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omfgitsrhys

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Hey (I'm new here)

My friend recommend that i post my planned build on here, so here it goes

AMD FX-4350 4.2ghz (4 Core)
Kingston HyperX Fury 2x4gb DDR3 1866Mhz
MSI Radeon R7 360 Gaming Edition 2gb GDDR5
WD Blue 1TB 3.5 HDD
Samsung SH-224FB
EVGA 500W 80+ White
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Thermaltake Versa H15 (MATX)

Motherboard:
I'm not sure whether to spend more on an Asrock 970M Pro 3 (Sata III, USB3 front connector, 2x PCI x16 slots (I wont be crossfire-ing the pc) or the Gigabyte SKT-AM3 78LMT-USB3 (Sata II, USB front panel connector, one x16 port. My problem is, although Asrock seem to be as decent as Asus or Gigabyte, there seems to be more support for the Gigabyte motherboard.

I found the two boards where cheapest on Amazon UK.
Gigabyte SKT-AM3 78LMT-USB3 Motherboard £41.00
ASRock 970M Pro3 - motherboard £66.45 (not in stock currently)

Besides price, I'm also asking if its worth the extra money for SATA III
I have seen videos on YouTube of people with a similar setup as my planned build play BF4 at 1080p @ 60FPS.

(Thought putting more money in the GPU rather than an SSD would be better for gaming, boot time doesn't really affect me.

To conclude:
Worth the price for SATA 3?
Worth the price for a less reputable company?
Is the rig compatible?


Thank you for your time guys.