Suggestions/Tips

AmdIsBetterThenIntel/Blue · July 27, 2015

This is a budget of 1250

Gaming/Streaming

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/cqDX7P

Slight Water cooling

DarkBlade2117 · July 27, 2015

You can get a nice i5 and h81 mobo for the same price and it'll perform better. I'd get a 120g SSD from crucial, bx100. For the PSU give me a second to check on that,

NicekillBG · July 27, 2015

some h81 mobos do not support a lot of i5's

my gigabyte does so go with a gigabyte mobo

DarkBlade2117 · July 27, 2015

some h81 mobos do not support a lot of i5's

my gigabyte does so go with a gigabyte mobo

Domyou mean the BIOs update? If so the factory updates the bios to the latest version before they send them out so its near impossible for that to happen,

spartaman64 · July 27, 2015

dont get an amd cpu for gaming get an i5 and get a noctua air cooler they perform better than a lot of AIO water coolers

EposVox · July 27, 2015

some h81 mobos do not support a lot of i5's

my gigabyte does so go with a gigabyte mobo

This is the worst possible basis for a recommendation of any computer part. ._. wat

spartaman64 · July 27, 2015

This is the worst possible basis for a recommendation of any computer part. ._. wat

i dont like h81 motherboards they usually have jenky power delivery get a h97 if possible

FuzzyYellow · July 27, 2015

it's obvious that you are a fan of AMD hardware, but for your workload, i suggest an i5 over the 8350 because it is better in pretty much all scenarios.

read this article.

http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Systems/Quad-Core-Gaming-Roundup-How-Much-CPU-Do-You-Really-Need

NicekillBG · July 27, 2015

This is the worst possible basis for a recommendation of any computer part. ._. wat

ooookaaay then

DarkBlade2117 · July 27, 2015

This is a budget of 1250

Gaming/Streaming

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/cqDX7P

Slight Water cooling

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($315.98 @ Newegg Canada)

CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ NCIX)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.75 @ Vuugo)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($187.87 @ NCIX)

Storage: Corsair Force LS 60GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB Nitro Video Card ($316.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ NCIX)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($93.06 @ NCIX)

Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($5.99 @ NCIX)

Total: $1241.57

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-27 19:54 EDT-0400

Here. Yes the mobo is blue but you won't see it if you out the ram in that spot ect ect. This will,performs worlds better. If you think AMD is better read this, http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/401217-more-updated-fx-vs-intel-for-gaming/