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zraxor

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Im a first time builder I came up with this pc build for 770$ that seems pretty great but I honestly don't have any clue to how good it really is but if it will really work. Here are my parts http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ybrtZL If you dont trust links, here are my parts. PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ybrtZL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ybrtZL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver Arctic Alumina Premium Ceramic Polysynthetic 1.75g Thermal Paste ($4.39 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.99 @ Directron)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Patriot Blast 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($38.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $770.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
I may also OC my gpu.
 
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KKAW

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One thing to point out is that CX PSU's are terrible quality.
It is only suitable for basic office builds that do not work very hard.

Uses terribly quality components and is build to only run at 30C.
It only uses one (poorest quality) japanese capacitor and the rest are chinese.

Would highly recommend it to switch it up to a Tier 2 atleast. Here are your options:
Antec HCG 520W
Seasonic M12II 520W
EVGA GS 550W
XFX TS 550W.

However do keep in mind a quality 400W PSU will actually do you fine, but the problem is that manufacturers do not make Tier 2 or above PSU's for the 400W range. If you do want to keep the prices as low as possible the EVGA W1 430W is better quality than the CX.
 
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madmatt30

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Your choice of mb & PSU are poor , everything else ok

This is a better component list for the same money though IMO.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($70.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Patriot Blast 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($38.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $774.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-16 01:35 EST-0500
 
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