Looking For Feedback - First Gaming PC

[Bubble55]

Hello!

I'm looking for feedback on what I have planned for my first gaming PC build. Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Is there anything I should replace or change?

Motherboard: ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 AM3+
CPU: AMD FX-8320
RAM: Patriot 8GB (2 X 4GB) Extreme Performance
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SUPERCLOCKED 2048MB
Hard Drive: WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive
Optical Drive: Lite-On DVD Burner
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 - Mid Tower Computer Case
Power Supply: Corsair CX750 Builder Series

I have a budget of $750.

Thanks in advance!

 

[IAMEXTREME]

A MUCH SOLID BUILD!:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($158.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($279.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.48 @ OutletPC)
Total: $764.39
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-06 01:07 EST-0500)

 

[Tradesman1]

Will prob want a CPU cooler, look to the Hyper 212 EVO, do you have an OS?

 

[Deemo13]

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[Bubble55]

Thank you for your answers!

Will prob want a CPU cooler, look to the Hyper 212 EVO, do you have an OS?

Looking into the CPU cooler now. I think I'm going to go with Windows 8 for the OS.

 

[Alpha-Black]

Hello!

I'm looking for feedback on what I have planned for my first gaming PC build. Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Is there anything I should replace or change?

Motherboard: ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 AM3+
CPU: AMD FX-8320
RAM: Patriot 8GB (2 X 4GB) Extreme Performance
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SUPERCLOCKED 2048MB
Hard Drive: WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive
Optical Drive: Lite-On DVD Burner
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 - Mid Tower Computer Case
Power Supply: Corsair CX750 Builder Series

I have a budget of $750.

Thanks in advance!

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Ys9D
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Ys9D/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Ys9D/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($81.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($24.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $573.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-06 18:45 EST-0500)

 

[Tradesman1]

Thank you for your answers!

Will prob want a CPU cooler, look to the Hyper 212 EVO, do you have an OS?

Looking into the CPU cooler now. I think I'm going to go with Windows 8 for the OS.

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