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Please review/critique my mATX build, thank you!

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November 21, 2013 7:27:17 AM

Planning on buying the components as soon as the tomshardware community gives me the thumbs up! :) 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone SG10B MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($115.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Dell U2412M 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($269.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $811.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-21 10:23 EST-0500)

I didn't pick a harddrive yet because..sadly this AMD mATX mobos doesn't have SATA III (but it does have the USB3.0 that I want), so no SSD's for me...probably just going to go with some 1TB HDD

Also, is my mobo capable of handling cpu and gpu OC'ing?

My budge is: $600ish, not including the monitor
This system will mainly be used for:
Games (all max settings): D3, Dota2, Heroes of Storm, other similar games
Movies: 1080p
Work: CAD and photoshop (a little bit)

I would like this system to be a little future proof too (maybe 3+ years?)

Thank you for the feedback! I look forward to suggestions as well!

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November 21, 2013 7:37:55 AM

swap the mobo with Asrock 960
and you will get both usb 3 and sata 3
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-960gmu3...

good luck :) 
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November 21, 2013 8:04:25 AM

AMD Radeon said:
swap the mobo with Asrock 960
and you will get both usb 3 and sata 3
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-960gmu3...

good luck :) 


Hm...this does look good, but is there any way to get usb3.0 headers on the mobo (adapters, etc)? The case I'm going to use has 2 usb3.0 ports in the front and I would like to use them :) 

Do the other components look good?

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