80GB 80mm Blue LED Case Fan , please use this extra fan on the optional side vent for extra cooling.
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835999047

$60~ PSU = Rosewill CAPSTONE-450 450W Continuous @ 50°C, Intel Haswell Ready, 80 PLUS GOLD, ATX12V v2.31 & EPS12V v2.92, SLI/CrossFire Ready, Active PFC Power Supply
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182066

PC Tower Subtotal (before any shipping or taxes) = $530~

Since you may also need a 1920*1080 monitor on top of all that I've added one on as optional if you are needing a new one or wanting to upgrade, the PC can run more than one at once.

$110~ Monitor = Search on newegg or PC Part picker for any old 1920*1080 5ms 21.5" or larger monitor for at or under $110, should be a selection of them.

Subtotal including Monitor = $640~

Estimated Grand Total is under $700

I built this system to be lean, mean, energy green competition for the next-gen consoles Xbox One and PS4. It has extra power for Overclocking or future upgrades. You will notice I used a relatively expensive and powerful PSU @ $60 but the 80 Plus Gold energy efficiency certification will end up saving you more than it cost in electricity if you use the system regularly. Both CPU and GPU are unlocked and ready to overclock if you ever need to do that when it's getting old and needs some extra power to hit par.

Tell me what you think!

[_I_]

for $600 you can have an i3 build with a 7850 including windows
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/107xl

link fixed

[Pant]

Originally posted by Rove:

Originally posted by _I_:

for $600 you can have an i3 build with a 7850 including windows
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/106wV

That's not a i3, that's a Pentium G. The Athlon x4 750K is unlocked for overclocking, neither Pentium G nor i3 is unlocked and easily overclockable.

I think the i3 can be fiddled with a little bit but the pentium is completely locked down. Even though the i3-3220 is right behind the 750k performance wise the 750k can be overclocked, its cheaper and motherboards for the 750k are cheaper as well. Personally I would probably still get the i3 and just switch it for an i5 later but that's just my preference.

[_I_]

link fixed, 1155 boads can take an i5 if you want to upgrade to a much better cpu, and oc easier

and the amd overclocked would be close to i3 the stock preformance
and the i3 can oc some 5% shouldnt be a problem, drop the ram multi by 1, and bring up the bclk 1 at a time and test

[banzaigtv]

You can save money by getting an i5-4670R "Haswell" BGA (CPU embedded into the motherboard) and using Intel HD 5200, which is much better than HD 4000. That component should be released next month from what I understand. Then if you can afford a discrete video card, such as a GTX 650 Ti Boost, then go for it.

Intel HD 5200 is going to knock your socks off.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/VR-Zone-iGPU-Intel-HD-Graphics,22353.html

[Rove]

Originally posted by _I_:

for $600 you can have an i3 build with a 7850 including windows
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/107xl

link fixed

I'd rather mine at $15 more when I include Windows, due to having overclocking, nicer PSU, double the RAM and HDD, but thanks for the idea.

My build was sort of meant as a "1 and done" for at least the next few years. Maybe reuse the motherboard if socket FM2 can still hold current APU's in 1-3 years but I got a cheap board in case not.

Originally posted by banzaigtv:

You can save money by getting an i5-4670R "Haswell" BGA (CPU embedded into the motherboard) and using Intel HD 5200, which is much better than HD 4000. That component should be released next month from what I understand. Then if you can afford a discrete video card, such as a GTX 650 Ti Boost, then go for it.

Intel HD 5200 is going to knock your socks off.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/VR-Zone-iGPU-Intel-HD-Graphics,22353.html

Intel HD 5200 is no where near as good as a discrete HD 7790. It's also going to get outpaced by the new Xbox One and Playstation 4 GPUs even if it's better than a Playstation 3 or Xbox 360 right now. It's also going to get beaten by "Kaveri" and may even be currently beaten by AMD 7660D/8670D from the A-10 5800K and 6800K lineup.

[Soylent_Merchant]

looks good, the cpu may be the thing to upgrade later. Lol i also got the 7790 with the free games, it works great!