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SublimeIllusion

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I've been a Mac guy for years and am saying good-bye to paying for the name so please excuse my ignorance in building from parts.
I have Ram , a hard drive and a tower so these are what I've gathered to form the rest. I also would prefer Linux over Windows as the OS, I only can guess that this will be penguin ready.

Motherboard : asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0
Processor : AMD 4130 Zambezi Quad Core
Video Card: PowerColor TurboDuoAXR9 280x
Power Supply : Kingwin ABT 750MM
750 W crossfire ready.

I'd greatly appreciate the assistance in telling me if I've got parts that work together ! My concerns are that I will buy a part that won't work with another part like the Video Card not working or the cpu not having the correct socket on the motherboard. I'm good with assembly and disassembly

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I am in Canada so it's very difficult to get parts from the USA without problems with Duty at border.
 
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i would definitely recommend you pay $20 more and get amd fx 6300 instead and get different mobo because you might need to update your bios with that mobo and definitely change your psu to seasonic, xfx or corsair as kingwin is not a well known psu maker. Also 750w is overkill for you system you can go for 600w. here is the parts i would personally pick

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($114.47 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($328.99 @ Staples)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $588.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-11 12:43 EST-0500)
 
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Here is a better build with a bit more power and a full build. Should run most games maxed out at 1080p at a good framerate. One issue - Linux doesn't really have that many games. Most are made and optimized for Windows 8. Everything here is compatible and works together perfectly. If you need help putting together the computer, you can ask me for help.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($86.48 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($328.99 @ Staples)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $947.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-11 12:42 EST-0500)

Windows 8 64 bit - http://www.bestbuy.com/site/windows-8-1-64-bit-system-builder-oem-windows/2441992.p?id=1219073317028&skuId=2441992

Good luck with building it and I hope all goes well for you!
 
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