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Rain0707

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So I'm building me and my friend a new gaming PC and this is what I've come up with that meets our budget.

Motherboard- AMD 970
GPU- Geforce 1050 TI 4gb
CPU- Amd 8350 4.0 GHZ
PSU- Corsair 750 Watt
Cooler- Evo 212
Ram- Need advice
OS- Windows 10 =/

We haven't picked a case yet, but it will be a large one so I'll have room to work. I'll also be adding extra fans to fill all the slots on the case since amd tends to be hotter than intel.

Anything I'm missing or any suggestions.
 
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And till now, nobody said that that CPU is absolute garbage, it's 6 years old by now. Here's some newer tech, if budget doesn't fit, tell me and I'll reduce the price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350M-A Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($88.45 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.44 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX 580 4GB Dual Video Card ($209.98 @ Directron)
Case: BitFenix...


Is there a way I can get the direct link to this build so I can just buy it outright?

 


What would be a good cpu cooler? Its saying the evo 212 is having issues with the cpu and case.

 
You don't need an aftermarket cooler, the stock one will do just fine, even when overclocking.
It's saying that you might need to buy a separate AM4 mounting bracket and that it couldn't verify that the cooler fits in the case.
The case is 183mm wide, which means a 160mm cooler should definitely fit and the Hyper 212 is smaller than that.
 


I didn't know it came with a stock cooler