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Could someone look into this build and tell me if the parts are compatible or if there are any better substitutes?

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October 15, 2014 9:11:13 AM

The only part that I currently have on me is the RAM. I'm on a budget and looking for something that'll run smooth for the foreseeable future. Any suggestions or critiques are highly welcome.
I'm looking to contain the budget within $450 given that I already have the RAM.
Thanks.

Oops. Here's the build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/AbhishekGoenka/saved/BD8Px...

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October 15, 2014 9:15:49 AM

Abhishek Goenka said:
The only part that I currently have on me is the RAM. I'm on a budget and looking for something that'll run smooth for the foreseeable future. Any suggestions or critiques are highly welcome.
I'm looking to contain the budget within $450 given that I already have the RAM.
Thanks.


Helps to have a build posted...
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October 15, 2014 9:47:58 AM

I would swap the PSU for something else, Corsair CX series isn't well regarded here.

I would also give up the SSD as it is almost 25% of your budget on its own. Don't get me wrong, SSD's are great for making a system feel very responsive, but that $ would be better spent on CPU/GPU performace now.

In the future the only way to improve on the CPU/GPU you pick is to replace the parts with something better (and leaves you with an older part worth little). If you leave out the SSD now, it is a trivial upgrade that can be done later and with the $ spent on CPU/GPU you will get a better overall gaming experience.
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October 15, 2014 10:03:19 AM

menetlaus said:
I would swap the PSU for something else, Corsair CX series isn't well regarded here.

I would also give up the SSD as it is almost 25% of your budget on its own. Don't get me wrong, SSD's are great for making a system feel very responsive, but that $ would be better spent on CPU/GPU performace now.

In the future the only way to improve on the CPU/GPU you pick is to replace the parts with something better (and leaves you with an older part worth little). If you leave out the SSD now, it is a trivial upgrade that can be done later and with the $ spent on CPU/GPU you will get a better overall gaming experience.


I could go for the R9 270x if I ditch the SSD at the moment. As for the power supply, do you have any recommendations?
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