First Mid/High End Build?

[Sempiternal]

Well, I've been watching Linus Tech Tips for a long time now, and I was hoping to get his opinion or maybe some other's opinions on my build!

 

Specs:

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43

CPU: AMD FX-8300 Overclocked @ 4.5 Ghz

Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE HD 7850 2GB GDDR5

Cooler: Corsair H55 Liquid Cooler

RAM: 8GB HyperX Fury 1866mhz 

PSU: Ultra 550 Watt 80% Efficient

SSD: Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD

HDD(s): One 320GB HD and the other is 200GB for just storage.

Headset: Razer Kraken 7.1 USB Gaming Headset

Keyboard: Normal Dell USB Keyboard

Mouse: Normale white Microsoft usb mouse with side click buttons

Monitor: Acer 23'' LED Monitor

 

Let me know what you guys think! I'd like to also have Linus's opinion as well if possible!

 

[1Scotty1]

What is your budget? use of PC?

 

And sorry, but AMD and "high-end" cant be used in the same sentence

[dragoon20005]

@1Scotty1 

 

ninjaed me 

 

grrr

 

I am suppose to be Saviour

[Guest]

Ehh, I'd get a locked i5 + H-Series motherboard instead. Also, a cheap water cooler won't be better than an air cooler. And I'm not certain that power supply is any good.

[Sempiternal]

What is your budget? use of PC?

 

And sorry, but AMD and "high-end" cant be used in the same sentence

Well you have to consider that AMD's 8300 Series are like what 2011-2012 vs an i5 or i7? it's not really much of a difference in my opinion. I can run all games at Max settings with no problems? 

[Sempiternal]

Ehh, I'd get a locked i5 + H-Series motherboard instead. Also, a cheap water cooler won't be better than an air cooler. And I'm not certain that power supply is any good.

I've never had any issues out of my PSU. All my games run great at max settings, most games 100+ FPS others maybe 45-60 ? Depending on the games of course since some games are optimized for AMD or Nvidia. I know Intel's processors are great, but you have to look at Price/Performance and the day it was released.

[dragoon20005]

Well you have to consider that AMD's 8300 Series are like what 2011-2012 vs an i5 or i7? it's not really much of a difference in my opinion. I can run all games at Max settings with no problems? 

sorry bro

 

that CPU is just a repackage based on an old socket

 

it just a downclocked FX8350

[Guest]

I've never had any issues out of my PSU. All my games run great at max settings, most games 100+ FPS others maybe 45-60 ? Depending on the games of course since some games are optimized for AMD or Nvidia. I know Intel's processors are great, but you have to look at Price/Performance and the day it was released.

The Intel performs better from the same price considering that the motherboards for Intel are significantly cheaper and that you can get by on a cheaper cooler. 

[stconquest]

I have a feeling you are on a tight-budget and I am impatient.  SSDs do NOT affect in game performance other than loading times.  Ask questions if you got them:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($114.99 @ Directron)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($127.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.29 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Best Buy)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($26.99 @ NCIX US)
Headphones: Creative Labs Creative Fatal1ty Headset  ($22.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $716.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-13 06:53 EDT-0400

 

In case you are wondering about the i3 vs FX CPU:  http://www.hardcoreware.net/intel-core-i3-4340-review/2/

[Sempiternal]

sorry bro

 

that CPU is just a repackage based on an old socket

 

it just a downclocked FX8350

I know that?lol I've got mine OC'd @ 4.5Ghz ? lol

 

My next build will be Intel based, I was thinking of getting an i5 3770K Ivy Bridge and maybe a GTX 980 or something like that.

[stconquest]

Well you have to consider that AMD's 8300 Series are like what 2011-2012 vs an i5 or i7? it's not really much of a difference in my opinion. I can run all games at Max settings with no problems? 

 

The FX CPU perform like the Phenom II series in games.  It is really old architecture, you are totally wrong.

