is this a solid build ?

muawsam

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AMD FX-6300 Six Core 3.5/4.1GHZ Processor AM3+ 14MB Cache 95W Retail Box



ASUS Radeon R9 270 OC 975MHZ 2GB 5.6GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Video Card





ASUS DRW-24F1ST 24X SATA DVD Writer Black


Antec One Mid-Tower Gaming ATX Case Black 3X5.25 5X3.5 2X2.5 Front USB3.0 Top Rear 120mm Fans No PSU


GIGABYTE 78LMT-USB3 AMD760G mATX AM3+ 1PCI-E16 1PCI-E1 1PCI DDR3 SATA2 DVI HDMI GBLAN Motherboard



Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM 64MB SATA 6Gbps 3.5IN Internal Hard Drive - OEM


Cooler Master G650M 650W 80+ Bronze Semi Modular ATX Power Supply



Kingston Hyperxfury Memory White 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 CL10 Dual Channel Memory Kit


total:684.91 before tax
 
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Don't worry about the 4 cores vs 6 cores, it doesn't matter for gaming. Until the first DX12 games are released, games today just use up to 4 cores.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($86.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E45 V2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($84.10 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($58.88 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 285 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($229.99 @ NCIX)
Case:...

muawsam

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cad is the currency. do you have any suggestions?
 

Brunostako

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Don't worry about the 4 cores vs 6 cores, it doesn't matter for gaming. Until the first DX12 games are released, games today just use up to 4 cores.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($86.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E45 V2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($84.10 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($58.88 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 285 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($229.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: LEPA 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($71.49 @ Amazon Canada)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $649.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-16 09:59 EDT-0400
 
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logainofhades

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FX is not something I really can recommend here. No real upgrade potential.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.60 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.88 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($238.75 @ Vuugo)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.55 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($78.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $689.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-16 10:11 EDT-0400