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Swapped to a better motherboard that can handle FX 83** cpu.
A non reference 290
A good quality power supply for single gpu. Corsair CX series aren't great. They use cheap caps.
Kingston SSDNow V300 uses cheap flash memory so it doesn't meet the advertised speed. A SSD is not necessary for gaming.




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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($108.00 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @...
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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($108.00 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.44 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($329.36 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $792.75
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-17 05:12 EDT-0400)


Get the r9 290 fast! An amazing build.
 
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Swapped to a better motherboard that can handle FX 83** cpu.
A non reference 290
A good quality power supply for single gpu. Corsair CX series aren't great. They use cheap caps.
Kingston SSDNow V300 uses cheap flash memory so it doesn't meet the advertised speed. A SSD is not necessary for gaming.




PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($108.00 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($369.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $795.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-17 05:24 EDT-0400)
 
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