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First computer AMD help needed.

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October 17, 2014 2:07:42 PM

Hello there i'm currently looking at building my first gaming PC I have a budget of around £800 to include both OS and Monitor, hence the using of AMD.
Would you say that this is a good build for playing games like Battlefield 4, DayZ, Amra3, Planetside 2? http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/g4LHnQ
I would love some opinions on this to make sure I get it done right.
Cheers.

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October 17, 2014 2:22:03 PM

OK looked it over.

here you can do better : the SSD is only 32 GB this is far to small for the OS. I have a 60 GB and have over 32 GB just for the OS and updates. This does not include personal files I have moved to a different drive.

next is the CPU cooler. Don't get me wrong these coolers are good but not for the 8 core AMD's. the 8320 and 8350 produce more heat than these can dissipate to get a descent OC out of the chip. If you want to remain at stock setting then it is OK but not much more.

things to change now!! the PSU the power supply you choose is horrible for quality. The corsair "CX" series use low end part in there builds. this causes them to die early and quickly possibly taking other parts with them. This is not to say all Corsair PSU's are bad but just the CX series from them are. I have personally changed out 3 of them because they have failed.
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October 17, 2014 2:38:29 PM

What would you suggest so that I can keep under the budget?
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October 17, 2014 3:56:52 PM

I will look at it in the AM here since I have had a few and to lazy tonight. But play around with the XFX, Antec,corsair but not the CX, PSU's and any 60 GB SSD. IF you can not come under budget with the SSD upped to 60 then wait a few months and retry. aslos look at this list to help for a PSU: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-psu-br...

I have, since my original build added a 120 GB SSD just for the games I play all the time on top of the 60 GB SSD for the OS and 1-2 games. I need to swap over to your currency but to night is not a good night to try and figure it out as you don't want bad advice for a good build. BTW I'm in the US so I need to swap the currency over in yours,and a bit but eayier to be sober to do so. ;)  lol
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October 17, 2014 4:33:31 PM

Just had a little tweak on the SSD and the PSU still under my budget. What do you think now http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/g4LHnQ ? And its fine and thank you for the help
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