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Gilbert Bridewell

Gilbert Bridewell

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Looking For A Quad Core AMD Gaming Build With 4GB Ram.
this is the build i tried creating on my own
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/XZK3Bm
CPU: AMD FX-4350 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
SSD:Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
HD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
GPU: Asus Radeon R9 270X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card
CASE: Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID ATX Mid Tower Case
PSU:Thermaltake 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
OD:Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer
 
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Nice build!
The case comes with 1 fan, the exhaust. For a good airflow you should get at least 1 fan for the front bottom, that should be enough.
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Everything on your build is good, except the 1333 ram, which should be 1600 or higher. I would also recommend the FX6300, it has 2 more cores and overclocks easy to higher frequency. I also recommend this gaming motherboard which has received good reviews. Also a 280x which will perform better than a 270x, and a slightly cheaper psu.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($116.95 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Memory Express)
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($114.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($273.00 @ Vuugo)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($71.14 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($17.01 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $853.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-12 19:59 EST-0500

If the 50 dollars over budget is too much you can consider getting a cheaper videocard R9 280 or R9 270x to stay within budget. You can also save some on this build by using the stock cooler and not buying the EVO, though it is not recommended to overclock with the stock cooler.
 
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Looks very nice. I would only lose the 4 sticks of 2gb ram and get just a pair of 2 sticks of 4gb. It is cheaper and you will be able to upgrade in the future without having to replace any ram, since the motherboard only has space for 4 sticks total.

Also, I now realise you would be better off with a bit heavier psu, since you now don't have much room to overclock if you want. For the same price you can get this psu which is also of good quality:
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr

Other than that it is a nice build which should perform very well.
 
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Gilbert Bridewell

Gilbert Bridewell

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AMD Gaming Build I'm Buying
CPU: AMD FX-4350 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor $119.99
COOLING: Thermaltake CLP0608 99.1 CFM CPU Cooler $60.00
MOBO: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard $114.95
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $ 75.67
SSD: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $62.99
HD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $57.98
GPU: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card $273.00
CASE: Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID ATX Mid Tower Case $52.25
PSU: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply$87.99
OD: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer $17.01
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) $99.98
Total: $1001.81

I plan to add another set of G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory as well asCooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan x3 x1Bottom (Intake) x1Top (Exhaust) and x1Front (Intake)
Total after upgrades
$1095.45

Here is a link to the build http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/GYH2YJ

 
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