Should I buy a Black Friday computer or build one myself?

spirit said:
Yeah all the parts should work fine.

And yes, the HIS is a good card. :)
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Awesome, glad to hear :)

What about relevancy? Five years ago, core 2 duo was making it's mainstream debut and it's all about gone now. Do you think that this build will still be a competent machine in 5 years?
 
Yeah it'll still be pretty good. You can always upgrade the graphics card or anything else later if you feel you need to several years down the road. The CPU should be good for a while.
 
spirit said:
Yeah it'll still be pretty good. You can always upgrade the graphics card or anything else later if you feel you need to several years down the road. The CPU should be good for a while.
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Sounds good to me!

Alright final check is coming at around $840. All parts good to go before I order?

Processor:
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core
http://www.amazon.com/AMD-FX-Series-.../dp/B009O7YU56
$175

Graphics Card:
HIS IceQ X H785QN2G2M Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161405
$190 but $150 after mail-in-rebate


Motherboard:
ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514
$100 after $10 rebate card


Memory:
G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231546
$38


Storage:
Seagate ST2000DM001 Barracuda 7200RPM 3 TB SATA 6 GB/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148736
$90


Case:
Thermaltake Chaser MK-I System Cabinet
http://www.overstock.com/Electronics...tml?cid=123620
$160


Power Supply:
CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028
$70


Optical Drive:
Lite-On IHES112-04 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Internal 12X Blu-ray Combo Model
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106374
$55


Total: $840
 
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claptonman said:
Newegg for the rescue:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148844
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bam! Talk about rollercoaster of emotions... well not really but you get my idea :P

Thanks for the link!

spirit said:
Yeah your build looks good to me. :)
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Awesome, now I just got to work out where the money is coming from, and off I go to building my first computer!

I've been watching this video to help and it's been really helpful http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_56kyib-Ls

Is that good enough, or do you guys recommend reading more/watching more video?
 
If you watched it the whole way through you should be all right. Everybody builds PCs slightly differently anyway.
 
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question: Do you guys think any of the parts I listed for my build will be on sale for Black Friday/Cyber Monday?

question 2: Do you think going to the AMD FX -8350 instead of the 8320 will be worth a $25 dollar difference? And if I do that, would everything still work together?
 
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Answers:

1 - Maybe. Not sure.

2 - No, the 8350 is not worth the extra, stick with the 8320 and save money.

3 - Only get the extra RAM if you need it. For gaming, you don't need it, so save the money.

The money which you save on the RAM and the CPU you could maybe put into a better graphics card. Maybe go from a 7850 to a 7870?
 
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