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TheGuyWhoDoesntKnowShit

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Sooooo I'm looking for a cheap-ish gaming build. What changes would you make to it for around the same price?
PROCESSOR: Intel Core i5-3470 Quad-Core Processor 3.2 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53470
MOTHERBOARD: MSI LGA1155/Intel B75/DDR3/SATA3 USB 3.0/A&GbE/MicroATX Motherboard B75MA-P45
GRAPHICS CARD: XFXAMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB GDDR5 2DVI/HDMI/2 Mini Display Port PCI-Express Video Card FX787ACNFC
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8 GB ( 2 x 4 GB ) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) 240-Pin DDR3 Memory Kit for Core i3, i5, i7 and Platforms SDRAM CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9
HARD DRIVE: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0036Q7MV0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0036Q7MV0&linkCode=as2&tag=c09_11-20
 
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JakeM7926

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

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Diamond Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 700W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $689.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-20 03:30 EST-0500)


You can upgrade the GPU to something like a 280x or a GTX 770 if you want as well that would work nicely
 
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_Vass

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if this guy doesn't intend to overclock, i'd fo with the i5
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ldWN
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ldWN/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ldWN/benchmarks/

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $97.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-20 05:10 EST-0500)
 
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Scremin34Egl

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($185.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($57.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($60.24 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.95 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.19 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($20.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $839.32
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-20 05:27 EST-0500)

All from Amazon, as you suggested. Added in a gtx 760 which is a bit better than the 7870, though if you cant afford it, then drop it to an R9 270
 
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