1st time building gaming pc, could use some(alot) of help

btrimble

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Hey guys, Ive never used this site so Im sorry if I post in the wrong spot. Anyways Im building my first gaming computer, my knowledge of building pc"s stems from the last couple of days, so...not experienced at all. Id like to post my first draft of parts that I want to buy and see what you all think since Im sure most are more experienced than me. For cpu if i could afford it I know intels usually the way to go, but thats not in my budget so Im sticking with AMD. Last thing is I want to make sure all these parts are compatible and Im on a budget so 750 is the max I can go. So Id appreciate anyones opinion on this "draft rig". After this I'll likely post again with the links to make comparing easier but for now ill just put out the names, hope thats ok. Thanks!

AMD FX-6300 3.5 Ghz
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MSI N660-2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit
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XION Gaming Series XON-985-BK with Blue LED lights, Mid Tower
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AsRock H61M/U3S3 LGA 1155 Intel H61 HDMI SATA Micro ATX Intel Mb
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G. Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2x4Gb) DDR-3 SDRAM DDR3 1866
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WD Blue 1TB Hard drive
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Optical Drive Samsung 24x SATA DVD w/o software

Rosewill HIVE Series Hive 650 650W
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If build does not include Monitor, OS, keyboard, and mouse, then here is a great $700 build with an eight-core AMD CPU, an overclockable platform, 8GB of Corsair RAM (very good company), a great video card, and a nice PSU. :)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($56.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card...

dannyboy2233

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If build does not include Monitor, OS, keyboard, and mouse, then here is a great $700 build with an eight-core AMD CPU, an overclockable platform, 8GB of Corsair RAM (very good company), a great video card, and a nice PSU. :)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($56.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($239.88 @ Amazon)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $716.81
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-07 23:16 EDT-0400)
 
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btrimble

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Thanks dannyboy! Im definately headed in a better direction now.
 

dannyboy2233

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Awesome! I'm glad to be of help :)