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Good enough for a first time build? £650 budget

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July 13, 2014 3:13:05 AM

I have been asking around for a while and I think I am done searching. I need some opinions on what you think. I am planning to crossfire in the future with an R9 270X, so I am getting 600W modular PSU. I am also getting linux until I have enough money for Windows 8.1. My parts are at http://pcpartpicker.com/p/x7LcGX
Please could you tell me if it would a decent build :) 
Do I need a HDMI cable seperately if I buy a monitor and do I need any extra cables?
Also, is the technique of touching the case every so often good or should I get a wristband?

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July 13, 2014 3:52:36 AM

The monitor should come with some cables. Touching the case should do, but a wristband isn't expensive if you're worried about it.

As for the build, it looks all good to me except for that PSU. I would never run a CrossFire setup with the Corsair CX units; They use bad capacitors that cause heat and longevity issues, especially under high loads. Something like this should do: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1850snlb... (700-750W should do, but that's cheaper than the 750W version for some unexplained reason).

EDIT: This should do if you won't overclock: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650snlb...
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July 13, 2014 4:01:12 AM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£98.20 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.25 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£98.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£58.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.70 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£137.12 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.20 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£77.70 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.32 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £639.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

600W would be cutting it close for crossfire, 750W for crossfire 270x and overclocking is enough. I don't think you can play most new games on Linux, windows 7 would be much better. The 990fx gigabyte mobo has full dual x8 crossfire support, so no bottlenecking
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July 13, 2014 4:03:32 AM

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/yCW923
has enough room for future upgrades and solid overclocking whilst being more beneficial in the future. more power for only £70 more.
I'd definitely suggest getting a static wristband, You don't want to risk breaking your components for just spending £5 on a wristband.
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July 13, 2014 6:10:51 AM

Eduello said:
(BTW, why was the original build not on the UK version of PCPartpicker?).


No.

Why not like this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Xigmatek Prime SD1484 90.3 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $679.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

no modular psu,but it's a good one with enough for crossfire.

Or with no overclocking,
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hBV4YJ
yes costs more,but the second pcie slot runs at x8.Otherwise could you look at this one,
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z87g41pcma...
is cheaper,but slot 2 runs at x4 (bothers me a bit about the amd build too).
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July 13, 2014 9:04:56 AM

@Vic 40: You can't answer a "why" with yes/no. Did you mean to answer it or was that quote an accident?

I'm a bit confused here, is the budget 650 in USD or GBP? It's GBP in the title but it's USD in the PCPartPicker link of the opening post.
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July 13, 2014 1:09:59 PM

Eduello said:
@Vic 40: You can't answer a "why" with yes/no. Did you mean to answer it or was that quote an accident?

I've read over the why so,like this,


Eduello said:
(BTW, why was the original build not on the UK version of PCPartpicker?).



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