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So! My paycheck is in a few days =w= and i could use a few recommendations~ No GPU recommendations, waiting for Polaris to come out from AMD before I choose. So far, I am only planning on getting an SSD this go around, the 250g Samsung Evo. Any SSD's are a welcome recommendation~ 

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CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $200.00) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  (Purchased For $114.00) 
Storage: Western Digital WD Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  (Purchased For $200.00) 
Case: NZXT Phantom 630 Windowed Edition (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  (Purchased For $160.00) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $80.00) 
Case Fan: NZXT FN-200RB 166.2 CFM 200mm  Fan  (Purchased For $17.10) 
Case Fan: NZXT Air Flow Series 83.6 CFM 140mm  Fan  (Purchased For $12.60) 
Case Fan: NZXT Air Flow Series 83.6 CFM 140mm  Fan  (Purchased For $12.60) 
Case Fan: NZXT Air Flow Series 83.6 CFM 140mm  Fan  (Purchased For $12.60) 
Other: Generic Memory 8Gig 
Total: $808.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Above is my current specs. Please recommend off of that :3 Also my PSU is different, and I already have a planned replacement for it once I am close to buying the GPU.

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thats a good ssd

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3 minutes ago, Kenji the Uke said:

So! My paycheck is in a few days =w= and i could use a few recommendations~ No GPU recommendations, waiting for Polaris to come out from AMD before I choose. So far, I am only planning on getting an SSD this go around, the 250g Samsung Evo. Any SSD's are a welcome recommendation~ 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $200.00) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  (Purchased For $114.00) 
Storage: Western Digital WD Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  (Purchased For $200.00) 
Case: NZXT Phantom 630 Windowed Edition (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  (Purchased For $160.00) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $80.00) 
Case Fan: NZXT FN-200RB 166.2 CFM 200mm  Fan  (Purchased For $17.10) 
Case Fan: NZXT Air Flow Series 83.6 CFM 140mm  Fan  (Purchased For $12.60) 
Case Fan: NZXT Air Flow Series 83.6 CFM 140mm  Fan  (Purchased For $12.60) 
Case Fan: NZXT Air Flow Series 83.6 CFM 140mm  Fan  (Purchased For $12.60) 
Other: Generic Memory 8Gig 
Total: $808.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-31 17:32 EDT-0400

 

 

Above is my current specs. Please recommend off of that :3 Also my PSU is different, and I already have a planned replacement for it once I am close to buying the GPU.

maybe get a better CPU cooler to OC and some more ram. 

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11 minutes ago, Kenji the Uke said:

 

A power supply that's more reliable and silent.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220p20650x1

 

And a CPU cooler so you can overclock!

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/deepcool-cpu-cooler-gammaxx400

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19 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

maybe get a better CPU cooler to OC and some more ram. 

 

13 minutes ago, Energycore said:

A power supply that's more reliable and silent.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220p20650x1

 

And a CPU cooler so you can overclock!

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/deepcool-cpu-cooler-gammaxx400

Thank you, you two! :3 I'll add a cooler to the list as well as some memory. 12 gigs should be fine, honestly. And I dont really see the benefit of dual-channel memory in every-day use. so it will be fine =w= THANK YEW

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