New moderate to extreme gaming PC for $2000

[Darklegacy083]

Hey guys, I'm fairly new to the PC builds and such so I've been going around and asking as much as I can for advice on this build I'm making. I want all the feed back, the good, the bad, and the stupid.

I've gone with:

AMD fx8350 4Ghz 8 core (CPU)

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM (CPU cooler)

ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ (MoBo)

Corsair Vengeance Pro 8 GB -2x4- (RAM)

Samsung EVO 850 series 250GB SSD (1st drive)

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB HDD (2nd drive)

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 (Graphics Card)

NZXT Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower (Case)

EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX (Power Supply)

Windows 10 (OS)

BenQ RL2460HT 60Ghz 24" (Monitor)

Corsair Raptor K40 Wired gaming Keyboard

(Went with this Keyboard and Mouse to best fit the blue and white build, can't find and good white with blue LED Keyboard and Mice out there)

Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse

Please leave any comment you have, would love your support. Thanks.

I'm located in Australia so I'm unable to access Newegg and Amazon for better prices, plus everything over here costs insane amounts

[Darklegacy083]

Ignore this.

[Lethal Seraph]

Cryorig H7 is a good upgrade

I'd pick a different CPU like the i5-4790k instead.

Don't get a 970, get an R380

 

PS. Use AUpcpartpicker

[Praesi]

With a 2k$ Budget a GTX980Ti is a must have!

And CPU should be an i5 Quad Core.

[Guest]

With a 2k$ Budget a GTX980Ti is a must have!

And CPU should be an i5 Quad Core.

He's from Australia

 

OP Try using https://pcpartpicker.com/

[Darklegacy083]

Lethal Seraph, the I5-4790K costs about 350-400 bucks, whereas the AMD fx 8350 costs only 200-250.

[ShiftHitTheFan]

The 970 mobo is underpowered for the 8350, its only good for the fx 6300, get the 990 at least. The Intel path would bet better overall for gaming.

 

I would go with the r9 390 instead of the 970. DX12 is coming, brace yourselves!

 

You need fans.

[Darklegacy083]

Haha yeah, the the GTX980Ti costs nearly 700 bucks

[Darklegacy083]

DatSpeed, I actually got most of this build from a build guide [emoji23]

[i_build_nanosuits]

Lethal Seraph, the I5-4790K costs about 350-400 bucks, whereas the AMD fx 8350 costs only 200-250.

why do you think that is?

would it be because the AMD FX is very very old and underperforming especialy when it comes to gaming and just about anything that require a bit of raw per core performance AKA 95%+ of the applications out there and also could it be because the AM3+ socket lacks many features and the CPU pull 280W+ from the wall and are based on a very old server architecture that was a fail even at launch day when compared with at the time already 2 or 3 years old intel counterparts? i wonder...

[Lethal Seraph]

Someone compile him a decent setup from AU pcpartpicker. I can't cause I'm on mobile

[Praesi]

Haha yeah, the the GTX980Ti costs nearly 700 bucks

Didnt you say "extreme" gaming?

CPU should be i5 4690k. Good Price good Performance.

[Darklegacy083]

The 970 mobo is underpowered for the 8350, its only good for the fx 6300, get the 990 at least. The Intel path would bet better overall for gaming.

I would go with the r9 390 instead of the 970. DX12 is coming, brace yourselves!

You need fans.

Alright I'll look into the board thanks.

Yeah I know Intel would be better, and when I had a bit more money I was gonna upgrade to it, but unfortunately Intel is hella expensive over here so I can't upgrade at the current time.

Really? I hear that the GTX 970 is the dominant card over the Rs. Well I'll go research some more on the topic, thanks.

[Darklegacy083]

Didnt you say "extreme" gaming?

CPU should be i5 4690k. Good Price good Performance.

I think we might have different stand points on "extreme", I'm pretty sure I worded it wrong. When I say extreme I mean playing games on 1080p high-ultra setting without dropping from 30 fps. But I can't go over the 2k budget and I5 with a GTX980Ti would reach 1k already without anything else.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Alright I'll look into the board thanks.

Yeah I know Intel would be better, and when I had a bit more money I was gonna upgrade to it, but unfortunately Intel is hella expensive over here so I can't upgrade at the current time.

Really? I hear that the GTX 970 is the dominant card over the Rs. Well I'll go research some more on the topic, thanks.

yes do your research cause even a core i3-4160 play games better than the FX-8350, and the R9 390 is indeed a stronger part than the GTX970

[Darklegacy083]

why do you think that is?

would it be because the AMD FX is very very old and underperforming especialy when it comes to gaming and just about anything that require a bit of raw per core performance AKA 95%+ of the applications out there and also could it be because the AM3+ socket lacks many features and the CPU pull 280W+ from the wall and are based on a very old server architecture that was a fail even at launch day when compared with at the time already 2 or 3 years old intel counterparts? i wonder...

Yes, yes I know it's no Skylake, but from what I've seen its good enough for the budget. I will no doubt expand to I5 later down the road but for where I'm at the AMD fx is the best I can do.

[Darklegacy083]

yes do your research cause even a core i3-4160 play games better than the FX-8350, and the R9 390 is indeed a stronger part than the GTX970

Haha alright I'll check out the I3. Thanks.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Haha alright I'll check out the I3. Thanks.

no, just look if you could afford something like this? do you have more budget than that or less than that or is this just fine? performance per dollars is really high on this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($357.00 @ CPL Online)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($65.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($169.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.00 @ Umart)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Centre Com)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card ($485.00 @ Scorptec)

Case: Zalman Z3 Plus White ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.00 @ CPL Online)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $1402.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-16 03:17 AEDT+1100

[ShiftHitTheFan]

yes do your research cause even a core i3-4160 play games better than the FX-8350, and the R9 390 is indeed a stronger part than the GTX970

Um, no. I can run gta 5 on my pc on med to high settings(sig). My biddies comp with the same gfx card and hdd, but i3 stutters like hell. more and more games are becoming multi core based.  Plus, for my blender and autocad homework, an I3 would just not work. Go FX or I5. That's my opinion.

