First Build, about $1000 budget - Hardware & Software

List : [URL]http://pcpartpicker.com/user/clayleone/saved/3Z1v[/URL] I'm going to reuse my moniter, keyboard, and mouse. I'll upgrade these later if I have to. CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock 980DE3/U3S3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Microcenter) Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($108.00 @ Amazon) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon) Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX Full Tower Case ($148.49 @ Staples) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX US) Optical Drive: LG UH12NS29 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($54.98 @ SuperBiiz) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.98 @ OutletPC) Sound Card: Asus Xonar DGX 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ($24.99 @ Newegg) Speakers: Cyber Acoustics CA-3090 10W 2.1ch Speakers ($24.99 @ B&H) Total: $1044.38 If there's anything I can improve, or anywhere here I can save money, I'd really appreciate the advice. I live in the U.S. I'd like to have a rig that can play most modern games on highest/upper-mid settings for at least a year or two, and can play some older games (Oblivion, GTA 4,etc.) on maxed out settings with mods. Thanks in advance. If I can provide anymore information feel free to ask

Do you need a Blu-Ray player? Because regular CD/DVD drives are 15 dollars Also, I recommend this case. I own it. [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129179"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129179[/URL]

[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/360Do]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/360Do/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/360Do/benchmarks/]Benchmarks[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54570]Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($199.97 @ OutletPC) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gah87d3h]Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($94.24 @ Amazon) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31600c9d8gao]G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($69.99 @ Newegg) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm001]Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($89.99 @ Newegg) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n770tf2gd5oc]MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card[/url] ($329.99 @ Newegg) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-case-one]Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($49.99 @ Amazon) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500]Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($29.99 @ Newegg) [b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-wh14ns40]LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($53.99 @ Newegg) [b]Operating System:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615]Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)[/url] ($89.99 @ NCIX US) [b]Speakers:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cyber-acoustics-speakers-ca3090]Cyber Acoustics CA-3090 10W 2.1ch Speakers[/url] ($24.99 @ B&H) [b]Total:[/b] $1023.13 [i](Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)[/i] [i](Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-07 21:30 EST-0500)[/i] This will offer you FAR greater performance. A whole world above for the processor, and a healthy step for the video card. As well as 500gb more HD room for cheaper.

Thanks man, looks good. My only concern is the power, is 500W enough?

Especially with a no overclocking build 500 is fine. [editline]8th March 2014[/editline] You should be around 430 watts at 100% load.

[QUOTE=Levelog;44174968]Especially with a no overclocking build 500 is fine. [editline]8th March 2014[/editline] You should be around 430 watts at 100% load.[/QUOTE] Alright I'm ready to buy, thanks man you've helped a ton.