Gaming build. And I was wondering if everything was good and compatible and everything would fit in my case?

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TehRoxxo

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Case- COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

MotherBoard- MSI 990FXA-GD65V2 Desktop Motherboard - AMD 990FX Chipset - Socket AM3+

Cpu/Processor- AMD FX-6300 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Six-Core Desktop Processor FD6300WMHKBOX

Graphics card- MSI R7970 TF 3GD5/OC BE Radeon HD 7970 3GB Twin Frozr OC Boost Edition 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

Memory- Team 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model TLD38G1600HC9DC01

Hard drive- Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Optical Drive- ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM

Power Supply- Thermaltake SMART Series SP-750PCBUS 750W ATX 12V 2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Heat Sync- COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/FM2/AM3+
 
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Like it was said earlier, it is all compatible, however, your build could be improved upon. Instead of a 990fx motherboard and fx 6300 Cpu, I'd go with an Intel 3350p Cpu and H77 motherboard. With those exact parts you are looking at 255 dollars, just by changing out the two for what I'd recommend you could actually save 3 dollars and get much better performance in games:

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CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($82.55 @ Newegg)
Total: $252.54
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-27 23:30 EDT-0400)

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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($135.34 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD65V2 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($119.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $255.32
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-27 23:34 EDT-0400)
 
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I've been running AMD Cpu's for 13 years now, I'm not a hater. However, if gaming is your primary concern, then you should stick with an Intel Cpu if the price is comparable. The fx 6300 is better in some ways, but it is not as good for gaming. The benchmarks are out there, you can't really refute that. Granted, you could overclock the the fx6300 and probably be near the 3350p, but I'd rather save the 30 dollars that you'd end up spending on the heatsink/fan combo, and buy something like the deal newegg had a few days ago. 3570k Cpu and z77 Asus motherboard for 300 dollars. Then you could buy a heatsink/fan down the road and overclock.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1270852&PrimaryItem=N82E16819116504
 
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Im actually just going to stick with this but I was wondering if the processor i have matched the mobo cuz it didnt say it on the website.
 
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If you go to the MSI web page for that motherboard, and then to Cpu support list, the fx 6300 actually isn't on the list. Which is kinda odd for a 990fx chipset motherboard, but meh. I'd look for an Asus or Asrock motherboard myself. I've used MSI boards in the past though, and never had an issue, I just felt that the Asus boards I've used were better in comparison.
 
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While I have not used the FX-6300 CPU I do have a FX-8120 and FX-8350 based rig as well as a i5 3570K and can say with out any objection that both of my FX rigs can handle any of my 300+ games every bit as good as my i5 rig. I built the i5 rig only because of all of the post about how much better the i5 3570K was than the FX only to find out after spending $1500 on a completely new build that I gained NOTHING as far as gaming goes.

Now do not get me wrong I like my new build but the fact is that as for performance goes there is not much if any difference between the three.
 
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I am actually having trouble now deciding between a i5 3570k cpu or fx 8350 which should I get?
 
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