Mid Range Gaming Computer $600 - $750

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Hi I am wondering if this is a good gaming pc build and if it will work.
Thank you for the help and also buying all parts from Pccasegear as I am Australian.

GFX Card 2G GTX 650Ti Gigabyte OC $169
Motherboard ASUS M5A97 R2.0 Motherboard $119
CPU AMD FX-4300 4 Core Black Edition Processor $119
HDD Western Digital WD Blue 1TB WD10EZEX $69
Power Supply Antec VP550P 550W Power Supply $79
RAM Kingston HyperX KHX1600C9D3B1K2/8GX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 $99
Disk Drive ASUS DRW-24D3ST 24x DVD Writer $24
Case SOHO 1813B Mid Tower Case $45
TOTAL $723
 
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That's not a bad build a lot of folks may pick it apart question why you don't go with intel ect ect... Only thing I would add later on would be A ssd drive for your windows os if you use it to speed things up and use the wd hard drive as storeage other then that good job enjoy!
That's not a bad build a lot of folks may pick it apart question why you don't go with intel ect ect... Only thing I would add later on would be A ssd drive for your windows os if you use it to speed things up and use the wd hard drive as storeage other then that good job enjoy!
 
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AMD FX-6300 6 Core Black Edition Processor $129
ASRock 970-PRO3 R2.0 Motherboard $89
G.Skill Ares 8GB(2x4GB) 1866Mhz CL9 Dual Channel $99
Western Digital Blue 1TB 7200RPM SATA3 $69
ASUS 2GB GTX 650-Ti Boost DirectCU II $199
Antec VP650P 650W PSU $82
Samsung SH-224DB 24x DVD-R/W $19
Silverstone Precision PS08 Micro ATX Case $49
Total: $735

Overall, even though that website is a bit overpriced by US standards, this PC setup still has a good value to performance output. By putting just a little more money into the PC, you'll get a lot more power and options.

By getting an equivalent and cheaper motherboard, you are able to get the 650ti-boost (which is basically a 660 with less shaders) and the rest of the money is sprinkled here and there for small upgrades that are worth the extra (like $3 for an extra 100w on the PSU) and especially the 6-core CPU over the 4-core, which is only $10 more.

Hope this helps, cheers mate.
 

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Thanks for the suggestion is it really worth getting an SSD for the OS as in is it noticeable faster?
 

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Thank you for the suggested build robax91. A question is is it worth waiting a couple more weeks for the rest of the stock to arrive as the 6 core processor is out of stock?

 

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CiT Vantage Midi Mesh Gaming Case with HD Audio, 4 Fans, Card Reader and No PSU - Black - CiTWestern Digital 1TB internal Hard Drive - Caviar Blue (3.5 inch) - Western Digital
£46.49
AMD FX8350 Black Edition 8 Core Processor (4.0/4.2GHz, 8MB Level 3 Cache, 8MB Level 2 Cache, Socket AM3+, 125W, Retail Boxed) - AMD
£131.00

LiteOn IHAS124-04 24x SATA Half Height Internal DVDRW Drive - Black - Lite On
£13.34

Sapphire Dual-X Radeon R9 270X OC 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card with Boost - SAPPHIRE
£149.60
Asus M5A97 R2.0 Motherboard (AMD 970/SB950, 4x DDR3, S-ATA 600, ATX, PCI-Express 2.0, USB 3.0, USB BIOS Flashback, Windows 8 Ready, Socket AM3+) - Asus
£59.00

Corsair CML8GX3M1A1600C10 Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (1x8GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz CL10 XMP Performance Desktop Memory Module Black - Corsair
£67.95
Corsair CX750 Builder Series CX 750W ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Bronze PSU - Corsair£63.99
Subtotal: £564.35
 

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Okay thank you. Is there any real cheap SSDs as I do not want to spend over $800 on the base computer. so that leaves about $70
 
Well if you watch the sales you may be able to get one around 89 bucks The brands I suggest is Samsung Kingston and OCZ are you in the states. You will want at least 120 gig some do it on 64 gig but you have very little space for windows upgrades and such afterwards.
 

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Ok and I am in Australia so the prices are higher
 

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i just want to ask..,because im building one and this build of yours is almost the same as mine except for the graphics, im getting msi radeon r9 270x..will it be better?
 

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Thanks for the help robax91. The problem is that they are out of stock on your suggested graphics card. Do you have any suggested cards to replace it?