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$700 First PC Build

SKVizionz
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I was just wondering if this is a good gaming build for around $700 US.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/N8zcBm

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/N8zcBm/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($89.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.53 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ NCIX US)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($73.80 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($249.70 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $705.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($41.13 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $658.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-23 20:38 EDT-0400

This would be more powerful since your CPU would most likely bottleneck your 770.
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I was just wondering if this is a good gaming build for around $700 US.

PCPartPicker part list:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/N8zcBm

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/N8zcBm/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($89.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.53 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ NCIX US)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($73.80 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($249.70 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $705.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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you don't need the 750w power supply, you could get slower ram such as 1600 or 1866 but that seems pretty cheap for 2400, and whatever money you save put into a better cpu like an Fx 6300 or Fx 8320.
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What @ThyFeared suggested looks good.

Specs: CPU - Intel i7 8700K @ 5GHz | GPU - Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming | Motherboard - ASUS Strix Z370-G WIFI AC | RAM - XPG Gammix DDR4-3000MHz 32GB (2x16GB) | Main Drive - Samsung 850 Evo 500GB M.2 | Other Drives - 7TB/3 Drives | CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i Pro | Case - Fractal Design Define C Mini TG | Power Supply - EVGA G3 850W

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($84.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.53 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper A88X ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($73.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 285 2GB WINDFORCE 2X Video Card  ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($25.47 @ Amazon)
Total: $673.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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My Current PC Codename: Scrapper

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Intel i5-3570 | Some LGA 1155 MOBO | Some Generic DDR3 8GB 1600Mhz | PowerColor RX 560 2GB | Recycled HP Case | Crucial MX100 128GB | 1TB WD Blue 7200RPM | Some Generic 500w PSU | Intel Stock Cooler

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the cpu is gonna bottleneck the cpu

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($55.18 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair XMS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Zalman ZM-T3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($37.05 @ Mwave) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($26.97 @ Newegg) 
Total: $670.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($84.00 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.53 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper A88X ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($80.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($73.80 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon)

Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $698.26

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-23 20:44 EDT-0400

seems like you choose a 970 which means you don't have enough for a psu

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seems like you choose a 970 which means you don't have enough for a psu

I've edited my build and changed to to a 285 instead. :) And yes, they have the 860K @ThyFeared and we don't. :(

My Current PC Codename: Scrapper

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Intel i5-3570 | Some LGA 1155 MOBO | Some Generic DDR3 8GB 1600Mhz | PowerColor RX 560 2GB | Recycled HP Case | Crucial MX100 128GB | 1TB WD Blue 7200RPM | Some Generic 500w PSU | Intel Stock Cooler

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removed some stuff, added others

 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X Extreme4+ ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($60.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair XMS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($313.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  ($13.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $695.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CP: Ryzen 7 2700x | Motherboard AsRock B450M | RAM 32GB Corsair ddr4 | GPU EVGA (RIP) 1070ti | Case Corsair Vengeance C-70 Black | Storage 512gb Samsung NVME ssd | PSU EVGA 850w Platinum | Display Asus PB258Q 1440p

| Cooling Noctua NH D15 | Keyboard Cooler master mechanical kb with blue switches | Mouse Logitech G502 | Sound Beyerdynamic DT 990

| Laptop Maingear Vector Pro 2 (Ryzen 9 6900xh, Nvidia 3070t, 32gb ram)

 

 

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256Bit Memory Interface bit, the thing that i don't like on that gpu(IMO) 

still slightly faster and lower TDP than the 280 in some cases tho. :)

My Current PC Codename: Scrapper

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Intel i5-3570 | Some LGA 1155 MOBO | Some Generic DDR3 8GB 1600Mhz | PowerColor RX 560 2GB | Recycled HP Case | Crucial MX100 128GB | 1TB WD Blue 7200RPM | Some Generic 500w PSU | Intel Stock Cooler

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