$1800 Build Thoughts

[Crvfts]

So I have been carefully planning my build for like the past year (this is the time i decided I want to get serious). I would like the "PC Masters" if you will, constructive criticism of my build so lets start

 

Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker

CPU: AMD FX8350

GPU: EVGA Geforce GTX 780 SC w/ ACX

Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0

PSU: Corsair RM 750w 80 Gold+

Memory: 16GB Corsair Vengeance Blue (1600MHz)

HDD: Western Digital Black 3TB 

SSD: Samsung 840 EVO

Cooling: Corsair H100i

 

 

 

While we are at it, I guess i'll give you my peripherals

Mouse: Razer Deathadder 2013 Edition

Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 Edition

Mousepad: Razer Goliathus Control Edition Mousepad (Medium)

Headsets: Razer Kraken 7.1

Monitor: *Still not sure, deciding between 1440p and 1080p (leaning a bit more to 1080p)

 

[vern021]

@Crvfts Please put your items on pcpartpicker so we have a basis for your "$1800" build. Personally, I'll go with the Intel platform.

[winningsince1337]

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In an $1800 build you should NOT be using an AMD CPU.

[Crvfts]

 @vern021 I would like to keep this amd unless one of you can REALLY convince me to go intel, Also amd is $200 cheaper so i can put that money into other things like the GPU or MoBo

[Crvfts]

@vern021  http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

[vern021]

@vern021  http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

I can't see it. Copy the permalink located on the top left of your build.

[vern021]

 

For $1800 here

 

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Use BBCode bro

[vern021]

Also, is the peripherals included in your $1800 budget @Crvfts?

[vern021]

So I have been carefully planning my build for like the past year (this is the time i decided I want to get serious). I would like the "PC Masters" if you will, constructive criticism of my build so lets start

 

Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker

CPU: AMD FX8350

GPU: EVGA Geforce GTX 780 SC w/ ACX

Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0

PSU: Corsair RM 750w 80 Gold+

Memory: 16GB Corsair Vengeance Blue (1600MHz)

HDD: Western Digital Black 3TB 

SSD: Samsung 840 EVO

Cooling: Corsair H100i

 

 

 

While we are at it, I guess i'll give you my peripherals

Mouse: Razer Deathadder 2013 Edition

Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 Edition

Mousepad: Razer Goliathus Control Edition Mousepad (Medium)

Headsets: Razer Kraken 7.1

Monitor: *Still not sure, deciding between 1440p and 1080p (leaning a bit more to 1080p)

Here

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($94.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($76.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Micro Center) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($177.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($598.80 @ Newegg) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 

Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($119.00 @ Mechanical Keyboards) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($53.50 @ Amazon) 

Headphones: Sennheiser HD 429 Headphones  ($52.99 @ Adorama) 

Other: ModMic 4.0 ($49.95)

Total: $1847.16

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-10 21:40 EDT-0400

 

And if you have the money, go all out and buy the ROG SWIFT P278Q.

[Crvfts]

I can't see it. Copy the permalink located on the top left of your build.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RZRFCJ there you go sorry I'm kind of a noob at forum pages but i just added periphials and all that, before that the computer was $1500 in just parts BUT since before this I was only using tigerdirect, newegg, and amazon that is why it was a bit more money and that is what made it out to be $1800. Also I will decide if i should go with the rog monitor. I saw Linus's review on it and it looked amazing the only thing is, it costs $800 o-o

[vern021]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RZRFCJ there you go sorry I'm kind of a noob at forum pages but i just added periphials and all that, before that the computer was $1500 in just parts BUT since before this I was only using tigerdirect, newegg, and amazon that is why it was a bit more money and that is what made it out to be $1800. Also I will decide if i should go with the rog monitor. I saw Linus's review on it and it looked amazing the only thing is, it costs $800 o-o

Well try to reconsider these parts.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($94.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($76.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Micro Center) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($177.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($598.80 @ Newegg) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 

Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($119.00 @ Mechanical Keyboards) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($53.50 @ Amazon) 

Headphones: Sennheiser HD 429 Headphones  ($52.99 @ Adorama) 

Other: ModMic 4.0 ($49.95)

Total: $1847.16

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-10 21:40 EDT-0400

 

I'll criticize your build here.

1. FX-8320 is only a underclocked 8350. When overclocked there's not much of a difference between their performance.

2. In gaming, you only need 8GB of RAM. Dual channel is preferred but you can also buy a single stick then buy another in the future if 8GB is not enough

3.Gigabyte MOBOs are better IMO.

4. You can get a 780Ti instead of the 780 for raw performance but 780 is the sweet spot for single GPU perfomance.

5. Try to reconsider the Enthoo Pro since it's very noob friendly and watercool/aircool friendly.

6. GET an SSD.

7. Get a Sennheiser headphones and modmic instead of the 7.1. Although if you're not an "audiophile" and will practically use your headphones purely for gaming specifically FPS, get the Kraken 7.1(I own one myself)

[brob]

8GB of memory is sufficient for a gaming system. The build needs an ssd. WD black are not worth the premium in my opinion. Finally, an R9 290X is a better value than the GTX 780.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($182.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($74.70 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ Dell Small Business)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($493.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($469.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($135.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse ($53.86 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Razer Kraken 7.1 Channel Headset ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2198.43
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-11 02:44 EDT-0400