$530 Gaming Build With Radeon R7 265 And 8GB Ram Help

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My max budget is $536 ish...
Please make sure you include the following:

Case: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-vl80001w2z

Keyboard: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-keyboard-6jh00001

Network Adapter (I have NO ethernet, and this build has to be portable): http://pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwn725n

So yea, i dont really want MINI-ITX, want to later be able to crossfire/SLI...So this mobo would be ideal: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-970ag46

But do whatever you can, thanks.
 
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Then definitely go with the first build I posted if you pick either of them, it's much higher quality.
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i dont think the 970 chipset can crossfire/sli very well, i think its limited to one x16 and one x4 or x8, which wouldnt be best, but x8 would probably be fine. x4 is a no-no. for clarification - your budget is 536 with those parts listed or without? and you have a r7 256 and 8gb ram you want to use?
 
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If you don't need an operating system:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Microsoft Keyboard 200 Wired Standard Keyboard ($9.99 @ B&H)
Total: $531.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-30 21:12 EDT-0400)

If you do need an OS:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB Video Card ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Microsoft Keyboard 200 Wired Standard Keyboard ($9.99 @ B&H)
Total: $552.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-30 21:21 EDT-0400)


The warnings are just saying you need to update the BIOS once you get your motherboard.
One word of advice though, if this build is supposed to be portable, wouldn't you be better off going with an mATX case?
 
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yea, but that case only weighs like 10 pounds,
 
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rationale is always spot on ! thats a nice rig for the price...i would second that the one with the FX-6300 will serve you well...if you could juice up the budget just a little more to get a r9 270 gpu instead that would be really worth it for gaming, other than that nice one i picked as the best answer..
 
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Okay, I've changed the motherboard to a version that's otherwise identical, but has a USB 3.0 header (You'll want that eventually).
I've also revised some other parts for a slightly more blue color scheme.
The video card now has some blue parts, and offers a bit better performance than the R7 260x.

Also, this is a link to some other quiet Thermaltake fans with blue LEDs, to increase the blue-ness. They operate at 17dba, which is quiet.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106227

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($75.91 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 2GB Video Card ($133.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Microsoft Keyboard 200 Wired Standard Keyboard ($9.99 @ B&H)
Total: $549.82
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-03 23:21 EDT-0400)
 
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