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Frank Owen

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CPU:
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard

RAM: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory

HDD:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

GPU: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card

Power Supply: Diablotek 600W ATX Power Supply
 
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Sleetz

Sleetz

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The motherboard you selected does not support higher than 1333MHz RAM -- here is a build I recommend:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($98.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($243.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $543.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-17 08:52 EDT-0400
 
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DonkeyOatie

DonkeyOatie

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and I would suggest this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($98.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($47.94 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($214.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $581.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-17 12:05 EDT-0400

Whatever you do, you need a much higher-performance PSU than the Diablotek, and you need more Watts than 600 if you overclock your CPU, and you will need to do that to keep up with your GPU.
 
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