Final Part Choices

salvador verduzco

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Jul 8, 2013
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After a lot of research, I think I have picked the parts that would be good for a gaming pc that is in my budget. Just want you guys to double check that everything is good, and i'm not over paying for anything and all these are solid choices. Thanks! (Everything is going to be from microcenter)

Fx-6300

http://www.microcenter.com/product/401797/FX_6300_Black_Edition_35GHz_Six-Core_Socket_AM3_Boxed_Processor

Gtx 760

http://www.microcenter.com/product/419486/02G-P4-3765-KR_NVIDIA_GeForce_GTX_760_Superclocked_ACX_Cooler_2048MB_GDDR5_PCIe_x16_30_Video_Card

Corsair 500 watts

http://www.microcenter.com/product/406087/CX_Series_CX500M_500_Watt_ATX_Modular_Power_Supply

NZXT Mid Tower ATX

http://www.microcenter.com/product/378074/Classic_Series_Source_210_Mid_Tower_ATX_Computer_Case

Crucial Ballistix 8GB

http://www.microcenter.com/product/382101/Ballistix_Sport_8GB_DDR3-1600_(PC3-12800)_CL9_Dual_Channel_Desktop_Memory_Kit_(Two_4GB_Memory_Modules)

MSI 970A

http://www.microcenter.com/product/401771/970A-G46_AM3_ATX_AMD_Motherboard

WD Blue 1TB

http://www.microcenter.com/product/398271/Blue_1TB_7,200_RPM_SATA_60Gb-s_35_Internal_Hard_Drive_WD10EZEX_-_Bare_Drive

Windows 8.1, 24" monitor

The total for all of this is just under $1,000. Is this what you guys expected it to be about?







 

jaraldo

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($142.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $712.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-18 02:49 EDT-0400)

With around $300 to spare, that should get you the monitor and win 8.
I was too lazy to get the prices of the parts from Micro Center (should be similar), but I feel this build is better overall.
 
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