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CPU: AMD FX 8320 8-Core
GPU: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7750
PSU: CoolMax 700W
MoBo: GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3
Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler H60
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB SATA III
SDD: Crucial Adrenaline 50GB
RAMM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB
Case: NZXT Guardian Black
GPU: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7750
PSU: CoolMax 700W
MoBo: GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3
Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler H60
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB SATA III
SDD: Crucial Adrenaline 50GB
RAMM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB
Case: NZXT Guardian Black
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Overkill on the PSU and RAM unless you plan on doing a lot of video editing, picture rendering/things like that, and I would of went with an i5 3450.
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If it's for gaming:
AMD CPU for gaming: -2
Imbalanced graphics card: -1
Bad PSU: -3
Mobo needs MOSFET cooling: -1
Overpriced ALC: -1
Junk case: -1
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1/10
For productivity:
Intel still destroys AMD in most tasks: -1
Bad PSU: -3
Mobo needs MOSFET cooling: -1
Overpriced ALC: -1
Junk case: -1
SSD: +1
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3/10
You need to get the MOSFETs on your motherboard cooled if you're going to overclock. Even if you keep it stock, you're not getting much incidental airflow from the CPU cooler, so pick [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] up anyway.
You should replace the power supply ASAP with a ~450w unit, which will be more than adequate for this system. I suggest the [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] . Here's a [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] of what I believe is your power supply.
AMD CPU for gaming: -2
Imbalanced graphics card: -1
Bad PSU: -3
Mobo needs MOSFET cooling: -1
Overpriced ALC: -1
Junk case: -1
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1/10
For productivity:
Intel still destroys AMD in most tasks: -1
Bad PSU: -3
Mobo needs MOSFET cooling: -1
Overpriced ALC: -1
Junk case: -1
SSD: +1
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3/10
You need to get the MOSFETs on your motherboard cooled if you're going to overclock. Even if you keep it stock, you're not getting much incidental airflow from the CPU cooler, so pick [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] up anyway.
You should replace the power supply ASAP with a ~450w unit, which will be more than adequate for this system. I suggest the [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] . Here's a [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] of what I believe is your power supply.
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