New to building pcs, need help on configurations

toothiermike

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Hey guys, i'm not really tech savvy but i wanted to try and build my own computer for gaming purposes. I came up with the following configuration
1. Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced - High Air Flow Full Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0 and All-Black Interior
2.Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
3.GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
4.CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
5.G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
6.AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor FD8350FRHKBOX
7.CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i Extreme Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler. 240mm
8.EVERCOOL HD-F117 Aluminum HDD Cooling Device
please let me know what you guys think, this whole set up comes out around 1,092 on newegg
 

joker50060

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Go with an I5 4690K
Get a Corsair case much better and tougher but the case is fine
change the PSU to XFX , EVGA ,ANTEC or even seasonic but just don't go with Corsair for PSUs
go with Adata XPG V2 RAM has a cool look and a fantastic heat sink
WHY an HDD cooler? its kinda not that so important