This is my spec. Opinions and suggestions please!

[JughHackman]

Ideal spend is £750 absolute maximum of £800. This spec is just under the £800 mark. Is there anything I can do to bring the price down a little without much sacrifice? Any suggestions are welcome. I want to play games on high settings and mostly play MMOs and RPGs like GTA V, Witcher 3 and WoW (hence the 4gb gfx card choice). I also plan to add another graphics card down the road (hence the 650W power supply). I chose the H60 because I have been told that AMD chips like to run hot. Is this correct?

Processor (CPU)
AMD FX-8320 Eight Core CPU (3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3+)
Case
SHARKOON BD28 GAMING CASE (Green LED)
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A99FX PRO R2.0 (DDR3, USB3.0, 6Gb/s,CrossFireX/SLI)
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 960 - DVI, HDMI, 3 DP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler

Thanks and toodles!

 

[keynes]

For your budget you shouldn't get an amd CPU. You can get an i5 with a gtx 970 which would be much better:



Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4590 (3.3GHz) 6MB Cache
Case
InWIN G7 BRUSHED EFFECT DARK GREY CASE
Motherboard
ASUS® H81M-PLUS: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 2 DVI, 1 HDMI, 1 DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE METAL GEAR SOLID game with select GTX 9 Series GPUs! -Subject to T&Cs
1st Hard Disk
1TB WD BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet Titan DragonFly Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £763.00 including VAT and delivery.

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[JughHackman]

Wow that's very different. And this spec would easily run games such as witcher 3 better than the spec I posted?

 

[keynes]

Wow that's very different. And this spec would easily run games such as witcher 3 better than the spec I posted?

It has a better CPU and gpu. It is better than the one you posted. For more detailed information on performance you could check benchmarks online

 

[AndyJWM]

I don't know why people keep recommending budget Corsair PSU's. The VS series isn't even made by corsair or a good affiliate, its made by Channelwell technology and is inferior in every way, it doesn't contain even one japanese capacitor.

Never ever skimp on the PSU. It is the most important component in the entire build, followed closely by the VRM on the Mobo.

If you don't believe me ask anyone on Toms Hardware or Hardware Secrets.

 

[JughHackman]

Spec check please.

Summary
PC wanted for: Gaming with high graphics settings. Types of games played are mainly RPGs and MMORPGs such as Witcher 3, GTA V and World of Warcraft.
Budget: £750 to £800
Current spec:
Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 311 BLUE CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4690 (3.5GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® H81M-PLUS: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 2 DVI, 1 HDMI, 1 DP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
1TB WD BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler

Want to know: Will this spec be able to run the type and caliber of game mention on high settings? Is there a better alternative or any way to save the pennies? Will the spec hold up for very long?

Also: Thanks to Keynes for pointing me to this sort of build.

 

[BlessedSquirrel]

The 970 is an excellent card and will play those games at max or just under. You can check benchmarks online.
As to how long it'll last, that's very difficult to say as there are a lot of core upgrades coming to pc gaming in the following years, but 3 years should be fine.