 

[Sempiternal]

I have a feeling you are on a tight-budget and I am impatient.  SSDs do NOT affect in game performance other than loading times.  Ask questions if you got them:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($114.99 @ Directron)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($52.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($127.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.29 @ Directron)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ NCIX US)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Best Buy)

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($26.99 @ NCIX US)

Headphones: Creative Labs Creative Fatal1ty Headset  ($22.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $716.18

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-13 06:53 EDT-0400

I know this, I've been a PC gamer since I was 13-15 years old. My brother handed me down his parts a long time ago, and I'm now 19. I've built my own PC, I've watched many reviews, etc. I know all about how intel is so amazing, etc. I know SSD's don't affect your gaming performance, this isn't my first time around guys. I'm really hoping to get an i5 3770K cpu next build i can do.

[stconquest]

I know this, I've been a PC gamer since I was 13-15 years old. My brother handed me down his parts a long time ago, and I'm now 19. I've built my own PC, I've watched many reviews, etc. I know all about how intel is so amazing, etc. I know SSD's don't affect your gaming performance, this isn't my first time around guys. I'm really hoping to get an i5 3770K cpu next build i can do.

 

I don't understand why you know what you know...

 

What I mean is, why are you telling me this?

 

[Sempiternal]

The FX CPU perform like the Phenom II series in games.  It is really old architecture, you are totally wrong.

 

No it doesn't lmfao, the CPU i had before was Quad Core Phenom, and it performs like shit compared to my FX. I couldn't even play Dead Rising 3 or games with Huge maps without it stuttering out the ass. Once I got this new build with THE SAME VIDEO CARD with the FX, It was phenomenal how the FX just completely fixed all that stuttering and low FPS drops.

[stconquest]

No it doesn't lmfao, the CPU i had before was Quad Core Phenom, and it performs like shit compared to my FX. I couldn't even play Dead Rising 3 or games with Huge maps without it stuttering out the ass. Once I got this new build with THE SAME VIDEO CARD with the FX, It was phenomenal how the FX just completely fixed all that stuttering and low FPS drops.

 

http://www.hardcoreware.net/intel-core-i3-4340-review/2/

[stconquest]

@Sempiternal  My Phenom II X6 1055t @ 3.8 GHz will probably keep up with your FX 8300 (clock per clock) , and it is a true hex-core.

[Sempiternal]

http://www.hardcoreware.net/intel-core-i3-4340-review/2/

I love how everyone finds these reviews over the internet and instantly believes them.

You have to try hands on for yourself to see how well they really perform. I've seen a million reviews, benchmarks, and everyone has different numbers. LITERALLY. Those numbers are going to be way different for someone else, unless you buy the EXACT SAME HARDWARE THAT PERSON HAD WHEN BENCH MARKING.

[stconquest]

I love how everyone finds these reviews over the internet and instantly believes them.

You have to try hands on for yourself to see how well they really perform. I've seen a million reviews, benchmarks, and everyone has different numbers. LITERALLY. Those numbers are going to be way different for someone else, unless you buy the EXACT SAME HARDWARE THAT PERSON HAD WHEN BENCH MARKING.

 

I have both, and AMD Phenom II X6 build, and an IvyBridge i5 build.  Intels are just faster at everything.

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8350-vishera-review,3328-14.html

[Sempiternal]

I have both, and AMD Phenom II X6 build, and an IvyBridge i5 build.  Intels are just faster at everything.

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8350-vishera-review,3328-14.html

Again those are lies, because  at Skyrim Ultra Settings 1080p Resolution with my AMD FX 8300 @ 4.5Ghz I get over 100+ FPS maybe around 100-120?

Internet benchmarks and all that are so in accurate, this is why I've learned to just buy it and try it my self because EVERYONE HAS DIFFERENT FPS.

Even with ENB's installed I gain anywhere from 45-60+ FPS on Skyrim. 

[stconquest]

Again those are lies, because  at Skyrim Ultra Settings 1080p Resolution with my AMD FX 8300 @ 4.5Ghz I get over 100+ FPS maybe around 100-120?

Internet benchmarks and all that are so in accurate, this is why I've learned to just buy it and try it my self because EVERYONE HAS DIFFERENT FPS.

Even with ENB's installed I gain anywhere from 45-60+ FPS on Skyrim.

 

 

Okay, enjoy your PC.

[Sempiternal]

Okay, enjoy your PC.

I have and will lol, I just love proving people wrong, because those numbers on the internet are wrong.

I don't have PS installed at so just used an online image creator. 

I had 40+ mods installed and these are my frames with and without ENB.