First solo build

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I'm working on building a gaming/entertainment machine. Got a few parts from my old roommate; a Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P Mobo, an AMD FX CPU, a water block and rad CPU cooler combo, 8GB of G. Skill Ripjaws RAM, and an Radeon R7 370 graphics card. I'm not trying to be flashy or a power player. Light gaming that isn't demanding and sound production are my points. I've got a cheap monitor and am wanting some assistance with the build to utilize all my resources. Prefer to keep the cost of the remainder under $400. Anyone lend their knowledge?

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I would just toss in another 8GB stick of RAM if its not pulling performance your expecting, then save up for something nice. Maybe get a better GPU around black Friday that you can use when you have enough saved up to move to the DDR4 platform.

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I've averaged out my workloads, though they weren't actual useage numbers, and it should be fine. My main concern is what case, psu, and setup should I use for this hardware. I figured a SSD for the boot disk and mechanical for storage. I've sourced cases and the like but I don't know what to do with the rad for the CPU cooler. My error for not staying that