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I'm looking for the green light on my first build, wanted to run it through you kind folks first! I'm worried about the possibility of the CPU bottlenecking the 770 as well as the reliability of the SSD and possible missmatches that I've made. Thanks!

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3r3lf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3r3lf/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3r3lf/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($116.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($64.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($95.48 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($76.68 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II  Video Card  ($384.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.32 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($69.99)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Rapid Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($86.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Headphones: Koss PRODJ100 Headphones  ($64.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $1175.37
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-28 19:12 EDT-0400)

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Meh...

 
CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Motherboard:  Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($58.83 @ DirectCanada) 
Memory:  A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($76.36 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage:  A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($69.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II  Video Card  ($379.00 @ Vuugo) 
Case:  Cougar MG100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply:  EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Memory Express) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($98.79 @ DirectCanada) 
Headphones:  Koss PRODJ100 Headphones  ($64.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $1143.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-28 19:26 EDT-0400)

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that processor and motherboard are really crappy. you should downgrade the graphics card and upgrade those

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that processor and motherboard are really crappy. you should downgrade the graphics card and upgrade those

I agree with this.. Downgrade to maybe a gtx 760 and then upgrade maybe to a fx-6300 and a better mobo

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how bout this:

 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($124.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Motherboard:  MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory:  A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($76.36 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage:  Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($89.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card:  Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($308.32 @ TigerDirect Canada) 
Case:  Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply:  EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Memory Express) 
Optical Drive:  LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  ($15.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $785.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-28 19:30 EDT-0400)

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ditch the fancy headphones and go with something like this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Canada Computers)
CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($31.79 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($124.99 @ NCIX)
Memory:  Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($108.00 @ Vuugo)
Storage:  A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($69.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($389.99 @ Memory Express)
Case:  Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.75 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply:  Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($98.79 @ DirectCanada)
Keyboard:  Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Rapid Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($80.50 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1254.76
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-28 19:34 EDT-0400)

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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The cpu would bottleneck the 770 a decent bit. The ssd is reliable.

What's the system being used for?

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I'm planning on making it my daily driver and gaming machine. I've made a couple changes to the build according to suggestions made in the thread, let me know if they're any good. Thanks!!

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3AlSn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3AlSn/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3AlSn/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($168.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($134.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($73.04 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($71.38 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($389.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.32 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($69.99)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Rapid Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($86.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1209.64
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-29 13:43 EDT-0400)

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If you can squeeze it into your budget, 8gb kit of ram is the way to go. 4gb is a bit tight.

i7-4790k | Asus Z97i-Plus     | Kingston HyperX Fury 16gb | MX100 256gb     | Seidon 120XL | Silverstone SFX 600w Gold | Node 304 White
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I'm planning on making it my daily driver and gaming machine. I've made a couple changes to the build according to suggestions made in the thread, let me know if they're any good. Thanks!!

Recommended edits: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3AR6z

Grab the 8320 if it drops down to $150-160. It isn't a good value at $170.

 

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