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omega64: If you're going Linux get Nvidia.
This. This is very important. Do not under any circumstances get an AMD graphics card if you plan to game on Linux.
thank you all for all the amazing help! I am glad I posted this, b/c talking to you all made me realize i really want a better pc than 600 can afford me and I am now hunting down deals for the parts I want. I already found a great deal on a high-end i5 which I totally thought would not be in budget :) I may evan stalk some i7s ;) It may take me longer than I want to have my pc, but i think i'll be happier in the long run.

also, thank you for all the comparison charts/websites. they were/are very very very helpful and are saving me money.
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omega64: If you're going Linux get Nvidia.
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sunshinecorp: This. This is very important. Do not under any circumstances get an AMD graphics card if you plan to game on Linux.
*whispers* linux scares me and i want to play AAA
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Sachys: I am highly upset my practical hamster suggestion has been ignored and will follow with a ten page long post about the benefits, and keep mentioning my shares in hamsters, and their wheels that power only the good mikwosopht compootahs around the globe. You bad, bad people!

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well? where are my ten pages???????
Post edited March 03, 2016 by Crewdroog
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Sachys: I am highly upset my practical hamster suggestion has been ignored and will follow with a ten page long post about the benefits, and keep mentioning my shares in hamsters, and their wheels that power only the good mikwosopht compootahs around the globe. You bad, bad people!

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Random_Coffee: Well, you have a good point :P Don't cheap out on the power supply. Get it from a reputable brand. Someone who knows more about this than me can provide the list of good brands. Also, if you buy Corsair, don't buy one of their CX-branded PSUs!
Well the best to me I guess would be "Seasonic" and the second best would be "Corsair". The rule of thumb says though that if a PSU advertises X Watts and costs Y money, and another one with the same specs says X Watts but 2xY money..............go with the latter, like the saying goes "If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is" :P
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Crewdroog: well? where are my ten pages???????
in the hamster cage
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Sachys: I am highly upset my practical hamster suggestion has been ignored and will follow with a ten page long post about the benefits, and keep mentioning my shares in hamsters, and their wheels that power only the good mikwosopht compootahs around the globe. You bad, bad people!

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Random_Coffee: Well, you have a good point :P Don't cheap out on the power supply. Get it from a reputable brand. Someone who knows more about this than me can provide the list of good brands. Also, if you buy Corsair, don't buy one of their CX-branded PSUs!
this is my next purchase and i was totally wondering about what loboblanco says further down. i'm going to a local computer store and picking some brains.