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drfeelzgood

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I played around with pcpartpicker and think I succesfully got something affordable and good going here. Though im at the point where im not knoledgable enough to be confident in all this pc build stuff

NEW* again*
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2x3cG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2x3cG/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2x3cG/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($95.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($251.02 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $801.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-07 02:00 EST-0500)

New list that is 2 doller over oh noes. Jk jk.gonna miss glass view on other case oh well...

Videocard: [strike]as you know 200 dollar budget for card. Needs to be able play battlefield 4 on stable framerate (never want it drop below 45)in 1080p . In future as upgrade I want to just buy another of it and pop in case for better preformance. (Any better cards for this feature than one in parts list above???)[/strike] hope the 50 dollar difference is worth this one??

Case: [strike]this is were im really weak at. I need nice case that can fit these parts and maybe fit in a little more like the second graphics card I was talking about. As for aesthetics im a sucker for glass panel or like some glass thingy on the side so I can see the parts.[/strike] See the thing is im really bad at case management (cable management, securing in parts correctly, etc)

So need to knows about case management would help me become a better pc enthusiast (maybe tips or a link would be awesome)

Sorry for length and if anyone who reads all this and helps me will be a saint in my eyes.
many thanks and blessings
-drfeelzgood
 
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dnlans88

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Corsair 500R if you like the white one go with that.
as for a card i would try a http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121660 its $179 with a rebate card.
i would like to let you know that you have a 8 core, you could prolly get a more powerful 6 or 4 core for less money since most games run no where near 8 cores. on top of that the 970 mobo you selected needs a bios update right out of the box just to run the 8 core you selected. i would find a cheaper 4 or 6 core and get a slightly better mobo if i were you. on top of the the psu you selected is a little low wattage if you want to do some upgrades down the line. a 650 or 700 may do you well if you can fit it in the budget if not the 550 should be okay for a good amount of time.
 
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drfeelzgood

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At dnlans88

Super super thanks for speedy answer. Ok that graphics card seems awesome(yet to look up its sli capabilities and compatability). Gonna look up case soon and will update pcpartpicker based on your information thnx

More suggestions if you thinks its worth noting guys. Collaboration leads to excellence.
 
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realchaos

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.95 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $799.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-07 01:31 EST-0500)

-Cheaper processor. At this budget, the FX-6300 is a very appealing processor.
-Better quality motherboard. The LE version lacks VRM heatsinks so you can't overclock very well on that board.
-Cheaper RAM, same performance.
-Better quality case.
-GTX 760 is a very strong gpu, stronger than the GTX 660 by a lot. The GTX 760 should be able to play BF4 on high-ultra settings without MSAA with good fps.
 
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drfeelzgood

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Everything is excellent but im waiting on confirmation that those are best cpu and motherboards for this rig (almost over the case change. Cant believe im caring so much on a glass panel thingy!)
I decided ill just look up some good case management articles on google
 
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realchaos

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The Phenom II x4 965 BE is discontinued, so you can't buy it from an official retailer. You can only buy it second-hand through websites like Ebay. I would suggest going for the FX-6300 as it's just a bit more and offers a good performance increase.
Since the FX-6300 is an extra $15 over the Phenom II x4 965, you can save $15 by downgrading to a 600w psu: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600m
750w is overkill since you're not going to even use 500.
 
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