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Is this any good for gaming? If you can give me links to parts of equal or greater quality for less, that'd be appreciated. Thanks.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($192.27 @ TigerDirect)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 2.0 Performer 81.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($82.27 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Asus P8B75-M/CSM Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($74.99 @ TigerDirect)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($105.27 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($97.27 @ TigerDirect)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($147.27 @ TigerDirect)
Case: Xion XON-560 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($48.42 @ TigerDirect)
Case Fan: SilenX EFX-08-15B 32.0 CFM 80mm Fan ($15.27 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ TigerDirect)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit)
Total: $833.02
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-01 18:39 EST-0500)
 
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lucasz
The stock intel fan will work just fine for you. There's no need to get an aftermarket cooler since you can't oc. With that saved money you can get an R9 270X which is a much better card.
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The stock intel fan will work just fine for you. There's no need to get an aftermarket cooler since you can't oc. With that saved money you can get an R9 270X which is a much better card.
 
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MFBLO96

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I would take out the SSD and go for a hdd. They offer much more storage, 120gb total isn't a lot. Windows uses 30gb, and that would leave room for only three to four games.
500gb HDDs are about half the price.
Unless you plan on overclocking you wouldn't need that much cpu cooler, you could use the stock one. I'm using a stock cooler and it works just fine.
And the. Put the extra 130 into a gtx 760
Gtx 760 has 1152 cores
R7 260x has 900 cores
 
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AMD-FX

AMD-FX

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Thanks for the help!



I'm using the SSD as a boot drive for Windows 8.1 and Ubuntu. Not sure I wanna get rid of it.
 
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AMD-FX

AMD-FX

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Dec 31, 2013
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This better?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.29 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus P8B75-M/CSM Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($91.57 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($75.69 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($205.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Xion XON-560 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: SilenX EFX-08-15B 32.0 CFM 80mm Fan ($7.49 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: CoolMax 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $837.63
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-01 19:28 EST-0500)
 
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