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After much appreciated advice from my last "$750 Build HELP", I have decided to make a new topic with my new components I have selected and want your advice. If you have any advice or suggestions they would be much appreciated :D

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 ($189.99)

 

Motherboard: MSI H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150  ($82.24)

 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 ($72.99)

 

Storage: WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD ($82.43)

 

Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB ($179.99)

 

Case:NZXT Source 220 ($49.99)

 

Power Supply:Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ($34.99)

 

Total: $692.62

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1FxO9

 

 

AMD FX-6300 @ Stock, MSI 970a-G46 Motherboard, Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB 1600Mhz, HIS Radeon Hd 7870 Ghz Edition @ 1100/1350, WD Caviar Blue 1tb, Corsair CX600, NZXT Source 220, and a Benq 21.5 Inch Monitor.

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Not bad

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| AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core | Be Quiet DARK ROCK 2 57.9 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing | Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z  |G.Skill Ripjaws X 8GB | Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM |Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" SSD | Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB  |Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower|Gelid Solutions Silent 14 PWM 74.5 CFM 140mm x3 |Corsair RM Series 750 Watt ATX/EPS 80PLUS Gold-Certified Power Supply|

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I'd get a different mobo. It may have brown pcb (if you care about aesthetics). I have to make a mobo cover to make mine be out of sight.

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I'd get a different mobo. It may have brown pcb (if you care about aesthetics). I have to make a mobo cover to make mine be out of sight.

 

Well if you look at the case i selected, It doesnt have a side window. You can't see the brown pcb, so not that big of a deal to me. Thanks for suggestion tho :)

AMD FX-6300 @ Stock, MSI 970a-G46 Motherboard, Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB 1600Mhz, HIS Radeon Hd 7870 Ghz Edition @ 1100/1350, WD Caviar Blue 1tb, Corsair CX600, NZXT Source 220, and a Benq 21.5 Inch Monitor.

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Corsair likes to deny rebates.

I get 60 frames at 1080p on a dual core APU. Ask me how.

AMD FX 8350 CPU / R9 280X GPU / Asus M5A97 LE R 2.0 motherboard / 8GB Kingston HyperX Blue 1600 RAM / 128G OCZ Vertex 4 SSD / 256G Crucial SSD / 2T WD Black HDD / 1T Seagate Barracude HDD / Antec Earthwatts 650W PSU / Coolermaster HAF 922 Case

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My 2 cents

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 
CPU:  AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard:  ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($92.55 @ Newegg) 
Memory:  Kingston HyperX Grey 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($46.99 @ Mac Mall) 
Video Card:  MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Case:  NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $689.63
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-19 18:42 EDT-0400)

Corsair 600T White | Gigabyte Z77-UD3H | Intel Core i5-2500k | 8GB Gskill Ares@1600MHz | Gigabyte G1 GTX970 | OCZ ZT 550 | Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB | Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB | Samsung 840 EVO 250GB (boot) | Full Custom Loop | NZXT HUE

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My 2 cents

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 
CPU:  AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard:  ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($92.55 @ Newegg) 
Memory:  Kingston HyperX Grey 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($46.99 @ Mac Mall) 
Video Card:  MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Case:  NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $689.63
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-19 18:42 EDT-0400)

 

Only problem I have with this is if it was me, I would get a larger wattage PSU, especially if he plans to upgrade

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Only problem I have with this is if it was me, I would get a larger wattage PSU, especially if he plans to upgrade

450 is good enough for one gpu

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What's the system for?

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them.

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After much appreciated advice from my last "$750 Build HELP", I have decided to make a new topic with my new components I have selected and want your advice. If you have any advice or suggestions they would be much appreciated :D

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 ($189.99)

 

Motherboard: MSI H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150  ($82.24)

 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 ($72.99)

 

Storage: WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD ($82.43)

 

Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB ($179.99)

 

Case:NZXT Source 220 ($49.99)

 

Power Supply:Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ($34.99)

 

Total: $692.62

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1FxO9

Looks great,maybe only change Hdd black to blue if you want to save extra $

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It's good for now ,but 2-3 years later if he upgrades he may need bigger wattage than 450

It isn't enough, capacitors have certain lifespan and as time passes, your system draws more and more power. In a year, his system will start crashing under load.

Example: New PC: 600W, 50% aged capacitors: 800W

My rig: CPU: Intel core i5 4670K MoBo: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast 2x4GB 1600mhz CL9 GPU: EVGA GTX780 SC ACX SSD: ADATA Premier Pro SP900 256GBHDD: Western Digital RED 2TB PSU: FSP Aurum CM 750W Case: Cooler Master HAF XM OS: Windows 8 Pro

My Build log, the Snowbird (heavy WIP): http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/188011-snowbird-by-lachy/?hl=snowbird

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It isn't enough, capacitors have certain lifespan and as time passes, your system draws more and more power. In a year, his system will start crashing under load.

Example: New PC: 600W, 50% aged capacitors: 800W

Yeah i rephrase my sentence totally wrong,i meant for some gpu below 7950 450w would be on line, for 7950 and similar about 500/550 would be enough,600/650w is best 

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After much appreciated advice from my last "$750 Build HELP", I have decided to make a new topic with my new components I have selected and want your advice. If you have any advice or suggestions they would be much appreciated :D

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 ($189.99)

 

Motherboard: MSI H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150  ($82.24)

 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 ($72.99)

 

Storage: WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD ($82.43)

 

Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB ($179.99)

 

Case:NZXT Source 220 ($49.99)

 

Power Supply:Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ($34.99)

 

Total: $692.62

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1FxO9

 

I'd throw in a little extra to your psu for a higher quality, since you've got that extra 50$ I assume.

Or another option pick up a 64gig ssd for boot drive.

another option, get 16gigs of ram as aposed to 8.

get unlocked processor for, for potential to overclock to increase the relative usefulness in terms of time (use it till it feels "slow" then oc" NOT WITH STOCK FAN)

other option, get a seperate cooling unit for your cpu

 

The two big ones here I'd look into, are the SSD and Cooler.

 

Depending on where you live, you may definitely want a different cooler, warmer places a stock cooler just won't do if it's a Cpu under load.

 

If you can get a cooler, a couple extra fans, for 50$ great. I believe a cheap AIO water cooler is almost 60$ from corsair, look for the sales.

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Or another option pick up a 64gig ssd for boot drive.

another option, get 16gigs of ram as aposed to 8.

get unlocked processor for, for potential to overclock to increase the relative usefulness in terms of time (use it till it feels "slow" then oc" NOT WITH STOCK FAN)

other option, get a seperate cooling unit for your cpu

No point in getting 16GB when the OP won't even use more than 8GB.

The op's budget is too tight to upgrade the cpu/mobo.

 

What kind of games are you playing?

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