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AMD Radeon
very good build

it is alternative revision of your build
better PSU, 430 is barely enough for gtx 760. go for a good 550W psu
Radeon 270X, the price goes down, will make a complete AMD build


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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Antec...
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Judicious
Dec 23, 2011
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very good build

it is alternative revision of your build
better PSU, 430 is barely enough for gtx 760. go for a good 550W psu
Radeon 270X, the price goes down, will make a complete AMD build


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $591.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-13 21:51 EDT-0400)
 
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tynoslen

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Mar 13, 2014
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How do you think the 270x compares to the GTX 760 in performance? Is there any board you would recommend over the biostar?
 
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AMD Radeon

AMD Radeon

Judicious
Dec 23, 2011
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^ 270X is slightly below GTX 760
but with mantle technology that will be optimized with future gaming
the price gap $40, you can cut from that

the appropriate board for FX 6 cores is ASUS M5A97 (not LE version). but it is costly
anyway, unless you heard something bad about this biostar mobo, stick with it
 
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tynoslen

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Sorry about all the Questions but would you recommend windows 7 or windows 8/8.1 for this build. I haven't build a pc since 2007 when Vista was my option.
 
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