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Hi there, I'm kinda really new to this whole making your own computer scene and I was wondering what kind of case would suite my needs. I would prefer something which allows for expansion in terms of another GPU in the future and maybe a couple of fans here and there. But nothing past that. Since I'm only new I don't want to jump the gun and go build myself a rig with like liquid cooling (also because I don't have much of a budget when it comes down to it) or something that can play AAA games because in reality I am more of a MMO/MOBA player than going and buying myself BF4 and playing it on the highest settings etc. 

My parts list contains (only size dependent parts btw):

MSI A88X G45 Gaming

A10-7850k

Hyper 212 EVO

R7 260X

Silverstone Strider Plus 750W (Modular PSU)

 

P.S. Thank you for taking your time to answer ^_^

 

Edit: Something that also has great natural airflow/good ventilation so I don't have to worry too too much getting a fan soon.

Edit: I'm in Australia btw.

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Don't use an APU with a GPU. Any good ATX case (eg Corsair, Fractal Design) will do.


CPU: Intel i5 4570 | Cooler: Cooler Master TPC 812 | Motherboard: ASUS H87M-PRO | RAM: G.Skill 16GB (4x4GB) @ 1600MHZ | Storage: OCZ ARC 100 480GB, WD Caviar Black 2TB, Caviar Blue 1TB | GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 | ODD: ASUS BC-12D2HT BR Reader | PSU: Cooler Master V650 | Display: LG IPS234 | Keyboard: Logitech G710+ | Mouse: Logitech G602 | Audio: Logitech Z506 & Audio Technica M50X | My machine: https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/b/JoJ

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Don't use an APU with a GPU.??? what..

His part list has an AMD APU with a 260x.


CPU: Intel i5 4570 | Cooler: Cooler Master TPC 812 | Motherboard: ASUS H87M-PRO | RAM: G.Skill 16GB (4x4GB) @ 1600MHZ | Storage: OCZ ARC 100 480GB, WD Caviar Black 2TB, Caviar Blue 1TB | GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 | ODD: ASUS BC-12D2HT BR Reader | PSU: Cooler Master V650 | Display: LG IPS234 | Keyboard: Logitech G710+ | Mouse: Logitech G602 | Audio: Logitech Z506 & Audio Technica M50X | My machine: https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/b/JoJ

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His part list has an AMD APU with a 260x.

Oh, originally I was going to go for a APU+GPU DG rig using the 7850K with the R7 250, but after some researching, it seems like the raw output of the R7 260X is a better idea because D.G. mode isn't that good yet :/ 

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Did you get the components yet ? Isnt a AMD x4 760k + 750ti better for you ? Also for a case 230T from corsair is good and cheap . If not go for the core 1000 usb3 from fractal design

Nope, haven't got any of my components yet, just trying to tweak my build so that I can get exactly what I need, and I'll look into that combo thanks ^_^

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Nope, haven't got any of my components yet, just trying to tweak my build so that I can get exactly what I need, and I'll look into that combo thanks ^_^

Ok wait for the higher-ups to express their opinion on this . They might want to upgrade the cpu to something like an i3 4130 , but what i gave you was the best price/performace

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Just putting my input in here. The parts you had listed before came to $585 so I have based this build around a $600 budget. I built this on pcpartpicker but you can buy the parts seperatly from wherever you want to. After rebates it came to $616, with a case. You didnt have a HDD/SSD or RAM/Memory listed originally so I dint list those either since I had to assume that you have them already. If not, just add 8gb of RAM 2x8gb sticks. And for the HDD just go for a 1tb and a small (250GB range SSD). Or just the HDD if you're not worried about the speed.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PFQLwP

 

If you're worried about the i3 just being dual core it has hyper-threading so it can act as a quad core under certain applications.

The Z97 board is there so you can upgrade to a better cpu in the future.

And the case is just my personal favorite under $100 usd.

Also if you have the money go for a r9 280x or a GTX770 if you need to record gameplay with shadowplay.

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Just putting my input in here. The parts you had listed before came to $585 so I have based this build around a $600 budget. I built this on pcpartpicker but you can buy the parts seperatly from wherever you want to. After rebates it came to $616, with a case. You didnt have a HDD/SSD or RAM/Memory listed originally so I dint list those either since I had to assume that you have them already. If not, just add 8gb of RAM 2x8gb sticks. And for the HDD just go for a 1tb and a small (250GB range SSD). Or just the HDD if you're not worried about the speed.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PFQLwP

 

If you're worried about the i3 just being dual core it has hyper-threading so it can act as a quad core under certain applications.

The Z97 board is there so you can upgrade to a better cpu in the future.

And the case is just my personal favorite under $100 usd.

Also if you have the money go for a r9 280x or a GTX770 if you need to record gameplay with shadowplay.

Oh cool thanks, my current build however is this: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/fzWVD3

The case I've got there is just a place holder btw. 

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Oh cool thanks, my current build however is this: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/fzWVD3

The case I've got there is just a place holder btw.

Make sure you tell everyone you're from Australia when asking for build advice, makes a big difference price wise.

Honestly, I'd ditch the apu and grab this motherboard.

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=138_1491&products_id=27523

And wait for the new Pentium and oc the bejesus out of it, it'll smash that apu.

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