New Gaming PC - First Build - Need Help

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GregoryNeal

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Okay, this will be my first build, and I want to make sure that everything will work together, here is my setup:

Processor - AMD FX-6300
Motherboard - GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3
RAM - Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 4GB)
Graphics - GeForce GTX 660
PSU - COOLER MASTER i600 RS600-ACAAB1-US 600W
DVD Drive - ASUS 24X DVD Burner
WIFI - TP-LINK TL-WDN4800
HDD - Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB
Case - Adventurer-9601G Black Steel

So far this build is at $850, and I would not like to go any higher in terms of price. If you guys have any suggestions that would make this a better budget gaming pc, with better parts for less $$ or something, please let me know. I did some digging to find some of this stuff, but honestly, I don't know a lot about what I'm doing. Thanks for the help.
 
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Tradesman1
Looks like a good rig, no OCing? Don't see a CPU cooler....might give thought to as SSD in the future for OS and Apps, for an overall performance increase and speaking of OS.........already have one?
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Your build looks good. Here's my thoughts on a few parts-

Case - I prefer the offerings of Silverstone, Corsair, Fractal Designs, and Cooler Master. I am not an expert on DIYPC but that part is listed as $89.99 on Newegg. At that price point I would go with a better know brand that's been reviewed on a lot of sites.

RAM - I own the Ballistic Sport. It's a mainstream kit that's not really meant for O/C. My kit survived hours of stress testing solidly.

GPU - Don't get me wrong about the GTX 660, but the card was released last year in September. They run for $170-250. The GTX 760 was just released in June of this year and almost all of the non-reference models run $250-260.

Here's an Intel build that I put together. I did so to give you an alternative from AMD if you were interested:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($95.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($255.91 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Intel 62205ANHMWDTX1 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $812.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-20 22:21 EDT-0400)

I can vouch for the i5 (I own a 3570k), the RAM that I own, and I own the CX600M the modular version of the power supply I selected. All are solid. This build is not set to overclock the CPU with the H77 chipset. Going with a 3570k and a Z77 board with good reviews looks like you'd be around $877. You can always drop down to 4GB of Ram to get under $850 and get a second kit later though.
 
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GregoryNeal

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No, I didn't plan on OCing, and while I do know the benefits of an SSD over and HDD, I'm gonna stick with the HDD for the price/GB.
 
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GregoryNeal

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Okay, I didn't even think of adding a fan, I'll probably add that to my list, thanks.
 
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