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PC Components #3 Part Names (Mix build) Price:
Mother Board :a Gigabyte AM3+ AMD DDR3 760G HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX Motherboard $55.29
CPU:a  AMD FD8320FRHKBOX FX-8320 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition $149.99
GPU:a MSI Computer Corp. Video Graphics Cards R9 280X GAMING 3G $299.99
RAM:a PNY XLR8 (8GB X2) DDR3 1600 CAS 9 Memory MD16384KD3-1600-X9 $134.99
Power Supply:a Corsair Builder Series CX 600 Watt $46.99
Case: RAIDMAX Sting Ray ATX-249B Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower case $29.99
Monitor: Dell E2014H 19.5-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor $101.83
HDD:a Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 64 mb cache $59.24
DVD-ROM: a Lightscribe DvD Multi-Recorder Drive(FREE) $0.00
Total= $878.31
 
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First, you've got an ancient-tech mobo with a modern socket tacked onto it, with VRMs that may not be able to handle the 8-core FX. Take a look at the spreadsheet at https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AgN1D79Joo7tdE9xMUFlMEVWeFhuckJEVF9aMmtpUFE&gid=3 and select a true 900-series board with decent VRMs not listed for problems.
Second, the Corsair "CX" reviews well when new, but is made with some inferior Samxon capacitors that can't take heat and have been cited for early failures. I would not use one in a gamer.
Third, I would not trust the overall quality of Raidmax cases. I'd try to get a hands-on look at that one before you choose it. Otherwise, I've personally been happy with every Rosewill case I've used...
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First, you've got an ancient-tech mobo with a modern socket tacked onto it, with VRMs that may not be able to handle the 8-core FX. Take a look at the spreadsheet at https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AgN1D79Joo7tdE9xMUFlMEVWeFhuckJEVF9aMmtpUFE&gid=3 and select a true 900-series board with decent VRMs not listed for problems.
Second, the Corsair "CX" reviews well when new, but is made with some inferior Samxon capacitors that can't take heat and have been cited for early failures. I would not use one in a gamer.
Third, I would not trust the overall quality of Raidmax cases. I'd try to get a hands-on look at that one before you choose it. Otherwise, I've personally been happy with every Rosewill case I've used (6-7 mostly cheap ones).
Your monitor appears to be 1600x900. This means you could drop the video card back to a R9 270X and still play on high-ultra. You could use the $100-$150 that will save toward improving the case and PSU, and possibly adding an aftermarket cooler either for noise-reduction or to allow overclocking. I generally recommend any 120mm tower-style cooler other than the frequently parroted Hyper212 EVO. That one is not a bad cooler, however competitors including Enermax, NZXT, Masscool, etc. often have similar coolers (+/- 1C-2C depending on fans) for less money. For example, Masscool's is $22 now. This makes the Hyper212 EVO a bang/buck Loser, and I prefer not to recommend Losers. If you're not interested in overclocking, a 92mm cooler will be sufficient.

 
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