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iyuki24
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Budget is $600-$650 amazon card (must be amazon)

The current parts list only contains stuff moving to the new pc.

The old ones were sold to a friend to build him a gamming pc.

 

 

To get parts:

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Motherboard:  ASUS M5A99FX PRO - $135.98 - Link

Ram:  Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB 1866MHz DDR3 - $83.96 X2 - Link

CPU:  AMD FD8350FRHKBOX FX-8350 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition - $169.99 - Link

Heatsink: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - $30.99 - Link

CPU fans: Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 - $7.99 X2 - Link

SSD: PNY XLR8 SATA 120GB - $59.99 - Link

Fan Controller: KingWin Multi-Function LCD Fan Controller Panel Cooling FPX-003 - $36.38 - Link
 
Current Parts:
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GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX650Ti Boost SuperClocked 2GB - Link

PSU: Corsair Gaming Series GS 700 Watt
 
Would like to know if im on the right track or if it needs tweaking must stay over $600 but under $650
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everything looks fine but id rather get this 990FX board for the same price just the color scheme of the asus one bugs me  

http://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-GA-990FXA-UD3-990FX-SATA-Motherboard/dp/B0055QYKQO/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1402650217&sr=1-1&keywords=gigabyte+fx990+ud3

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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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Budget is $600-$650 amazon card (must be amazon)

The current parts list only contains stuff moving to the new pc.

The old ones were sold to a friend to build him a gamming pc.

 

 

To get parts:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Motherboard:  ASUS M5A99FX PRO - $135.98 - Link

Ram:  Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB 1866MHz DDR3 - $83.96 X2 - Link

CPU:  AMD FD8350FRHKBOX FX-8350 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition - $169.99 - Link

Heatsink: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - $30.99 - Link

CPU fans: Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 - $7.99 X2 - Link

SSD: PNY XLR8 SATA 120GB - $59.99 - Link

Fan Controller: KingWin Multi-Function LCD Fan Controller Panel Cooling FPX-003 - $36.38 - Link
 
Current Parts:
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GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX650Ti Boost SuperClocked 2GB - Link

PSU: Corsair Gaming Series GS 700 Watt
 
Would like to know if im on the right track or if it needs tweaking must stay over $600 but under $650

 

Yeah it look good. But cant you use the old Ram anymore? And do you really need a Fan Controller?

My rig: Intel Core i7 4790k | MSI Z97 PC Mate | GSKILL Ripjaws X 16GB 1866MHz | ADATA Premier SP550 480GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 3TB | Seagate Barracuda 2TB  | MSI Gaming X GTX 1070 | Thermaltake Versa N21 | Corsair CX550M Semi Modular PSU | AOC G2460PF 144Hz | Logitech G502 | GSKILL Ripjaws KM780  | GAMDIAS HEPHAESTUS V2  PCPartPicker | Old Build Log | New Build Log

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Yeah it look good. But cant you use the old Ram anymore? And do you really need a Fan Controller?

no he needed the ram and yes i need the controller cause i have a large case with many fans

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try getting a Samsung 840 Evo , they are known for better better SSD's . 

Current Build : 

 
CASE: Fractal Design R4 w/Window CPU: Intel 4930K,  RAM: 16GB Ripjaws Z 2133Mhz  Cooling: H100i  MotherBoard: Asus P9x79 Pro , PSU: CS750M   Storage: 2x Samsung 840 Pro 256Gb , 1Tb Seagate Barracuda, 500GB WD Black,  Graphics: Gigabyte GTX 780 Windforce 3GB,  Monitors: AOC G2460PG ( G sync monitor), Edge10 24" 1080p , 24" 1680*1020p monitor ( LCD)  Microphone: Blue Yeti  Keyboard: Cougar 700k  Phone: Samsung Note 3  Headphones: Sennheiser HD598

Laptop:

 CPU: 
4710MQ  Ram: 8GB 1600MHz Storage:120Gb 840 Evo + 1Tb 5400Rpm HDD  Graphics: GTX 850M 2GB   Screen: 1080p IPS  
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try getting a Samsung 840 Evo , they are known for better better SSD's . 

 

Agreed, or crucial especially the new mx100

Desktop - Corsair 300r i7 4770k H100i MSI 780ti 16GB Vengeance Pro 2400mhz Crucial MX100 512gb Samsung Evo 250gb 2 TB WD Green, AOC Q2770PQU 1440p 27" monitor Laptop Clevo W110er - 11.6" 768p, i5 3230m, 650m GT 2gb, OCZ vertex 4 256gb,  4gb ram, Server: Fractal Define Mini, MSI Z78-G43, Intel G3220, 8GB Corsair Vengeance, 4x 3tb WD Reds in Raid 10, Phone Oppo Reno 10x 256gb , Camera Sony A7iii

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