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SkwishyDunkeYxD

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Hello guys! I'm semi-sorta new at the whole building a PC thing and I just wanted to make sure my build is gonna work out nice and smoothwith no hardware problems:

Motherboard:
MSI FM2-A75MA-E35

CPU:
AMD Athlon x4 ii 760k 3.8 ghz

RAM:
Corsair Vengeance 4gb DDR3

PSU
CX500w

HDD:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500gb

Shell:
NZXT Source 210

And finally, the part I am most worried about is the GPU: The XFX Radeon 2gb 7850 ghz edition is looking pretty sexy. My original build was a 7770 ghz edition but I did some research and it looks like I could fit the 7850 with my current build. Or should I get the 1gb XFX Radeon 7850?

Note: I have already purchased the Case, Motherboard, and Hard drive.

Thanks :]
 
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Your case can handle that card fine. Look.

VGA Clearance Maximum 230mm w/ hard drive, 330mm w/o hard drive


And that GPU is 234mm, so you can put it if you dont have a hard drive as obstacle, you can and you should put your hdd at very bottom of your case so you can have most of your case space to spare for the GPU.
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For sure the HD 7850 will be better and I really will recomend you the 2GB version. Newer games can easily chew up 2GB of VRAM @1080p like Battlefield 4 (at least battlefield 3 did) and Far Cry 3.

If there is a considerable margin between the 1GB version to the 2GB version, stick with 1GB one as it is actually enough for most games out there, if not go for the 2GB version or even better go to straight to a HD7870 or r9 270x as those GPU are pretty much great at the 180$ price point.


About the whole system, it looks good. Just note that Athlon doesnt have internal GPU so will need to have a GPU to attach your screen always. And for the memory, are you buying a single 4GB stick, right? so you can always get another one later to have a 2x4GB dual channel set up. If you are buying a couple of 2GB sticks you are limiting yourself the expandability to have more RAM.

The rest, looks good, nice case and nice PSU.
 
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I would highly recommend changing your PSU to something stronger, considering your GPU's minimum requirements are 500W plus 100W for your CPU. there's no headroom here. And do note, that the PSU is something you do not want to "cheap out" on. It is by far the most important component in your whole system.
As for the graphics card, I would get the 2GB version.
I would get at lease 8GB of RAM (2x4GB)
 
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SkwishyDunkeYxD

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I would prefer my budget to stay under $500, but if need be I could save my pennies for a huge boost in performance.

Is my current build compatible with the HD7870? Like my PSU, etc.?

And I'm planning on getting a 4gb and then an 8gb stick later this year.

 
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It doens't need 500 watts for itself, they just recommend that wattage for a system with this GPU. 500 watts is plenty for that system, he is probably drawing about 300 watts altogether. Additionally, those recommendations are very conservative because they are accounting for the average PSU, which likely isn't a quality unit from Antec/SeaSonic/XFX/Corsair.
 
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SkwishyDunkeYxD

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The biggest problem with the 7870 is that it's 100 dollars more. ;]

The 7850 1gb has a slightly better rating on Amazon then the 2gb version. Is this just due to people comparing the 2gb version to other 2gb gpus?
 
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I'm kinda late, lol !

Most of things I wanted to say, some people did already mention, as that Corsair CX500w PSU is pretty much enough for most GPU's even some mid-to-high end ones like the GTX 760 or even a single R9 280x. Cosair is well known for making solid PSU's and it even carry enough conectors to feed a Titan LOL.

I just did a quick check on Amazon, if it is there where you are buying, all i can say that those GPU are overpriced, most of then aren't even sold by Amazon or it's manufacturer, but for some sellers trying to take advantage of it.

You say that your budget is about 500 bucks, how much do you actually have for the GPU itself so we can give a good recomendation? For under 200 bucks, this is pretty good GPU. http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GDDR5-2GB-2xDVI-Graphics-GV-R927OC-2GD/dp/B00GWSYVUY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389224561&sr=8-1&keywords=r9+270
 
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Here is what i came up with and it is just 20 dollars over 500. You could get a smaller harddrive or a cheaper case or something to bring the price down.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2y2bJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2y2bJ/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2y2bJ/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($76.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($29.99 @ Mac Mall)
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($169.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $519.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-08 18:56 EST-0500)
 
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SkwishyDunkeYxD

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So far I've spent 105 for the motherboard, case, and harddrive, 40 for the PSU. So that leaves about 250-300 for the processor and gpu, as I'm gonna use the RAM I already have for a few months.

Is the r9 270 better than the 2gb 7850?

And is the athlon x4 760k a good match for the r9?
 
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If you didnt want to spend the extra money you could get a 7870ghz which is almost identical to the 270x for 10 bucks cheaper, or get the 7850 and overclock it to bring it up to the same level as the 270x and 7870. they are all compatible with your motherboard as well. xfx is a good brand I would trust them
 
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Your case can handle that card fine. Look.

VGA Clearance Maximum 230mm w/ hard drive, 330mm w/o hard drive


And that GPU is 234mm, so you can put it if you dont have a hard drive as obstacle, you can and you should put your hdd at very bottom of your case so you can have most of your case space to spare for the GPU.
 
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SkwishyDunkeYxD

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Okay haha, just wanted to make sure causes gt430 isn't working well with it at the moment. I have one more question if you wouldn't mind. I'm looking for a DVD drive. I'm looking for one that is compatible with SATA cables right? I don't need a high end one. Just enough to get my cd games onto my hard drive.
 
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