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Hey guys, I'm switching from consoles and I'm trying to get the best build I can for the money.

 

This is what I have so far:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3mswe

 

I have a 500Gig hdd from my old pc I'll use with the SSD, and I also have a basic optical drive just for the OS.

 

I'm ready to purchase today, just making sure everything is 100%.

Thoughts and suggestions?

Thanks everyone.

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Everything looks alright to me just make sure its the UD3rev 4. The rev 3 had a cooling problem or something like that.

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looks fine, only thing i would chance is the SSD, i would get something like the A-Data XPG 900 64 GB version since it is slightly faster :)

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Look's great if your just using it for gaming and it fit's your budget

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Simple advice; Stay away from the CX series PSUs.

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the cx series isnt that bad and i might change the ssd 

 

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There's only a $7 difference between the XPG SX900 64GB and 128GB, is there a speed difference or should I just grab the 128?

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What mobo would you go with in this build? Thanks

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Get this XFX 650 PSU. It definitely a better quality than a CX psu.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650snlb9

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The CX series have cheap components in them. I dont recommend it, as you can find more PSU with better components for slightly more.

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Thanks for pointing that out, the XFX definitely gets better reviews too, for the same price.

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Alright, here's what I have so far:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3mDaI

 

Going to order everything tomorrow or Monday.

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550w will be plenty:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3mE9i

And yes, the XFX power supplies are of great quality.  I have the 550w version powering an i5-3570k and HD 7950 just fine.

Just a heads up, you could go slightly smaller with a mid-tower case.  Full towers are pretty damn big, but are great for those that want to get into custom watercooling and case modding.

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Thanks to everyone who helped me out! You guys made it a lot easier for me to get this build together.

Here's what I came up with: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3mO63

I'll post up pics and share how it goes when I try to put it all together.