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[Solved] What do you thin about my $500-$650 Build??

Forum Systems : New Build [Solved] What do you thin about my $500-$650 Build??

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Approximate Purchase Date: September

Budget Range: $650 Before Rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Recording gameplay and Rendering

Parts Not Required: Monitor, mouse, keyboard, and mouse

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg and Amazon

Country: United States

Parts Preferences: Whatever

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe in the Future

Monitor Resolution: 24 inch 1080p

Additional Comments:

-AMD Phenom II x4 960t 3.0 Ghz 95w
-Corsair xms3 8 gb ddr3 Ram (2x4)
-Corsair Builder Series 600w Power Supply
-HFX double D HD 6870 Video Card
-Asrock 970 Extreme am3 plus sata 6 gbps, usb 3.0 motherboard
-Hitachi 500 gb 7200 rpm HDD
-Asus Black Sata 24x Dvd burner OEM
-Coolermaster elite 430 computer case
-Coolermaster Hyper 212 evo Heatsink

$670 (before Rebates)

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The Phenom is a nice budget choice for rendering. The Mobo is very nice. Just remember to check how many SATA cables your Mobo comes with. You will need 2. One of them should be SATA III to take advantage of your HDD. That's a very nice case, I wish my 912 had a window and a sexy blue LED.

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