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How is this build for a primarily gaming based, and a little video editing on the side PC? On a budget. Cannot go over this final price in case you recommend other products. Thanks!
 
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godfish

It will run games fine, but definitely not an amazing PC. It would be a good entry level gaming. However this build will probably run better and do a much better job at video editing with the extra cores:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mYMQwP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mYMQwP/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($134.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.66 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital RE3...
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you can do a lot better with that budget Intel is way ahead of AMD at this price it only makes sense to go for Intel CPU
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106.html

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($85.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($48.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $828.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 17:54 EDT-0400
 
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godfish

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It will run games fine, but definitely not an amazing PC. It would be a good entry level gaming. However this build will probably run better and do a much better job at video editing with the extra cores:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mYMQwP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mYMQwP/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($134.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.66 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 4GB Dual-X Video Card ($207.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $846.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 17:55 EDT-0400
 
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ArkHavoc

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Is the motherboard you gave me better than the one I had? I kinda liked the Gigabyte

 
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I'm not extremely knowledgeable on motherboards, I generally suggest the ASRock Extreme4 because it is the one I have and I love it. Both of those boards actually have the same rating of 4.6/5 stars, however the Gigabyte has more reviews. I see no differences besides that the ASRock has a built in overclocking feature in the BIOS.
 
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