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baardie12

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So I am building an new computer because this one is old and broken (GPU overheating / 55c idle lol, tried getting new GPU; got a 550 ti and tested it in furmark went to 80c in 1 second then sent it back for a new one... And that one did the exact same thing)..

What do you think of this build?
CPU: AMD FX 8320 (£107)
CPU COOLER: Scythe Shuriken Rev.B (Already have in this PC)
GPU: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB (£149) + BF4, not sure whether to get another brad of 270x though
PSU: CX 600 (Already have in this PC)
HDD: 1TB Western Digital (£30, bought)
MOBO: ASRock 970 Pro3 2.0 (£51, bought already)
RAM: GeIL EVO CORSA Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 (£60.99)
CASE: GT White Advance (£30, bought)
CASE FANS: BitFenix BFF-SPRO-12025WW-RP 56.2 CFM 120mm Fan x 2 (£22.72)
CASE FANS: BitFenix BFF-SPRO-P14025WW-RP 122.2 CFM 140mm Fan x 1 (£11.99 )
THERMAL PASTE: Antec Formula 7 Nano Diamond 4g Thermal Paste (£8.92)
 
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Xiembeest

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Ready to go, but you dont need thermal compound if you intend to use the stock cooler that comes with your CPU because it will be pre-applied. I personally have no experience with xfx cards, but I do know that MSI and Asus have alternatives that I would trust more.

EDIT: MSI has a bf4 + 270x bundle, I checked. Asus doesn't.
 
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baardie12

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I'm using my current one that's in my pc right now, keeps my Intel Quad Q8200 nice and cool (25/30 idle and never gone past 45c playing games) Although I have some that came with it, Arctic Cooling MX-4; not sure if it's any good though because it came with the cooler.
 
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baardie12

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I'm not sure which graphics card to pick; -
http://www.dabs.com/products/msi-amd-radeon-r9-270x-1030mhz-2gb-gddr5-pci-express-3-0-hdmi-gaming--r9-270x-gaming-2g--916Q.html?utm_source=awin&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_content=AW00&awc=3044_1392297288_f914d358a4ec70de361512fc8f0e23aa

or

http://www.dabs.com/products/sapphire-technology-amd-radeon-r9-270x-2gb-gddr5-pci-e-hdmi-dual-x-oc-93Y4.html?utm_source=awin&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_content=AW00&awc=3044_1392297266_9ced8e3527ce3b72145e5e1ee7301655

or

http://www.ebuyer.com/580277-xfx-radeon-r9-270x-2gb-gddr5-vga-dual-dvi-hdmi-pci-e-graphics-r9-270x-cdfc

Which one would the best of them?
 
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Xiembeest

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I think it's safe to say that the MSI Twin Frozr is the generally regarded as one of the better coolers out there. That would be my choice.
 
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