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ZombifiedPyro
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Black Friday is coming soon and I am building a new system.

 

 
CPU:  AMD Athlon II X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($77.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard:  Asus A85XM-A Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($61.49 @ Newegg) 
Memory:  Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($66.98 @ OutletPC) 
Power Supply:  EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($109.99 @ Dell Small Business) 
Keyboard:  Microsoft ANB-00001 Wired Slim Keyboard  ($15.98 @ Newegg) 
Mouse:  Logitech G100s Wired Optical Mouse  ($26.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: Case CM 690 ($30.00)
Total: $418.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-20 20:35 EST-0500)
 
Any suggestions for the build are welcome. Not sure about that case, I found it on craigslist but it is old.
 
For the graphics cards I found these two:
The msi one has a better cooler and is cheaper, but the XFX one has a game bundle. Will the XFX one be able to overclock well and not be too loud?
 
Will hopefully be playing on my 1200p monitor if I can resurrect it, if not I will be playing on a 1280 x 1024 (I think) monitor until I can get a new 1080p one.

Athlon X4 760K | MSI A88X-G43 | 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1333Mhz | MSI R7 260X 2GB | Corsair 300R | Corsair CX430 | 640GB HDD | Windows 7 64-bit


HP W2071d 20" 900p TN | Stock Dell K/B | Microsoft Comfort Optical Mouse 3000 + SteelSeries Qck Portal 2 Ed. | Grado SR80i + cheap 2.0 speakers

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Looks good, still wonder why they still sell 32 bit OS...

Hope I could help!

Specs: CPU: AMD FX-8320 @4.0ghz GPU: ASUS DCUII GTX 770 PSU: EVGA Supernova 750g CASE: Fractal Define R4 RAM: 8 Gigabytes ADATA 1333 Mhz MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3

 

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Don't get the XFX.

"Say it, do it, preach it, shout it, but never, absolutely never, believe your own bullshit"   


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

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No storage?

Should be able to take a HDD from one of the many computers laying around my house.

 

Any ideas for the case if I don't use the CM?

Athlon X4 760K | MSI A88X-G43 | 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1333Mhz | MSI R7 260X 2GB | Corsair 300R | Corsair CX430 | 640GB HDD | Windows 7 64-bit


HP W2071d 20" 900p TN | Stock Dell K/B | Microsoft Comfort Optical Mouse 3000 + SteelSeries Qck Portal 2 Ed. | Grado SR80i + cheap 2.0 speakers

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Don't get the XFX.

Why not?

The 7850 runs so cool that you can turn the gpu fan off with decent enough case airflow.  

 

Edits: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/25REu

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Why not?

The 7850 runs so cool that you can turn the gpu fan off with decent enough case airflow.  

 

Edits: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/25REu

Thanks, I didn't see that motherboard. Should I get a 1GB card? I was thinking for 1080p 1GB is pushing it.

Athlon X4 760K | MSI A88X-G43 | 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1333Mhz | MSI R7 260X 2GB | Corsair 300R | Corsair CX430 | 640GB HDD | Windows 7 64-bit


HP W2071d 20" 900p TN | Stock Dell K/B | Microsoft Comfort Optical Mouse 3000 + SteelSeries Qck Portal 2 Ed. | Grado SR80i + cheap 2.0 speakers

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Thanks, I didn't see that motherboard. Should I get a 1GB card? I was thinking for 1080p 1GB is pushing it.

The 7850 isn't powerful enough to utilize the 2GB vram anyway. It'll do fine. Get the 2GB vram if you plan to mod the crap out of skyrim or something. 

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Found a way to save some more money:

 

 
Motherboard:  MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card:  MSI Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Case:  Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.92 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard:  Microsoft ANB-00001 Wired Slim Keyboard  ($15.98 @ Newegg) 
Mouse:  Logitech G100s Wired Optical Mouse  ($26.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $503.82
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Athlon X4 760K | MSI A88X-G43 | 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1333Mhz | MSI R7 260X 2GB | Corsair 300R | Corsair CX430 | 640GB HDD | Windows 7 64-bit


HP W2071d 20" 900p TN | Stock Dell K/B | Microsoft Comfort Optical Mouse 3000 + SteelSeries Qck Portal 2 Ed. | Grado SR80i + cheap 2.0 speakers

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