Hey guys, been working on a list of parts for my upcoming build:
Case: Cooler Master ATCS 840 (Massive case I got for free, only downside is no USB 3.0 on the front panel, I might install one later.)
PSU: Ultra X4 1050W (Another freebie. With 1050 watts I'm not worried about power at all.)
MOBO: MSI 970 Gaming (Should be fine for a 6-core processor, will I have to upgrade if I go with 8-cores?)
CPU: AMD FX-6300 (An 8-core would be like $50 more, worth it?)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO (If I decided to overclock, this would be better than stock?)
GPU: EVGA GTX 950 2gb (A 960 with 4gb would only be like $60 more, worth it?)
RAM: Crucial Elite 16gb (This should be enough, no plans of going higher.)
FULL List: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/QwmMnn
I have a few of the parts already (case, psu, ram, hdd, sound card) but I've been waiting to pull the trigger. I'm wondering if it'd be worth it to get an 8-core CPU (FX-8320 or 8350), which also means I'll need a beefier motherboard. And maybe a GTX 960 because it's not much more expensive than the 950. So it's basically like $100 more total, I'm just not sure I'll need the extra power.
I definitely want some solid multitasking abilities and encoding times, and although I don't play on PC often, I'd like to be ABLE to play high-end games at decent framerates. (Fallout 4, Battlefield 1, DOOM, etc...)
How does my build look? What do you think?