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I've always wanted to build a pc and so here I am, finally completed something i'm happy with. All I'm asking for is if some incompatibilities are in my setup, parts that I don't know about that are cheaper and are more powerful than what i've picked. It's a full setup with the peripherals so just ignore those and focus on the PC itself, and also this whole setup is focused on gaming at 1080p, no video editing or whatever. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/x9rxQ7 thank you :D. And yes the PSU is overkill but i want that to be future proof anyway xD
 
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tiny voices

tiny voices

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PSU is low quality. Change for Antec, XFX, Seasonic, EVGA G2,B2) Even 2 gtx960s can be run on 600w. Get 650w max.

Drop the thermal paste. The cooler comes with a tube.

You are spending alot of money on stuff like mouse/keyboard/pad/case and the GPU is being sacrificed. You will not be maxing games at 1080p, rather playing them at high, where you could easily max games with the same budget.
 
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Corsair being low quality? I've read everywhere that they are one of those 'trusted' PSU manufactures. There is a 20$ difference between the rm850 and rm750, rm650. 20$ couldn't hurt and thats why I chose it. Yes you could complain about the Keyboard being too expensive but all the cherry mx brown full keyboards are expensive, also it has VERY good build quality instead of plastic, I would appreciate a good pair of headphones and mic but I would spend too much on that. So anything in the price range of the GTX 960 but better?
 
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tiny voices

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Corsair doesn't "manufacture" PSUs. They just get ready made ones and stick a label on them. They use 4-5 different OEMs. The 750 and 850 RM units are CWT and not good quality. They use junk capacitors and fail the 80+ gold rating test. Sorry, but they are not great units. I would not buy one when there are SO MUCH better units for the same or less money. The EVGA B2 750 for example is leaps and bounds better quality and costs less.

For the same price as a gtx960 the r9 280x beats it everywhere.
 
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For the graphics card, most r9 280x cards cost a lot but i did however find 2 that look pretty good, i want to see your intake on them.
http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-VAPOR-X-PCI-Express-Graphics-11221-20-20G/dp/B00RXA5G5O/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1428783021&sr=1-1&keywords=r9+280x

http://www.amazon.com/XFX-RADEON-1000MHz-Graphics-R9-280X-TDFD/dp/B00FSC5N66/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1428783021&sr=1-2&keywords=r9+280x

If there any better r2 r280x cards that are better and below 255$ please tell me.

 
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