First Build Featuring 8350

[alex_vandyke]

I'm planning on building my first PC in a couple of months for strictly gaming. Please comment with any suggestions.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2F7Jg

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2F7Jg/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2F7Jg/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($194.98 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($182.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.95 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($345.66 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.99 @ Amazon)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor ($149.99 @ Microcenter)

Monitor: Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor ($149.99 @ Microcenter)

Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($109.99 @ NCIX US)

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse ($54.99 @ NCIX US)

Other: Windows 8.1 Student ($69.99)

Total: $1714.19

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

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[Suika]

An FX-8320 is plenty cheaper and gaming benchmarks are identical.

The 212 EVO comes with adequate thermal paste. No need for the Arctic Silver, though it performs a bit better.

I'd recommend a higher wattage PSU. If you want an upgradable or more future proof PC, get an 800W or better PSU and a 4GB GTX 770. Yes, the 4GB is useless for a single card rig, but it becomes a lot more relevant in SLI.

[Unhelpful]

I'm planning on building my first PC in a couple of months for strictly gaming. Please comment with any suggestions.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2FbH5 is what I would go for personally, you can fit a 780 in that price point

[dizmo]

If you grab your Mobo/CPU from Microcenter you can save about $100. Different motherboard but you don't really lose any features. Then I'd throw that $100 into a GTX 780.

Power supply is fine if you don't intend on going with two cards. SLI is a big investment so if you don't plan on going there, just save the money, especially since you can probably pick up a PSU dirt cheap on Black Friday if you decide to go two cards after a while.

 

Looks like a nice build though!

[alex_vandyke]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2FbH5 is what I would go for personally, you can fit a 780 in that price point

Wow I really like that build! Thanks man! 

[Rheinwasser]

An FX-8320 is plenty cheaper and gaming benchmarks are identical.

The 212 EVO comes with adequate thermal paste. No need for the Arctic Silver, though it performs a bit better.

I'd recommend a higher wattage PSU. If you want an upgradable or more future proof PC, get an 800W or better PSU and a 4GB GTX 770. Yes, the 4GB is useless for a single card rig, but it becomes a lot more relevant in SLI.

He didn't say anything about SLI. Also he should go with an 780 /ti then.

[Suika]

He didn't say anything about SLI. Also he should go with an 780 /ti then.

For later upgrades, I never recommend an immediate SLI unless it's two top tier cards.

The PSU I'd recommend at 600W just for breathing room, the 800 was for leaving room for an SLI. Nvidia's recommendation is 600W anyway. I just prefer following that, especially if you're not going with Haswell.

[alex_vandyke]

Also, would the 8320 be able to handle that beast of a 780?

[TymmVonD]

I'm planning on building my first PC in a couple of months for strictly gaming. Please comment with any suggestions.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2F7Jg

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2F7Jg/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2F7Jg/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($194.98 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($182.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.95 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($345.66 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.99 @ Amazon)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor ($149.99 @ Microcenter)

Monitor: Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor ($149.99 @ Microcenter)

Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($109.99 @ NCIX US)

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse ($54.99 @ NCIX US)

Other: Windows 8.1 Student ($69.99)

Total: $1714.19

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-21 14:26 EST-0500)

That board is an ethusiast/overclocker's board. There are cheaper well rounded gaming boards. Especially, if you're going air cooling. The UD3's power phases could handle a bit more than that 212 can.

[Suika]

Also, would the 8320 be able to handle that beast of a 780?

Whatever the 8350 can do, an 8320 can do about the same since they're basically the same chip.

[TymmVonD]

Whatever the 8350 can do, an 8320 can do about the same since they're basically the same chip.

Exactly right. Chips are binned based on specific attributes. I know that a big factor is power consumption. For example, If a chip won't "hold" a specific frequency at a set voltage, it'll be binned lower. My 8350 is stable at 4 Ghz at 1.38 V, which I'm assuming is in spec for an 8350 binning qualification, but in my opinion; AMD's binning process allows wide range of over/under performing chips. You don't know what you're paying for, but it's a good and a bad thing. Early 8350 owner's potentially could've received 9370/9590 spec chips, pending they hadn't yet set a qualification for those higher performing chips. I think mine should've been an 8320. My 2 friends have their's stable at 4.8Ghz without exceeding 1.49V. Mine takes 1.5V to hit 4.6Ghz, but because it falls within range at 4Ghz to be an 8350; it is. That's why we call it ""The Silicon Lottery".

[Unhelpful]

Also, would the 8320 be able to handle that beast of a 780?

The 8320 and 8350 are the same chip, but the 8350 is higher binned, That isnt to say that the 8320 isnt as good as an 8350, its just more likely that an 8320 wont OC as well as an 8350.

[WoodenMarker]

I'd suggest planning later ~2-3 days before you buy. Parts and prices change frequently so any parts list you come up with now will likely be obsolete by the time you're ready to buy.