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SammyBusby

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Im about to build a new rig for myself and I wanted to get some opinions on the performance of what Im putting together. Also, which Video Card should I use on this build? I havent a clue on the newer cards these days but this is the set up I can afford right now. What do all of you think?
Oh and this rig is going to be for GAMING and for browsing the net.

ASUS F2A85-M PRO FM2 AMD A85X (Hudson D4) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

ASUS GTX660-DC2O-2GD5 GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

MSI R7950-3GD5/OC BE Radeon HD 7950 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

AMD A10-6800K Richland 4.1GHz (4.4GHz Turbo) Socket FM2 100W Quad-Core Desktop Processor - Black Edition AMD Radeon HD 8670D

Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory

 
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logainofhades
Here is a comparison based on what you listed.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.97 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus F2A85-M PRO Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($109.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($265.91 @ Newegg)
Total: $567.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-28 11:08 EDT-0400)


Here would be my suggestion. Faster GPU and CPU for $1 less.
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logainofhades

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Here is a comparison based on what you listed.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.97 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus F2A85-M PRO Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($109.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($265.91 @ Newegg)
Total: $567.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-28 11:08 EDT-0400)


Here would be my suggestion. Faster GPU and CPU for $1 less.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks


CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.25 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($335.91 @ Newegg)
Total: $566.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-28 11:08 EDT-0400)
 
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Agree with the above since you are going to be using a discrete GPU get a AM3+ motherboard and a FX CPU much better option.

As for the GPU if you want to go full AMD/ATI get a HD 7950. If you want to go AMD/Nvidia go for a GTX 760. Either way would give you a good gaming rig.

I would agree with logainofhades with the exception of the micro ATX but that is just me I personally do not like motherboards smaller than standard ATX. But that is because I only build rigs in Full Tower cases and again that is just a personal choose.

 
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Thanks everyone for the great advice and introducing the PCPartPicker site to me. I really appreciate the help and tip my hat to your knowledge.
 
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