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July 2, 2014 6:14:57 PM

My budget is 800, with Taxes I come just under that. I realize the rig has no mouse, keyboard, or OS... But I am taking care of that, I just need input on the Rig:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.99)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($39.99)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($189.99)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Monitor: AOC E2425SWD 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $719.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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July 2, 2014 6:16:35 PM

Seems absolutely fine to me, you'll get some great performance out of that build.
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July 2, 2014 6:18:12 PM

Some parts are greyed out on this build and the price isn't accurate. Do you plan to OC with this build?
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July 2, 2014 6:20:12 PM

RazerZ said:
Some parts are greyed out on this build and the price isn't accurate. Do you plan to OC with this build?


Freaking best solution button....
Anyway, they are greyed out because those are the prices at my local stores. I have no intentions to O/C
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July 2, 2014 6:20:45 PM

Iron124 said:
Seems absolutely fine to me, you'll get some great performance out of that build.


It seems pretty decent for such an appealing price tag right?
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July 2, 2014 6:23:05 PM

AT the bottom of PC Parts Picker it says:

"Some AMD 970 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Vishera CPUs."

Wtf does that mean?
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July 2, 2014 6:27:48 PM

Looks great for the price. My suggestions would be:

Get a cheaper 270x. The exact same version you have is cheaper online elsewhere:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100364...

And also for the PSU you could consider this 650W one which would be good for future upgrades:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-hive...

It comes to $50 after rebate.
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July 2, 2014 6:29:32 PM

cwb50 said:
AT the bottom of PC Parts Picker it says:

"Some AMD 970 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Vishera CPUs."

Wtf does that mean?


It's easy to update the BIOS , you just need to download the update from the MSI website, load it onto a USB, and from the menu in the BIOS find the update section and choose the usb.

Here's what the BIOS looks like:

Spoiler


You can get to it by booting up the pc and pressing "f_" key( the blank being a number from 1-9)
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July 2, 2014 6:43:15 PM

RazerZ said:
Looks great for the price. My suggestions would be:

Get a cheaper 270x. The exact same version you have is cheaper online elsewhere:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100364...

And also for the PSU you could consider this 650W one which would be good for future upgrades:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-hive...

It comes to $50 after rebate.


How about this PSU:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/419581/600B_600_Watt...
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July 2, 2014 6:48:24 PM

How about an alternate case? Case can't be too important can it? Maybe I can shave off like 20 bucks there?
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July 2, 2014 6:50:26 PM

cwb50 said:
RazerZ said:
Looks great for the price. My suggestions would be:

Get a cheaper 270x. The exact same version you have is cheaper online elsewhere:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100364...

And also for the PSU you could consider this 650W one which would be good for future upgrades:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-hive...

It comes to $50 after rebate.


How about this PSU:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/419581/600B_600_Watt...


The hive is still a better choice:

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Rosewill-HIVE-65...

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