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Winterniqht

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So I'm trying to build a desktop computer, trying to make a decent gaming computer for just under $600. I have a few questions:

(1) Compatibility. Here is what I'm looking at now and I'm wondering if all the components will be compatible, I did some research and everything seems to check out but I just want to be sure before buying it:

CPU: AMD Opteron 6276 Eight-Core
GPU: GeForce GTX 950
RAM: DDR 8GB (hopefully 4x to make 32GB)
Motherboard: M5A99X EVO R2.0
HDD: 1TB
SSD: 250/500GB

(2) I'm wondering what cooling systems I'll have to buy, if you have recommendations that'd be great. I know I want a liquid cooling though, unless you can show me a better/different option.

(3) What power supply would you recommend for the specs?
 
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Barty1884

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Honestly, there's nothing in that build (other than storage) that I would recommend for a gaming rig at a $600 budget.

There is no solid argument for AMD at the moment (from a CPU standpoint), and 8 (slow, inefficient) cores is not the best choice at all. 32GB is extreme overkill, where 8-16GB is the sweet spot.

Does $600 need to include as OS?
 
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Winterniqht

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CPU: AMD Opteron 6276 Eight-Core ($100)

GPU: GeForce GTX 950 ($130)

RAM: DDR 8GB ($15 per) 16 sounds good, I want this to last a while

Motherboard: M5A99X EVO R2.0 ($120)

Power supply: ($40)

Case: ($25)

HDD: 1TB ($50) (I'll add the SSD later)

Cooling: fan ($35), liquid ($75)

TOTAL minimum ($500)

Here are the prices I found, think it'll be more like $600 though. So what CPU would you recommend? I'm new to this so I'm not set on anything really, I'm just trying to find the biggest bang for my buck under/at $600. If there are better options I'm open to them.
 
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Barty1884

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Assuming you're in the US?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING Video Card ($249.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill SRM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $594.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-16 15:41 EDT-0400

The i3, dual-core + hyper-threading, 16GB (8GB is probably fine though) and a GTX 1060.
No liquid cooling though - it's unnecessary at this price-point. Stock cooler will be fine.

Performance-wise, there's no comparison at all. This build will outperform the one you linked by a ridiculous margin.

 
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Winterniqht

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Yes I live in the US. Thank you, that was very helpful. I might upgrade the CPU later down the line but I took a check your build and you are definitely right about it being more powerful. Just double checking, all of that new specs you gave are compatible?
 
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