New Build and Component Compatibility Question

exubion

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Im looking at this build on CyberPower and Im wondering if anybody has any input, with all the sales they have going on, final price comes out to $748 +S&H


CAS: CyberPowerPC X-Titan 100 MID-Tower Gaming Case w/ Side-Window Panel (Black Color)

CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)

COOLANT: Standard Coolant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.50 GHz Eight-Core AM3+ CPU 6MB L2 Cache & Turbo Core Technology

CS_FAN: Default case fans

FAN: Cooler Master Seidon 120M Liquid Cooling CPU Cooler - Enhance Cooling Performance
(Single Standard 120MM Fan)

FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BLACK COLOR)

HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)

IUSB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports

MEMORY: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1866MHz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Vengeance)

MOTHERBOARD: [CrossFireX] MSI 970A-G43 AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX Mainboard w/ UEFI Bios, OC Genie II, Winki 3, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 2 Gen2 PCIe X16, 2 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI
NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network

OS: Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)

OVERCLOCK: No Overclocking

POWERSUPPLY: 430 Watts - Corsair CX430 430W 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

VIDEO: AMD Radeon R7 250X 1GB GDDR3 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card (Single Card)

WNC: 802.11b/g/n 300Mbps PCI Wireless Adapter Network Card [+26]
 
Solution
That motherboard is good. If this is meant for gaming, you want an r9 270x minimum.

Get an Antec, XFX, Seasonic 550-650W PSU.

You will save ALOT of money and get better parts if you built it yourself.
This computer is a ripoff:

-GPU will run games at low/medium settings at 1080p.
-Motherboard known for overheating and other issues.
-CPU too powerful for the GPU. Basically a waste
-PSU not the best quality and low wattage for upgrades.

You can do ALOT better for the money.
 

exubion

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Im new to building PCs so I could use a lot of help.
What wattage PSU would you suggest, what GPU, and would a GIGABYTE 970A-DS3P AMD 970 ATX motherboard be any better?

Trying to keep it under $800