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I'm looking for opinions and suggestions about my build:

CASE: Raidmax Viper Mid-Tower Gaming Case

CD:24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Dri

CPU:AMD FX-6300 3.50 GHz Six-Core

FAN:Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan

HDD:1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD

IUSB:Built-in USB 2.0 Ports

MEMORY:8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory

MOTHERBOARD:GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3 AM3+ CROSSFIRE USB3.0 SATA 3

MOUSE1:AZiO Levetron GM2000 2000 DPI 6-Buttons USB Gaming Mouse [+0]

NETWORK nboard Gigabit LAN Network

OS:Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium

POWERSUPPLY:600 Watts - Standard 80 Plus Certified Power Supply

VIDEO:AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card

SOUND:HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

Price: $985
 
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Thanks, I'll replace it.
Any other comments?
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($22.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.25 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($353.49 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Challenger-U3 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $867.65
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-30 22:16 EDT-0400)

Roughly about the same gaming performance just cheaper and uses less power.
 
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Thanks for the info, but I'm actually buying this pre-built and it comes with $325 worth of free stuff and my video card is better
 
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$30 mouse
$70 headset
$20 keyboard
$205 in games
 
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Swap to the radeon video card and I bet you get the same games for free with the deal their running, the keyboard, mouse, headset I doubt are actually worth that much or anything special. And it be better if you do a custom built one due to better quality components particularly the PSU as if that goes it can take out other parts with it.

And I got a question are you overclocking this or leaving it at stock because I put in parts to overclock it and had extra money invested into the motherboard because of this. If your not that just freed up a decent amount of cash which can be put to work.
 
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Thank you for all your advice and i'm sure i could get a similar system for less, but i have already ordered this one and i am wondering if there are any serious problems with it. I will be replacing the psu
 
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Beyond the fact your getting an older HDD (32mb cache, got money saying it's an older one considering the ones I've been recommending have 64mb), crappy PSU which you are replacing on top of it, getting an outdated processor, overpaying, still have the inconvenience of taking it apart to remove the PSU and replace it, and probably a few others on top of that. Since your going pre-built and I am assuming you wouldn't be overclocking now so you could have knocked off another $50-70 off the build I posted easily, so yeah greatly overpaying. Beyond that I think your good.
 
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I would cancel that order ASAP
They are not doing you any favours you would get those games anywhere.
Crap case crap power supply And I would love to see their cable management.
The CPU and Motherboard are not really any problem other than you could have done better.
Old style HD You could have done better
Cooler is Fine
GPU is the lone really good part.
 
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