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Hi...

I want to build a good AMD gaming desktop...I was thinking about this configuration...

Cabinet - NZXT Phantom 410
Processor - AMD FX 6350
Motherboard - Gigabyte 970A - DS3P (AMD 970)
Ram - Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB 1866Mhz DDR3
Internal Hard Drive - 2 TB Seagate 7200RPM
Power Supply - Corsair 450W
Graphic Card - AMD Radeon R9 270X
DVD Writer - Samsung 24x
Cabinet Cooler - Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo
CPU Compound - Artic Cooling MX-4 Thermal Compound

Any feed back will be welcome ...
 
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The i5-4670k is the best i5 (performance/$ wise). Here is a build with the i5 and a motherboard that supports it:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£103.04 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.22 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5"...
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What is your budget?

Couple of things:
CPU: Mostly people go for the fx 6300 or the fx 8320, the performance difference between the 6300 and the 6350 is not really worth the price increase
RAM: 8gb is more than enough for gaming, most games are barely using 6gb now with a rare few using more than 6
PSU: 450w is cutting it close for power needs and limits your future upgrades. I recommend 550w. Also I don't like the corsair cx models, they use chinese capacitors in the cx series and have a higher likelyhood of failure at high loads.

If you give a budget someone will put together a decent build for your needs.

Are you located in the US or another country? Part prices are different for different locations.
 
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I live in England...i thought off 16GB Ram is because my girlfriend loves the Sims...with all the expansion packs thought 16GB would be enough...my budget is between £800 - £900...
 
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This is a start

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£104.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£107.84 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.22 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£257.00 @ Ebuyer)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£82.09 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£57.50 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £795.08
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-10 20:11 BST+0100)

If you really want 16gb ram that would be easy to get in your budget but it is not needed.
Also, at this budget you could get an i5
 
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i5 4670k if you're just gaming AND you want to overclock.
i5 4570 or i5 4670 if you're just gaming but do not wish to overclock.

You can get an i7 as well, but only if you're into rendering and more multi-threaded stuff.
 
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The i5-4670k is the best i5 (performance/$ wise). Here is a build with the i5 and a motherboard that supports it:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£103.04 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.22 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£257.00 @ Ebuyer)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£82.09 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£57.50 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £848.27
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-10 20:58 BST+0100)

Everything is the same except the mobo and CPU
 
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Major difference between the fx 8320 and i5:

i5 - More powerful per core performance, 4 cores

fx-8320 - 8 cores, less power per core

Games in the past year have not utilized more than 4 cores so the i5 gives better performance on those games but if games that utilize 6 or 8 cores start coming out then we may see some changes to that. Both are great performers for gaming and for many people it is just a personal preference. I prefer the i5 route but have no problems with the fx-8320s.
 
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