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$600 first timer build. Asking for suggestions/opinions

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Syni

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Hi,
I plan on building a PC for the first time very soon and I would appreciate it if someone gave some feedback on this build. Thanks 😉

1. I'll be using the PC for gaming (Skyrim, Aion, Starcraft2, Diablo 3 - At least high settings - Not worried about maxed settings), video editing (After effects), streaming and recording games (twitch, fraps etc)

2. Budget: My budget is $600

3. Location: US - Seattle, WA

5. Brand Preference: No preference but I prefer AMD since it's a bit of a budget build.

6. Parts I don't Need: Keyboard, mouse, OS and monitor

7. No plans on OCing

8. Resolution: 1920x1080

9. I plan on buying the items within the next few days/weeks (of August)

List:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.98 @ Outlet PC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($5.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.00)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($17.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $574.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-09 18:34 EDT-0400)
 
Syni said:
streaming and recording games (twitch, fraps etc)
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You'll be fine playing the games, but don't count on smooth real-time capture. Even PCs made with double the budget can run into performance problems trying to play and capture on the same PC, depending on how demanding the game is.

IMO, the 6-core AM3+ will be better, overall, than saving on a 4-core. You get more cache, and 2 more threads, both of which could substantially aid in recording and video encoding (the games themselves will top out at 3 threads, though). No need for AS5, either. The CPU HSF will have paste pre-applied.

The Sapphire 7870 and cheaper RAM are definitely good to get, though.
 
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RayTheKing said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819113329

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130662

Far cheaper, and fits your needs. With those 72 extra dollars, you can upgrade the other parts of your build.
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Don't forget that Bulldozer-derived processors like Trinity only have half the fully-functional cores as is advertised. So the 740 is really more comparable to a dual-core than a quad-core. I agree with Cerb, for any kind of capture PC, you want as many cores as possible.
 
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