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Monorail Cat:
Hey guys!  I'm finally getting a BRAND NEW COMPUTER!  I've been using the same computer I'm on right now for about 7 years.  I do not know what it's like to play Planetside 2, DayZ, Space Engineers, FTB Minecraft, Natural Selection 2, Metro 2033, and many other higher-end games.  SO, I would like you lovely people to look over my build before I buy it tomorrow. 

Monorail's New PC

Goat:
Hey sorry no one has posted yet, but here's my analysis:

A budget would be nice, because then I'd know what I can change and what I can't. I'm going to assume that you're budget is under $750, so I'll work with that.

CPU: AMD seems perfectly reasonable for a budget build, although they run hot as hell and I didn't see an aftermarket cooler in your list, so if you're comfortable with your CPU running around 50C idle, don't bother, if not, get a Hyper 212 for around $30.

Mobo: Seems like a generic AMD mobo, no problems there.

Memory: You can definitely get that same RAM a bit cheaper, it's all the same anyways.

Storage: Great choice, WD is a great brand and my 1TB Caviar Black is still going strong after 5 years.

Video Card: I have problems here. Unless you absolutely NEED Nvidia, you should use AMD for a budget build. I went ahead and added a 280x, which performs on the same level as a GTX 770, but is $60 more than your 760. If you need the Nvidia features, go ahead and ignore this suggestion.

Case: A case is entirely up the you. It's not my business to change as I feel it's more of a personal thing when building a PC.

PSU: Corsair is a great brand, but in my expierence, 650w isn't a good buy. It's not enough for Crossfire/SLI but is overkill for single GPU configurations. PCPartPicker has your estimated power withdraw at 474w. I went ahead and kept the 650w though, simply because this PSU is fully modular and not that expensive. EVGA is a decent brand as well.

Optical Drive: heh, I thought everyone used flash drives for installing your OS now, but it's entirely up to you.

Anyways, here's the build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7Vc2WZ

Also, I typed this all out before I read your post, so it looks like I'm too late. Too bad, I'm not deleting this all.

Monorail Cat:
Well, thanks for putting in all the effort that you did.  About needing the nvidia card:  I like the shadowplay feature, because I always do epic things in games when I'm not recording.  After posting this and before purchasing, I made several changes to the parts and where they would be bought.  But, now I have my new PC sitting next to me, and it works like a charm!  I'm very very happy with it.  Thanks again, and sorry, I guess...

HideoKojima:
AMD CPU and Nvidia GPU?

Isn't that bad to have. (Or maybe people are just against it.)

Frank:

--- Quote from: HideoKojima on August 03, 2014, 11:35:35 AM ---AMD CPU and Nvidia GPU?

Isn't that bad to have. (Or maybe people are just against it.)

--- End quote ---
People are just against it.

And congrats on the new PC, Cat!

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