650 dollar gaming PC (please help!)

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AMDRazer

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Approximate Purchase Date: June/July 2015

Budget Range: 650 after rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: GTA V best settings, BF4, COD3, internet, Minecraft

Parts Not Required: monitor, keyboard, mouse, cables, speakers

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (newegg.com, microcenter.com for CPU/Mobo combo, usually much cheaper this way; amazon.com), or USED PARTS

Country: USA

Parts Preferences: AMD processor, FX 6xxx > FX 8xxx, R9 280 > GTX 960

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: not sure if budget allows

Monitor Resolution: 1680 x 1050

Additional Comments: needs LED, side window, micro ATX, please give me a used graphic card, and utilize micro center for cpu/mobo combo
 
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DarkSable
That's a great rig - my only issue is with the power supply. It's cheap, and both the 8320 and the 280x are power hungry.

I strongly recommend XFX's 550w unit as the bare minimum of what to start with. It's very good quality, unlike the one you've got there, and gives you a little bit more breathing room to account for loss of efficiency over time.
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I don't know which processor/card I should get

 
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Iamsoda

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Since you know some of what you want, how about you build a list up and we can help edit it.
 
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CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($119.99)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.72 @ Best Buy)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($19.99)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($60.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($53.87 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($222.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($36.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $590.51

 
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Looks good.
 
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That's a great rig - my only issue is with the power supply. It's cheap, and both the 8320 and the 280x are power hungry.

I strongly recommend XFX's 550w unit as the bare minimum of what to start with. It's very good quality, unlike the one you've got there, and gives you a little bit more breathing room to account for loss of efficiency over time.
 
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