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zorrell
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Hey everyone  I was thinking about investing some money in a Gaming Rig Atm & this is my first custom built Computer & I'd just like to know your feedback on it, preferably if I should add anything/types of Water Coolers for the Graphics or Cpu because I was thinking about O/Cing since my MoBo Allows upto 248% O/C Also if I could get better parts for around the same price. So Feedback would be much appriciated. Thanks " Click Me "

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Nvm, missed it. I'd grab a WD Black instead if it's the only drive.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($49.99 @ Microcenter)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ Outlet PC)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Zalman ZM-T1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($57.99 @ Microcenter)

Mouse: Gigabyte GM-FORCE M7 THOR Wired Laser Mouse ($14.99 @ Newegg)

Speakers: Logitech Z313 25W 2.1ch Speakers ($33.95 @ Amazon)

Total: $635.86

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

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Don't think you need the Water cooler mate. The stock AMD heatsink is pretty good. Drop that and get 760 or a larger hdd. Also get rid of fan controllers.


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Coolermaster hyper 212 evo push+pull

Powercolor 7950 pcs+ @1100 mhz core 1400mhz mem

Coolermaster haf 912 advanced 120mm rear, 200mm top 200mm front

Corsair vengeance 2x4gb 1600 MHZ

Windows 8 64bit

Silverstone essentials 500w ST50F-ES

Samsung dvd drive

2x 250GB Hitachi RAID0

Seagate Barracuda 2tb

LG IPS235p

Razer Blackwidow

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I would look somewhere else for the PSU. Heard the TR series has quality issues, and it doesn't even reach 80+

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Also, with the money you would spend on OCing  (Better cooler power supply and motherboard) you might aswell jump up the proccessor to an 8350 because a 6300 wont be guaranteed to OC well nor will it perform aswell as an 8350.


msi h77ma g43 

i5 3470

Coolermaster hyper 212 evo push+pull

Powercolor 7950 pcs+ @1100 mhz core 1400mhz mem

Coolermaster haf 912 advanced 120mm rear, 200mm top 200mm front

Corsair vengeance 2x4gb 1600 MHZ

Windows 8 64bit

Silverstone essentials 500w ST50F-ES

Samsung dvd drive

2x 250GB Hitachi RAID0

Seagate Barracuda 2tb

LG IPS235p

Razer Blackwidow

Razer Deathadder


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I would look somewhere else for the PSU. Heard the TR series has quality issues, and it doesn't even reach 80+

agree i would look at something from sea sonic - make sure its modular so you can disconnect the excess cables

Its all about those volumetric clouds

 

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($49.99 @ Microcenter)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ Outlet PC)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Zalman ZM-T1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($57.99 @ Microcenter)

Mouse: Gigabyte GM-FORCE M7 THOR Wired Laser Mouse ($14.99 @ Newegg)

Speakers: Logitech Z313 25W 2.1ch Speakers ($33.95 @ Amazon)

Total: $635.86

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

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So I'm Guessing the Radeon HD 7950 is better than EVGA 660? I've been trying to figure this out for days and it just seems to stomp me.

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agree i would look at something from sea sonic - make sure its modular so you can disconnect the excess cables

Eh, modular PSUs are overrated. Yeah, non-modulars are a pain in the ass (just got one in this weekend) and I swore to myself to never get a non-modular again, but chances are unless you get a full modular, you'll need almost all the harnesses anyways. And it's really just a one-time thing, you'll almost never worry about it again. And on a budget like that, I wouldn't recommend looking for one.

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So I'm Guessing the Radeon HD 7950 is better than EVGA 660? I've been trying to figure this out for days and it just seems to stomp me.

