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    need advice...first time building a computer

    there's a pretty decent bundle on newegg..it's comes with everything but the OS and disc drive as far as i can tell...but then again, i've never built a rig before. can someone critique this and explain if it would run games such as ToR decently? my current pc is just too outdated to run at higher fps rates


    Corsair Carbide Series 400R Graphite grey and black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case (Model:400R)

    ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS AM3+ AMD 760G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard (Model:M5A78L-M LX PLUS)

    SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity (Model:100315L)

    CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 V2 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply (Model:CMPSU-500CXV2)

    AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor FD4100WMGUSBX (Model:FD4100WMGUSBX)

    CORSAIR Vengeance 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model CMZ4GX3M2A1600C9 (Model:CMZ4GX3M2A1600C9)

    Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (Model:ST500DM002)

    thanks for the help and critiques =]

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    No CPU that AMD has released thus far can compare to the Intel Sandy Bridge series, so they're not normally recommended.
    Last edited by noteworthynerd; 2011-12-28 at 06:18 PM.

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    any other critiques?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MilkyJ View Post
    any other critiques?
    Other than the CPU this build is fine. PSU is really about a 408W PSU rebranded as a 500W.
    Also a micro ATX board instead of full form ATX

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