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April 10, 2014 3:57:44 AM

specs

Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard

AMDFX-6300 Six Core Socket AM3+

Corsair Hydro Series H100i CPU cooler

Vengeance — 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 RAM

Galaxy GeForce GTX 770 GC 2GB Video Card

Corsair 750W CX750 80 PLUS Bronze Power Supply

128GB Solid State Drive

2TB Western Digital HDD

Thermaltake Chaser MK-I Full Tower Chassis

Total cost $1370.60 AUD

some questions i have will there be bottlenecks if so how big?

and is there any part that will be around the same price that can preform better?

Thanks in advance

Note: Im not going for the cheaper im going for quiet fast with a blue color theme to it under $1400

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April 10, 2014 4:10:14 AM

much better build. btw red is an awesome color makes it look more like a gaming pc.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($189.00 @ PCCaseGear)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($189.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($429.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($75.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($125.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($21.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $1324.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-10 21:18 EST+1000)
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April 10, 2014 4:11:57 AM

looks good. I'd get the 212 evo over the h100. also you could save 50 and get a more modestly priced case.
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April 10, 2014 4:15:25 AM

ModernWarfare said:
much better build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($189.00 @ PCCaseGear)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($189.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($429.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($75.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.02 @ Mwave Australia)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($21.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $1318.02
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-10 21:11 EST+1000)


yeah i like this much better. only thing i would change is get a higher watt PSU to give you more head room. something like the corsair enthusiast 650w.
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April 10, 2014 4:25:28 AM

better psu added for sli in the future or overclocking.
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April 10, 2014 4:28:58 AM

ModernWarfare said:
much better build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($189.00 @ PCCaseGear)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($189.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($429.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($75.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($125.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($21.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $1324.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-10 21:18 EST+1000)


ModernWarfare said:
better psu added for sli in the future or overclocking.

Im going for a blue color theme but i can do red thanks for the help and how quiet will this be i plan to record/edit and upload vids and stream from time to time
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April 10, 2014 4:48:18 AM

it will run smoothly on 8cores you need for running lots of applications. it will be quiet and great. zalman is a great brand :) .
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April 10, 2014 4:51:36 AM

ModernWarfare said:
it will run smoothly on 8cores you need for running lots of applications. it will be quiet and great. zalman is a great brand :) .

Again thanks you've helped me heaps and saved me $100 or so bucks :) 
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April 10, 2014 5:05:20 AM

good luck with your new build im happy for you :) .
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