#219
I think 8GB RAM are enough.
The PSU I suggested should be enough if you upgrade to a CPU or GPU that's more power hungry, although there aren't many that are.
There's a debate about which one's performs better (different people get different results). Let's say it's pretty close and the NH-D14 is cheaper and more importantly quieter.
Though you won't need an aftermarket cooler if you don't overclock.
Here's a new suggestion without overclocking.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($247.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team Xtreem Dark Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card ($349.60 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1039.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-17 17:18 EDT-0400
What's your budget?
Depending on that a 290X, 780 Ti or if you're willing to wait a month an 880 might be possible.
You can also get a Xeon E3-1241 v3, an i7-4790 or an i7-4790K instead of the Xeon E3-1231 v3. You'd get 0.1/0.2/0.6GHz more for 20/50/90$ more, which I don't think is worth it. If your budget allows it you could throw in 150$ to get an 4790K and a Z87/Z97 motherboard and a slightly more powerful PSU. That's ~18% higher clockrate, the option to buy an aftermarket cooler and overclock later on, a few more chipset features and the option of going dual GPU sometime in the future.
#220
Please tell me your budget.
That build is really cutting corners, at that point any dollar more will improve performance. The motherboard won't suffice for overclocking, it was just meant as an option if your budget is only 400$.
The 760K is actually slightly slower than the 7850K. It'll overclock higher so in the you'll get the same or better performance. The main difference is price and the GPU. Even a 250 is already slightly better (and cheaper), if you can spare 30$ more for a 260X you'll get more than twice the fps in most games. So unless you're really hard-pressed for money right now (why do you want to buy a PC then?) there's no reason not to do so.
For 80$ more than the APU bundle you can get something like this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($83.69 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($55.18 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Xtreem Dark Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Rosewill 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $543.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-17 18:10 EDT-0400
At least the same fps in CS:GO on minimum settings (when only the CPU matters). In pretty much any other game or if you even glance at higher quality options in CS:GO (when the GPU comes into play) it'll run circles around the APU build. We're talking about 2.5 times the fps in extreme cases.
#222
What kind of "heavier stuff" will you be doing?