New PC Builder! Need help!

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Hello everyone, I came to this site because I know you are great with helping people out and some of you have previous experience. So, here is the deal:

I am REALLY REALLY scared with building a new PC. I ask myself questions like; "What if I plug something in wrong?" or "What if my PC doesn't perform very well?", and "What if my CPU doesn't stay cool?",things like that worry me.

So, I built a PC (from research) on PCPartPicker.com, and I came up with this build.

Before you read the build, I need to tell you a few things.

  1. My budget is around 700-800$, this is including an OS (windows 8)
  2. I live in the United States of America
  3. I will be using my PC for MINECRAFT(lots),recording Minecraft with FRAPS(lots),simple video editing with Windows Movie Maker, web browsing, youtube video watching, and watching TV and movies on Netflix.
  4. I would like an AMD CPU.

Now, after you check out my build, please comment on anything/parts I should be concerned about, ways I can improve the build, etc. etc.

Here is the build;

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1QtHl
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1QtHl/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1QtHl/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.95 @ Amazon)

Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Rosewill RFA-120-WL 74.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($7.99 @ Amazon)

Case Fan: Rosewill RFA-120-WL 74.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($7.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($61.24 @ Amazon)

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($94.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $719.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-18 22:48 EDT-0400)

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your build looks good just keep in mind that recording things takes a lot of room and the base price of this build is $830 before rebates.  But I would highly recommend you stick with the build above it will play any game out there right now with great fps

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Okay, thanks. Will my CPU stay cool enough with the AMD fan it comes with?

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For minecraft this is overkill lol

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This is WAYYY overkill for minecraft. you will be able to run crysis 3 on high 

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Thanks :3

Another question: Will the 7950 graphics card fit into the Corsair 400R case?

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depends which 7950 you are geting.

max graphics card length for you case is: 316mm (14.4094488 inches) 

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I feel like I should go with a 7870 or a 7850. Only because looking at the reviews, the HIS 7950 a huge card and it can get hot.

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If I went with this build, the total cost is only 809$ without deals/rebates. I used a smaller card, how would this rig do?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1QtFU

 

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Dang lol you really need a 7850 for minecraft? Are you running a 512x512 texture with shaders?

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Well maybe :P I am also recording too.

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just get like i5 and 660 best choice for editing and gaming 

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You think I should get an i5? Those are expensive as HECK.

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Get like i5 2320 they dont make them anymore but u can get it from ebay

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Get like i5 2320 they dont make them anymore but u can get it from ebay