 

The 7950 is on par with the 670, and beats it in lots of things. A gtx 760 is on par with a 7950, but they trade blows back and forth, the 7950 tends to be the better option as its cheaper right now AND you get FREE GAMES

Stuff:  i7 7700k @ (dat nibba succ) | ASRock Z170M OC Formula | G.Skill TridentZ 3600 c16 | EKWB 1080 @ 2100 mhz  |  Acer X34 Predator | R4 | EVGA 1000 P2 | 1080mm Radiator Custom Loop | HD800 + Audio-GD NFB-11 | 850 Evo 1TB | 840 Pro 256GB | 3TB WD Blue | 2TB Barracuda

Hwbot: http://hwbot.org/user/lays/ 

FireStrike 980 ti @ 1800 Mhz http://hwbot.org/submission/3183338 http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/11574089

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By better I assume you mean more performance in games, then yes, it can even be more powerful than a 760

 

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Eh, modular PSUs are overrated. Yeah, non-modulars are a pain in the ass (just got one in this weekend) and I swore to myself to never get a non-modular again, but chances are unless you get a full modular, you'll need almost all the harnesses anyways. And it's really just a one-time thing, you'll almost never worry about it again. And on a budget like that, I wouldn't recommend looking for one.

true if a budget minded, but having open my case up heaps it gets a pain excess cables .... plus its just fugly

Its all about those volumetric clouds

 

 

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get a barracuda 1tb

maybe change the case it dont look so nice

u dont need an optical drive if u have an old one in the house or just borrow one forever

dont buy a fan controller get a better that will make the case look better or make the system faster

 

u can buy a fan controller another day

 

everything looks nice though

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true if a budget minded, but having open my case up heaps it gets a pain excess cables .... plus its just fugly

Well it's all about how neatly you can route everything behind the tray. I leave only as much of the SATA harnesses as I need, and everything else goes behind the tray including the unused connectors, then the Molexes go behind the HDD trays.

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@zorrell here's a 7950:

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131458

Stuff:  i7 7700k @ (dat nibba succ) | ASRock Z170M OC Formula | G.Skill TridentZ 3600 c16 | EKWB 1080 @ 2100 mhz  |  Acer X34 Predator | R4 | EVGA 1000 P2 | 1080mm Radiator Custom Loop | HD800 + Audio-GD NFB-11 | 850 Evo 1TB | 840 Pro 256GB | 3TB WD Blue | 2TB Barracuda

Hwbot: http://hwbot.org/user/lays/ 

FireStrike 980 ti @ 1800 Mhz http://hwbot.org/submission/3183338 http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/11574089

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Nobody recommending him to wait till the 9 series drops? And while it may cost a touch more, the 670 isn't a bad option. 

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Nobody recommending him to wait till the 9 series drops? And while it may cost a touch more, the 670 isn't a bad option. 

I don't think waiting may be an Option :D. I've been on a Toshiba Satellite L505-ES5018 for 5 years and this thing is just falling apart. There's no telling when it's gonna give up on me.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($49.99 @ Microcenter)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ Outlet PC)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Zalman ZM-T1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($57.99 @ Microcenter)

Mouse: Gigabyte GM-FORCE M7 THOR Wired Laser Mouse ($14.99 @ Newegg)

Speakers: Logitech Z313 25W 2.1ch Speakers ($33.95 @ Amazon)

Total: $635.86

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

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Looking at the asus Micro Atx MoBo wouldn't it be better to have 6Gb sata's or does it not really matter for connectivity.

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I'll say right now while the Helios may look fairly nice to some (myself included which is why I bought one) The fans are obnoxiously loud and fairly bad quality. I also had it pretty much fall apart about 3 years after doing my build in it.

CPU: i7 5820K 4.0GHz @1.15V | MOBO: Asus X99 Sabertooth | GPU: Gigabyte Windforce GTX 980Ti, LTT Orange | CASE: NZXT H440 Black 2015 | COOLER: Noctua NH-D15S w/ LTT Fans | RAM: 32GB Patriot 3000MHz | STORAGE: 512GB Samsung 950 Pro, 960GB Sandisk Ultra II 3 x 8TB Seagate HDD's | PSU: 750W Seasonic X series, black / orange cablemod cables| Monitors: 3x Asus VX24AH's | AUDIO OUT: Microlab SOLO 8C, Sennheiser HD 650's, Audio engine D1 Amp / DAC | AUDIO IN: Blue Snowball | Keyboard: CM Storm QuickFire TK MX Green | Mouse: Logitech G900 Proteus Spectrum + RSI Extended Mouse Pad | PCPP Link: http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/list/hPjFd6

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Looking at the asus Micro Atx MoBo wouldn't it be better to have 6Gb sata's or does it not really matter for connectivity.

SATA3 only matters for SSDs, and unless I'm mistaken you aren't getting one. A mechanical drive can't saturate a SATA2 connection.

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