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Build -Off Contest 59: AMD FX "The Final Fantasy"

dragoon20005
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When we think about AMD, we mostly associated then with their GPUs, which is red. AMD was never red, it's always been green, ATi is red, not AMD. Because of that, for this build, I went with the NZXT H440 case in black/green, to show AMD's original color. Along with that there is, a 512GB SSD, two R9-290x in CrossFire X, and Asus 4K monitor.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($159.71 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($104.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($156.08 @ Amazon)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($124.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($75.65 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($314.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($314.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: NZXT H440 (Green/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($129.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)

Monitor: Asus PB287Q 60Hz 28.0" Monitor ($546.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($108.98 @ OutletPC)

Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($69.99 @ NCIX US)

Headphones: SteelSeries Siberia V2 Headset ($72.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $2490.32

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-22 16:51 EST-0500

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Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($118.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: AMD R9 Gamer Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($105.27 @ TigerDirect) 
Memory: AMD R9 Gamer Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($105.27 @ TigerDirect) 
Storage: AMD  240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Core Edition Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($659.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Core Edition Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($659.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2471.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-22 17:16 EST-0500
 
Did Quadfire!
-What about this:
 

 
CPU: AMD FX-8370 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($102.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: AMD 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: AMD  240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: AMD  240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (3-Way CrossFire)  ($309.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (3-Way CrossFire)  ($309.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (3-Way CrossFire)  ($309.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: CoolMax 1200W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) 
Monitor: Asus PB287Q 60Hz 28.0" Monitor  ($546.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Keyboard: Logitech G105 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($69.99 @ NCIX US) 
Headphones: Superlux HD668B Headphones  ($59.89 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2468.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-22 20:53 EST-0500
 
 
This build is awesome because it has Raid 0 and 3 R9 290X's powering a Asus PB287Q at 4K

Main Gaming PC (new): HP Omen 30L || i9 10850K || RTX 3070 || 512GB WD Blue NVME || 2TB HDD, 4TB HDD, 8TB HDD ||  750W P2 ||  16GB HyperX Black DDR4

Main Gaming PC (old, still own) : Intel Core i7 7700K @5.0Ghz || GPU: GTX 1080 Seahawk EK X || Motherboard: Maximus VIII Impact || Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S || RAM : 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 

Cooling: EK XRES D5 100mm || Alphacool ST30 280mm w/ Vardars || Alphacool ST30 240mm w/ Vardars || Swiftech 3/8 x 1/2'' Lok-Seal Compressions || Swiftech EVGA Hydrocopper Block || Primochill Advanced LRT Orange || Distilled Water

Folding@Home Rig: 2x X5690s @4.6Ghz || GPUs: 2x Radeon HD 7990 || Motherboard: EVGA SR-2 || Case: Corsair 900D || RAM: 48GB Corsair Dominator GT 2000Mhz CL9

Ethereum Mining Rig: Pentium G4400 || Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 TH || 2x GTX 1060s (Samsung & Hynix) 1x GTX 1070 (Micron), 2x RX480s BIOS modded (Samsung), 1x R9 290X 8GB, 1x GTX 1660 Super = ~ 195 Mh/s

Peripherals: 3x U2412M (5760x1200), 1x U3011 (2560x1600) || Logitech G710 (Cherry Blues) || Logitech G600 || Brainwavz HM5 with @Gofspar Mod 

Laptop: Dell XPS 15 || "Infinity Edge" 4K IPS Screen || i7 7700HQ || GTX 1050 || 16GB 2400Mhz RAM 

 

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Did Quadfire!

 

sorry mate the build has to be a complete set

 

with CPU, Monitor, keyboard, mouse and headset/speaker

Budget? Uses? Currency? Location? Operating System? Peripherals? Monitor? Use PCPartPicker wherever possible. 

Quote whom you're replying to, and set option to follow your topics. Or Else we can't see your reply.

