hows this look

[Number 29]

I tried maintaining a budget of around 550 dollars before rebates and this is what I came up with i already own that case and two of those fans, my main intents for this and streaming, editing videos and overall gaming and close to max settings for most games.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($139.98 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($73.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($76.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Other: wndows ($20.00)

Total: $534.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-05 18:04 EDT-0400

[Enderman]

looks good. Add a hyper 212 evo if possible

[LemonSpice]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yjxY23

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yjxY23/by_merchant/

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($73.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.00 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($184.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Other: wndows ($20.00)

Total: $566.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-05 18:10 EDT-0400

this is much better

[daemonowner]

You want to run most games at max settings with a 270? Which games?

[Interfectorem]

You want to run most games at max settings with a 270? Which games?

The 270 can run most games at Ultra Preset, sometimes High preset, or sometimes ticking down the AA or AF

[Ian_Balisy]

I agree with JEman99's changes, and I don't think you're really going to be happy with an R9 270 if you expect games to run smoothly. As I did when I bought my R9 290, you can find very good prices on AMD cards barely used on eBay. I did a search an found several 280x cards for around $140. If you don't want to risk getting a used card that's defective then don't and I would suggest a 280 as a much better value per dollar. Keep in mind though that people who were previously using AMD cards for mining are selling them off like crazy these days because it's not profitable anymore.