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Hi guys, nearly ready to build my PC but I just wanted some extra advice whether this set up would be decent for gaming:
CPU: AMD FX-8320
Motherboard: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P
RAM: 8GB Kingston Dual-DDR3 (1X8GB)
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon R9 270x OR Nvidia GeForce GTX 770
Storage: 2TB 3.5" SATA-III 7200RPM 64MB cache
Power Supply: 650W VS Series
Cooling: Stock cooling.
Thanks!
 
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Haven't bought the parts yet, but I'm on a bit of a budget so I think this will have to do. :)
 
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I would suggest investing in some around-ear headphones with good isolation with the 8320's stock cooler, because it can get fairly loud under load. The biggest thing that sticks out to me is you really ought to go with 2x4GB instead of 1x8GB for RAM for the improved performance of dual channel mode. Otherwise you're pretty close to what I have, only it's probably a lot cheaper now. It runs things just fine, but I would be interested in your budget and intended use, we may be able to suggest a better build.
 
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Yes. If you don't like high temps + Airplane in your PC, grab a TX3 or 212 EVO for $20-$30

 
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Around the £700/$1100 mark. Everythings always more expensive in the UK. I would just be using it mainly for gaming. I have a fairly decent Steam library and the games I play the most are CIV 5, Skyrim, Fallout 3/NV, DayZ. But I would also like it to use some newer games, not on ultra of course but fairly decent graphics.
 
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Generic-ish OC-able build, does not include OS, so probably ~$100 over budget given:

Edit: Prices converted to GBP. PSU and GPU not available in Britain for some reason, so price is not correct. I'd guestimate it'd run maybe 800-900 GBP, so if you can purchase in dollars somewhere, take advantage of that exchange rate and run.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£166.74 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.96 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£106.19 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£51.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (£64.49 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £530.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 10:54 BST+0100
 
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The 970s are that cheap in the US? Damn. I wish they were like that in Canada. Regardless, if OP could save the extra money, that would literally blow the other build away (970 = GTX 780 with a bit more performance)

 
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You can get a much stronger build for that money:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MtXBFT
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MtXBFT/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.73 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.66 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($77.24 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $999.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 05:56 EDT-0400
 
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MSRP is $349, I think? Nvidia's definitely going after AMD's price-to-performance crown with the 900 series. Unless AMD has something good cooking, this may be the shot that finally brings them down, sadly.
 
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Well after our ridiculous Canadian taxes and all, most 970s here are around $450-$460. I agree with Nvidia going after the pricing of AMD. I was so disgusted at Nvidia's pricing (The R9 290 was significantly cheaper than a GTX 770 over here and an R9 290X was $50 cheaper than some of the better 780 models) but they seemed to get their act together. I was pretty dead set on getting a 290 but now I'm definitely paying attention to the 970
 
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At least your ridiculous Canadian taxes fund some ridiculous Canadian benefits, for now. The 970 is seriously, at least in the US, hands down the best performance for the money you can get right now. The OC potential on it and the 980 are ridiculous, and you can run them on less power in stock configuration to boot.
 
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The 970 in Canada takes that place too. It hands down beats the R9 290 as the "To-Get" card for enthusiasts

 
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