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Any thoughts on this machine? Thinking about building it this summer. All constructive criticism is welcome.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ZombifiedPyro/saved/1pqf

Edit: Here are the answers to the questions it asks in the sticky thread.

1. Budget and Location: Under $600 USD.

2. Aim: Gaming: The games I play now/plan on playing are: Far Cry 3, Crysis 3, BF3/BF4, Trine 1 & 2, Skyrim (Mod heavy)

3. Monitors: One 1080p monitor. May add a small 4:3 monitor for random web pages, pandora, twitch etc. Do not have the room nor money for a surround setup.

4. Peripherals: The computer is the priority right now. I am thinking of buying a cheap microsoft set of m + KB for under $20. I will most likely need windows, but since I am unsure, I have not included it in the budget.

5. Reason for Upgrade: I am currently gaming on an Asus laptop made for productivity work: very fast processor, great for spreadsheets, word documents, etc. But, the graphics card is only a HD 6370M, I can run BF3 640x480 at 30+ FPS, or at 1366x768 at <5 FPS. Drivers would help a lot, but they have not been released for my components in two years.

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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The VRM of the motherboard is of rather poor quality, you definitely be held back by it if you are planning on overclocking. I'd recommend the Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 instead, which would work well with a setup like that. Power supply isn't particularly great for the price either, the XFX ProSeries 450w would be a better choice for a slightly lower price.

Otherwise looks fine to me.

EDIT: Actually, missed the part about building it this summer. In that case, I'd recommend posting here1-2 weeks before you actually purchase the system, as prices will have mostly likely changed significantly. Even after a month, that build would become unbalanced because of how frequently components change in price.

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I know that the prices will change, but for now how is the machine for that price. I wanted a modular power supply and the XFX one isn't. Also, I really like Asus motherboards so I will probably stick with the one I chose, there is also this board if you think it is any better: Link

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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I know that the prices will change' date=' but for now how is the machine for that price. I wanted a modular power supply and the XFX one isn't. Also, I really like Asus motherboards so I will probably stick with the one I chose, there is also this board if you think it is any better: Link

Eh, it's not really worth getting a modular unit unless you are looking at a 650w+ unit, because low-wattage units come with so few connectors anyways. You could go with it if you want, but you'll only be saving 2-3 cables at most.

Motherboard is definitely better, though I'm not too sure if it'll be enough for overclocking. Any reason you wish to stick with asus boards in particular?

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I like the asus suite of programs it comes with. Also, I trust their build quality and their warranty and tech support.

Edit: I will overclock depending on how good the chip is, I want a quiet machine, so probably 4 GHz max.

Edit: How about this system: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ZombifiedPyro/saved/1pqf

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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Read the sticky thread and provide us with the necessary information we need to mock up a build for you

export PS1='\[\033[1;30m\]┌╼ \[\033[1;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[1;30m\] ╾╼ \[\033[0;34m\]\w\[\033[0;36m\]\n\[\033[1;30m\]└╼ \[\033[1;37m\]'


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Edited the first post with the questions.

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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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/O4zH

Mice are important and an overclocked phenom 2 is a very capable chip :)

export PS1='\[\033[1;30m\]┌╼ \[\033[1;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[1;30m\] ╾╼ \[\033[0;34m\]\w\[\033[0;36m\]\n\[\033[1;30m\]└╼ \[\033[1;37m\]'


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I know that mice mice are important. But since I have been gaming on membrane keyboards and the dell mice that come with cheap desktops all my life, I can stand it for another 6 months to a year.

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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I read an article a few months ago that covers the software side of a budget PC. It was so good that I bookmarked it.

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/computing_cheap2012?page=0,0

I really recommend quick read. I had no idea there was so many free alternatives to software that costs hundreds/thousands of dollars.

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I read an article a few months ago that covers the software side of a budget PC. It was so good that I bookmarked it.

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/computing_cheap2012?page=0,0

I really recommend quick read. I had no idea there was so many free alternatives to software that costs hundreds/thousands of dollars.

software is free if you know where to look ;) not that i encourage it

export PS1='\[\033[1;30m\]┌╼ \[\033[1;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[1;30m\] ╾╼ \[\033[0;34m\]\w\[\033[0;36m\]\n\[\033[1;30m\]└╼ \[\033[1;37m\]'


"All your threads are belong to /dev/null"


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Those are all good programs, but nothing compared to the paid versions, if you have the money. The only software I will need is windows, but I might run linux for a while. Maybe I will get windows from my sisters PC. Or maybe I will get it for my birthday :P

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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