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Timmy Turner

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I'm building/ordering a new PC soon and I wanted to make sure all of these parts are compatible. And I wanted to make sure the current power supply is good enough.

•AMD FX-8350 4GHz Eight-Core AM3+ Processor

•AMD COPPER / THERMALTAKE HIGH PERFORMANCE COOLING FAN

•ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 AM3+ AMD 760G HDMI USB 3.0 uATX AMD Motherboard

•8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1866MHz (PC3 14900) Dual Channel (eXTREME PERFORMANCE)

•SEAGATE / WD 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB CACHE SATA 6.0Gb/s

•SEAGATE / WD 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB CACHE SATA 6.0Gb/s

•24X DUAL LAYER DVD-RW

•nVidia GeForce GTX960 4GB DDR5 2DVI/HDMI PCI-EXP Video Card

•REALTEK 8-CHANNEL DIGITAL SOUND ONBOARD

•REALTEK 10/100/1000 Gigabit Network Card (onboard)

•APEVIA X-Dreamer4 Metal Case w/ Side Window-BLACK

•hec X ORION 585 WATT POWER SUPPLY (MEDIUM LOAD)


 
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RedJaron
I agree with Logain on nearly every point. AM3 is "dead", but so too is LGA 1150 in a similar way. Doesn't mean you can't get some nice components on them that will last a while. I'm not a fan of the FX-8000 ships for gaming first systems. The 6300 will save some money and is a better value. Or spend just a little more and switch over to a locked i5 for $180.

In the $200 range for a GPU, the 960 isn't bad, but definitely get the 2GB version instead.

And yes, that PSU is a bad idea.
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What is your budget for this? Those part choices are not very good. PSU is not a quality unit. The 4gb GTX 960 is just a marketing gimmick. FX 8350 is old, hot, and slow. AM3+ is dead. Cheaper to buy a single 2tb drive. Apevia cases are questionable quality as well.
 
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I agree with Logain on nearly every point. AM3 is "dead", but so too is LGA 1150 in a similar way. Doesn't mean you can't get some nice components on them that will last a while. I'm not a fan of the FX-8000 ships for gaming first systems. The 6300 will save some money and is a better value. Or spend just a little more and switch over to a locked i5 for $180.

In the $200 range for a GPU, the 960 isn't bad, but definitely get the 2GB version instead.

And yes, that PSU is a bad idea.
 
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