Part List

Compatibility: Warning! These parts have potential issues or incompatibilities. See details below.

Estimated Wattage: 384W

Component		Selection		Base	Promo	Shipping	Tax	Price	Where
CPU			AMD FX-8370 4 GHz 8-Core Processor	Base	Promo	Shipping	Tax	Price No Prices Available	Where	Buy
Motherboard			MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard	Base	Promo	Shipping	Tax	Price No Prices Available	Where	Buy
Memory			G.Skill Ripjaws X 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3-1600 CL9 Memory	Base $30.00	Promo	Shipping	Tax	Price $30.00	Where	Buy
Storage			Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive	Base $35.79	Promo	Shipping	Tax	Price $35.79	Where	Buy
Storage			ADATA Premier SP550 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	Base	Promo	Shipping	Tax	Price No Prices Available	Where	Buy
Video Card			Sapphire 21260-00-20G Radeon RX 480 8 GB Video Card	Base	Promo	Shipping	Tax	Price No Prices Available	Where	Buy
Case			Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-03 ATX Mid Tower Case	Base	Promo	Shipping	Tax	Price No Prices Available	Where	Buy
Power Supply			Thermaltake Smart 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	Base	Promo	Shipping	Tax	Price No Prices Available	Where	Buy
Operating System			Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit	Base	Promo	Shipping	Tax	Price No Prices Available	Where	Buy
Total:								$65.79

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MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard

MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+

CPU Sockets
CPU_1

AM3+

CPU_1 (AM3+)
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AMD FX-8370 4 GHz 8-Core (CPU)

Memory Slots
RAM_1

DDR3 240-pin DIMM

RAM_1 (240-pin DIMM)
G.Skill Ripjaws X 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3-1600 CL9 1/2 (RAM)
RAM_2

DDR3 240-pin DIMM

RAM_2 (240-pin DIMM)
G.Skill Ripjaws X 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3-1600 CL9 2/2 (RAM)
RAM_3

DDR3 240-pin DIMM

RAM_3 (240-pin DIMM)
RAM_4

DDR3 240-pin DIMM

RAM_4 (240-pin DIMM)
* Refer to the motherboard manual to determine which specific memory slots to use.

Expansion Slots
PCIE_1

PCIe x1

PCIE_1 (x1)
PCIE_2

PCIe x16

PCIE_2 (x16)
Sapphire 21260-00-20G Radeon RX 480 8 GB (PCIe x16)
PCIE_3

PCIe x1

PCIE_3 (x1) Covered
PCI_1

PCI

PCI_1
PCIE_4

PCIe x16

PCIE_4 (x16)
PCI_2

PCI

PCI_2

SATA Ports
SATA_1

SATA 6.0 Gb/s

SATA_1 (6.0 Gb/s)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM (SATA 6.0 Gb/s)
SATA_2

SATA 6.0 Gb/s

SATA_2 (6.0 Gb/s)
ADATA Premier SP550 120 GB 2.5" SSD (SATA 6.0 Gb/s)
SATA_3

SATA 6.0 Gb/s

SATA_3 (6.0 Gb/s)
SATA_4

SATA 6.0 Gb/s

SATA_4 (6.0 Gb/s)
SATA_5

SATA 6.0 Gb/s

SATA_5 (6.0 Gb/s)
SATA_6

SATA 6.0 Gb/s

SATA_6 (6.0 Gb/s)

USB Headers
USB_1

USB 2.0 Header

USB_1 (2.0)
Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-03 ATX Mid Tower (USB 2.0 Header Plug)
USB_2

USB 2.0 Header

USB_2 (2.0)
USB_3

USB 2.0 Header

USB_3 (2.0)
USB_4

USB 3.2 Gen 1 Header

USB_4 (3.2 Gen 1)
Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-03 ATX Mid Tower (USB 3.2 Gen 1 Header Plug)

Thermaltake Smart 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

Thermaltake Smart 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX

Motherboard Power Connectors
ATX24_1

24-pin ATX

ATX24_1 (24-Pin)
MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ (24-pin ATX)
EPS_1

8-pin EPS

EPS_1 (8-Pin)
MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ (8-pin EPS)

PCIe Power Connectors
PCIE_1

6+2-pin PCIe

PCIE_1 (6+2-Pin)
Sapphire 21260-00-20G Radeon RX 480 8 GB (6-pin PCIe)
PCIE_2

6+2-pin PCIe

PCIE_2 (6+2-Pin)
PCIE_3

6+2-pin PCIe

PCIE_3 (6+2-Pin)
PCIE_4

6+2-pin PCIe

PCIE_4 (6+2-Pin)

SATA Power Connectors
SATA_PWR_1

SATA

SATA_PWR_1
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM (SATA)
SATA_PWR_2

SATA

SATA_PWR_2
ADATA Premier SP550 120 GB 2.5" SSD (SATA)
SATA_PWR_3

SATA

SATA_PWR_3
SATA_PWR_4

SATA

SATA_PWR_4
SATA_PWR_5

SATA

SATA_PWR_5
SATA_PWR_6

SATA

SATA_PWR_6
SATA_PWR_7

SATA

SATA_PWR_7
SATA_PWR_8

SATA

SATA_PWR_8

Molex Power Connectors
MOLEX_1

4-pin AMP/Molex

MOLEX_1
MOLEX_2

4-pin AMP/Molex

MOLEX_2
MOLEX_3

4-pin AMP/Molex

MOLEX_3
MOLEX_4

4-pin AMP/Molex

MOLEX_4

Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-03 ATX Mid Tower Case

Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-03 ATX Mid Tower

Drive Bays
EXT_1

External 5.25"

EXT_1 (5.25")
EXT_2

External 5.25"

EXT_2 (5.25")
INT_1

Internal 3.5"

INT_1 (3.5")
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM (Internal 3.5")
INT_2

Internal 3.5"

INT_2 (3.5")
INT_3

Internal 3.5"

INT_3 (3.5")
INT_4

Internal 2.5"

INT_4 (2.5")
ADATA Premier SP550 120 GB 2.5" SSD (Internal 2.5")
INT_5

Internal 2.5"

INT_5 (2.5")