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Posted: 11/25/2015 5:46:23 PM EDT
Found a combo of PC components, let me know what you all think of this.

DIYPC Solar-M1-R ATX Mid-Tower case with two 120 mm fans
AMD 8350 8 core 4.0 GHz processor
Gigabyte GA 970 ATX AMD mobo
1 TB 7200 RPM Toshiba HD
Sandisk Z400s 128 GB SSD
MSI GeForce GTX 960 GPU (2 GB)
Hyper X FURY 8 GB RAM
Rose will Valens 600 Watt Gold certified PSU

$594 not assembled. Seems like a good deal. Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks.
Link Posted: 11/25/2015 7:01:10 PM EDT
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Decent specs.

I am not that familiar with AMD cpu's. Have you researched that CPU compared to something like an i5 4690k? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117372

Anyways, I would forgo the dual hard drives. Get a single WD Black drive (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FJRS6FU?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00)

I would head over to PC Perspective and check out their recommended systems for low and mid-range systems. Some of your parts are similar. http://www.pcper.com/hwlb

Be sure to check out ebay and your local craigslist for hardware deals. You can often get good parts for considerably less.

I just purchased a used nvidia 980 from CL and saved almost $100 from retail.

Good luck! Happy Thanksgiving!
Link Posted: 11/26/2015 12:12:51 PM EDT
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Found a combo of PC components, let me know what you all think of this.

DIYPC Solar-M1-R ATX Mid-Tower case with two 120 mm fans
AMD 8350 8 core 4.0 GHz processor
Gigabyte GA 970 ATX AMD mobo
1 TB 7200 RPM Toshiba HD
Sandisk Z400s 128 GB SSD
MSI GeForce GTX 960 GPU (2 GB)
Hyper X FURY 8 GB RAM
Rose will Valens 600 Watt Gold certified PSU

$594 not assembled. Seems like a good deal. Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks.
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Intel quad core or bust.
Link Posted: 11/26/2015 9:00:20 PM EDT
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amd is shit I have the top of the line 8 core and it bottlenecks my oc sli 780 ti's
Link Posted: 11/27/2015 12:38:37 AM EDT
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go for the 4790k at 299 on newegg  a lot better cpu
Link Posted: 11/27/2015 6:41:02 AM EDT
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go for the 4790k at 299 on newegg  a lot better cpu
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I grabbed the 4690k for $200. OP, I'd go intel.  I'm building one myself right now and looking at a lot of comparisons between the intel and AMD chips it seems like intel is the choice. Cooler temps, less power, and with the 4690/4790 you can OC them safely. I basically cloned a buddy's build with the 4690k (z97 mobo if you want to OC), and people get them to 4.5ghz easilly, if not 4.8ghz safely.
Link Posted: 11/27/2015 1:09:35 PM EDT
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Skip the AMD processor and go Intel, and you're going to want more than 2GB on a video card nowadays. Maybe bump up your power supply to 800w just in case too.
Link Posted: 11/27/2015 1:10:38 PM EDT
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amd is shit I have the top of the line 8 core and it bottlenecks my oc sli 780 ti's
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Didn't we try to tell you that Unified?
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