how much over kill is this system??

Brycetimothydavis

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($185.00 @ Mwave Australia)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($45.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($219.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($378.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: BitFenix Colossus Venom Edition ATX Full Tower Case ($149.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1221.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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This is a stronger gaming build and it will save you some money :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($185.00 @ Mwave Australia)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($45.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($259.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: BitFenix Colossus Venom Edition ATX Full Tower Case ($149.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1052.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 

IHaveDaBestPC

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For 1k$ you should add an SSD for faster windows and apps boot time
 


OP lives in Australia, This is not a $1k USA build :)
SSD is great but its a extra feature in a gaming build.
 

IHaveDaBestPC

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Australia also uses dollar (AUD)
Plus, that build has 200$ to spare from the original build (provided that he can afford up to 1200$), so why don't go with an SSD?
 


Good point. :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($185.00 @ Mwave Australia)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($45.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($299.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: BitFenix Colossus Venom Edition ATX Full Tower Case ($149.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1181.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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