my first build

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Danielle J

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my husband wants to buy a gaming computer from best buy. he picked out an asus, model G20CB-B10 for $1,399.99. but i wanted to see if i could build a better one, or a decent one, cheaper. so far my total on pcpartpicker.com is just over $1000 with the monitor included. i was hoping i could get some tips on what i have going on since I don't really know what i'm doing. :) I haven't chosen a case yet, i've found several that i liked the looks of (my husband thinks it needs to look cool) so any ideas on a case would be good too!

CPU AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor

CPU Cooler Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler

Motherboard Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard

Memory G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory

Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Video Card Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card

Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer

Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)

Sound Card Asus Xonar DGX 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card

Wired Network Adapter Intel EXPI9301CTBLK 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express x1 Network Adapter

Monitor Acer GN246HL 144Hz 24.0" Monitor
 
Don't need an ethernet adapter as the motherboard will have 1 already. Also really don't need a dedicated sound card as onboard sound is sufficient enough. It's the speakers that really make the difference. If you really want a decent gaming machine then get an Intel build. Here is a pcpartpicker with estimated cost.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/23DM99

$1277 with included rebates and discounts.
 
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