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Cranman

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.45 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card ($169.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $483.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-01 18:31 EDT-0400

Just like to know if this build is good enough for high end gaming and ideal for upgrading in the future.

Also It'd be nice to know if there's any incompatibilities that PCPartPicker and I didn't pick up.

Thanks!
 
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plywrlw
Check out this thread on the motherboard. The 760G chipset is not just bad for overclocking http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/331597-30-what-chipsets-760g

The cooler will be OK, noisy though and trust me you will want to overclock that processor. At stock speeds its performance is pretty bad. In fact if you don't plan to overclock you may be better off with an i3. It is very easy to get a moderate overclock these days and most motherboards will practically do all the work for you
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Avoid the mATX versions of those motherboards if you can, an ATX sized 970 chipset has more up to date features and should overclock better I believe.

Try to improve the ram to some CL9 1600 or faster 1.5 volt ram, there shouldn't be a huge price difference.

The stock AMD coolers aren't nice and not up to much overclocking. A Coolermaster Hyper evo 212 would be an excellent budget solution.
 
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Check out this thread on the motherboard. The 760G chipset is not just bad for overclocking http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/331597-30-what-chipsets-760g

The cooler will be OK, noisy though and trust me you will want to overclock that processor. At stock speeds its performance is pretty bad. In fact if you don't plan to overclock you may be better off with an i3. It is very easy to get a moderate overclock these days and most motherboards will practically do all the work for you
 
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Alright, swapped out the motherboard with an amd 970 instead of 760, would this do better?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.45 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Apex Vortex 3620 ATX Mid Tower Case ($43.00 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $488.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-02 15:57 EDT-0400



 
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That's a lovely budget build, well done. Don't go too wild overclocking with that PSU though!
 
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Thanks for the help :)
 
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