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Question

first build of my own computer

by Jun 3, 2014 11:49AM PDT

Hi i am going to college next year and wanted to build my own computer. This is my first time and i wanted some help in picking out the products i need. I want this computer for gaming as well as being able to do school work on it because i am going for mechanical engineering. I want to stay in between $1000 and $1500. So far this is what i have laid out.
AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ Desktop Processor
GIGABYTE Radeon R9 270X GV-R927XOC-4GD Video Card
CORSAIR Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model CMY16GX3M2A1866C9R (Red)
Western Digital WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive, Blue
ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
XFX TS Series P1550SXXB9 550W ATX12V 2.2 & ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Bronze Certified Active PFC Power Supply
SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE250BW 2.5" 250GB SATA 6Gb/s TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
CM Storm Enforcer - Gaming Mid Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0 and Water Cooling Support

I can use the help

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Why not compare notes with this model?
by Forum moderator Jun 3, 2014 11:52AM PDT
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by antscan Jun 3, 2014 12:01PM PDT

Thanks bob for the help but the rig that i set up is it too much or how close is it to the red devil? Is all this not needed for what i am looking for

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I'm going to say you should not build what you listed.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jun 3, 2014 12:13PM PDT

Copy what others have built. The article is full of good stuff to know and there's even a cheaper model which is less than half your budget.
Bob

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