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Is this a bad build for a starter in pc gaming?

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Any help would be nice
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It's ok, tell us you're budget and I'll make you a better list.
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It's not bad but you've not got the best case, or storage options. Also, stick with 1x8GB DIMM and get a better motherboard. Here;
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CPU: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($200.39 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($69.05 @ Amazon)
Memory: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($52.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $599.39

Amazon's case selection is pretty piss poor, so I'd just get your case from Newegg or NCIX something. Good, cheap cases would be;
NZXT Source 210
NZXT Source 220
Deepcool Tesseract
Cooler Master N200
Bitfenix Neos
Bitfenix Nova
Bitfenix Comrade

Pick one of those up for less than $40 with the system I suggested and you'll be good to go.

The 525GB SSD will be plenty for now, and you can easily add an HDD later. You can pick up a 1TB HDD for $35, or a 2TB HDD for $50, so it's not even hard or expensive to add an HDD later. Much wiser to get a larger SSD now, and add the HDD later than to get a smaller capacity SSD and an HDD.
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13 wrote It's not bad but you've not got the best case, or storage options. Also, stick with 1x8GB DIMM and get a better motherboard. Here;
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CPU: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($200.39 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($69.05 @ Amazon)
Memory: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($52.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $599.39

Amazon's case selection is pretty piss poor, so I'd just get your case from Newegg or NCIX something. Good, cheap cases would be;
NZXT Source 210
NZXT Source 220
Deepcool Tesseract
Cooler Master N200
Bitfenix Neos
Bitfenix Nova
Bitfenix Comrade

Pick one of those up for less than $40 with the system I suggested and you'll be good to go.

The 525GB SSD will be plenty for now, and you can easily add an HDD later. You can pick up a 1TB HDD for $35, or a 2TB HDD for $50, so it's not even hard or expensive to add an HDD later. Much wiser to get a larger SSD now, and add the HDD later than to get a smaller capacity SSD and an HDD.


Thanks very much!
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