first time build how does it look?

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Prod1gy_X

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Hey everybody I think I have finished my build would really like to hear peoples opinions and what games I should be able to run with this set up. These prices are in AUD and maybe a little bit higher as I am buying it all local.

Case: aerocool strike-x $159
Cpu: fx-8320 $179
Mobo: asrock990 fx extreme 3 $120
Gpu: msi gaming r9 290 $495
Ram: 2x4gb 1866 kingston $99
Ssd: kingston 120gb $79
Hdd: seagate 2tb $94
psu: antec hcg 520 $89
OS: windows 7 or 8.1??

If u dont mind giving me your opinion performance wise and keep in mind this is my first ever build so if I have missed something please tell me. I want to be able to play COD, BF, WOW range of different games varying in age obviously too. But say if I want to play watchdogs can I? Will it be good?

Thanx everybody hope to hear back soon
Cheers :)
 
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Rakeen70210

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If you have that much money to spend on a CPU and want a CPU that is really good with a good upgrade path just get an i5. Im pretty sure any i5 beats the 8320 unless you overclock the CPU really high.
 
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Prod1gy_X

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Awesome so the 620 would be enough and its only an extra $10 so that is great I can do that.

I didnt choose the i5 because they cost more which then leaves me with less to spend on my gpu as this is the absolute limit of my budget as it is.

As I have never done any overclocking at all I am not sure if it is easy or not but once it is built I may look into it to try to give me a little bit more. Thanx

 
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A moderate overclock is pretty easy nowadays. The motherboard does have settings for it, but most people like to up it or not use it. But other than that, it's a good build and the HCG 620 is more than sufficient. So to put your build into perspective for Watch Dogs, the R9 290 performs at about 36 fps on Ultra settings w/ 8xMSAA @1080p. But Watch Dog definitely needs patching because it is really sub-optimal right now. But if you play on High setting, 4xMSAA @1080p, then you can get 45+ fps. So it's pretty good. Hopefully those numbers will be better post-patch. I don't have an ETA for the patch though.
 
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Prod1gy_X

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Cool I was looking at getting an cpu cooler couple weeks after the build anyway because I want to make sure it all stays cool and lasts. I guess once I have it I will start reading and see how I go thanx
 
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