February '14 $650 Gaming PC Build.

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StelioKontos

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Preparing to assemble my first PC. It's primarily for gaming/normal use and I'm working with a pretty strict $650 budget. Just hoping some experienced builders out there could help me shape up the best rig my money can buy in Feburary. Don't have many particulars in terms of brands, other than I'd like a viable version of Windows (7 or 8.1, whichever you think is best going into 2014).Thanks in advance!
 
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StelioKontos

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No peripherals needed. Just the best compatible components I can put in the box. And to Ghetto Chicken, would it be managable to build the system with decent components if I could go up to $750 (on my desk) to include buying Windows? I'm a student, so going much higher isn't really viable. I'm not looking to smash benchmarks, just to game as comfortably as possible on the money I have. :D
 
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StelioKontos

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Thanks for the build getochkn! I'm definitely happy with the way this came together. My only concern is heat management. The Cooler Master case should have decent air flow, but will the single front-mounted 120mm be enough? If not, how many expansion fans (and at what positions) do you think I should focus on?
 
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Case is subjective. You can pick any $50 for that build, or get a few more cheap case fans. If you can squeeze $30 out of it, get a Hyper Evo 212 for the CPU too. Will let you overclock it if you want and get more power out of it, and keep it running cooler.
 
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Ok, gotcha on the case. And I may just go easy until I can snag a couple extra fans. The overclocking doesn't interest me much, as I am pretty much unfamiliar with managing BIOS settings. So, the liquid cooling remains a pipe dream for now. But, I will take your product recommendation in the future. Thanks again for all your help! I'm gonna see if I can robot-hump this damn laundry-machine of a PC into shape! :pt1cable:
 
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I think it's a decent build for your budget. It's always easy to say, well $30 and you could up to the 6350 or $55 more to an 8320 and then only $80 more and get an SSD and $90 more to upgrade the video card, but then the budget goes outs the window. For staying up $750 and coming in at $749, that's about the best you'll get it and it's well rounded for gaming and multi-use with nothing bottlenecking anything.

I just used that board and a 6350 in a build for my girlfriend and she'll probably get my 7870 when I upgrade, so she'll have about the same system.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.96 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($137.11 @ Mwave)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-03 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $631.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-16 22:22 EST-0500)
 
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