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Lanakila

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I am building a gaming PC and looking to run most games 1080p not necessarily maxed setting but would also like to keep my build under $700 at most $750. Right now with the setup below it comes out to be $675. My big question is the CPU, it clocks in at 4.2GHz and can be overclocked to about 4.6GHz and is quad core but does it have the power to keep up with teh Radeon R9 390?
AMD FX-4350 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card
Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
 
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Forever Oleg

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6MP2XL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6MP2XL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($78.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($303.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $756.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-07 23:01 EST-0500
 
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IceBergs

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You don't need a 8 GB card.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CKhnbv

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card
Case: NZXT Phantom 240 ATX Mid Tower Case (feel free to change this It's just so awesome)
PSU: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
(Remove this is you don't need it)Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)
(If you want you should grab a SSD of your choice if you don't need windows)
 
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Forever Oleg

Forever Oleg

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Why go for FX while it is inferior in gaming to an i5 while it will be a bottleneck for faster cards. Why go for 380 while he has the money for GTX 970 or R9 390? He has the money for it. Why CX PSU? They use low quality caps and are a waste for the money they are being sold for.

I am sorry, no offense, but I do not see point to your build.
 
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Forever Oleg

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Same goes to you. Why try overclocking an FX chip and spending so much money on a cooler+overclockable board whn you can take a locked i5 with a cheap board while enjoying better performance.

I don't get why you both are choosing the R9 380. He has the money for a better GPU. Don't limit him.
 
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sammy sung

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After taxes, brings you to $754 roughly

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($55.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.85 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380X 4GB NITRO Video Card ($233.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($41.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $712.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-18 17:16 EST-0500
 
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