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gilbertbridewell

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Specs are below
CPU: AMD FX-4350 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor $119.99
COOLING: Thermaltake CLP0608 99.1 CFM CPU Cooler $60.00
MOBO: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard $114.95
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $ 75.67
SSD: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $62.99
HD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $57.98
GPU: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card $273.00
CASE: Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID ATX Mid Tower Case $52.25
PSU: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply$87.99
OD: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer $17.01
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) $99.98
Total: $1001.81

I plan to add another set of G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory as well asCooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan x3 x1Bottom (Intake) x1Top (Exhaust) and x1Front (Intake)
Total after upgrades
$1095.45

Here is a link to the build http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/GYH2YJ
 
My take on this would be to get FX6300 or 6350 for CPU. And be careful of the specific SSD, not the whole brand. Bad reputation.
 
Yeah, good rig if you like playing your Combat Arms at a stupid high frame rate but have everything else lag.
 
You say it's a bad build i say its a good build for modest gaming cause i don't see anything wrong with my rig, More cores is mostly used for programming rather than gaming, you can't go wrong with a 4.2ghz quad core with a 250+ dollar graphics card
 
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I think an i3 would perform better than this. Am3+ is a dead end socket. why not go Intel on the processor and keep the rest as same.

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Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor $129.98

ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $88.98.
 
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You've ignored countless amounts of advice from members about your build, you've ignored the fact I asked you to stick to one thread, and you've double posted (read the forum rules). What you've chosen is highly imbalanced, totally out of the budget you set us, and an altogether mistake.
Don't be surprised if people are unwilling to help you in future.
 
gilbertbridewell said:
More cores is mostly used for programming rather than gaming,
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wrong
there are a lot of popular games that benefit from 4+ cores. also amd "8 cores" cpus have advantage in gaming+streaming, multitasking and a lot of other everyday cases beside programing.
on my rig i can run 3 games + browser with more then 20 tabs and some other small random stuff simultaneously and switch between them in the blink of the eye

gilbertbridewell said:
you can't go wrong with a 4.2ghz quad core with a 250+ dollar graphics card
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wrong
1st 2 amd cores are equal to 1.5 x86 cores so your 4350 is more 2.5 cores rather then 4 cores. (83X0 are actualy 4.5 cores not 8 cores)
2nd 4350 isnt capable enough to feed 250$+ gpu so despite you have very good gpu you still will have low fps if settings are higher then medium
 
Ok if you want to go with AMD ok, it's your pc your decision. Everything will work just fine. The only thing I dont understand is with a 1000$ budget how come only a quad core cpu and not something from FX-63xx or FX-83xx series cpu's.

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Something like this:
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/8Ld9Bm

You can add the ram, SSD later if you might happen to need it.
 
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Devon68 said:
Ok if you want to go with AMD ok, it's your pc your decision. Everything will work just fine. The only thing I dont understand is with a 1000$ budget how come only a quad core cpu and not something from FX-63xx or FX-83xx series cpu's.
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it is CAD not USD
 
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