Description

I use this PC for light gaming and editing use. It works perfectly but I will be upgrading the graphics card and cooling very soon

Part Reviews

CPU

AMD FX-8350 4 GHz 8-Core Processor

Way more than I needed, but absolutely amazing

Motherboard

MSI 970A-G43 Plus ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard

Very basic but still has overclocking opportunities.

Memory

Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR3-1866 Memory

Haven't had a problem from it. Also got it for a great price!

Storage

ADATA Ultimate SU800 128 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Super fast and looks good. Glossy blue sticker has a great aesthetic

Storage

Hitachi Ultrastar 7K4000 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Super low price for 3TB, but still does the job. Can make a little noise under load.

Video Card

Gigabyte Radeon RX 460 2 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card

Wish I would have gone with a 4GB version but this one handles whatever I throw at it. Plays basic and/or old games at 60fps no problem. I haven't seen anything less than 60 since I got it!

Case

DIYPC Solo-T1-BK ATX Mid Tower Case

Not the best cable management, but it is at a very good price. Power supply mount is in the top of the case, but has a fair amount of room cables in the back panel......just no good ways to route them

Power Supply

EVGA 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

One of my favorite non-modular power supplies. I recommend spending another $10 for the semi-modular one though

Wireless Network Adapter

TRENDnet TEW-805UB USB 3.0 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter

Does work with windows 10, but gets hot to the touch

Monitor

AOC i2267Fw 22.0" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor

Found this for an amazing price and has been amazing ever since.

Keyboard

Redragon S102 Wired Gaming Keyboard With Optical Mouse

Slightly squishy keys but the colors, price, and gaming experience are great!

Comments

  • 30 months ago
  • 2 points

Nice to still see FX posts. Everything you need is right. The rest is fluff! Unless you run into a situation (gaming) that video card should be fine for light gaming needs. However its never fun to turn down the eye candy because VRAM is low. RX 580, Vega?

  • 30 months ago
  • 1 point

I was thinking moving to the RX 580. FX still seems super solid for a great price. By far the best PC I've ever owned. Never been able to watch 1080p video at 60 fps with my previous PC's RIGHT after I bought the RX 460 the RX 560 launched for the same price but twice the ram.

When I upgrade this one, I will probably build an ITX PC for this this graphics card to live.

  • 30 months ago
  • 1 point

Why the FX processor ?

  • 30 months ago
  • 1 point

Very cheap for great performance

  • 30 months ago
  • 1 point

I wouldn't say great performance, ryzen 3 cpu is coming out and its gonna be 129.99 and you can pick up a mobo about the same price as the one you got.

  • 30 months ago
  • 1 point

I started buying parts before ryzen was announced. I would have loved building a ryzen 3 system with an rx 560/570

  • 30 months ago
  • 1 point

Ahh ok

  • 30 months ago
  • 1 point

Plus Ryzen 3 won't have 8 cores. Going a little ways into the past is fine by me for the performance

  • 26 months ago
  • 1 point

ayyy man, nice build ya got there. Debating that keyboard for a budget build, how's it holding up? Other than some "slightly squishy keys", any complaints? Thanks!

  • 25 months ago
  • 1 point

No I like it. It has held up great! It has almost no feedback but the the lights ar vibrant and the mouse that comes with it is perfect and fits in my hand great