First build, gathering the pennys! +Need Constructive Crit

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Hey guys, after a long time revising parts, i've came this build concept, the ultimate budget pc! (Sorry about the picture!)

Tower: Zalman Z11 Plus Midi Tower Case (ATX, M-ATX, Supports Bottom PSU Installation and Aperture for Cable Management, Anti-Vibration Rubber Stand) -

Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 Motherboard

CPU: AMD FX8320 Black Edition 8 Core (3.5/4.0GHz, 8MB Level 3 Cache, 8MB Level 2 Cache, Socket AM3+, 125W, Retail Boxed) - AMD

CPU Cooler:Corsair Hydro Series H100i All-In-One 240mm Digital High Performance Rad Liquid Cooler for CPU - Corsair

Graphics Card: Asus HD 7870 AMD Radeon DirectCU II Graphics Card - Asus

RAM: PNY XLR8 Edition 8GB (2x 4GB) DDR3 1600MHz PC312800 Dual Channel Memory Kit - PNY

SSD: SanDisk SDSSDP-128G-G25 128GB SATA 6GB/s 2.5 Inch Internal SSD - SanDisk

RAM: PNY XLR8 Edition 8GB (2x 4GB) DDR3 1600MHz PC312800 Dual Channel Memory Kit - PNY

PSU: Corsair Gaming Series 2013 Edition GS 600W ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Bronze Power Supply Unit - Corsair
 
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Dodged a bullet there! Thanks mate, and yeah i'm getting the refurb one. +I trust PNY and i have spare ram so its fine, this is a budget build remember. Going with the Asus Sabertooth 990FX
 
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I recently completed my first build and I bought half of my components after-market to save on the cost. I also didn't want to buy the latest and greatest parts purely due to my own lack of experience in case it went horribly wrong haha your list looks pretty good for a first build though :)
 
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