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[xmx_23]

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AMD Phenom II X6 Black Edition 1090T 3.2GHz Socket AM3 9MB Cache 125W Retail Boxed Processor

Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3 870 Socket AM3 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard

Kingston 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz HyperX Blu Memory Kit CL9 1.65V ('X2' TIMES 2 8gb ram in total)

Sapphire HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI Mini Display Port Out PCI-E Graphics Card

Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3 1TB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 32MB Cache

CM Storm Scout + Coolermaster Silent Pro 700W Modular PSU

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[aznshinobi]

6/10

You could do better by getting an i5 2400 instead.
You also shouldn't be getting 2 kits of 2x2gb you should be getting 2x4gb to total to 8GB. Just my 2 cents.

 

[xmx_23]

6/10

You could do better by getting an i5 2400 instead.
You also shouldn't be getting 2 kits of 2x2gb you should be getting 2x4gb to total to 8GB. Just my 2 cents.

cheers for the comment i was actually looking at the intel core i5 2500 witch atm im leaning more towards, just thought i would get some thoughts on an amd build

 

[aznshinobi]

Do you plan to overclock, if not then the 2400 is good enough, it'll save a few bucks from the 2500. And they'll perform the same. If you plan to overclock I suggest getting the 2500K.

 

[xmx_23]

Do you plan to overclock, if not then the 2400 is good enough, it'll save a few bucks from the 2500. And they'll perform the same. If you plan to overclock I suggest getting the 2500K.

i understand that the 2500k is better for overclocking. I am not planning to oc straight away but potentially will in the future.

 

[BohleyK]

Even though AMD has a six core processor I would still go Intel. AMD is too far behind in the market unless you are talking budget builds. The only real thing AMD has going for them is the graphics market. You would be better off spending a little extra for an 1155 build.

I'd go i5-2500K for the CPU and probably bump the graphics to a 6870. Kingston RAM is always overpriced unless you found a deal on it somewhere. Go with Mushkin, G.Skill, OCZ, etc. RAM is RAM, doesn't matter really who you go through. Just the price.

Case will be a bit cramped if you intend on upgrading your gfx in the future but its doable. Also you can fit any HSF you'd like in the Storm Scout so you're safe there. The PSU I take is a bundle deal. CM makes OK PSU's but there are better choices.

Your build I'd rate a 6.5 out of 10 for gaming. It would do the job but the components you've chosen, mainly the CPU, are questionable for gaming. If you are going for an all around PC I'd rate it a 7 since you do have six cores running.

 

[aznshinobi]

I suggest this combo then.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.622006
It'll leave room for CF in the future, but also won't exactly break the bank.

As for cards, a 6850 is good enough. I mean the 6870 is a good option as well, but if your planning to overclock. Get the Asus 6850 EAH DirectCu and you can just overclock the 6850 to the 6870 and save about 30$.

As for the Scout, it's a solid case and would do you justice.

 

[mlcaouette]

Just an idea if you were gonna go AMD why wouldn't you at least get an AM3+ compatible board? Gigabyte, Asus, and Asrock all have some available.

 

[aznshinobi]

MSI also has AM3 compatible boards.

 

[Why_Me]

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261222-31-build-advice <----- @ the OP. Please "copy & paste" this on this thread and fill it out. That way we can cut straight to the chase.