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Old February 17th, 2015, 05:52 AM
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Talking What do you think of my next gaming beast?

Feel free to comment, criticize, or advise

1 x AMD FX-8320 8 Core 3.5/4.0GHZ Processor AM3+ 16MB Cache 125W Retail Box

1 x Cooler Master Seidon 120V Aluminum Radiator 120mm Fan Rifle Bearing CPU Water Cooling Kit

1 x Gigabyte 970A-D3P AMD970 ATX AM3+ DDR 2PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 2PCI RAID SATA3 USB3.0 CrossFireX Motherboard

1 x G.SKILL F3-1600C9D-16GXM Ripjaws X Series 16GB 2X8GB Kits 240PIN DDR3-1600 PC3 12800 Desktop Memory

2 x MSI Radeon R9 270 Gaming LE TwinFrozr IV 900/975MHZ 2GB 5.6GHZ GDDR5 HDMI 2DVI VGA PCI-E Video Card

1 x Zalman Z11 Plus Mid Tower ATX Case Black 4X5.25 1X3.5 5X3.5INT No PS Front USB3.0 & Audio

1 x Enermax Revolution XT ERX730AWT 730W ATX12V 80 Plus Gold Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

1 x Bitfenix BFA-ACL-30BK15-RP Alchemy LED Connect Lit Strip 30CM 15 LEDs - Blue *OEM*

1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64Bit English DVD OEM for NCIX PC

1 x Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB SSD SATA3 SandForce SF2281 2.5in 7MM Solid Stat Disk Drive

1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM

1 x ASUS DRW-24F1ST 24X SATA DVD Writer Black

1 x ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Channel PCI Sound Card 24BIT Dolby Digital DTS 105DB SNR W/ Headphone AMP

1 x Intel PRO/1000 CT Desktop Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter PCI Express NIC OEM

1 x PC Assembly and Testing With 1 Year Limited NCIX System Warranty PRE-CONFIG WIN. OS If Purchased

1 x Standard 1 Year Limited Warranty With NCIX IN-HOUSE Tech Support
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Old February 17th, 2015, 06:40 PM
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Looks okayish for newbie gamers.
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Old February 17th, 2015, 11:35 PM
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lol ok, what makes it okish? Im not really a newbie gamer, use to be hardcore but havent had time for years to get back into it till now
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Old February 18th, 2015, 12:39 AM
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I was also thinking of this rig also as an alternative:

Intel Core i5 4690K Unlocked Quad Core 3.5GHZ/3.9GHZ Processor LGA1150 Haswell 6MB Cache Retail 1 $287.11

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 1366/1150/1155/1156/2011

Gigabyte Z97MX-GAMING 5 mATX LGA1150 Z97 DDR3 PCI-E16 PCI-E8 XFIRE/SLI SATA3 USB3 HDMI Motherboard 1 $159.87

Kingston HyperX Fury Memory Black 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1866 CL10 Dual Channel Memory Kit 1 $92.55

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 OC 4GB 7.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Video Card 1 $434.13

Zalman Z11 Plus Mid Tower ATX Case Black 4X5.25 1X3.5 5X3.5INT No PS Front USB3.0 & Audio 1 $104.99

Corsair CS750M CS Modular 80 Plus GOLD-RATE 750W 12V Power Supply 1 $129.99

Microsoft Windows 8.1 64Bit English DVD OEM for NCIX PC 1 $109.1

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM 1 $67.39

Kingston HyperX Fury **OEM** 120GB SSD SATA3 Sandforce SF2281 2.5IN 7MM Solid Stat Disk Drive Bulk 1 $99.99
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Old February 21st, 2015, 12:06 AM
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I am not a gamer but:

Most hard core gamers believe in AMD processors. However Intel new I series is probably just as good. Here is a comparison:

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i...vs-AMD-FX-8320

Memory:

I personally am a G-Skill fan, although Kingston is certainly a good one.
From what I read G-Skill is the preferred memory for hard core gamers and over clockers

Everything you picked either scenario is good.

Your first choice is the processor, then build around it.

PSU
Most folks overlook the Power Supply but it can impact performance.

As you listed both are 750W which will be sufficient for your rig as you have already selected I totally agree with A PSU 80 Plus Gold or Platinum

Look at this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139010

Motherboard

A good comparison
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...oard,3902.html

It's really hard to advise someone on any particular brand, as each has its own feature and you have to determine which features you want. i.e, number of USB slots, number of SATA ports type of Sound (unless your going with a separate sound card), will you be using SLI,

Hard Drive

Definitely a SSD then the second drive WD are good drives

A good comparison of SSD's

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...mark,3269.html
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Old March 20th, 2015, 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by lufbra View Post
Looks okayish for newbie gamers.
Cmon Dave,
Pacman is old school now.................
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