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October 15, 2013 8:55:22 PM

I ended up ordering this for my budget AMD computer.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Pm28
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Pm28/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Pm28/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($22.99 @ Mwave)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX-2 4g Thermal Paste ($4.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.25 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7770 1GB Video Card ($108.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($43.30 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Raidmax 530W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.00 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ Outlet PC)
Monitor: Acer G236HLBbd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $725.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-15 23:51 EDT-0400)


Critiques? Observations?

I have a few reasons for the parts I chose:

The Video card is one that I already had, and I am going to use it til I decide to get a new one, or stick with it once I see how she goes.

I wanted to go AMD, so that is why I am AMD :p 

The case was highly reccomended to me by a friend, he has used it a few times, and I have seen him build a computer a few times with it,, so I know it inside in out, AND I really like how it looks, and the extra fan slots!

The thing that I am most concerned about is the power supply. I have heard both good and bad things about it, however I decided to give it a try.

The motherboard seems decent enough for what I am going to do, as far as I know.

The main thing I will be doing with this computer is WoW (Yes, I am aware that intel is probably better for it in every way, and I still went through with AMD)


A question that I have about it is, will I be able to overclock a small-moderate amount on my processor with this motherboard and cooler?

Thank you for your time!

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October 15, 2013 9:04:16 PM

Raidmax PSU. *me cringes and goes hide* You are right to be concerned.
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October 15, 2013 9:08:23 PM

ksham said:
Raidmax PSU. *me cringes and goes hide* You are right to be concerned.



See the thing is, I see people say that about LITERALLY every brand of PSU. LIke it does not even matter how expensive/good it supposedly is, there are people that are like "Zomg, NOOOOOOO" and there will be like 30 reviews for it saying it was DOA.

Frankly buying ANY power supply terrifies me, reading through the reviews of them. Same with motherboards actually.
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October 15, 2013 9:11:44 PM

The XFX 550W, while more than you would need, offers the best balance between price and quality. XFX PSUs are manufactured by SeaSonic, who is arguably the best PSU OEM on the market today.
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October 15, 2013 9:39:45 PM

I really wanted a modular power supply for my first build, as I wanted to pay close attention to cable management (I want to do it right the first time)
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October 15, 2013 9:54:20 PM

How about a Corsair CX500M? It's Corsair's low-end PSU, but they are quality built and your build isn't exactly high-end material.
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October 15, 2013 10:29:13 PM

ksham said:
How about a Corsair CX500M? It's Corsair's low-end PSU, but they are quality built and your build isn't exactly high-end material.


That is literally the other power supply I looked for, and I decided on this one. Perhaps wrongly? Both PS's have a massively large number of high ratings, and also several low ratings from users.
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October 15, 2013 10:34:52 PM

Trust quality reviews more than ratings by consumers because they actually test the PSU thoroughly, not just use it and find that it randomly die because of some cause. Some don't know what they are talking about and others may not be the PSU's fault. So it's skewed.
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