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Chilson

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i have a 280x AMD radeon (13in card) and am planning on building a new pc from the ground up.

i am planning on getting a GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 R5 motherboard with compatible ram, CPU and a 2 tb hard drive. also a 600w PSU, But i don't know if this would work and what PC case i should get (or if i am missing anything in this list please tell me)?

hopefully someone can help me.
 
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DonkeyOatie

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What is your budget (in local zlotniks) and where are you located (region of the world).

You are looking at an AMD CPU solution. At the moment, an Intel solution would be more cost effective, with better price/performance.

you need:

CPU
CPU cooler (with the AMD build)
Motherboard
RAM
HDD or SDD or both
GPU (You have this already)
PSU (needs to be high-performance for a gaming system, 520W or more)
Case
ODD??
Operating System
Mouse/Keyboard
Monitor
 
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500-600$, American northwest (Washington). need a new CPU, case, motherboard, ram, hardrive (preferably 1 or 2 TB) OP?, a CPU cooler?, ODD? (i thought this came with some of this stuff?/ isn't HDD and ODD the same thing?)
 
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Good to see you are in the USA. That makes it easy. This is an international board, you could be anywhere and prices and availability are very different overseas.

$600 is a bit of a challenge, but have a look at this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($98.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($43.53 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($85.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin ECO2 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Direct CU II Video Card
Case: Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive ($12.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $595.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-21 12:51 EST-0500

This is probably what I'd do with your money:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($67.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin ECO2 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Direct CU II Video Card
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive ($12.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $604.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-21 12:56 EST-0500

I'm hoping you have a keyboard/mouse and monitor. If not, let me know and I'll recalibrate.
 
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Pretty much the best for a budget rig, but is 750w really neccessary? quite sure it would only draw about 350-400w under load. So a 500w-600w is enough?
 
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Not necessary at all, but there's nothing good enough cheaper. My rule for PSUs is pick the budget, then buy the best PSU available. The EVGA B2 can Crossfire if needed. I'd want at least 550W with the 280x and would prefer 650W, especially in the AMD rig where the CPU will need to be overclocked.
 
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is there anyone i can send this to for them to build one of these for me? i know its cheaper if i do it myself, i know i can do it myself, but i don't want to do it/don't trust myself enough to do it well (it frustrates me to no end). lets pretend price is not a factor with this.
 
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DonkeyOatie

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I teach school in Florida and my students build systems like this all the time.(with a warranty) http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2625445/build-log-consolidated-middle-school-builds.html

Shame you live so far North and West.

Most build shops get bulk discounts on their specific parts, so might choose some different things. It will also coast another $200 or so for labor, testing, and support.

Check out a local community college, or high school nearby, maybe there is a course there that can use this as a test case.
 
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