bottleneck troubleshoot

[btribble2014]

I'm thinking of building a new pc, and I need to know if my hardware is going to cause any bottlenecks with eachother:

CPU: AMD FX-8320 @ 3.5ghz

RAM: AMD Radeon performance series 16gb @ 1866mhz

MOBO: Asus Sabertooth 990FX r2.0

GPU: Gigabyte GV-R927XOC-4gd 256-bit 4gb gddr5 @1050mhz

PSU: Cooler Master V1000 80+ gold

Would any of these cause a hardware bottleneck?

Going with 1000W PSU because I'm planning on buying another GPU later and running them in CrossfireX. Any tips on making the build better are much appreciated.

[dragoon20005]

can you afford a 280X at least?

 

you dont need 1000 watts

[btribble2014]

Can't really afford a 280x, trying to build on a budget. What size power supply would be best for running 2 270x's in crossfirex?

[dragoon20005]

Can't really afford a 280x, trying to build on a budget. What size power supply would be best for running 2 270x's in crossfirex?

650 to 700 watts at most

 

can you cut back on RAM?

 

8GB is plenty for most PCs

 

 

try to find 280 3GB on sale

 

it cost as much as the 270X 4GB

[ExcitezR]

yea if your just gaming and web go for 8GB ram and its recomended to get one powerful GPU because not all game support 2 gpus also you would only need 600w for a 270x but i would recommend a 280X very good card i have 2

[Capone]

A 1000 Watts PSU is way too much in my opinion.

 

I have a 850 Watts PSU in my system with the FX 8350 and I had two GTX 760 in SLI with no problems.

 

I had the same thoughts when I was building my rig. Try to get a better graphics card because 2 mid range cards will consume much more power for no real performance boost.

The games have to support the SLI / Crossfire setup if it does not you will have an additional useless component which heats up for almost no performance impact.

 

The next step for me is regretting the desicion to buy two GTX 760s and safe my money for a GTX 780 or R9 290(x).

 

I bought those cards for playing Battlfield 4 on ultra and after comparison I noticed a performance boost of about 5 fps with much more stuttering and BSODs while gaming. I have already sold one of those 760s because it did not work for me as I was suspecting.

Now I just have additional costs which I would not have if I bought a 780 or 290(x) immediatly...

 

 

And what storage option are you planning?

[Mojo-Jojo]

Right so my advice is this:

 

1) cut back on RAM if all you do is gaming. 8GB as stated above is enough.

2) Cut back on PSU: 1000W is way too overkill even with crossfire

3) Cut back on VRAM. Unless you're gaming with superhigh resolutions, 2/3GB should be much more than enough

 

4) You should now have some spare money to upgrade that GPU. As linus always says: 1 highend GPU > 2 midrange GPUs. Performance scaling and support are just not as good, neither are power efficiency and the long run costs of buying two cards.

[btribble2014]

A 1000 Watts PSU is way too much in my opinion.

 

I have a 850 Watts PSU in my system with the FX 8350 and I had two GTX 760 in SLI with no problems.

 

I had the same thoughts when I was building my rig. Try to get a better graphics card because 2 mid range cards will consume much more power for no real performance boost.

The games have to support the SLI / Crossfire setup if it does not you will have an additional useless component which heats up for almost no performance impact.

 

The next step for me is regretting the desicion to buy two GTX 760s and safe my money for a GTX 780 or R9 290(x).

 

I bought those cards for playing Battlfield 4 on ultra and after comparison I noticed a performance boost of about 5 fps with much more stuttering and BSODs while gaming. I have already sold one of those 760s because it did not work for me as I was suspecting.

Now I just have additional costs which I would not have if I bought a 780 or 290(x) immediatly...

 

 

And what storage option are you planning?

I'm planning on using a 128gb ssd for the boot drive, and a 1tb hdd for mass storage.

[Priller]

Can't really afford a 280x, trying to build on a budget. What size power supply would be best for running 2 270x's in crossfirex?

 

A R9 280 and even some R9 280Xs(Only on mass sells) can be found for about $20 USD more then the good 270Xs. 

 

Example. 

Asus R9 270X 209.99-20 rebate 189.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121802&cm_re=270X-_-14-121-802-_-Product

Asus R9 280 229.99-20 rebate 209.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121867&cm_re=R9_280-_-14-121-867-_-Product

 

A cheaper R9 280X will cost between 280-330

 

So buy the R9 280 and put a 10% overclock on it and that will give you the same performance as a stock R9 280X. 

1000mhz R9 280 is about equal to a R9 280X and you save the 80 dollars.

 

Also, put a decent OC on the CPU and you should be pretty good.

[btribble2014]

Thanks for all your suggestions. Just out of curiosity, how much power would 2 EVGA superclocked 780ti's need?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487001&cm_re=gtx_780ti-_-14-487-001-_-Product

[dragoon20005]

Thanks for all your suggestions. Just out of curiosity, how much power would 2 EVGA superclocked 780ti's need?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487001&cm_re=gtx_780ti-_-14-487-001-_-Product

you can go with 750 watts

 

but 850 will be the sweetspot

[btribble2014]

you can go with 750 watts

 

but 850 will be the sweetspot

Thank you.