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NeonMane

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I've been using an HP Compaq Presario Media Centre for the past 3 years and would like an upgrade. Here's what I came up with:

AMD FX-6300 Processor
ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2
Kingston Black 8GB 2x4GB DDR3-1600 RAM
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB Hard Drive
EVGA GTX 750 Ti Superclocked
Corsair Carbide 200R
Corsair CX430M 80+ Bronze Power Supply
Windows 8.1

I will be buying the parts in about 2 weeks.
Budget is a semi strict $700. $40 or less over budget is acceptable but no more. Include OS.
Gaming and web surfing will be what it is used for.
I have a monitor.
I will be buy only from Amazon and Newegg. It's a trust thing.
I live in the US.
I'll be overclocking in the future but not when I build the machine.
I would like the ability of having SLI and Crossfire configurations in the future.
I plan to upgrade everything as necessary. I just want to get started with actual gaming and not a terrible, low res, 2 FPS experience.
 
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I smell happy newegg

Different motherboard, case, and PSU. All of the components that I've replaced are either cheaper with good quality or more expensive for a lot better quality.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $671.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-09 04:13 EDT-0400)

Hope you like it.
 
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Novuake

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At 700$ you can do a lot better.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/36ICl
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/36ICl/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/36ICl/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $720.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-09 04:21 EDT-0400)
 
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verma1891

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I also recommend this build!!
 
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Vic 40

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That is the best single card build.

Mine is close to your original and has the option to go for sli without the need to buy extra or new components,it also has a better gpu in it,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($195.38 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec GX500 ATX Mid Tower Case ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $737.28
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-09 06:41 EDT-0400)


 
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But you drop graphics performance by 20%.

SLI is generally not optimal on a 192bit interface as well.
 
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Vic 40

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As i said,




I just gave the ts what he asked for and better compared to his list.Later on when added will 2xgtx 660 beat one gtx760.
The price of the gpu is also lower,about 25%,so in terms of comparing performance to price it's a good choice too.

 
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Novuake

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So you are giving him LESS 20% for a few dollars more?
Geez logic.
 
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The few dollars more are in other parts.And yes they make the sli possible.:p

It's up to the ts to make the choice whether he wants the sli option or the better build now and just upgrade the gpu to a better one when needed.

Again like i said,i agree that the gtx 760 is the better option.
 
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I didn't say gtx 760 sli,i talked about a single card with that one.From comparing reviews sits the gtx 660 sli about in between the gtx 770 and the gtx 780 in performance.
 
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That is quite obvious that 2 660's will peerform better than a single 760. But is it worth to get a weaker card today and wait for an year or so to sli, and in the meantime, think that I will sli someday? Also, if you were suggesting him an SLI build, why the 500W psu? SO that after an year when (if) he gets the second 660, he will have to get a new psu too to run the sli configuration?
 
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NeonMane

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Guys, I know I'll need a better PSU for multi-GPU and GPU upgrades. Like I said, I just want to experience games. If I can play games at 1600x900 at 15 FPS, fine. I just want to start a true gaming experience instead of my current laggy experience. And I forgot to mention, no rebates.
 
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