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I'm Looking to sell my PC with these specs:

CPU- AMD FX-6100 Zambezi 3.3GHz 6-core http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103962
Mobo- GA-78LMT-S2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128564
Ram- Kingston HyperX Blu 16GB 240-pin @1333 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104349
Optical drive- SAMSUNG DVD-RW Burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151269
HDD- WD Blue 1TB 7200 rpm 3.5" drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W00YU4026
Case- COOLER MASTER Elite 430 RC-430-KWN1 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119227
Psu- ENERMAX NAXN ENP450AST 450W ATX12V Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194090
Gpu- GIGABYTE Rev2.0 GeForce GT 640 2GB 128-bit DDR3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125460
Total= $600 (that's what I paid, and could probably get $550 for now if sold to the right person)

Basically, I want this, but I need advice on cutting a corner or too.

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=28518367

If i buy this right now, I'd save about a $100 off the total price. Again, need more advice on cutting another corner or two. I like the specs, but could be swayed by brand or newer specs for around the same price.

So, What should I do/change to lower that price tag and greater my specs? (P.S. I'm sticking with AMD, don't need any Intel comments)


 
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well that is a matter of preference then which is all good. I have heard the same stories for sapphire, and gigabyte myself when I was ordering my 7950, actually I heard of lots of RMA's from various companies. I honestly think some people say that to stray them to a certain company and and bad mouth another, but your sapphire one will do the job good as well. I honestly think that all the card have a strength and weakness it just comes down to what one is right for you :) The upside to the HAF series cases are they cool nicely I own one its the older 932 with the beige interior lots of room :) a good h80 or h100 is a good cooler for overclocking just thought id toss that one at you enjoy selecting your parts its the most annoying...
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Change the case to a cheaper alternative. If you're not planning to crossfire then get a cheaper PSU. If you're just using this for gaming then stick with 8 gigs of ram. Then upgrade to a GTX 770 and maybe some kind of cooling for overclocking the cpu
 
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I've come to like having 16gb RAM, so I don't know about using 8gb. seemed slower when i had 8gb. I like the 7950, its a solid card, almost better than a 770 (at least in bandwidth, which is the numbers i care about). I do plan on crossfiring either right away or in the future, so at least an 850w is needed. I probably should get a cheaper case, that thing has a monster price tag. Hmm, OC-ing would be nice, since this baby could hit 4.7 if clocked correctly. I'll have to look into cheap coolers too. Thanks for the input.
 
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16gb is nice too have, so I do plan on buying 16. A cheaper brand would be nice, but kingston is a pretty solid company. It's what I have in mine now, but faster. The Gigabyte model doesn't have a very good reputation though. I've heard about a lot of RMA's on that model. I'm choosing the Sapphire Vapor-X version becasue it runs silent, very cool. and is more reliable. Since I plan on crossfiring, those are some features I could pay a bit extra for.
 
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well that is a matter of preference then which is all good. I have heard the same stories for sapphire, and gigabyte myself when I was ordering my 7950, actually I heard of lots of RMA's from various companies. I honestly think some people say that to stray them to a certain company and and bad mouth another, but your sapphire one will do the job good as well. I honestly think that all the card have a strength and weakness it just comes down to what one is right for you :) The upside to the HAF series cases are they cool nicely I own one its the older 932 with the beige interior lots of room :) a good h80 or h100 is a good cooler for overclocking just thought id toss that one at you enjoy selecting your parts its the most annoying thing next to fan boys in forums lol
 
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Yeah, I've been searching for a few months :p still might wait for AMD's 9000 gpus, just to see their prices and how they compare to the 7000's. If i had the money, I'd go for a 780 right off the bat, but alas, I'm a budget gamer.
I really like Cooler Master's cases, so I'll be looking a bit more through those. Sounds like yours works well.
Yeah, am h80 would suit me well in the long run. I also need some more fans or a really ventilated case if I decide on crossfiring. "Vapor-x technology" or Gigabytes 3-heatsink design or not, those 7950's get pretty hot.
 
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