Review my First Build for me?
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- Jul 27, 2011
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Get a different case and PSU. The Cooler Master Elite series are very low end and have no cable management. You want at least a Corsair 300R for your budget, and I would also suggest getting a Seasonic G series or EVGA G2 - far better and less expensive than the Corsair TX that you had originally picked out. What is your budget?
- May 31, 2012
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You can do a LOT better with that budget:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($203.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($369.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Best Buy)
Keyboard: Logitech G105 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Cooler Master CM Storm Xornet Wired Optical Mouse ($20.65 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1118.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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twaelbroeck
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The FX series, 8320 in particular has a great track record for overclocking - not to mention being extremely capable for gaming at stock clocks.
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FX-8320 and FX-8350 are good CPUs but any budget over $1200 or more I'd go with an Intel i5-4670/4690K without even thinking about it.
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The xeon is better than a 5ghz 8320.
And you don't need to waste money on a cpu cooler or overpriced motherboard.
You could also go for the 4670k + z97 mobo, either way at this budget amd should be off the table for gaming.
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But then you're stuck with slow RAM, no onboard video and no overclocking capabilities. For gaming you should always at least consider the option of overclocking over a Xeon E3.
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Gaming and onboard video... huh? Well I guess it's nice as a backup option in case something happens.
You don't need to overclock, when the xeon is already faster than what the 8320 is capable of in gaming.
Actually even at a lower rated speed ram on the intel platforms is still faster than a amd with faster memory.
Because of the ancient memory controller they have.
There is also the option of going 1230v3 with hyper threading + h97 mobo as well. Costs a bit more but its basically a i7 4770 for ~$250.
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Can't argue with that but I'd personally rather have the overclocking option there when you need it, and you can always run on defaults if your system is unstable. I've got mine running turbo boost with all cores unlocked and it's running very stable right now.
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