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1. Budget & Location
$700 US.

Buying Parts from Amazon and NewEgg.
2. Aim
Hardcore Gaming such as, Farcry3, Gta V, BattleField4. etc.
3. Monitors
Two monitors

1280x768, 1024x768.

Will be upgrading to one in the future at 1920x1080, still haven't decided which monitor.

4. Peripherals
No Peripherals needed.
 

5. Why are you upgrading?
Current System is an outdated 2006 Gateway.

 

Parts:

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (Purchased For $82.55) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $39.99) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.35 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.95 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card  ($249.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $39.99) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply  (Purchased For $45.99) 
Total: $677.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

 

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inb4@CoolBeans

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Your thoughts here http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/67178-your-top-three/

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Incoming b4 CoolBeans


 
CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($153.61 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Microcenter) 
Motherboard:  Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory:  Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($68.98 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card:  PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card  ($209.99 @ Amazon) 
Case:  NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.94 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
 
Total: $698.48
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-07 21:36 EDT-0400)
Hope you can order from other stores

 

 
CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($153.61 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard:  Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card:  PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card  ($209.99 @ Amazon) 
Case:  NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.94 @ Amazon) 

                                                                                                                                       # -_-     [Planned RIg AKA Project ARES    -_-#

| 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|

|Rosewill RNX-N250PCe | Windows 8  | Acer H236HLbid 23.0" |Corsair Vengeance K70 
Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser | STEELSERIES QCK Black|Sennheiser HD 558Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer         
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Incoming b4 CoolBeansPCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($153.61 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Microcenter) Motherboard:  Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($94.99 @ Newegg) Memory:  Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($68.98 @ NCIX US) Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) Video Card:  PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card  ($209.99 @ Amazon) Case:  NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.94 @ Amazon) Power Supply:  EVGA 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12VPower Supply  ($44.99 @ Amazon)  Total: $698.48(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-07 21:36 EDT-0400)Hope you can order from other stores PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($153.61 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($33.24 @ Amazon) Motherboard:  Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($94.99 @ Newegg) Memory:  Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($81.99 @ Newegg) Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.95 @ Amazon) Video Card:  PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card  ($209.99 @ Amazon) Case:  NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.94 @ Amazon) Power Supply:  EVGA 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Amazon)

This but a not as crap PSU
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This but a not as crap PSU

I got you  ;)

 
CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($153.61 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Microcenter) 
Motherboard:  Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory:  Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($68.98 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card:  PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card  ($209.99 @ Amazon) 
Case:  NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.94 @ Amazon) 
Total: $728.48
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-07 21:52 EDT-0400)

                                                                                                                                       # -_-     [Planned RIg AKA Project ARES    -_-#

| 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|

|Rosewill RNX-N250PCe | Windows 8  | Acer H236HLbid 23.0" |Corsair Vengeance K70 
Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser | STEELSERIES QCK Black|Sennheiser HD 558Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer         
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