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ASUS Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E818A7T/BLK/B/GEN - OEM
http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/ShoppingCart.aspx?Submit=view

COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0, Black Interior and Four Fans-1x 230mm front RED LED fan, 1x 140mm rear fan, 1x 230mm top fan, and 1x 230mm side fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160

Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKX 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136770

GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514

GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-1GI V3 GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125412

CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 15000) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9B
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233170

AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor FD4100WMGUSBX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103996

Rosewill RCX-Z1 Long life ball bearing for over 45,000/hrs CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200014

A 700 Watt power supply and windows 7 64 bit

Just say what you guys think of the build, recommendations as well, especially video cards.

all in all it comes to about $900.00 I have a monitor and a 24 bit audio card as well, so no need to by those online.

Thanks guys
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So you've decided to pool the middle school graduation money together to get yourself a new computer? Congratulations. My recommendation to you would be three words; S.S.D. A solid state hard drive is like a blow job, in that even if it is not great it is still pretty good. The 320gb HD you selected is pretty paltry, and your load times for PR will be pretty negligible from your current setup. A SSD will load programs and games 2-3 times as fast as your current setup. Budget an additional 100-150 more and get a SSD, then send me a thank you card for showing you the light.
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Quite a good setup.

What I'd definitely suggest is buying a SSD. You don't have to buy a 320gb SSD to store everything, just get a 64GB, install win 7 and maybe some important programs that you need, which will make your windows reallllly fast. The rest of your stuff (games, progs) install into your 320GB HD. Because SSD's with high capacity cost hellalot.

Also I would invest a bit more into the CPU, but this is up to you.
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before you do anything! think about getting a quality power supply not just a noname one. i mean those nonames are very dangerous for your computer cause they don't have any securitys in it! and they don't have the power as they should have. i would say you buy a be quit! one or something like that, cause you only need a 450W power supply. if you think about that just ask me if you have questions
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Yeah Murderface and I pretty much changed everything in that list over the course of... 3 hours... lol

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103961
AMD FX-8120 Zambezi 3.1GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8120FRGUBOX

I'm just worried about hyper threading and not being able to run some of the older games I like.
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Seriously, when I add up the price of all your parts, it comes to the same prices (and in some cases, the same parts) of the custom built gaming computers at CyberPower (the link that BLuD posted). The only difference is that for that same price, through CyberPower, you would be getting a way better graphics card, better RAM, and a warrenty on the build. Unless you were going to build a rather advanced, expensive setup, I would also recommend that you check out CyberPower's deals cuz you could get way more for your dollar when it comes to entry and mid level gaming systems.
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/
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The first ever gaming computer I bought was CyberPower, I hated the hell out of it and it was always needing to be fixed. Plus I just added up everything, some componets not as good as what I'm currently buying, and it ran me about $210.00 more expensive.
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Man you should really look at some Intel stuff. Their CPUs are much better for gaming (Even if you go low spec now and upgrade further down the line. eg. i3 now i5-7 later.) I'm always on TS if you need suggestions.

Also a 700 Watt PSU is overkill for that setup, a stable 450-500 watt psu would work just as well. (Corsair make great PSUs)

And I'm not sure how hyper threading would affect your ability to play older games? Could you explain your concern?
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plymike LAN_WROTE ...

The first ever gaming computer I bought was CyberPower, I hated the hell out of it and it was always needing to be fixed. Plus I just added up everything, some componets not as good as what I'm currently buying, and it ran me about $210.00 more expensive.



So, what are you currently buying? The list has changed from the first post moreso than just that 8 core AMD? Also, remember, specs quoted by Newegg are no kind of specs at all. Research your parts separately, not at the storefront - for example, look at the best Gaming CPU's between $100 and $200 as rated/tested by Tom's Hardware:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-3.html

You'll see the FX-4100 doesn't qualify as a "gaming" cpu technically, and also some real data on the CPU's that should be considered for gaming PC builds.
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I'm liking the switch to the Intel - they are leading the way, blasting AMD out of the water. I've been learning a lot from Poffadder in the discussions we've been having regarding this new tech. From what I hear, there are instances where a CPU is branded several ways, but remains the same at the core - meaning you pay less for same part, and manually dial it up to the speed of it's higher priced brother.

Do you plan on doing any overclocking, or perhaps sometime in the future? And, if you are, know that you have plenty of helpers here that are happy to answer any questions you may have.
!cheers
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I put it on public, let me go mess around with it a bit its not a shopping cart by the way its a wish list which can be made public because its a permanent list until deleted. -_- apparently it takes a day to go public! Cool! I've got a better idea.



Rosewill THOR V2 Gaming ATX Full Tower Computer Case, support up to E-ATX / XL-ATX, come with Four Fans - 1 x Front Red LED 140mm 3x 230mm Front, Side, Top.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147053


ASRock Z77 Pro4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157296

EVGA 025-P3-1579-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) HD 2560MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130687


PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 750W High Performance 80PLUS Silver SLI CrossFire ready Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703027


Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504

ADATA S510 Series AS510S3-120GM-C 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211569

G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231416

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204


COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

I'm thinken about OC'ing but not sure yet. Anyways I'm hearing that people are having trouble with ARMA II on SSD? Should I put ARMA II & III on an SSD or HDD?

1080P Acer 60hz or 120hz refresh rate what ever I can find.

Creative 24-Bit audio card

Dell keyboard (Yes, I know but I just like them lol) Logitech mouse.

HDD 250gb (I don't use much memory)

5.1 Speakers with awesome sub woofer.

Just input from the build would be cool I've got everything else I will need. I like this build though because hopefully it will be easy to upgrade and SLI later when it is needed. Maybe buy a stronger CPU summer after next.
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That motherboard does not support SLI.

And unless you are going multi monitor and huge resolution, the following 570 is a much better choice. I cant recommend MSI and it's twin frozr range enough. Great factory OC, great quality custom PCB and great build quality all round and very cool and quiet.

MSI 570GTX Twin Frozr III OC:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127582

I have installed and used this card before and I have the 560 ti version in my pc. With the help of MSI afterburner, RivaTuner and the twin frozr cooler these cards are overclocking beasts.

You could also look at the 670s I think they are worth the price premium.
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