 

 

no, just look if you could afford something like this? do you have more budget than that or less than that or is this just fine? performance per dollars is really high on this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($357.00 @ CPL Online)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($65.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($169.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.00 @ Umart)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Centre Com)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card ($485.00 @ Scorptec)

Case: Zalman Z3 Plus White ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.00 @ CPL Online)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $1402.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-16 03:17 AEDT+1100

 

 

Looks good. Just add a SDD, and a better case, and your set.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Um, no. I can run gta 5 on my pc on med to high settings(sig). My biddies comp with the same gfx card and hdd, but i3 stutters like hell. more and more games are becoming multi core based.  Plus, for my blender and autocad homework, an I3 would just not work. Go FX or I5. That's my opinion.

oh really? this guy is playing AND recording using a core i3 and a gtx 970 and the game is running smooth even though he's facing a major CPU bottleneck, the AMD FX ain't any better. i'm not suggesting he get an i3 this is NOT a very good CPU when it comes to gaming but so is ANY of the AMD FX CPU's

Looks good. Just add a SDD, and a better case, and your set.

indeed if budget allows an SSD would be a great addition to this build obviously but could also be considered as a future upgrade, and case obviously is a place holder he could pick whatever he thinks looks nice to him, cases are very personal choices.

[Darklegacy083]

no, just look if you could afford something like this? do you have more budget than that or less than that or is this just fine? performance per dollars is really high on this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($357.00 @ CPL Online)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($65.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($169.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.00 @ Umart)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Centre Com)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card ($485.00 @ Scorptec)

Case: Zalman Z3 Plus White ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.00 @ CPL Online)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $1402.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-16 03:17 AEDT+1100

I was able to get it to $1900, thanks. I don't really want to change the case for it, don't like the look of your recommendation case.

[ShiftHitTheFan]

oh really? this guy is playing AND recording using a core i3 and a gtx 970 and the game is running smooth even though he's facing a major CPU bottleneck, the AMD FX ain't any better. i'm not suggesting he get an i3 this is NOT a very good CPU when it comes to gaming but so is ANY of the AMD FX CPU's

I'm not going to start a flame war here. Two cores is just not enough for AAA games anymore.  You need at least four cores for most AAA games to not bottleneck during demanding moments. The i3 is not as good in multicore games, period.

 

BACK ON TOPIC

[i_build_nanosuits]

indeed if budget allows an SSD would be a great addition to this build obviously but could also be considered as a future upgrade, and case obviously is a place holder he could pick whatever he thinks looks nice to him, cases are very personal choices.

 

I was able to get it to $1900, thanks. I don't really want to change the case for it, don't like the look of your recommendation case.

This case was obviously a place holder, just go with something you like and consider adding a 240GB ssd...you might want to find equivalent parts in another color scheme but your core parts should be a R9 390/390X or GTX 980 which ever you can afford...the R9 390 is priced nicely where you at BTW and CPU an unlocked intel core i5 or core i7 CPU.

Haswell is nearly as good as skylake and it's cheaper and your budget can afford it... it has epic performance in games and will last your years, bring powerful GPU's and it will handle it. Especialy with DX12 incoming and all focus on GPU horsepower these quad-core intel chips significantly outperform anything AMD has on the market right now including even the FX-9590. Even at stock an i5-4460 for example which run only at 3.4ghz boost will blast the FX-9590 out of the way in EVERY games out there. (Find a single GAMING benchmark (ANY GAMES) in which ANY AMD CPU significantly outperform an intel core i5 ivy-bridge, haswell or skylake...good luck!)

 

I owned an overclocked FX-8320 and i really recommend you don't buy somehting like that for a gaming rig.

[Darklegacy083]

This case was obviously a place holder, just go with something you like and consider adding a 240GB ssd...you might want to find equivalent parts in another color scheme but your core parts should be a R9 390/390X or GTX 980 which ever you can afford...the R9 390 is priced nicely where you at BTW and CPU an unlocked intel core i5 or core i7 CPU.

Haswell is nearly as good as skylake and it's cheaper and your budget can afford it... it has epic performance in games and will last your years, bring powerful GPU's and it will handle it. Especialy with DX12 incoming and all focus on GPU horsepower these quad-core intel chips significantly outperform anything AMD has on the market right now including even the FX-9590. Even at stock an i5-4460 for example which run only at 3.4ghz boost will blast the FX-9590 out of the way in EVERY games out there. (Find a single GAMING benchmark (ANY GAMES) in which ANY AMD CPU significantly outperform an intel core i5 ivy-bridge, haswell or skylake...good luck!)

I owned an overclocked FX-8320 and i really recommend you don't buy somehting like that for a gaming rig.

I've stuck with my old case and kept the Samsung SSD, everyone really likes that version cause I hear nothing but great reviews of it.

Well the R9 390 costs 585 bucks so I dunno if it's the greatest steal

I appreciate all the help.

[i_build_nanosuits]

I've stuck with my old case and kept the Samsung SSD, everyone really likes that version cause I hear nothing but great reviews of it.

Well the R9 390 costs 485 bucks so I dunno if it's the greatest steal

I appreciate all the help.

if you like the GTX970 and you game at 1080p it's also quite good for the price if you find better deals there both these cards game very well

the samsung ssd are indeed awesome.