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I am helping a friend plan his new rig :) So the following list is what I told him to look at what do you guys think? 

He is going to be using the gpu he has now and that is a 7870.

 

 

 


 

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ TigerDirect) 


Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 


Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $901.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

CPU Ryzen 5 Asrock B350 Pro 4 / MSI RX580 Gaming / RAM 16 Gigs Corsair Vengeance 3000 / HDD 1TB Seagate Barracuda / SSD Samsung 840 120GB / 500GB Samsung SSD / Case Urban S31 / PSU EVGA G2 750w / Os Windows 10 / Keyboard Corsair K70 / Mouse Razer Naga 2013 (Won it from Linus!!

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looks ok but is he going to game with 2 monitors?

 

on desktop mode is fine with one GPU

 

but not on games

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looks ok but is he going to game with 2 monitors?

 

on desktop mode is fine with one GPU

 

but not on games

Nope only going to game on one :)

CPU Ryzen 5 Asrock B350 Pro 4 / MSI RX580 Gaming / RAM 16 Gigs Corsair Vengeance 3000 / HDD 1TB Seagate Barracuda / SSD Samsung 840 120GB / 500GB Samsung SSD / Case Urban S31 / PSU EVGA G2 750w / Os Windows 10 / Keyboard Corsair K70 / Mouse Razer Naga 2013 (Won it from Linus!!

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Nope only going to game on one :)

good to know then you are set

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