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AielTears

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Setting up a build and looking for advice from the pros

ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX
$174.99
AMD FX-8350 Vishera 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8350FRHKBOX
$199.99
ASUS R9270X-DC2T-2GD5 Radeon R9 270X 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card
$219.99
Corsair Obsidian 750D Black ATX Full Tower Computer Case
$159.99
CORSAIR Hydro Series H110 Extreme Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler. 280mm
$127.99
Rosewill CAPSTONE-650-M 650W Continuous @ 50°C, Intel Haswell Ready, 80 PLUS GOLD, ATX12V v2.31 & EPS12V v2.92, SLI/CrossFire Ready, Modular Active PFC Power Supply
$99.99
SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD128BW 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
$119.99
G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL11D-8GBSR
$85.99

Appreciate you guys!
 
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Looks very good, the only suggestion I would I have would be to see if you could swing some extra money for a 760 or a 7950, I think you would be happier in the long run with one of those. But Im sure a 270x will serve you well.
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If I were you I would get a cheaper motherboard, case, drop the cooler for something cheaper and get a better GPU. Something like this, I will do it in a minute.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($98.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($313.50 @ B&H)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $847.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-03 22:19 EST-0500)

This way you get a more powerful GPU. The CPU is better for gaming than the AMD.I couldn't get the RAM in there as partpicker wouldn't let me :(
 
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Looks very good, the only suggestion I would I have would be to see if you could swing some extra money for a 760 or a 7950, I think you would be happier in the long run with one of those. But Im sure a 270x will serve you well.
 
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AielTears

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Thanks guys!
I was thinking of running Crossfire(?) with the 270x when I have a bigger budget to upgrade the PSU and get a second card. I've never used dual GPU so we will see if I can figure that out without looking too stupid.
 
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You probably can get away using your 650W with dual 270x, but you would have no headroom for anything else.
 
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