new $700 build

[TheRunningOtaku]

Hey guys, I'm thinking of building a new rig after I graduate from high school (November where I live) with a budget of USD $700, going to order from the US, so amazon only except for the motherboard. I'll be using this for gaming, web design and productivity (a little bit of video editing and photo editing). The 8 cores are a personal choice, and I'd like to overclock.

Might get a 660 secondhand (~90usd) if I can't save up enough for a 270

What do you think of the build?

Peripherals are taken care of, as is the OS (windows 7 going to upgrade to 10) and so are the hard drives that I've scavenged from other computers (256gb MX100 SSD, 2x160gb 5400rpm laptop drives in RAID0, 4x250gb 7200rpm in RAID5)

Games I want to play: Minecraft, Gmod, space engineers, Rome total war, HAWX and borderlands 1/2.

A few questions:

1) is getting to 4.8-5ghz on this platform tough?

2) will the 270 be bottlenecked badly in games? What about a 660?

3) I thought about the 990fx killer from Asrock-are the good networking and sound enough to balance out the worse overclocking and the need for me to get a SATA card?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/N4HByc

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/N4HByc/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($67.87 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($108.00 @ Newegg)

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

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: *Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $687.82

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 01:28 EDT-0400

[Jerakl]

A few questions:

1) is getting to 4.8-5ghz on this platform tough?

2) will the 270 be bottlenecked badly in games? What about a 660?

3) I thought about the 990fx killer from Asrock-are the good networking and sound enough to balance out the worse overclocking and the need for me to get a SATA card?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/N4HByc

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/N4HByc/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($67.87 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($108.00 @ Newegg)

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

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: *Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $687.82

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 01:28 EDT-0400

 

1. Depends if you win the lottery.

2. I don't think so, IDK about 660. I will explain below.

3. AFAIK 990fx boards aren't required but are good if you want to do a lot of overclocking. You could go with a 970 board. Although IDK too much about AMD chipsets

 

Builds stuff:

Get a Hyper 212 EVO

Replace GPU with a GTX 760/Equivalent of your choice.

Change to a 970 board

Get a cheaper case

 

The above is what I would personally do. I would do all of the above for sure except maybe the board, because as aforementioned, IDK too much about AMD chipsets.

[TheRunningOtaku]

I like the more PCIE lanes on a 990fx board, so I think I'll stick with that. Maybe I'll look at a 990x board...

Cooler's a personal choice-I like my system staying really cool no matter what, and I don't like watercooling

What's wrong with a 270? I know Nvidia has cuda and all that but the 760 is a bit out of my budget

[Speedyv]

My build opinion:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WHYHnQ

You can cut back on the ram and go for the 8350 if you insist on it, and the hyper 212 evo is a really good cooler as well, no need to spend more.

[TheRunningOtaku]

My build opinion:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WHYHnQ

You can cut back on the ram and go for the 8350 if you insist on it, and the hyper 212 evo is a really good cooler as well, no need to spend more.

I stay in a place where the outside temps are 30 degrees+ (Celcius) (about 85-90F) most of the time, though, and I want to get a decent OC out of it

I don't mind spending more on a case/cooler since I'll probably be able to keep them both for quite a few more builds, and they'll let my PC last longer (I intend to use this for 6 years+, and the case/cooler for long after that)

Would the 8320 be able to OC as much as the 8350?

Why would the 760 be a better option?

 

EDIT: I'm going to be building this PC in November, during the black friday season, so how much of a discount do you think I could get? 

I'm gonna be using AmazonGlobal free shipping, so everything but the motherboard has to be from Amazon

[natelliot123]

if its for gaming  i would suggest to put at least 1/3rd money in gpu

 

and if u want 8 threads,  xeon e3 1231 + h97 >> 8350 + 990fx board + cooler

xeon at stock can perform better than any overclocked 8350,and overclocking depends on little luck to get good chip,little hard work  and temperature and power consumption are side effects

[TheRunningOtaku]

if its for gaming  i would suggest to put at least 1/3rd money in gpu

 

and if u want 8 threads,  xeon e3 1231 + h97 >> 8350 + 990fx board + cooler

xeon at stock can perform better than any overclocked 8350,and overclocking depends on little luck to get good chip,little hard work  and temperature and power consumption are side effects

I'd prefer to be able to OC, too, though  I like to tinker

Would a 270 be heavily bottlenecked by an overclocked 8350? If it is then I might get an intel chip...

Gaming performance isn't too, too important for me, since I can't afford (and don't want to pay for top-end games), 60FPS+ in the older or indie games would be enough for me, mainly minecraft, 

[Speedyv]

I'd prefer to be able to OC, too, though  I like to tinker

Would a 270 be heavily bottlenecked by an overclocked 8350? If it is then I might get an intel chip...

Gaming performance isn't too, too important for me, since I can't afford (and don't want to pay for top-end games), 60FPS+ in the older or indie games would be enough for me, mainly minecraft, 

 

A GTX 760 is comparable to a 270x. The GTX 760 is still superior.

But a R9 280x is better

 

From other people's experience they were able to run 1 280x fine with a FX8350. Your choice entirely and maybe ask around with peoplw that actually have the cards.

If you don't crossfire.

 

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

 

And the 8350 is an overclocked 8320

[TheRunningOtaku]

A GTX 760 is comparable to a 270x. The GTX 760 is still superior.

But a R9 280x is better

 

From other people's experience they were able to run 1 280x fine with a FX8350. Your choice entirely and maybe ask around with peoplw that actually have the cards.

If you don't crossfire.

 

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

 

And the 8350 is an overclocked 8320

760 is rather pricey though... Maybe if the price drops further? Really trying to shave dollars off my budget, since I'm not quite sure if I'll even be able to save this much (might cut out the NH-D14 and save the OC for when I can get it)

I'll get the 8320, then! Was worried about the binning process, but they undervolt the 8320 anyways

Sorry, can't see the link  

[Speedyv]

oops 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/W9Bjqs

 

you can opt 8320 if you'd like, but be aware that no two chips, even of the same model OC the same.

[TheRunningOtaku]

oops 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/W9Bjqs

 

you can opt 8320 if you'd like, but be aware that no two chips, even of the same model OC the same.

Cool! Thanks.

Was just wondering if AMD chose the better overclockers to be 8350s compared to the 8320s