My Brother's Birth Day Present

Hi, I was just wondering if this computer would be a good Birthday Present for my little brother. He will mostly want to play games like minecraft and some other more intensive games like space engineers. here are the specs:

*BASE_PRICE:[+755]

CAS:NZXT Source 340 Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ USB 3.0, Side-Panel Window (Black/Orange Color)

CPU:AMD FX-8350 4.00 GHz Eight-Core AM3+ CPU 8MB L2 Cache & Turbo Core Technology [+70]

FAN:Asetek 550LC 120mm Liquid CPU Cooling System w/ Copper Cold Plate - Extreme Cooling Performance (Single Standard 120MM Fan)

HDD:128GB SanDisk SSD + 1TB SATA III Hard Drive Combo [+39] (Combo Drive)

IUSB:Built-in USB 2.0 Ports

MEMORY:4GB (2GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory [-37] (Corsair or Major Brand)

MOTHERBOARD:* GIGABYTE 970A-DS3P AMD 970 ATX w/ Ultra Durable 4 Classic, On/Off Charge, GbLAN, 2 PCIe x16, 3 PCIe x1, 2 PCI

MOUSE:None

OS:Windows 8.1

POWERSUPPLY:600 Watts - Standard 80 Plus Certified Power Supply - SLI/CrossFireX Ready

VIDEO CARD:AMD Radeon R9 270 2GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card [-32] (Single Card)



Thank you.

 

Buy an FX-8320. It's the same CPU as the 8350, but lower clocked. OC and save money.

What graphics card are you planning to buy? Sapphire, MSI and Gigabyte are all good.

 

My brother wont be overcocking, so we decided to go with this one. Also, I was thinking about MSI.

 

Overclock it for him. The 8350 is literally an 8320 with a factory overclock.

 

If youre running space engineers youll want at LEAST 8 GB 1866MHz ram, from my personal experience. Though you could probably get away with 1600 or even 1333MHz

 

Here I changed the Ram.

8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/2133MHz Dual Channel Memory

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We (Me, and my dad) don't care that much about how much we are spend for him as long as it was under $900. So we are keeping to this cpu, besides we don't know much about overclocking so we don't know how oc a locked processor.

 

All AMD FX CPUs are unlocked and overclocking them is as easy as moving a slider in AMD's catalyst driver suite.

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RAM speed won't really make a difference in gameplay. You can have 1333 just fine.

 

Thank you for all your help it means a lot to me. This thread may as well be dead, I got the info I needed.

 

Why would you need a water cooler if you are not overclocking? I would go for a standard air cooler like the Cooler Master 212 Evo, which would keep it cool and cost a lot less. And the FX-8320 would be a better move, even if it does mean doing some overclocking. BTW this reply was meant to be up last night but I forgot to hit submit :/

 

I have changed to getting the FX-8320. And the reason I hade the water cooler in the first place is because I have gotten it drilled into me that I should allways use one even if I will not be over clocking.

 

I have a Hyper 212 Evo, and it's a great cooler. Water coolers have a lot more parts to go wrong, and the fan on here is the quietest out besides Noctua. It keeps my 6300 cool, so no doubt it'll keep an 8320 cool. It's a no brainer.

 

Get a 212 Evo. If you don't overclock water cooling is way overkill.

 

Water cooling is a risk you shouldn't be taking unless you're pushing for an extreme overclock. Get a good air cooler like the 212 EVO instead.