Need some advice on my first build.

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Canipe

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Trying to make a fairly decent gaming pc for around 400 dollars. here is a list of the parts. (I need to know if they are all compatible and if there is better options to any of them) thanks!

case- http://www.amazon.com/NZXT-Source-210-ELITE-Midtower/dp/B005869IUY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1401726073&sr=8-3&keywords=nzxt+210+case

HDD- http://www.amazon.com/WD-Green-Desktop-Hard-Drive/dp/B006GDVREI/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1401726409&sr=8-5&keywords=western+digital+1tb

CPU- http://www.amazon.com/AMD-FD6300WMHKBOX-FX-6300-Processor-Edition/dp/B009O7YORK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1401726491&sr=8-1&keywords=fx+cpu+6300

RAM- http://www.amazon.com/1600MHz-PC3-12800-Desktop-KHX16C9B1BK2-8X/dp/B00A3VOA3O/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1401726628&sr=8-4&keywords=8gb+ddr3

Graphics Card- http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-PCI-Express-Graphics-11201-17-20G/dp/B00A0HZOEA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1401727649&sr=8-1&keywords=SAPPHIRE+11201-17CPO+Radeon+HD+7770+GHz+Edition+1GB+128-Bit+GDDR5+PCI+Express+3.0+CrossFireX+Support+Video+Card

Power Supply- http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Series-Watt-CX500/dp/B0092ML0MY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1401726886&sr=8-1&keywords=corsair+cx500

Motherboard- http://www.amazon.com/MSI-A78M-E35-Bolton-Micro-Motherboard/dp/B00HGLX8J6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1401726998&sr=8-1&keywords=msi+socket+fm2+amd+motherboard+fm2-a75ma-e35
 
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jaraldo

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Does it have to be from amazon? They tend to have inflated prices by $5-10 per part, and on a $400 budget build that is bad news :)

pcpartpicker.com will list compatibility issues, if any, with your build.

Last thing, "fairly decent" and "$400 pc" don't really go together. What type of games are you going to try to play?

Edit: your cpu is am3+ and your motherboard is fm2/fm2+ , they won't work together.
 
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(Doesnt have to be from amazon) nothing too hardware intensive, minecraft... tf2... none of the crazy new stuff :p (Ill be sure to change the motherboard or cpu)
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($114.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($37.48 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $396.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-02 13:45 EDT-0400)

This is a decent entry level gaming rig.
 
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Thank you!
 
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jaraldo

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^ would take that one, good cpu and gpu. The PSU is a great deal and it's the last day of the sale. You could up your budget by $50 and get 8gb of memory and a 1TB hard drive to, but that's up to you.

Your only other option would be the the fm2+ cpu/motherboard, it has upgrade paths unlike this one, but they will be less powerful most likely. I would still take RazerZ build. :)
 
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