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DummyHeadGamer
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I decided to start this Build planning thread to state what I have already researched and decided parts for my future Gaming PC. All suggestions, preferences, and advice will be greatly appreciated.

 

CPU: AMD Athlon x4 750k ($80.00)

 

Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 ($57.00)

 

Memory (RAM): Kingston Hyper X Blu ($40.00)

 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 SuperClocked ($245.00)

 

Power Supply: Corsair cx500 Modular ($55.00)

 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1tb ($62.00)

 

Chasis: NZXT Source 220 ($50.00) or NZXT Source 210 ($35.00)

 

Total: Approximately $574

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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Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($81.97 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 


Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card  ($245.98 @ Amazon) 



Total: $597.57

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-08 23:43 EST-0500)

 

Spend a bit more, get an FM2+ board for Kaveri and a uATX case for a uATX board.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 500GB Crucial P3 Plus, 4TB Silicon Power UD90 | GPU: AsRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Corsair SF850

Main Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | RAM: 64GB (2x32GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 | Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair VII Hero WiFi | Storage: 512GB SKHynix NVMe | GPUs: NVIDIA TITAN Xp 2-way SLI | Cooling: Thermalright Frozen Prism 360mm | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM850

File and Media Server (AOOSTAR WTR Pro): CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Silicon Power DDR4-3200 SODIMMs | Storage: 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x14TB Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC530

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CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($117.97 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard:  MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  G.Skill Value 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($45.98 @ Amazon) 


Video Card:  MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card  ($197.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case:  NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.72 @ Amazon) 


Total: $578.76

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-08 23:40 EST-0500)

                                                                                                                                       # -_-     [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 558| Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer         
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CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($117.97 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard:  MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory:  G.Skill Value 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($45.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card:  MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card  ($197.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case:  NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.72 @ Amazon) 
Total: $578.76
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-08 23:40 EST-0500)

 

This is better then the others, go with this

PC: Corsair C70 Arctic, FX 9370, Corsair H80i, Gigabyte 990fxa-ud3, Corsair Vengence 16gb, Palit JetStream GTX 970, OCZ Vertex 4 128gb and Western Digital Blue 1Tb + 500gb, Antec Gamer 520w

Peripherals: Logitech G19 and SteelSeries Sensei RAW

Toshiba L50-A: i7 4700mq, 8gb, 1TB HDD, GT 740M 2gb

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CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($117.97 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard:  MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory:  G.Skill Value 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($45.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card:  MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card  ($197.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case:  NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.72 @ Amazon) 
Total: $578.76
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-08 23:40 EST-0500)

 

 

This isn't a better Gaming Build compared to the one I put together. The GTX 760 is faster than the R9 270x and the extra cpu power won't help much in games where the gpu is the bottleneck. Also the memory is off the wall and not even the right price :/ Thanks for the 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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CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($117.97 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard:  MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory:  G.Skill Value 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($45.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card:  MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card  ($197.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case:  NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.72 @ Amazon) 
Total: $578.76
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-08 23:40 EST-0500)

 

That's a terrible motherboard

[AMD Athlon 64 Mobile 4000+ Socket 754 | Gigabyte GA-K8NS Pro nForce3 | OCZ 2GB DDR PC3200 | Sapphire HD 3850 512MB AGP | 850 Evo | Seasonic 430W | Win XP/10]

 

 

 

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I decided to start this Build planning thread to state what I have already researched and decided parts for my future Gaming PC. All suggestions, preferences, and advice will be greatly appreciated.

 

CPU: AMD Athlon x4 750k ($80.00)

 

Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 ($57.00)

 

Memory (RAM): Kingston Hyper X Blu ($40.00)

 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 SuperClocked ($245.00)

 

Power Supply: Corsair cx500 Modular ($55.00)

 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1tb ($62.00)

 

Chasis: NZXT Source 220 ($50.00) or NZXT Source 210 ($35.00)

 

Total: Approximately $574

That CPU is def gonna bottleneck... try a fx 6300... 

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That CPU is def gonna bottleneck... try a fx 6300... 

No it's not. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIT9uLDjZcg

 

Edits: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/204a9

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