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Darth Venator

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I am looking to build my first gaming pc and i was wondering if this is good or if there is anything that i could upgrade that would still be around the same price.

Case: Cougar Challenger

Hard Drive: 1TB seagate

Mother Board: ASRock FM2A75M Pro4+

CPU: Amd A-10 6800K

GPU: EVGA 02G-P4-3753-KR GeForce GTX 750 Ti Superclocked 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card

RAM: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM

Power Supply: EVGA 500 B 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified 500W

Monitor: PHILIPS 246V5LHAB/27

Build costs around $770
 
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If you don't need windows you could put that money into a getting an fx8320 over the 6300 and a stronger GPU like the r9 270 or 270x.

Maybe consider this:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RpYprH
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RpYprH/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RpYprH/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.78 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.99 @ Amazon)...
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If you don't need windows you could put that money into a getting an fx8320 over the 6300 and a stronger GPU like the r9 270 or 270x.

Maybe consider this:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RpYprH
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RpYprH/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RpYprH/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.78 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.67 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: BenQ GW2255 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($115.14 @ Amazon)
Total: $797.50
 
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