Building my first gaming pc

Piccolo55

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I'm going to build a gaming pc in aug or sept, and heres a build that i'm thinking i'm going to build.

Cpu: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor

Cpu cooler: Hyper 212 Evo

Motherboard: MSI 970 gaming

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory

SSD:
Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

HDD:
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

And a Older WD 650gb Hdd from a old pc of mine

Graphics Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card or msi or gigybite versions of the gtx 970

Case: Corsair 200r windowed

Total as of posting is $848.67 I already have a 600w psu so thats why theres none listed. Any feedback would be great, thanks for taking the time to read my post.
 
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Bulid good also for Video-edting :)
This AMD CPU is ready to OC up to 4.5Ghz on this bulid :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor ($128.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($334.99 @...
You can probably get better quality stuff... As for the old HDD, use that in this build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.95 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($71.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $840.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-02 16:50 EDT-0400
 


I forgot to specify that the rig i'm building needs to be decent to good at rendering video and other podcasting stuff, I figured If i went to intel i'd need a k version of their cpu
 
Bulid good also for Video-edting :)
This AMD CPU is ready to OC up to 4.5Ghz on this bulid :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor ($128.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($334.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Enermax OSTROG ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.75 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $752.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-02 17:05 EDT-0400

F8320E power usage/ OC
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8864/amd-fx-8320e-cpu-review-the-other-95w-vishera/2
As you see in link they pass 4,5GHz but I not recommender this because CPU after pass 4.5Ghz starts drain insane amount off power and most liekly EVO 212 will not handle more heat :)
 
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