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TruLegend

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PROCESSOR AMD FX-6200 3.8GHz Six-Core AM3+ Processor
COOLING FAN AMD STANDARD COOLING FAN
MOTHERBOARD (SPECIAL) Biostar A960D+ Socket AM3+/ AMD 760G/ DDR3/ A&V&GbE/ MicroATX Motherboard
RAM 4GB (1 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1333MHz (PC3 10600) Dual Channel
HARD DRIVE SEAGATE / WD 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB CACHE SATA 6.0Gb/s
OPTICAL DRIVE 24X DUAL LAYER DVD-RW
PCI-EXPRESS VIDEO CARD (SPECIAL) nVidia GeForce GT620 1GB DDR3 DVI/VGA HDMI PCI-EXP Video Card
SOUND CARD REALTEK 6-CHANNEL DIGITAL SOUND ONBOARD
NETWORK CARD REALTEK 10/100/1000 Gigabit Network Card (onboard)
COMPUTER CASE ALLPCZONE ENTERPRISE MID-TOWER ATX CASE
POWER SUPPLY ANTEC 450 WATT HIGH PERFORMANCE POWER SUPPLY

Ends up @ $470
 
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@TruLegend - You can downgrade to 500GB, no problem with that.
I think the case you linked is from a generic Chinese brand, but the Newegg reviews are positive. The case is compatible with the parts so you can use it but I still think the NZXT 210 is the safer bet.

If you do decide to go for this case, don't ever use its bundled power supply, disassemble it, throw it away and install a better one. To know why head over to this great article by Toms - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/low-cost-psu-pc-power-supply,2862.html

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I don't like the FX-6200 because of its lower single-threaded performance and higher power consumption compared to the newer AMD offerings, so although the 750K has one less module I would still...
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I'm assuming you're looking at a prebuilt PC? If you build it yourself, you can get much better performance for the same price:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($116.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.25 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($95.38 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($34.99 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $473.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-29 13:29 EST-0500)


The 7770 GHz edition will destroy the 620 for gaming.
 
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I was thinking about building it my self, but when I looked at a couple videos I saw that you have to move wires around and all, which seems to be the hardest part. I will probably mess something up.
 
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FX-6200 is an older Bulldozer cpu, you should get the newer Piledriver-based cpus. Anyway, on this budget if you get the FX-6xxx cpu you won't have enough left for the other stuff - the gt 620 is a very weak gpu, the power supply is so-so and a single-channel 4gb memory is not ideal.

The following PC will serve you much better for gaming

Athlon X4 750K - 80$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113328

MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 - 60$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130662

G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) - 70$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231653

Gigabyte HD7770 - 90$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125417

CORSAIR CX430 - 45$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

NZXT Source 210 - 40$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146075

Western Digital WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM - 60$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339

SAMSUNG DVD Burner 24X - 20$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151266

Total: 465$

Note that I picked memory modules which were verified to operate at 2133mhz but can safely operate at 1866mhz which is guaranteed to work with your cpu, I picked this part simply because it's a great piece of hardware and currently has the lowest price in Newegg.
 
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The 6200 is a bulldozer, but the 750k isn't any better.

Building is very easy, and the wires aren't really anything to be messed up. Don't worry about that. A build like this is very simple, and there are a ton of step by step videos that will help you. Check out LinusTechTips or CoreyHolzman on YouTube
 
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@TruLegend - You can downgrade to 500GB, no problem with that.
I think the case you linked is from a generic Chinese brand, but the Newegg reviews are positive. The case is compatible with the parts so you can use it but I still think the NZXT 210 is the safer bet.

If you do decide to go for this case, don't ever use its bundled power supply, disassemble it, throw it away and install a better one. To know why head over to this great article by Toms - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/low-cost-psu-pc-power-supply,2862.html

@HiTechObsessed -
I don't like the FX-6200 because of its lower single-threaded performance and higher power consumption compared to the newer AMD offerings, so although the 750K has one less module I would still get this over the FX-6200.

Bedsides that, your recommendation and mine are basically the same, except the fact that you got you better prices on some parts and managed to squeeze a better cpu.

Obviously the FX-6300 will be better than the 750K but the downsides to your recommendation are that the parts are from many different retailers, so warranty management is going to be harder, and I also don't like the motherboard because it's based on an older chipset which means no USB 3.0, no SATA 6 and most likely requires a BIOS update to boot properly with the new FX-6300, which means finding an older cpu just to boot the PC to upgrade the BIOS.

But if the OP can manage the harder warranty management and maybe replace the motherboard to one based on a newer 9xx chipset I'm all for it.
 
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