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budget gaming desktop advise around $750 canadian

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July 17, 2014 9:38:34 AM

Hello, this is my first time building a desktop, need some advice on the this build, not sure how to pick a good motherboard and power supply. This desktop would mainly use for playing League of Legend, movie and Microsoft office. will get these item from memory express.


AMD FX-6300 Processor 3.5GHz w/ 14MB Cache × 1 $129.99
Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 w/ DDR3, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, CrossFireX × 1 $99.99
LG GH24NSB0 SuperMulti 24x DVD Writer, SATA, Black × 1 $19.99
MSI R9 270 GAMING Radeon R9 270 2GB PCI-E w/ Dual DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort × 1 $209.99
G.SKILL RipjawsX Series 8GB PC3-12800 Dual Channel DDR3 Kit (2 x 4GB) × 1 $96.99
Seagate 1TB Desktop SSHD SATA III w/ 64MB Cache × 1 $89.99
Silverstone PS10 ATX Case, Black × 1 $49.99
Cooler Master Extreme 2 Power Plus 625W Power Supply × 1 $69.99

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July 17, 2014 9:53:05 AM

better bundle a fire extinguisher with that build. youll need it when that crap psu dies. and takes your r9 with it. andtec/corsair/seasonic with 80+ certification
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July 17, 2014 9:54:39 AM

colonelblake said:
better bundle a fire extinguisher with that build. youll need it when that crap psu dies. and takes your r9 with it. andtec/corsair/seasonic with 80+ certification


lol, good to know! Would 500 W enough for this build? can you provide me a model?
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July 17, 2014 10:13:23 AM

where are you from?
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July 17, 2014 10:25:08 AM

colonelblake said:
where are you from?


Canada, I had change it to a Corsair CX Series CX500M Modular Power Supply. Now I am not sure if I should buy a 1TB SSHD or a 500GB WD black. Is this motherboard good?

AMD FX-6300 Processor 3.5GHz w/ 14MB Cache × 1 $129.99
Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 w/ DDR3, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, CrossFireX × 1 $99.99
MSI R9 270 GAMING Radeon R9 270 2GB PCI-E w/ Dual DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort × 1 $209.99
G.SKILL RipjawsX Series 8GB PC3-12800 Dual Channel DDR3 Kit (2 x 4GB) × 1 $96.99
Silverstone PS10 ATX Case, Black × 1 $49.99
Corsair CX Series CX500M Modular Power Supply × 1 $79.99
WD 500GB Black Hard Drive, SATA III w/ 64MB Cache × 1 $69.99
Samsung SH-224DB 24x DVD-Writer SATA, Black, OEM
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July 17, 2014 10:32:54 AM

im in canada also
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July 17, 2014 10:46:37 AM

colonelblake said:
im in canada also


it said minimum is 500W, I am not sure if I should get a 450W
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