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#1 FrostPirate
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Ya the W based on what Iooked at is about half of that PSU.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/DzbK23

More or less what im thinking.

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#2 FrostPirate
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Ya Ive seen and talked to guildies who didnt get decent PSUs and they crapped out on them. Which is why im looking for tips now. Gonna be gaming with it. Ive got a laptop for surfing/FB.

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7564401&CatId=1078

I read on here and other forums thats a good brand. True?

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#3 FrostPirate
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Ok so im doing a budget build to get myself a decent platform to build off of and improve in the future but I can't decide on a decent case/psu. Found these two.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811237025&cm_re=topower-_-11-237-025-_-Product

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1709407&CatId=1844

I realize their nothing special but thats that. So suggestions on maybe something I have not considered?

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#4 FrostPirate
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I have a case, power supply and other stuff needed, these are the major things I need. Thoughts solicited please.

CPU- AMD Athlon X4 740 3.2GHz

Motherboard- MSI A88XM-E45

RAM- Kingston HyperX 8GB

GPU- PowerColor Radeon R7 260X 1GB

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#5  Edited By FrostPirate
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@MonsieurX said:

@frostpirate said:

Ya Im currently playing Wildstar and with every hotfix my FPS Yo-Yos. One patch im great and the next I wanna throw somehing.

And yes i'd get a higher end GPU if my budget allowed.

Opinions on the AMD A10 5800K?

Great APU,pointless if you're getting a dedicated gpu

See thats the kinda stuff I need to know :P Also are all AMDs APU???

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#6  Edited By FrostPirate
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Ya Im currently playing Wildstar and with every hotfix my FPS Yo-Yos. One patch im great and the next I wanna throw somehing.

And yes i'd get a higher end GPU if my budget allowed.

Opinions on the AMD A10 5800K?

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#7 FrostPirate
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GPU I was thinking somewhere in the EVGA GeForce GTX 650 range.

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#8 FrostPirate
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Well first off new to the forum *waves*

Anyway I'am gonna be making a new PC for gaming and I mostly play MMO's (WoW,Wildstar,LoL) and the odd shooter.

But my question is this should I spend more on the CPU or GPU or try and equal it out, which is gonna be worked more for my usage style?