media,games ,tv,work station all in one

John Satta

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I have built 10 boxes over the yrs.I am 68 want to cut the cord . sence my eyes are pretty bad
I have a hard time figuring out what components to use .I have a new case and hard drive 2 tb.
I have had better luck with AMD. and Asus thinking about FX 8350 I want it to work well with my
55 in.TV.can someone help me with rest of components would like to keep it under 1000.
thank you all
 
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Because you already have a case and an HDD, here's a great build for your price:


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($199.97 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($107.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($339.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply:...

Sylvanriv

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Because you already have a case and an HDD, here's a great build for your price:


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($199.97 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($107.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($339.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $910.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-14 18:41 EST-0500)

I included an SSD for fast load times, but if you don't want it you can remove it and cut about $90 off the total.
 
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John Satta

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