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djmoberg
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Here are the parts I have found so far

ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0, Socket-AM3+
AMD FX-6300 6-Core Processor
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB PhysX CUDA
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz 8GB CL9
Samsung SSD 840 PROSeries 128GB 2.5
XFX ProSeries Core Edition 650W PSU

I already have a case and hard drive.

This build will cost around 7700 nok (1200 usd), and I don't want to spend much more than that.

Is this a good build or are there something I should change?

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Well i would reccomend a hard drive to go with the ssd so you can store more

My rig  case- Graphite 600t white CPU-i5 3570k OC 4.0Ghz RAM- 8gb Vengeance memory HDD-WD Black 1tb PSU-tx650 GPU- MSI 770 gameing edition 2gb , gtx 650 1gb Motherboard- asrock extreme 3 z77 Fan controller- NZXT sentry lx CPU cooler- H60 Peripherals- g300 mouse G630 headset k70 silver cherry mx red switches  my free nas nas Case- Dell something.. Ram- 8 gb ecc ddr 2 CPU - Pentium D 3.0ghz HDD currently 160 gb adding 3tb wd red “Sucking at something is the first step to being sorta good at something” –Jake the Dog

 

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Oh and are you overclocking because if you are you should get a cooler

My rig  case- Graphite 600t white CPU-i5 3570k OC 4.0Ghz RAM- 8gb Vengeance memory HDD-WD Black 1tb PSU-tx650 GPU- MSI 770 gameing edition 2gb , gtx 650 1gb Motherboard- asrock extreme 3 z77 Fan controller- NZXT sentry lx CPU cooler- H60 Peripherals- g300 mouse G630 headset k70 silver cherry mx red switches  my free nas nas Case- Dell something.. Ram- 8 gb ecc ddr 2 CPU - Pentium D 3.0ghz HDD currently 160 gb adding 3tb wd red “Sucking at something is the first step to being sorta good at something” –Jake the Dog

 

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try this for 800$

CPU-Intel Core i5 4670K
RAM-G.SKILL Ripjaws 8GB (2 x 4GB)
GPU-EVGA GTX 760
Motherboard-MSI Z87-G41
HDD-Western Digital WD Blue 1TB
Case-COOLER MASTER HAF 912
DVD Drive- Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
PSU-Corsair CX600

 

or this for 1000$

CPU-AMD FX 8350
RAM-G.SKILL 8GB Ram 1866
GPU-SAPPHIRE AMD Radeon HD 7970
Motherboard-Gigabyte 990FX
HDD-Western Digital WD Blue 1TB
Case-Cooler Master Haf 932
DVD Drive- Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
PSU-Corsair CX600
SSD-120GB Kingston HyperX 3k

 

or this 1500$

CPU-Intel Core i7 4770k
RAM-G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866 Mhz
GPU-EVGA GTX 780
Motherboard-ASUS H87M
HDD-Western Digital WD Blue 1TB
SSD-OCZ Vertex 4 120GB
Case-COOLER MASTER HAF 922
DVD Drive- Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
PSU-Corsair TX750

Manners Maketh Man

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All I recommend changing is the CPU. Look at the FX-8350 and FX-8320. As the future of games will be optimized for multi-threaded CPU, and 8 threads will be slightly more future proof. Looks like a pretty good build please do a build log.

Back from the dead....

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Get the 840 (non pro) 120GB. The performance from the pro is negligible but the price difference is definitely there.

The psu is overkill. A decent 500-600w will be sufficient.

 

Get a cheaper mobo like the ASRock 990FX Extreme3 or the Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 and an aftermarket cooler instead of the expensive Sabertooth.

Depending on your case, the Noctua NH-D14 or H100i are both good choices.

 

If you don't plan for that high of an overclock, a Hyper 212 Evo and MSI 970A-G43 would do.

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I have found some new parts now and I want to know what you have to say to this:

 

ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0, Socket-AM3+

 

AMD FX-8320 8-Core Processor

 

Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz 8GB CL9

 

Samsung SSD 840 Series 120GB 2.5" OEM

 

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo

 

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 670 2GB PhysX CUDA

 

Corsair vx550w power supply

 

Still have a case and hard drive. 

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I have found some new parts now and I want to know what you have to say to this:

 

ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0, Socket-AM3+

 

AMD FX-8320 8-Core Processor

 

Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz 8GB CL9

 

Samsung SSD 840 Series 120GB 2.5" OEM

 

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo

 

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 670 2GB PhysX CUDA

 

Corsair vx550w power supply

 

Still have a case and hard drive. 

 

I would not get the reference Zotac GTX 670. I don't know why they have made it - it doesn't have a superior cooling. Try GTX 760 from ASUS, Gigabyte or MSI. 600W would be better. 

CPU: Ryzen 7-3700x 4.4GHz, MB: ASUS PRIME B450M-A, GPU: SAPPHIRE RX 590, RAM: 16GB Corsair 3200MHz, SSD: 480GB Kingston HDD: 2TB WD Green, CHASSIS: CoolerMaster HAF 912, PSU: CoolerMaster Thunder 700W, COOLER: Hyper 212 Black Edition

 

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I have found some new parts now and I want to know what you have to say to this:

 

ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0, Socket-AM3+

AMD FX-8320 8-Core Processor

Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz 8GB CL9

Samsung SSD 840 Series 120GB 2.5" OEM

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 670 2GB PhysX CUDA

Corsair vx550w power supply

Still have a case and hard drive. 

Get a 970 mobo since you're not going to be overclocking that far with the 8320 and Hyper 212 Evo.

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The only reason I wanted that 670 is because it's on sale. The 770 is too expensive and the guy who is going to use the pc is not a heavy gamer, he just wants to play ROME 2 really :P

 

The only reason I got the motherboard was because it was on sale as well.

 

He already had the corsair 550w power supply and we were thinking of trying that out first, do you think that will work? 

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The only reason I wanted that 670 is because it's on sale. The 770 is too expensive and the guy who is going to use the pc is not a heavy gamer, he just wants to play ROME 2 really :P

The only reason I got the motherboard was because it was on sale as well.

He already had the corsair 550w power supply and we were thinking of trying that out first, do you think that will work? 

It should work just fine.

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