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anoori9000

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Can you post the permalink instead of your profile?

EDIT; nevermind.
 
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jasonite

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My first questions are will you be overclocking and do you definitely prefer an AMD build? I'm going to assume that you prefer an AMD build and are not OC'ing. If those are the case, I tweaked some things to improve performance and quality, all for about the same price. If you are open to an Intel build let me know! For gaming, per-core performance of the CPU is more important than the number of cores, so Intel has an advantage there. I recommend WD Black HDD's if you don't have an SSD, as it's very fast and will help with boot-up and load times. I upgraded your video card quite a bit for not a lot more money, and upgraded the quality of your PSU as well. You also don't have to deal with a ton of mail-in rebates. Let me know if this helps, or you have any more q's.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($85.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.82 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.00 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($9.99 @ Amazon)
Other: 1TB External HDD for Backups from Ebay ($20.00)
Total: $710.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-24 17:34 EST-0500
 
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Yes I am planning on OCing if that makes you wanna adjust your adjustments lol. I also have a couple questions about the new GPU, on newegg there are two versions of it, so whats up with that? Also, what does it mean when it says "Dual", is that like a special mode or something?
 
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jasonite

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The only real difference would be you need a CPU heat sink. The one you'd selected will be ok if you plan on some mild OC'ing, but if you do any serious OC'ing you'd want an upgrade. For AMD I recommend the Thermaltake Frio or Noctua NH-U14S. Both are top heatsinks and are not gigantic, and I use the Noctua myself. They will push the price up though, so you may want to step down to a 270X if it pushes you out of your price range.

As for the Dual, that just means there are dual fans that are running on it.

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jasonite

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It might. I personally wouldn't use it if I was overclocking, but I don't think the FX-6300 runs as hot as the last Intel generation, so you could be fine. I honestly don't know.


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PIEapple

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If you only use OC Genie 2 to overclocking,hyper 212 evo would be too much enough to keep it cool.
Because OC Genie 2 is the fast stable overclocking button,that will give you more stable overclocking.
but amd cpu always be high temp,if you want a cool temp like 40~50,maybe you should get a water cooling.
 
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