So..I Need help with this build

[Grandsteam]

Hello, my brother gave me his PC (and bought himself a PS4), and id like to know what you guys think can be improved, I'll be using this PC mostly for games (ultra settings if possible), hoping for some advice. Thanks! 

My Budget: 500~650$

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 and Corsair H100i 

Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0

GPU: CrossFire Radeon HD 6870 

Power Supply: Corsair TX750 V2

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB set

Storage: 2x Samsung Hd502hj 500gb

Case: Cooler Master HAF 922

[Jodomcfrodo]

SSD and GPU

[SimpleG]

Tell your brother he is an idiot, and buy your self a 980/970 gigabyte gaming G1 series card and later on a new i5 chip

[Archangel1994]

Holy shit your brother does not know how to balance. FX-8320 with a Sabertooth R2.0 and H100i? Only an HD6870? This is very unbalanced unless it was made then the FX-8320 was just released and even then it's pretty unbalanced.

 

You need a better GPU and you need to OC the FX-8320 or switch to intel. If it were my choice I would try to sell the Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 and FX-8320 and get an I5-4690k instead (I7-4790k if you do not want to upgrade again for a significant amount of time). As for the GPU if you switch to intel or OC the 8320 to about 4.4-4.5GHz (Not the likeliest of cases) then you can easily run a GTX 970 for 4-6 years on 1080p or 2-3 years on 1440p

[costacis21]

SSD and GPU

THIS ^

[Demons Wrath]

Keep everything the same, except the GPU which you should change for something nice.

[Demons Wrath]

 

Hello, my brother gave me his PC (and bought himself a PS4), and id like to know what you guys think can be improved, I'll be using this PC mostly for games (ultra settings if possible), hoping for some advice. Thanks! 

My Budget: 500~650$

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 and Corsair H100i 

Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0

GPU: CrossFire Radeon HD 6870 

Power Supply: Corsair TX750 V2

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB set

Storage: 2x Samsung Hd502hj 500gb

Case: Cooler Master HAF 922

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($255.00 @ Newegg) 

Total: $334.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-21 11:47 EDT-0400

 

There you are!

[Guest]

The graphics cards are definitely shit, that's what's gonna hold you back the most. 

I would personally get a GTX 970 and a nice SSD. 

Then save up some more and upgrade your motherboard and CPU later to an i5 at least. 

[Demons Wrath]

The graphics cards are definitely shit, that's what's gonna hold you back the most. 

I would personally get a GTX 970 and a nice SSD. 

Then save up some more and upgrade your motherboard and CPU later to an i5 at least. 

 

The cheapest GTX 970 is about $100 more than the cheapest R9 290. The GTX 970 ain't $100 better.

[Guest]

The cheapest GTX 970 is about $100 more than the cheapest R9 290. The GTX 970 ain't $100 better.

And the flame war begins. He has to decide for himself. They both have their pros and cons. 

[Demons Wrath]

And the flame war begins. He has to decide for himself. They both have their pros and cons. 

 

Pros and cons aside, $100 is $100. If the difference was $20, I'd say 970.

 

As for flame war, there's no audience here. The cheap quips are rather wasted.

[Guest]

Pros and cons aside, $100 is $100. If the difference was $20, I'd say 970.

 

As for flame war, there's no audience here. The cheap quips are rather wasted.

I would pay those 100$ extra just for the great software, the regular driver updates and the fact that nvidia cards perform better in a lot of games because of that. 

I've had bad experience with AMD cards personally. Also, why do people buy way more nvidia cards than amd ones? It's not because they have money to throw out the window. 

Anyways, I'm not gonna discuss any further, everyone has to decide for himself what he likes and buys. Also, the price difference may not be that huge depending on where he lives. 

[Grandsteam]

Thanks a lot for the comments, you guys are awesome ! Unfortunately Intel is rather expensive where i live, so what would be good to balance with the Sabertooth and h100i ? And i will sure change the GPU as soon as possible haha 

[Demons Wrath]

Thanks a lot for the comments, you guys are awesome ! Unfortunately Intel is rather expensive where i live, so what would be good to balance with the Sabertooth and h100i ? And i will sure change the GPU as soon as possible haha 

 

All you need is a new GPU and an SSD. The rest are good parts. The intel equivalent of your platform is better in gaming, but the price of getting those parts aren't worth the performance increase. The GPU and SSD I listed earlier will prove themselves.