Fisrt PC Build, would like help Please.

[Italian Mobster]

As the title suggested, I would like some help building the best pc I can with my budget which is $2000.

 

I have been learning about how to build one but I would like some extra advice to see if you nice people could tell me if I could get some more bang for my buck. I do have a list of components I would buy but I am not sure. Here's what I am thinking:

 

Case: CM Storm Scout 2 Advanced

 

Mobo: ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z

 

CPU: AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz

 

RAM: CORSAIR Vengence 16GB (4 x 4GB) 1600

 

SSD: SAMSUNG 840 EVO 250GB

 

HHD: WD BLACK 2TB

 

PSU: XFX ProSeries P1-1000-BELX 1000W

 

GPU: XFX Black Edition Double Dissipation R9-290x 

 

Water cooling: Cooler Master Seidon 120xl

 

Wi-Fi card: ASUS PCE-AC68

 

So could I do better? Is this good value? Thanks   Also I go to LANs fairly often on the weekends, and a case for that  would be fantastic.

 

Here are my current PC Specs

 

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 910 2.6ghz

 

RAM: 8 GB

 

GPU: XFX 5770 1GB

 

HHD: WD Green Drive 1TB

 

Also is this a moded PC, Its an old HP-Pavilion There is the system model if you want to see exactly what I am dealing with. KY811AA-ABA e9120y

[Pugs501]

Get a Intel Core i5k or 7k

Also I would suggest a EVGA 780ti

[Demons Wrath]

As the title suggested, I would like some help building the best pc I can with my budget which is $2000.

 

I have been learning about how to build one but I would like some extra advice to see if you nice people could tell me if I could get some more bang for my buck. I do have a list of components I would buy but I am not sure. Here's what I am thinking:

 

So could I do better? Is this good value? Thanks  

You from the USA? Got to tell us these things. How else to pick parts for you?

[Italian Mobster]

Yes I am from the US

[Tech_Dreamer]

Looks cool to me, PSU is an overkill imo 750w or 850 watts would do, plus youu save a lot of money & can go for a gold/Platinum  certified PSU.

 

PS:Welcome to the forums.. & badass avvy

[Italian Mobster]

Yeah I was thinking about getting a lower watt PSU but I would like to upgrade my pc later and crossfire. but if its not worth doing I might just go 850w but the !000w psu is platinum on Newegg's web site.

[Demons Wrath]

Yes I am from the US

 

Your budget is massively over generous.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($116.53 @ Amazon) 

Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($124.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($254.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Cooler Master N600 Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Rosewill 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC68 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($96.99 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: LEPA Vortex 12 PWM 63.9 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($1.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case Fan: LEPA Vortex 12 PWM 63.9 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($1.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case Fan: LEPA Vortex 12 PWM 63.9 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($1.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1289.41

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-22 18:20 EDT-0400

[Polyvalent]

At a 2k budget intel should be your first processor choice no matter what you're using it for.

 

Here is a pc that fits your budget that will basically do anything you want it to.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($309.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($97.16 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($203.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($132.89 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($187.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.98 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($329.98 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($329.98 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.22 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.50 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1840.68

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-22 18:24 EDT-0400

[Italian Mobster]

I have been saving for a long time to build a awesome Gaming PC.

[Italian Mobster]

I have heard its not worth SLI GPUS and its more practical to just have one?

[Demons Wrath]

I have been saving for a long time to build a awesome Gaming PC.

 

In that case, get something cost effective. Don't waste it on unnecessary purchases. The build I did for you is very cost effective. For a super gaming PC, all you need to do is add another R9 290, something to wait for when Free-Sync comes out. No point getting a Crossfire setup until you get a monitor that can properly use it.

[kwljunky]

As the title suggested, I would like some help building the best pc I can with my budget which is $2000.

