First build help plz

Not looking to overclock on my first build. not right away anyways

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thank u fixed it.

Minor edit
The 7870xt is only $10 more than the 7870 you chose but performs quite a bit better
Went with cheaper motherboard and a better case for price

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($49.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($244.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($85.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $740.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-10 01:44 EST-0500)

Using a better motherboard for the same price

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($49.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($244.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($85.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $760.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-10 01:43 EST-0500)

new egg got cosair ps on sale for 69.00 after 20.00 rebate for the 650 and 750 watt units.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
for the saving i go with the 750w unit.

You would probably be better off with an FX 6300 and upgrading your GPU to a 7950. If performance is not where you want it in games, you can still overclock the FX 6300. If you decide to overclock, get the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU cooler for your CPU.

Edit: If you are going to Microcenter, you can get an i5 3570k for the same price as the 8350 you listed. The i5 3570k>FX 8350 in gaming.

^ yeah he can get the FX6300 but the 7870XT performs close enough so I would stick with that unless he needs the 3gb of vram



EDIT: I think those are online microcentre deals, not in store ones, but mircocenter nearby changes a lot of things

the ps i went with is 60$ on nxic. still a good deal?

PSU is a good deal

FX8350 will cost about $50 more
Ordering form only Direct Canada and Canada COmputer can be done but expect prices to be a bit higher or see if you cna get all the parts form NCIX and price match the parts (NCIX does price matching)


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($132.96 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($23.50 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($77.00 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.80 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($219.99 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.88 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $693.11
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-10 02:09 EST-0500)

Thanks for your help. going to try and order that build u got there. save some money too  

on second thought i could spend 50 bucks more on a gpu.... lol

Then grab the sapphire 7870XT for about $260 if you want to spend the extra cash

so wtf is the difference between these 2?

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item...

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=4...

Im trying to understand the specs and they look the same to me.

Thanks in advance for the reply

if you look at the gpu clock speed of both cards the second link is to the newer one ghz card. amd made some tweeks to there gpu chips the newer cards run faster and use less power. so the 219.00 card is slightly faster on clock speeds the nthe other card.

so the one with the slower clock speed is an older overclocked model? im looking for the overclocked ones thats what i thought the XT meant.

http://www.amd.com/US/PRODUCTS/DESKTOP/GRAPHICS/7000/78...
from those gpu 3 patry vendor make oc cards.

that is totally wrong
the first card is a 7870XT @ 925 mhz, it is based on a Tahiti LE chip that is faster than the Pitcairn XT chip in the regular 7870
Tahiti XT (7970) > Tahiti Pro (7950) > Tahiti LE (7870XT) > Pitcairn XT (7870) > Pitcairn Pro (7850)

The 7870XT is a card in a totally different class than any normal 7870
Think of the Tahiti LE/7870XT as a 7930