Is this a good 1500 dollar budget build

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I could use some help on this build my friend made me, please feel free to change its components or recommend a whole new build entirely. The main uses for it will be gaming and surfing the web.

CPU: AMD fx 6300
CPU cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU cooler
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws x series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1600
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5 7200RPM Internal Hardrive
Video card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video card
Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker ATX full tower case
Power supply: Corsair CX 600w 80+ Bronze certified Semi modular ATX Power supply
Operating system: windows 8 64 bit

(My main concern is the fact it runs on an Amd, also if you could throw in a good wifi card because I know of none that would be great)
 
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how about this one http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QydcBm
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Those PNY SSDs are not good, and neither is that PSU choice. You should also get the new 980 instead of the 780Ti, and the Thor is ridiculous overkill for the case.

I think you can definitely get better for $1500, and you should be going Intel. Also there's way better power supplies and you don't want to trust a $500 GPU to a $70 PSU, that would not end well. I would do something like this for $1500:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.74 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($86.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($156.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($335.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout with Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($93.27 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($96.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1418.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-19 20:39 EDT-0400

That will be a far better use of money.
 
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It hasn't been discontinued yet. Just because a new product is rolling out doesn't mean that the old one will stop being manufactured. You can still get GTX 670s and Radeon 7800 series cards.
 
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Here's my suggestion:

Nothing too different compared to the other builds I'd say.

I personally worry a bit about water cooling myself, it's why i'm just sticking with a cm 212 evo. If you're unsure about overclocking in the future as is, you don't really need to buy it.

The psu would do fine. In contrast to what g-unit said, I do think there are some sub 70$ PSUs that are capable of providing enough power to the higher end cards. I wouldn't trust it to any corsair psu thats outside the AX/HX/TX series at least. Maybe RM is the lowest I'd probably go. CX should be a no no with this price range anyways.

Went with a 120gb ssd instead just cause it's all you need and you still have plenty of room for some boot up programs, and maybe 1 game on there.

Motherboard is still capable of having a decent overclock.

16gb ram for whatever you want to do and multitasking. You could go with 8gb and move budget elsewhere if you would like.

gtx 980, budget allowed for it. seems like a good thing to have in this system.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.74 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.66 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($122.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($142.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card ($549.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($19.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($94.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1431.20
 
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http://www.techpowerup.com/205418/nvidia-kills-the-gtx-780-ti-gtx-780-gtx-770-cuts-gtx-760-pricing.html
 
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Closed liquid loops are getting better with each generaion, I have a NZXT Kraken x61 in my system and it is working out pretty well so far.
 
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I can't see an AMD based build > $850

MoBo / CPU Combo $350
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1863893

The WD blue sits in 63rd place on THGs HD charts ... there's 65 HDs on the list.
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/hdd-charts-2013/-17-PCMark-7-Gaming,2915.html

The 970 would be the better GFX card investment and the money saved would pay for an acceptable PSU (Seasonic M12/S12, XFX Core Edition) SSHD . I'd wait for the MSI, they have had the best 770, 780 and 780 Ti according to techpowerup and they always have the quietest coolers.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178380
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151096
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811854003

Take the Phanteks over the DH-14 ... it's better thermally, better aesthetically and is cheaper....pick color to match ya build
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=PH-TC14-PE&N=-1&isNodeId=1

8GB / 16 GB of 2133 / 2400 memory can be had for cheap.
 
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D like to add that I am not planning on overclocking and that this will be my first time building a computer so a ssd hdd combo may be out of the question with my limited computer experience
 
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I've always been cautious when purchasing a recently released product (900 series) as most tech companies, game developers, manufacturers etc don't give two [removed] if its working perfectly on release. Remember the new product line is always one part improvements to two parts 'marketing tool because the stockholder wants a new car'. That being said their oversights are usually corrected with drivers and software updates but don't bend over for so they can fill their wallets... If you know what I mean...

Nice build though.

Watch the language. - G
 
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