Trying to make a <$350 Gaming PC

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Steveleeb

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Here is the current build that I have. Would very much appreciate any tips! Now, this is not completely accurate because I am going to get the case for 39.99 and am pretty set on the Rosewill Challenger. But still all opinions are welcome! Also, I do not need a hard drive because I have been told I can use my old Win 7 32 bit hard drive (yes it is SATA), and reinstall it on new system as 64 bit. Correct me if I'm wrong. All peripherals are already taken care of as well.

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CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($77.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($59.91 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card ($105.66 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.51 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($19.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $366.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-13 02:23 EST-0500)
 
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crookedmouth

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Wow that's pretty impressive. Only thing I can add is that you might want to bump up the PSU. That's a good one but isn't the recommended PSU for the 7790 500w? I bet it would work but I've learned it's better to have a little too much then a little too little. Also if you plan on fairly serious online gaming, I would suggest wired, you could use the $18 bucks toward a 500w psu.
 
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dottorrent

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You don't even have a hard drive. You need an extra $50 if you want that system. better yet, here's one for you -

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CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($77.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-P33 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($38.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card ($99.60 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Encore ENEWI-1XN42 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($8.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($4.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $399.52
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-13 07:32 EST-0500)

This has a better made case and a more powerful PSU, to increase headroom for power.
 
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Steveleeb

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I don't need a hard drive because I am going to use an old laptop hard drive. Wouldn't I rather have 1600 ram than 1333? Also, a wired connection isn't possible because it is in another room. I definitely like some of the parts you listed dottorrent. Although I'm not sure I like that case more. The Rosewill Challenger has the same rating but it has more fans. I can get them for the same price but don't have to purchase more fans.
 
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