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This is my planned gaming PC build:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RYyfLk

 

Can you guys please look at it and tell me if the Cooler Master VSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply is good enough?

CPU: i5 4690 GPU: Powercolor R9 390 RAM: 2X4GB DDR3-1600 G.Skill Ripjaws X Case: NZXT S340 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H CPU Cooler: Some cooler I took off of an old Socket 775 Mobo

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This is my planned gaming PC build:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RYyfLk

 

Can you guys please look at it and tell me if the Cooler Master VSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply is good enough?

 

You might want more like 700-800 if you plan to upgrade a lot. If you don't plan to upgrade, 650 will be just fine.

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That PSU is good but why not go intel?

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http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=383

 

It seems on paper to be a really good PSU :).

 

(just the one reviewed here is a higher wattage one but there really shouldnt be much difference apart from that).

 

and i believe Linus has Cooler Master V PSU's in his editing Rigs :D.

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http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=383

 

It seems on paper to be a really good PSU :).

 

(just the one reviewed here is a higher wattage one but there really shouldnt be much difference apart from that).

 

and i believe Linus has Cooler Master V PSU's in his editing Rigs :D.

yup they do

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This is my planned gaming PC build:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RYyfLk

 

Can you guys please look at it and tell me if the Cooler Master VSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply is good enough?

That's a good PSU but you should definitely get an Intel CPU....

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yup they do

https://youtu.be/w0HZAkgCZv8?t=3m20s

 

yeah that's proof right there xD

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This is my planned gaming PC build:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RYyfLk

You're going to be bottlenecking in all but a small number of games that support multi-threaded CPUs well. Definitely go with an i5 instead. 

 

Explanation: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/401217-more-updated-fx-vs-intel-for-gaming/

 

Can you guys please look at it and tell me if the Cooler Master VSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply is good enough?

Yes, and for that price it's a great deal

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That PSU is good but why not go intel?

Is there a good intel processor for around the same price point that you know of?

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You're going to be bottlenecking in all but a small number of games that support multi-threaded CPUs well. Definitely go with an i5 instead. 

 

Explanation: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/401217-more-updated-fx-vs-intel-for-gaming/

 

Yes, and for that price it's a great deal

I'm planning on playing games like battlefield 4, other FPS games, and the new battlefront coming out this November as well as some more easy to run games (CS:GO, Minecraft, etc.). Is the build good enough for that?

CPU: i5 4690 GPU: Powercolor R9 390 RAM: 2X4GB DDR3-1600 G.Skill Ripjaws X Case: NZXT S340 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H CPU Cooler: Some cooler I took off of an old Socket 775 Mobo

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I'm planning on playing games like battlefield 4, other FPS games, and the new battlefront coming out this November as well as some more easy to run games (CS:GO, Minecraft, etc.). Is the build good enough for that?

BF4 and newer AAA titles will be okay but there will still be bottlenecking. CS:GO and Minecraft will rape the FX.

 

This is better for cheaper

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($262.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $698.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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BF4 and newer AAA titles will be okay but there will still be bottlenecking. CS:GO and Minecraft will rape the FX.

 

This is better for cheaper

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($262.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $698.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-20 12:22 EDT-0400

 

Do you trust PowerColor?

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I've never heard of any issues with it. If anything it's more reliable then the one you had picked, I've had nothing but problems with XFX graphics cards.

I actually found out that the cheaper r9 290 I was considering is not the pcs+ version. Do you know if the card is still good?

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Which one?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131668&cm_re=r9_290-_-14-131-668-_-Product

 

Should I use the Gigabyte Windforce version instead?

CPU: i5 4690 GPU: Powercolor R9 390 RAM: 2X4GB DDR3-1600 G.Skill Ripjaws X Case: NZXT S340 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H CPU Cooler: Some cooler I took off of an old Socket 775 Mobo

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I personally prefer MSI Lighting R9 290X because temperature only reach 71C plus low noise. Here is the video of Linus testing all non reference R9 290X, but if you are going to choose Gigabyte Windforce version, well good luck with 83C max load.

 

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Get that one (PCS)

Are there any problems with the xfx card? Apparently the powercolor card has a few problems.

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I've had 2 PowerColor cards with no issues, but nothing but problems with XFX cards O.o

Have you used a PowerColor r9 290 though?

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