1000 $$$ budget (ish) pc? is my build good?

p1que

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http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

ignore the fact that the razer peripherals push me over $1000....
 
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You won't need to change the stock fans unless you want better airflow. The stock ones should do fine. People usually buy fans for better airflow/aesthetics.

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I think IndyAJD looked at his own build because of the empty list and hence, his post.
I laughed so hard.
 

williamcummins

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Well right now your build costs 775$ in US. You could swap the GTX770 for the new Asus Strix GTX 970. And maybe consider the purchase of a core i5 since there are twice as more threads on the cpu, which makes it better for multitasking and more suitable cpu for a gaming rig.
 

IndyAJD

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xD I just realized I was looking at my own build.

 

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xD Derp.
 

TheDualshock

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Wouldn't we all go Intel if we had the money :)
i5 would be the way to go if you can cough up some more money.
 

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Here's a review of the 6300/4300 (there's 8350 results which are near yours) :
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/57615-amd-vishera-fx-6300-fx-4300-review-10.html

Another one:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6396/the-vishera-review-amd-fx8350-fx8320-fx6300-and-fx4300-tested/5

Go through the next 3-4 pages so you can have an idea of the difference depending on the game.
There's alot of games that are still single threaded thus giving i5s better performance.
 

p1que

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how about this one ?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128726&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
 

TheDualshock

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If you're not planning on overclocking and you are just going to run 1 graphics card, that board will be alright. If you want the best i5 out there, you can get this non K version :
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690
Without the K, the CPU isn't unlocked (thus not overclockable)
 

TheDualshock

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I wouldn't run Crossfire on that board since it has 1 PCIe 3.0 slot running at x16, and1 PCIe 2.0 x16 running at x4.
You need atleast PCIe 2.0 x16 running in x8 mode to get the full benefits of Crossfire/SLI.
 

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You won't need to change the stock fans unless you want better airflow. The stock ones should do fine. People usually buy fans for better airflow/aesthetics.
 
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