 

I have been learning about how to build one but I would like some extra advice to see if you nice people could tell me if I could get some more bang for my buck. I do have a list of components I would buy but I am not sure. Here's what I am thinking:

 

Case: CM Storm Scout 2 Advanced

 

Mobo: ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z

 

CPU: AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz

 

RAM: CORSAIR Vengence 16GB (4 x 4GB) 1600

 

SSD: SAMSUNG 840 EVO 250GB

 

HHD: WD BLACK 2TB

 

PSU: XFX ProSeries P1-1000-BELX 1000W

 

GPU: XFX Black Edition Double Dissipation R9-290x 

 

Water cooling: Cooler Master Seidon 120xl

 

Wi-Fi card: ASUS PCE-AC68

 

So could I do better? Is this good value? Thanks 

 

Here are my current PC Specs

 

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 910 2.6ghz

 

RAM: 8 GB

 

GPU: XFX 5770 1GB

 

HHD: WD Green Drive 1TB

 

Also is this a moded PC, Its an old HP-Pavilion There is the system model if you want to see exactly what I am dealing with. KY811AA-ABA e9120y

Can you squeeze a mechanical keyboard and decent mouse in there as well? 

[Italian Mobster]

I already have a key board and mouse and a monitor.

[Demons Wrath]

I have heard its not worth SLI GPUS and its more practical to just have one?

 

Only if the monitor can pump out pixels created by the GPU's. If you have a 1920x1080 60hz monitor then no, it's a calamitous waste.

[Italian Mobster]

yeah I heard 4k is not practical yet and I am waiting for them to improve

[Demons Wrath]

yeah I heard 4k is not practical yet and I am waiting for them to improve

 

If you get what I have down for you, wait for Free-Sync and get a nice 1440p monitor with 144hz refresh rate. GTX 970s and 980s are the new kid on the block that everyone wants to know, but for higher resolutions the R9 290 and 290x are fucking beast still.

[Italian Mobster]

So is that CPU better than the one I picked? Will it last longer? or perform the same? or better

[Italian Mobster]

Well I am actually looking for a Good 32 inch HDTV for a monitor when I get some more cash.

[Demons Wrath]

So is that CPU better than the one I picked? Will it last longer? or perform the same? or better

 

The 4790k is better yes.

[Demons Wrath]

Well I am actually looking for a Good 32 inch HDTV for a monitor when I get some more cash.

 

Doesn't matter how large a TV is, if it's 1920x1080, it's no more demanding than one that's 21''.

 

By the by, if you want to get someone's attention for a question, click Quote on a post of theirs to respond to them. Or by doing this: @Italian Mobster

[Italian Mobster]

I thought I was doing that. @Demons Wrath but thank you for the tip

[Italian Mobster]

@Demons Wrath Also why is it better than the one I picked? I am kind of a PC Newb

[Demons Wrath]

@Demons Wrath Also why is it better than the one I picked? I am kind of a PC Newb

 

Well the FX series processors run on a 32nm lithography, and the 4790k runs on 22nm, smaller is more efficient. More efficient requires less power, and produces less heat. Then there's the way that both CPU's are configured; the FX processor's share cache per pairs of cores, the 8 cores in some instances therefore perform in a similar performance to quad cores, rather than octocores. The reverse is true of the i7 4790k, it has 4 physical cores and 8 logical cores. It has the means of "fooling" the PC into thinking it has more cores than it has.

 

If both CPU's were based on the same architecture and on the same socket, the chances are they would perform much the same. But the FX processors run on technology from 2010/11 and show their age, especially in gaming. There are only a few instances where the FX processors outperform their Intel rivals, but they are few and far between.

[Italian Mobster]

@Demons Wrath Ah ok. So even if one had 8 cores it doesn't always mean that it would be better. So in the long run the i7 would last me much longer than the 8350?

[Demons Wrath]

@Demons Wrath Ah ok. So even if one had 8 cores it doesn't always mean that it would be better. So in the long run the i7 would last me much longer than the 8350?

 

Hypothetically they would last you an equal amount of time. If you had either right now, it wouldn't make a huge difference until there was night and day difference in performance in the future. Although the i7 is better than the 8350 at the moment, it's not better to the degree where if you had an 8350, you would need to upgrade to the i7 at the earliest opportunity. But, not having either, and with the budget you have, you'd be fucking nuts not to get the 4790k.