 

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X-fire 290X 8GB edition w/ 4k monitor in an S340

 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD FX-8370 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($192.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme S 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($94.85 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($99.89 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.98 @ Directron)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 8GB Vapor-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($459.99 @ Newegg) That's right 8GB of GDDR5, "4K?.... no sweat"
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 8GB Vapor-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($459.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus PB287Q 60Hz 28.0" Monitor  ($546.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Rapid Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($86.00 @ Mechanical Keyboards)
Mouse: Logitech G402 Wired Optical Mouse  ($49.03 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  ($55.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2493.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 00:55 EST-0500

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CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($123.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: AMD R9 2400 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($198.86 @ NCIX US) 


Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Core Edition Video Card  ($659.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 


Monitor: BenQ GW2765HT 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($384.99 @ NCIX US) 

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($124.26 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Corsair Raptor M45 Wired Optical Mouse  ($53.46 @ Amazon) 

Headphones: Audio-Technica ATH-A500X Headphones  ($106.94 @ Adorama) 

Other: CableMods EVGA P2 Cable Set - Red ($89.95)

Other: Enthoo Luxe LED Strip ($19.99)

Total: $2496.38

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 11:29 EST-0500

 

 

An overall red themed powerhouse. Rationals;

 

- 8350 and 8370 provide no tangible benefit over the 8320 other than higher stock clock speeds. This can easily be changed using the Raijintek Triton as a quality watercooling heatsink to overclock to stock 8350 speeds. The newer 9XXX series FX processors again provide no benefit over the 8XXX series CPUs apart from being more expensive and hotter.

 

- Quality motherboard with good VRMs and VRM cooling which is ESSENTIAL for FX series processors, you can't just go with a $10 board for these CPUs.

 

- 16GB RAM, more than enough for gaming and good for video editing

 

- 512GB SSD, self explanatory, as well as the 2TB HDD. Both rated as being highly reliable and fast.

 

- 295x2, absolute power house and will rip 1440p apart.

 

- Enthoo Luxe is beautiful, power supply shroud etc etc. I have also included a Phanteks LED strip for which you can change the colour in a variety of colours.

 

- EVGA SuperNova PSU, based on the highly credited SuperFlower Leadex platform and 10 YEARS WARRANTY!

 

- Nice monitor and peripherals, self explanatory again.

 

- Cablemods cable set which will plug directly into the PSU to set off the inside of the case with a beautiful braided look.

i5 4670k - Z87X-UD3H - EVGA GTX 670 Sig 2 - Samsung 840 Evo 250GB - 8GB Avexir Core White 1600Mhz - Corsair 750D w/ RGB LED Mod & Remote Control - 2x SP120 - 3x Enermax Cluster - 2TB Seagate SSHD - Arctic Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 - SuperFlower Leadex Gold 750W 

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So here's my build...

Took me a while to figure it out.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-9590 4.7GHz 8-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($219.97 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme6 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($146.87 @ Newegg)
Memory: AMD R9 2400 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Plextor M6S 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($130.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (3-Way CrossFire)  ($309.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (3-Way CrossFire)  ($309.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (3-Way CrossFire)  ($309.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($155.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($99.99 @ Best Buy)
Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse  ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Headphones: Logitech G230 Headset  ($39.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $2494.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 15:37 EST-0500

 

The AMD FX9590 can be overclocked to about 5GHz or more, depending on the unit with the H100i.

 

16GB of RAM are sufficient for hardcore gamers and even suitable for video editing.

 

The 256GB SSD will serve as boot drive for windows and can house the most frequently used programs and games, while a

3TB WD Green is used to save the bulk of data.

 

The 3-Way Crossfire 290X with Windforce cooler will absolutely tear through every game at 144FPS for the Acer Monitor to use.

 

The 750D is a great case (as all cases from Corsair) which has enough room to house the triple graphics card solution as well as

the dual radiator of the H100i and has 3 fans preinstalled to blow air into the case, and with the 2 fans of the radiator configured to push air out

of the case the air pressure is slightly positive which results in less dust build up. (I'm sorry for that sentence, I'm german.)

 

The 1300W PSU will supply the graphics cards and the cpu with enough power, though there is barely any room for upgrades.

 

I chose the GN246HL because it was one of the cheaper 144Hz monitors I could find and also because

I got an Acer monitor myself (not the same model though) and never had any problems with it so far.

 

As keyboard I chose the G710 from Logitech, the one with the brown switches, because it is a personal favorite of me and I plan

on getting it myself soon.

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good luck to all who created the build

Budget? Uses? Currency? Location? Operating System? Peripherals? Monitor? Use PCPartPicker wherever possible. 

Quote whom you're replying to, and set option to follow your topics. Or Else we can't see your reply.

 

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