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I just built a pc from mostly craigslist in southern wisconsin. I just wanted some feedback on the specs. (I will be adding more ram and storage (ssd or 1tb drive not sure yet) so dont flip about that) i play games like Rocket League, Overwatch and terraria. Please leave questiins and suggestions.

 

CPU: AMD - Phenom II X4 955 3.2GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor  (Purchased For $15.00) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Alpine 64 GT 25.6 CFM CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $9.12) 
Motherboard: Asus - M4A88T-V EVO/USB3 ATX AM3 Motherboard  ($20.00) 
Memory: Patriot - Signature 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($23.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Scorpio Blue 250GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  (Purchased For $60.00) 
Case: BitFenix - Nova ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $44.42) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake - TR2 600W ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $172.53

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pics and benchmarks? Curious how the phenom Performs 

Main PC |CPU - i7-6700k|GPU - R9 290x tri-x 4gb|RAM - 16gb ddr4|MOBO - MSI z170 - A PRO|HDD - WD 1TB/240gb Sandisk |PSU - 700w Raidmax

Laptop |CPU - i7 4720hq|GPU - 960m 2gb|Ram - 8gb 2x4|Model - y50-70 Touch|SSD - 240gb Patriot drive|Display - 1920x1080 IPS touch

 

 

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1 minute ago, Mohenjo said:

pics and benchmarks? Curious how the phenom Performs 

Im away from my pc right now, but i benched the pc last night with the standard firestrike benchmark and it scored around 5,200 for the system.

The pc doesnt have good cable managment at all really, but it doesnt look as bad as it could.

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Not bad, but you spent $45 on that case? Seems a bit odd for someone value-conscious enough to do a Craigslist build to spend $45 on a case that drops as low as about $20.

With a used case or even a cheaper one, you could have pushed the GPU to an HD 7970, which is the card the R9 280x was rebranded off. I believe it's the same tier as a 1050 Ti, while the 950 is a fair bit slower than a 1050.

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