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[caydn12]

Budget Range: $800

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: All, execpt: I dont need a mouse, keyboard, monitor, HDD, or SSD.

Do you need to buy OS: No. My friend has an extra copy of windows 8 that he can sell me for cheap.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, ncix.com

Location: United States, Oregon

Parts Preferences: Whatever is best for gaming

Overclocking: Maybe CPU.. For sure GPU

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: Will be playing crisis 3, far cry 3, possibly skyrim, possibly borderlands 2, BF3

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My current computer is 5 years old. I plan on buying a new fully built computer every 5 years.



My current build plans:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock B75 PRO3-M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($77.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.49 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN727N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($9.99 @ Adorama)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Arctic White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: CoolMax 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($46.50 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $748.49
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-15 21:04 EDT-0400)

 

[AMD Radeon]

coolmax PSU?
it is better to pick from corsair/seasonic brand 600W psu

 

[L Helps]

AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+
Corsair vengeance 8GB DDR3-1600
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM
Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB
Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case
XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified
Lite-On iHAS124-04

total: $794.49

 

[caydn12]

AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+
Corsair vengeance 8GB DDR3-1600
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM
Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB
Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case
XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified
Lite-On iHAS124-04

total: $794.49

I've read that i5's have better gaming than amd processors. Is that not true? The benchmarks tend to be on the side of intel for cpu's
the HDD is un-needed because I have one already and an SSD as well
Why do you think I should get a 7870 over a 7950?

Im not criticizing you in anyway, Im just a noob with computer builds and curious why you picked the stuff you picked. Any explanations would be nice

 

[L Helps]

AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+
Corsair vengeance 8GB DDR3-1600
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM
Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB
Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case
XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified
Lite-On iHAS124-04

total: $794.49

I've read that i5's have better gaming than amd processors. Is that not true? The benchmarks tend to be on the side of intel for cpu's
the HDD is un-needed because I have one already and an SSD as well
Why do you think I should get a 7870 over a 7950?

Im not criticizing you in anyway, Im just a noob with computer builds and curious why you picked the stuff you picked. Any explanations would be nice

I picked an amd cpu because the intel socket is dead, yes the i5's are better but if you go with the fx 8350 and a good mobo you can upgrade your cpu to the new steamroller cpu's in the future.
The 7950 isn't that much better then the hd 7870 xt but if the price difference isn't to big and if you are willing to spend that extra money I think you should go for the 7950.

 

[caydn12]

AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+
Corsair vengeance 8GB DDR3-1600
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM
Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB
Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case
XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified
Lite-On iHAS124-04

total: $794.49

I've read that i5's have better gaming than amd processors. Is that not true? The benchmarks tend to be on the side of intel for cpu's
the HDD is un-needed because I have one already and an SSD as well
Why do you think I should get a 7870 over a 7950?

Im not criticizing you in anyway, Im just a noob with computer builds and curious why you picked the stuff you picked. Any explanations would be nice

I picked an amd cpu because the intel socket is dead, yes the i5's are better but if you go with the fx 8350 and a good mobo you can upgrade your cpu to the new steamroller cpu's in the future.
The 7950 isn't that much better then the hd 7870 xt but if the price difference isn't to big and if you are willing to spend that extra money I think you should go for the 7950.

What kind of cpu cooler would your recommend? If I go AMD, Im overclocking

 

[L Helps]

[/quotemsg]What kind of cpu cooler would your recommend? If I go AMD, Im overclocking[/quotemsg]

I don't know much about overclocking and it depends on the budget. The best cheap cooler is probably the cooler master 212 evo.
If you want to spend more you can get the:
Noctua NH-D14
or the
corsair h100(i)
If you want to spend a lot of mony you can get a watercooler but it depends on what you wan't to spend.
Again I don't know that much about cooling and overclocking.