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I have now been recommended more lists so can someone confirm which is best?

1.
CPU:*AMD FX 4170 Bulldozer Series CPU - 4.2GHz Quad(4) Core, AM3+ Socket,12MB, HyperTran

Motherboard: MSI AMD 970A-G46 970 Chipset

Memory:*CORSAIR XMS3 4GB - 1X4G DDR3-1600 CL9

Video Card: Sapphire AMD HD 7790 1024MB Graphics Card - PCI-E 3.0

Power Supply: Corsair Builder Series CX430 V2 430W Power Supply - 80PLUS Certified

2.
CPU: AMD FX 4130 Quad-core 3.8GHz AM3+ 32nm Desktop CPU

Motherboard: ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 AM3/AM3+ Integrated Micro-ATX AMD Desktop Motherboard

Memory: 4x2gb princo 1600(I think or maybe 1866)

Video Card: Sapphire hd6670 1gb

Power Supply: Corsair vs650w

3.
Or the many lists here:
http://www.techspot.com/community/topics/help-finishing-off-my-build.195505/?mobile=false

I really apologize for posting a link from a rival site but I'm damned confused by all their ideas
 
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Oh, goodness. That second build is really quite unbalanced. The HD6670 is half the speed of the 7790. That's really not want you want for this build. And a 650W power supply? The system won't use more than 200W at max.
 
Yes I know many people with weird recommendations. Have you checked the link? There are many builds and ideas there and I made a change to the RAM in build 1. I'll buy another later
 
builder-inator said:
Totally. I understand. Will try convince my brother or see if I can get money out of him... it's not always the best being the youngest
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I don't see why he needs to have any input if he's not willing to front the cash.

Termie said:
Oh, goodness. That second build is really quite unbalanced. The HD6670 is half the speed of the 7790. That's really not want you want for this build. And a 650W power supply? The system won't use more than 200W at max.
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Agree.
 
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I doubt users at this forum have any sense of rivalry with another. It's not like Anandtech is a sports team. These fora are just a place to talk write. lol
 
Build #1 looks good to me. Finalize!

Build #2 is worse in every way except for more memory, from the weaker CPU and (much weaker) GPU right down to the outdated chipset on the motherboard.
 
I haven't ordered yet because I'm slightly worried that if I want to upgrade some parts, I will have to upgrade the PSU also because it is small in wattage
 
Well there's been a slight change. This is my build now:

CPU:*AMD FX 4170 Bulldozer Series CPU - 4.2GHz Quad(4) Core, AM3+ Socket,12MB, HyperTran - R1476*http://mo.bidorbuy.co.za/mobile/jsp/bid/Bid.jsp?Trade_TradeId=109591017

Motherboard: MSI AMD 970A-G46 970 Chipset - R1025 *http://mo.bidorbuy.co.za/mobile/jsp/bid/Bid.jsp?Trade_TradeId=107975437&pageViewMode=Description

Memory:*G.Skill F3-12800CL10S-8GBXL (1x 8GB) DDR3-1600MHz 1.5V CL9 Ripjaws Desktop Memory - R847*http://www.wootware.co.za/catalog/product/view/id/11979/

Video Card:*MSI R7770-PMD1GD5 Radeon HD7770 GHZ Edition PCI-E Desktop Graphics Card - R1479*http://www.wootware.co.za/msi-r7770-pmd1gd5-radeon-hd7770-pci-e-desktop-graphics-card.html

Power Supply: Corsair Builder Series CX430 V2 430W Power Supply - 80PLUS Certified - R513*http://mo.bidorbuy.co.za/mobile/jsp/bid/Bid.jsp?Trade_TradeId=109592831&pageViewMode=Description

I can't make any changes now as I have surpassed my budget. So can I finalise it?
 
Can you just keep the original graphics card? It's slightly faster. You will need to change the PSU if you get the money to upgrade to a $300 or something like that, but I imagine that next years (or the year after that's) ~$200 card will run totally fine on a CX430.
 
builder-inator said:
It's too expensive, I downgraded because of RAM
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You're making a mistake with this. The 7770 is not really a strong GPU. If you want to game seriously on this machine, you should be spending as much as possible on the GPU. You can simply buy another RAM module down the road when you have more money, but you're stuck with that crappy GPU.

Of course, everyone here has already told you all of this, but you don't seem to want to listen.

EDIT: Take a look at this testing that was done just a week ago. No difference in games between 4GB and 8GB:

http://www.techbuyersguru.com/RAMgaming.php
 
birthdaymonkey said:
You're making a mistake with this. The 7770 is not really a strong GPU. If you want to game seriously on this machine, you should be spending as much as possible on the GPU. You can simply buy another RAM module down the road when you have more money, but you're stuck with that crappy GPU.

Of course, everyone here has already told you all of this, but you don't seem to want to listen.

EDIT: Take a look at this testing that was done just a week ago. No difference in games between 4GB and 8GB:

http://www.techbuyersguru.com/RAMgaming.php
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I totally understand, I'm serious. It's just that my brother will be using it too sometimes and he says 8GB or nothing. I'll try something.

Finally!!! So to confirm this is what I'm getting:

CPU: AMD FX 4170 Bulldozer Series CPU - 4.2GHz Quad(4) Core, AM3+ Socket,12MB, HyperTran

Motherboard: MSI AMD 970A-G46 970 Chipset

Memory: CORSAIR XMS3 4GB - 1X4G DDR3-1600 CL9

Video Card: Sapphire AMD HD 7790 1024MB Graphics Card - PCI-E 3.0

Power Supply: Corsair Builder Series CX430 V2 430W Power Supply - 80PLUS Certified
 
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