Best pc build for 600-700$?

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babeldude

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I have been thinking of building my own desktop because all i have right now is a average apu laptop. I perfectly understand how to build one but i am not sure about the parts. I already found parts that i think would work :

Cpu: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor

Graphics card : Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card

Motherboard : MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard

Cooler : Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler

Ram : Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

Case : NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case

Power : Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply

Storage : Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

I would like to know what i could improve in these parts to get the best gaming pc. I wont be doing any video editing or rendering, only gaming, doing homework and using the internet. I play pretty demanding games like Crysis 3 and would like at least over 30 fps on ultra or very high settings. Something important to note is that i live in CANADA and will be using newegg.ca, ncix, amazon.ca and other CANADIAN retailers to buy the parts so please do not use american stores for price comparison.

(notes for the build) : I only need 1TB of storage, i would like crossfire support for the future, i dont really care about the look of the case if it gets the job done, i would like the cpu and graphics card to be both overclockable.

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Dark Lord of Tech

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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($119.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($189.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Zalman Z12 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($78.83 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($17.00 @ Vuugo)
Total: $738.52
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-07 16:10 EDT-0400)
 
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Thanks for your build but if it would be possible to lower the price down even more without losing any performance that would be even better as that is a bit pricy for my range.
 
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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($77.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($189.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Zalman Z12 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($78.83 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($17.00 @ Vuugo)
Total: $695.53
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-07 16:22 EDT-0400)
 
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As that is almost identical to the build i had, is it safe to assume that your connot get better gaming performance than this build for that price?
 
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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($204.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.46 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($48.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($17.00 @ Vuugo)
Total: $676.15
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-07 16:40 EDT-0400)
 
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That looks like a great pc build, i imagine that the 7950 is better than the 7870?

 
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Yes it is, and it comes with an extra game as well!
 
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that's awesome, thanks for the build!
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1B5B2
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1B5B2/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1B5B2/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($279.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Raidmax ATX-818WB MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($15.30 @ Newegg)
Total: $637.21
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-07 17:05 EDT-0400)

Try this. If you need to OC, just buy a $20 Evo 212.

 
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Thats a good build but these are american prices, in canada all these parts together are over my budget, but thanks anyway!
 
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