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I'm building a gaming pc

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SweetsBrunsk/saved/1qxj

this is what I have soo far, I don't want to spend over 800

should I swap something out, or am I missing anything?

if so, what can I swap out, maybe the gpu? and do I definitely need a cpu cooler?

 

thanks in advance for your help!

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Grab a 7870 ghz edition or an XT

Then maybe swap the cpu out for a 965 or an fx6300

That's what I would do. Are you intending to use the stockcooler with the that thermal paste?

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Great build, but the motherboard  should be phased at least 4+1 with an energy waisting Phenom. Get the GA-78LMT-USB3. It costs a few bucks more but is phased 4+1 and has heatsinked vrms. The Phenom comes with a fan so you won't need one. You only need third party cooling if you plan on overclocking, which you can't do with such a motherboard.

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/OS63

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http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Matman24/saved/1r1T

The build I put together has an FX-6300, a 7870XT, a decent aftermarket cooler (212 Evo) which should let you overclock the CPU up to 4.2-4.3 GHz, as well as a copy of Windows.

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I'm pretty sure he needs and OS too

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I second matman's build but the 7870xt is out of stock, so get a 7870ghz, i recommend the gigabyte windforce, imo its one of, if not the best 7870

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I wasn't sure if I had to use a cooler or not, could I see how my pc runs and if I need it order a cooler later?

thanks for all the quick replies.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/OSAG

so this is what I've changed the build to

any recommended full/mid cases that will keep me under $800?

I'd like the case to look nice (window on side, fans with possibly LEDs, etc)

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He cant use the pirated OS.

Who buys Os now days?

Specially with that budget?

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No, you just go find a different source for the Radeon HD 7870 XT, because the performance benefit is worth the extra effort of finding it.

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GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-USB3 is AM3

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black is AM3/AM2+

...what do I do!!!

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You don't need a CPU cooler, but it would be advantageous over the stock cooler. It would be much quieter, and keep your CPU much cooler than the stock cooler would. If you decide to buy one later on, all you'll have to do is un-mount the stock cooler, clean off the thermal paste with some isopropyl acohol 99% and a coffee filter (not a tissue, as they tend to leave fibers on the CPU), re-apply the new thermal paste for the newer heatsink and mount it onto your CPU. 

As for a case, you might want to check out the Fractal Design Arc Midi R2. It's a very nice mid-tower case with great airflow, some nice looking aesthetics, and a nice large window. 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcaarcr2blw

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One more question, what is a good AM3/AM2+ (and 4+1) motherboard

to use with the "AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black"

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I would drop down to 1600MHz memory to shave off some dollars there, RAM speed isn't that important. And I'd get an FX-4300 instead.. a bit less power hungry and performance is better for the most part

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/88?vs=700

The 955 being ahead just barely with multithreaded and with flash video creation.

EVGA GTX 650 Ti BOOST 2GB is the exact same price as that XFX 7850 1GB, so I'd go with that personally. That extra VRAM is really going to help w/ games coming out as I believe the texture details on BF3 eat up more than 1GB if on ultra.

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was that first sentance a statement or a question?

same goes for the third.

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for the gpu theres an

EVGA 02G-P4-2651-KR

and

EVGA 02G-P4-2653-KR

difference being the 2651 and 2653, which would you recommend and what is the difference?

thanks again for your help and replies. I'm going to order my pc parts tonight as long as I figure it out.

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NOTE: they both link to the same URL

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I was just wondering the difference means between the 2 numbers,

the 2 i want:

one runs at 980MHz

the other at 1.07Ghz

I still don't exactly understand what the speeds mean.

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clock speed is how many times a second the gpu "does a calculation"

i guess you could think of it like an engine in a car. the faster the rpm, the fast you go (on 1 gear)

this being said the 1.06Ghz one will be faster out of the box. But will most likely have less over clocking headroom. meaning it will hit it's max sooner.

If you're not going to overclock get the one faster out of the box.

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Thank you very much NJM1112, I appreciate your help.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SweetsBrunsk/saved/1qxj

will that build work? will any of the parts not fit together?

I need to order this in the next 5 hours.