$750 Gaming Desktop

[joelplaysmc]

What is the difference from a Sapphire to a PowerColor Graphics Card?

 

[realchaos]

The Patriot RAM we listed above is cheaper and works the same.
Since you're going AMD, you can upgrade the gpu to a 7950: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-ax79503gbd52dhv4
I would recommend spending a bit more money onto the case so you can get a much better one: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-300r

There is no difference really. Sapphire usually has better cooling with Powercooler having decent enough cooling but also cheaper.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Nice build with a sweet GTX 760!!!!!!!! and a top notch PSU 😀

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($144.99 @ Memory Express)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.30 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.25 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.79 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($271.48 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $751.77
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-13 16:03 EDT-0400)

 

[Sangeet Khatri]

To install this cpu will I need thermal paste? Im a first time builder

No, the thermal paste comes pre applied in the CPU heatsink. Check the CPU installation guides on Youtube, you would get what i am talking about.

so the 7870 XT is the best choice?

What is the difference from a Sapphire to a PowerColor Graphics Card?

You need not bother, since you are going with the 660 which is just a little slower than the 7870. The difference is not very big between the two.

The difference lies in few things :
1. Clock Speed
2. GPU Cooling Fans / Heatsinks
3. Connection Ports
4. Some Free Goodies like free games etc.

These are the things the companies use to differentiate the same card from other manufacturers and also from the Reference card that the AMD makes which is the card which is not overclocked, uses a standard heatsink, and everything as orignal. The companies make changes to the GPU in order to make it their own.

 

[realchaos]

I would still go with the 7870 XT because it is stronger than the 660 and it fits your budget perfectly.

 

[Sangeet Khatri]

I would still go with the 7870 XT because it is stronger than the 660 and it fits your budget perfectly.

It does not fit the budget when he is getting an OS also. And the difference between the 660 and the 7870 is quote low, so there is not much bigger problem going for the 660. It is just like 5 percent slower. Check out the comparision at Anandtech for more info between the two.

I chose the 7870 at the first place because it was fitting in the budget but when you said that you need an OS, then i went for the 660 which has recently got a huge price drop which costed the same as the 7870 a few months ago. But now the 660 which performs slighly lower can be had for much lower price.

With the inclusion of the OS, there is not much change is the performance. Check out the benchmarks between the 660 and 7870 at http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/548?vs=660 . It can be clearly seen that the 660 is just a little behind the 7870.