AMD Gaming Computer

[Yokor]

So im building my pc and this is what i got so far but i need some answers on my qestions that are below the parts list.

 

-AMD Vishera FX-8350 8 Core 4Ghz -ASUS M5A78L-M USB3 Motherboard  -16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 RAM

-Asus AMD Radeon R9 290 DirectCU II OC Graphics Card (4GB, GDDR5, PCI Express 3.0)

-Gigabyte GZ-G3 Plus (GZG3+) Black Mesh Vented ATX & mATX USB 3 Gaming PC Computer Case with 750W PSU

-WD 1TB 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive - Caviar Blue

-Asus DVD-RW Bulk Drive (DRW-24F1ST, S-ATA, DVDR: 24x, CD-R: 48x, E-Green, Disc Encryption II)

 

The main "problem" or rather concerne is the case, psu and mother board so...do i have enough Wattage in the psu...and also the case comes with 2 front cooling fans so and im going to be able to connect those 2 to motherboard ? I think they have 2 pin connecters so if the MoBo doenst have the space im going to have to change the case. And also please comment on my build and suggest what would you change to make this build better.

 

 

[Yokor]

Ohh and all the components are from amazon so you can check those out there.

[NeatSquidYT]

ok, if you haven't ordered parts yet, DON'T. Please refrain from using AMD CPUs unless they're at the 760k budget level.

[Tetters]

ok, if you haven't ordered parts yet, DON'T. Please refrain from using AMD CPUs unless they're at the 760k budget level.

QFT

[NeatSquidYT]

QFT

Thanks Slim.

[SkywardKkalox]

What is your budget and i will post a build.

[SkywardKkalox]

@Yokor Follow your topics.

[Imakuni]

So im building my pc and this is what i got so far but i need some answers on my qestions that are below the parts list.

 

-AMD Vishera FX-8350 8 Core 4Ghz -ASUS M5A78L-M USB3 Motherboard  -16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 RAM

-Asus AMD Radeon R9 290 DirectCU II OC Graphics Card (4GB, GDDR5, PCI Express 3.0)

-Gigabyte GZ-G3 Plus (GZG3+) Black Mesh Vented ATX & mATX USB 3 Gaming PC Computer Case with 750W PSU

-WD 1TB 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive - Caviar Blue

-Asus DVD-RW Bulk Drive (DRW-24F1ST, S-ATA, DVDR: 24x, CD-R: 48x, E-Green, Disc Encryption II)

 

The main "problem" or rather concerne is the case, psu and mother board so...do i have enough Wattage in the psu...and also the case comes with 2 front cooling fans so and im going to be able to connect those 2 to motherboard ? I think they have 2 pin connecters so if the MoBo doenst have the space im going to have to change the case. And also please comment on my build and suggest what would you change to make this build better.

 

Give us a budget plz.

[Guest]

Never buy a Case that has a psu with it as 99% of the time the psu is garbage.

[Aircooled Brain]

Judging your budget form the components you choose originally this is what i came up with 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($92.24 @ Amazon) 

Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($103.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($61.22 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($309.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($21.00 @ Amazon) 

Total: $896.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-07 10:17 EDT-0400

[NeatSquidYT]

 

Judging your budget form the components you choose originally this is what i came up with 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($92.24 @ Amazon) 

Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($103.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($61.22 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($309.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($21.00 @ Amazon) 

Total: $896.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-07 10:17 EDT-0400

 

16GB RAM and a Source 210? Priorities.

[DimasRMDO]

How about this one?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($178.49 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($319.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($57.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($57.35 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $858.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-07 10:55 EDT-0400

 

I haven't known your budget yet, so....

[Yokor]

my budget is about 1100-1200 and i would really want an amd proccesor in my build

[DimasRMDO]

my budget is about 1100-1200 and i would really want an amd proccesor in my build

If you say so....

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-9590 4.7GHz 8-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($217.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($97.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($118.98 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($356.53 @ Amazon) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($87.74 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1164.18

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-07 11:49 EDT-0400

 

But I'd recommend Intel over AMD if you're focusing to gaming....

[Imakuni]

my budget is about 1100-1200 and i would really want an amd proccesor in my build

Reason being? If you have a good reason to want AMD, you might as well tell us why, as we may better advise you.

 

However, if you just want it because AMD fanboy, then I don`t even know why are you asking for suggestions, as you already know what you want and our opinion is completely useless in that mater.

[Yokor]

Well if i had a budget of 1500+ ofcourse i would want better i5 and i7 proccessors cuz tey rock, but i dont and those 300-400$ can make a lot of difference

[DimasRMDO]

Well if i had a budget of 1500+ ofcourse i would want better i5 and i7 proccessors cuz tey rock, but i dont and those 300-400$ can make a lot of difference

But hey, you'll see performance increase. You don't have to get 4690K, you can get 4460 or 4590 and you don't have to have i7 because i5 is already enough for gaming.

[Yokor]

Yes i know i was originally planning to have an i5 but those amd prices... you cant ignore them and also some a bit cheaper i5 have a lot less GHz on their clock (without OC) and im not saying GHz is everything its just isnt it better to have a base frequency of 4.0 and you can OC later, and have 8 cores instead of 4 (i know amd cores are weaker). Not being a AMD fanboy becuase most of i5 beat even the newer AMD proccesors by far its just my budget. But im open for suggestions and tips becuase im quite new to this.

[Imakuni]

Well if i had a budget of 1500+ ofcourse i would want better i5 and i7 proccessors cuz tey rock, but i dont and those 300-400$ can make a lot of difference

Yeah... because you TOTALLY need 1500+...

 

Get rekt on, son:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($51.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.97 @ NCIX US) 

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

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.75 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $785.61

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-07 12:28 EDT-0400

[Guest]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.75 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($96.99 @ NCIX US) 

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

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($319.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Power Supply: Antec 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1075.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-07 12:34 EDT-0400

[Yokor]

Okay some nice builds i really like the one above me by lee32uk but i dont think i will need an SSD also i have been looking on some bundles on amazon that include i5-4690K, ASUS H81M-PLUS MoBo and 8 GB 1600MHz DDR3 RAM. Are bundles worth buying ? also i think the builds you've given me (although they are pretty nice and probably better) are pretty far away from my original one so maybe some suggestion on just that and ignore the amd CPU if you really hate it haha

[Imakuni]

Okay some nice builds i really like the one above me by lee32uk but i dont think i will need an SSD also i have been looking on some bundles on amazon that include i5-4690K, ASUS H81M-PLUS MoBo and 8 GB 1600MHz DDR3 RAM. Are bundles worth buying ? also i think the builds you've given me (although they are pretty nice and probably better) are pretty far away from my original one so maybe some suggestion on just that and ignore the amd CPU if you really hate it haha

That combo is totally not worth it. If you are getting a 4690k, you also want to step up and get a z97 mobo. If you can't, then save money and get the i5 4440 instead.

 

Not to mention, that mobo has potential incompatibility with the 4690k.