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Lars634

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Hi, this is my first post here so I apologize if it isn't in the right place. I'm looking to purchase an 800 gaming rig excluding case cost. The last time I built a computer doom 3 was the big release at the time and since then I've been out of the loop.

I'm going for a living room setup with steam in mind and as I was searching for CPUs I couldn't really decide... Fx 6350 seems to fit the bill pretty well and it has a great price compared to an i5 but as I said I'm pretty clueless.

Thanks alot, and if there is any input as to an overall build i would greatly appreciate it... I feel like I've been cramming for a test or something.
 
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We would be happy to help, but we need to know what the rest of your planned rig is before we can make recommendations on a CPU. It would also be useful to know the following: Do you intend to overclock? Is this rig for pure gaming, or are there other planned uses? What country are you purchasing in? Do you have access to a Micro Center?
 
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Try this:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Wflt
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Wflt/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Wflt/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($173.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI B75A-G43 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($74.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Wintec One 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.45 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($369.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($47.79 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $798.17
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-09 23:19 EDT-0400)
 
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Lars634

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Thanks for the reply! As for your questions I live in the US and have access to a microcenter. The main purpose of the rig is for gaming on my tv via steams big picture mode. I plan on using the fractal designs node 605 case and do not plan on overclocking as i dont feel experienced enough to try... And the cost of cooling that may out me over budget. I also dont need an incredible amount of storage as i only play a game or two at any time.

Thanks again.

 
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You actually have access to a Micro Center? Wow, don't get that answer often. Lucky you. :)
Here's my suggestion for your build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($82.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.16 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.28 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($322.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $772.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-10 01:34 EDT-0400)

Edit: Just looked up your case. Bit of an odd one, that. Do you know how good its airflow is? Because the 7950 I recommend (the Vapor-X edition) depends pretty heavily on good airflow. If that case doesn't have that, I'll need to tinker a bit with my suggested build.
 
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