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Other => Computer Hope groups => Self Built Computer Club => Topic started by: Jdog96 on August 23, 2015, 08:00:18 PM
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Hi everyone just a little nervous if this will work once i get it.
AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz(4.0GHz Turbo) CPU and AMD 760G Chipset Motherboard Combo
AMD CPU Cooler
CYBERPOWERPC X-Titan Black/Red Full-Tower Gaming Case
24X DVD/CD Re-Writer Drive - OEM
Major Brand 1TB 7200 RPM SATA III 6.0
G.Skill 8GB DDR3 2133MHz (2 X 4GB) RipJaws-X
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit - OEM
CYBERPOWERPC 800 Watt 80+ Power Supply
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express x16 Video Card
$865.90 So im just a LITTLE nervous!
Thanks!
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It would work but I would definitely make the following changes:
- Swap the power supply out for one from a reputable brand such as Corsair (Not the VS series), XFX, Seasonic.etc. You don't need 800w though so can save money by getting something more reasonable such as 450-550w.
- I'd recommend getting a motherboard with a better chipset such as a 970. The 760G is an extremely old chipset that doesn't support modern technologies such as native USB 3.0 or Native SATA III.
- Do you neeed Windows 7 Professional? It's only really worth it if you are connecting to a corporate network and joining a domain, if you aren't doing this you can save money by going for Home Premium.
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Alright thanks man, Im getting all this from newegg. The windows 7 Professional was the only option for OS besides 8.1 or 10 or i would have got Home Premium, and the only reason i got a 800w power supply was to be able to upgrade parts in the future but it seems im going to have to upgrade part(s) sooner than i expected. Is my processor good enough for a bit?
Thanks Camerongray.
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What you may want to look at doing is getting it directly from Cyberpower - They will then let you change parts to get exactly what you want and will build it to order rather than you having to buy a substandard machine and later upgrade it.
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For example, this: http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1H90Q6 (http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1H90Q6) - Almost the same price but with a much better power supply, motherboard and CPU cooler. You can also tweak anything else you see there such as the case which comes largely down to personal preference.
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alright man thanks ill definitely have to look into that.