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Hi.  I am very new to computer making, but I really want to build my own computer because it just seems like the smartest idea.  Any tips would be great, and also need help with what kind of case I should get.  This is what i have for an idea so far:

 

CPU- AMD FX-8350

MOBO- ASUS Sabertooth 990fx R2.0

RAM- G.Skill Ripjaws X series 8GB (2x 4GB)

Video Card- EVGA Geforce GTX770 2GB GDDR5 256bit

Hard Drive- Western Digital 1TB SATA 3 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache

PSU- Corsair CX750

Standard optical drive

 

Is this a good build? What can be done to make it better? I really don't want to spend more than $1000, and I really don't know what to get for a case as well.  Any tips will help.

 

Thanks 

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1050$ but worth the extra 50$ http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sXcpzy

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($98.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($274.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $958.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Hi.  I am very new to computer making, but I really want to build my own computer because it just seems like the smartest idea.  Any tips would be great, and also need help with what kind of case I should get.  This is what i have for an idea so far:

 

CPU- AMD FX-8350

MOBO- ASUS Sabertooth 990fx R2.0

RAM- G.Skill Ripjaws X series 8GB (2x 4GB)

Video Card- EVGA Geforce GTX770 2GB GDDR5 256bit

Hard Drive- Western Digital 1TB SATA 3 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache

PSU- Corsair CX750

Standard optical drive

 

Is this a good build? What can be done to make it better? I really don't want to spend more than $1000, and I really don't know what to get for a case as well.  Any tips will help.

 

Thanks 

Better, with SSD :3

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($98.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($80.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($369.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1028.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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If you are not in US however, and that 1000$ is accounted for your country taxes as well, then your current build is ok, it just that you dont need a 750W PSU for a single GPU system, so better change to a cheaper 600W PSU. And try to fit an SSD in it

Case is really depend on your preference, in the build I made here I choose a random one as well.

My rig: Intel Core i7 4790k | MSI Z97 PC Mate | GSKILL Ripjaws X 16GB 1866MHz | ADATA Premier SP550 480GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 3TB | Seagate Barracuda 2TB  | MSI Gaming X GTX 1070 | Thermaltake Versa N21 | Corsair CX550M Semi Modular PSU | AOC G2460PF 144Hz | Logitech G502 | GSKILL Ripjaws KM780  | GAMDIAS HEPHAESTUS V2  PCPartPicker | Old Build Log | New Build Log

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I only have 2 things I would change. 16GB of ram. It doesn't cost that much more, and 8GB are beginning to close up to become the required minimum. Most new games I have found recommend 8gigs. And so do I. I can use more than that with ease. Hell, Linuis even uses 6gig in chrome only. As well as get a boot SSD, it's HEAVEN to have one. But this one isn't really nessessary though.

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I only have 2 things I would change. 16GB of ram. It doesn't cost that much more, and 8GB are beginning to close up to become the required minimum. Most new games I have found recommend 8gigs. And so do I. I can use more than that with ease. Hell, Linuis even uses 6gig in chrome only. As well as get a boot SSD, it's HEAVEN to have one. But this one isn't really nessessary though.

I was debating the 16gb instead of 8gb, but I don't plan on doing a lot of multitasking, just straight gaming.  Is the 16gb still the better choice?  Also, a SSD will come in near future, depending on how my budget goes, I'd definitely love to have one.

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1050$ but worth the extra 50$ http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sXcpzy

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($98.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($274.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $958.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-04 13:38 EDT-0400

 

Why intel over AMD?

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what size case you want same size, or smaller than the one u have now? Colour a factor in it? Need an OS? Perphials? 1 more thing whats it going to used for?

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90% of applications and games don't use more than 4 cores so it would be better to have stronger cores than more cores

but what about the future? I don't really want to be dumping more money in than I have to.  Again, I am not trying to say you are wrong, I just want the best build I can afford, you know?

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what size case you want same size, or smaller than the one u have now? Colour a factor in it? Need an OS? Perphials? 1 more thing whats it going to used for?

I don't currently have a case.  I was thinking mid tower, and preferably black.  I do need an OS, and I don't know what perphials are.  It will only be used for gaming.

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but what about the future? I don't really want to be dumping more money in than I have to.  Again, I am not trying to say you are wrong, I just want the best build I can afford, you know?

Same thing, There's not even many games that utilized 4 cores, most of them still use only 1 or 2 cores and dump most of the work to the GPU and I dont see that thing changed anywhere in the near future. The i5 4690k will definitely perform much better than the FX 8350.

My rig: Intel Core i7 4790k | MSI Z97 PC Mate | GSKILL Ripjaws X 16GB 1866MHz | ADATA Premier SP550 480GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 3TB | Seagate Barracuda 2TB  | MSI Gaming X GTX 1070 | Thermaltake Versa N21 | Corsair CX550M Semi Modular PSU | AOC G2460PF 144Hz | Logitech G502 | GSKILL Ripjaws KM780  | GAMDIAS HEPHAESTUS V2  PCPartPicker | Old Build Log | New Build Log

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but what about the future? I don't really want to be dumping more money in than I have to.  Again, I am not trying to say you are wrong, I just want the best build I can afford, you know?

 

I understand. The 4690K will be plenty for 3+ years. If you are talking console optimization letting games use 8 cores, 4 of the cores in the consoles are used for multitasking 

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I understand. The 4690K will be plenty for 3+ years. If you are talking console optimization letting games use 8 cores, 4 of the cores in the consoles are used for multitasking Ok, 

OK, well if everyone insists.  and is the r9 290 better than the gtx 770? If so how

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OK, well if everyone insists.  and is the r9 290 better than the gtx 770? If so how

The R9 290 performance is close to the GTX 780 (alittle below the 780 though), so yeah, it's better. It perform abit slower than the R9 290x, which with a little overclocking you will get the same performance as an R9 290x stock as well, and if you compare the R9 290x with a 780, they are pretty much the same, with Nvidia's title favor the 780, and AMD's title favor the R9 290x

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The R9 290 performance is close to the GTX 780 (alittle below the 780 though), so yeah, it's better. It perform abit slower than the R9 290x, which with a little overclocking you will get the same performance as an R9 290x stock as well, and if you compare the R9 290x with a 780, they are pretty much the same, with Nvidia's title favor the 780, and AMD's title favor the R9 290x

r9 290 it is then

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As you haven't mentioned peripherals (mouse, keyboard etc).... this has no HDD. u said you was going to get the ssd later, get the SSD now and HDD later will be easier to save for too as their cheaper. It got some upgrade ability too http://pcpartpicker.com/user/coffeecup/saved/dbsnTW

CPU: I5-4440 / MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z87-DS3H / RAM: G.Skill ripjaws 2x4GB / Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 128gb SSD, 1TB WD HDD / PSU: Corsair CX500M / Case: Xigmatek Aquila / Monitor: Dell U2414H

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