Pls Help,

[ConsoleGamer911]

Hi I'm building my first PC and I need help choosing the right components. I have a budget of $900 USD. I want my PC to handle GTA V max at 1080p with 60 frames per second. I have come up with one build so far and please tell me if I'm doing something wrong. Thanks

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bgmmt6

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Jacktastic-PC/saved/#view=dT9zK8

Much very high power. It may not be as pretty as the build you have picked out but you can change looks easily, performance is more important immediately.

EDIT: inb4 CORSAIR CX PSU OMG "insert video of Corsair PSU's in high end rigs"

[Jerakl]

That's legit like a perfect built. Exactly what I would have suggested (more or less).

 

Good job.

 

If people tell you to get an Nvidia card instead, I suggest you don't. For the price the 390 trumps the 970 in games.

 

Basically in this price range. A 390 is the most ballin GPU you can get.

[Whorax]

Don't get the CX PSU. Get an EVGA G2.

[Amazingasian]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($216.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($135.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($38.25 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($40.50 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($319.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($71.10 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $951.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-28 00:26 EDT-0400

 

Changed the PSU to something that wouldn't turn your computer into a barbecue.  If you can spare another $80, I would get an SSD as it would make your system snappier and boot up faster.

[alexhelvetica]

This is why you don't buy CX PSU's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iftbNTSEn4M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iftbNTSEn4M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj8-wNmYJvM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj8-wNmYJvM

[ConsoleGamer911]

Also sorry I forgot to say this, I want a PSU that can handle crossfire because in the future I want to add another gpu.

[Kobathor]

This is why you don't buy CX PSU's

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nice meme 

[ConsoleGamer911]

Can some one suggest a psu that can handle crossfire and won't barbecue my rig.

[Amazingasian]

Can some one suggest a psu that can handle crossfire and won't barbecue my rig.

EVGA G2/GS if you're willing to spend a little more.

[alexhelvetica]

EVGA G2/GS if you're willing to spend a little more.

This^^^

[ConsoleGamer911]

thanks I'll switch the PSu and post the new link

[watts300]

This is why you don't buy CX PSU's

Troll, please post videos of power supplies that DIDN'T burn. Oh ya, those don't exist because only people that have something extraordinary and negative to show off make videos of it. A video of a power supply sitting and working quietly doesn't make a good video. Your links to those idiotic videos prove nothing. Any rational, logical person with half a brain would understand that.

[ConsoleGamer911]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TBt9Mp

[alexhelvetica]

Troll, please post videos of power supplies that DIDN'T burn. Oh ya, those don't exist because only people that have something extraordinary and negative to show off make videos of it. A video of a power supply sitting and working quietly doesn't make a good video. Your links to those idiotic videos prove nothing. Any rational, logical person with half a brain would understand that.

1. I am not a troll.

2. PSU's tend to catch fire when they blow up.

3. CX PSU's are bad, that are rated for 30C (Lower than the ambient temp in summer)

[Jerakl]

Troll, please post videos of power supplies that DIDN'T burn. Oh ya, those don't exist because only people that have something extraordinary and negative to show off make videos of it. A video of a power supply sitting and working quietly doesn't make a good video. Your links to those idiotic videos prove nothing. Any rational, logical person with half a brain would understand that.

 

Actually the CX series are well known to have problems. Their temp limit is 30 C, even on the Corsair website it says that it should only be used for office builds and light stuff, not heavy builds. Believe me, these things die like nothing. Usually due to heat. As said, solder n stuff starts to get soft around 30 C.

[GDRRiley]

Can some one suggest a psu that can handle crossfire and won't barbecue my rig.

The Cx won't fry your rig people just like to give is a bad rep. if your spending over 800$ it would be best to get a better PSU.

[watts300]

1. I am not a troll.

2. PSU's tend to catch fire when they blow up.

3. CX PSU's are bad, that are rated for 30C (Lower than the ambient temp in summer)

1. Yes, you are.

2. That statement is like saying "You can fall into a hole if you dig one." No kidding. That tends to happens with holes. And if something "blows up" that also tends to happen; fire accompanies. Stating the obvious about the nature of anything is not evidence of the specific.

3. They are not inherently bad. They can be misused like anything else in the world. How about race a Chevy Sonic on an F1 track driving full bore? The car won't last. Not because it's a "bad" car, but because it was misused. Not to mention the fact that you're comparing an operating temperature to the weather outside during the hottest season of the year. What the fuck sense does that make? Do you use your computer outside? There might be 1% or less of any one that plays video games outside or anywhere else where there isn't climiate control. That small percentage is a small variant. Manufacturers likely don't care about those outliers, and they shouldn't. I certainly wouldn't.

Actually the CX series are well known to have problems. Their temp limit is 30 C, even on the Corsair website it says that it should only be used for office builds and light stuff, not heavy builds. Believe me, these things die like nothing. Usually due to heat. As said, solder n stuff starts to get soft around 30 C.

Corsair sells a lot of units. Their failure rate is proportional to their sales just like their success rate is. Maybe this concept is too complicated for many people to understand.

By the way, a Corsair rep that has an account here has said that built-in temperature safeties will shut down the units at 45.

[Jerakl]

Corsair sells a lot of units. Their failure rate is proportional to their sales just like their success rate is. Maybe this concept is too complicated for many people to understand.

By the way, a Corsair rep that has an account here has said that built-in temperature safeties will shut down the units at 45.

 

The problem here is not the unit itself, but how the unit is used. Corsair's own website even says "basic system builds". They have a higher failure rate when used improperly, such as in builds that use higher power components that use more power draw. The other guys videos weren't incorrect or anything, it was just cases of the unit being used improperly and thus resulting in bad things.

 

It's not to make a good video or anything, it's because when used improperly they are much more likely to fail. That's not the guy that posted the videos fault. No need to be so toxic.

 

I had one die on me from heat. Was an older Cx600 though. (5ish years).

[alexhelvetica]

1. Yes, you are.

2. That statement is like saying "You can fall into a hole if you dig one." No kidding. That tends to happens with holes. And if something "blows up" that also tends to happen; fire accompanies. Stating the obvious about the nature of anything is not evidence of the specific.

3. They are not inherently bad. They can be misused like anything else in the world. How about race a Chevy Sonic on an F1 track driving full bore? The car won't last. Not because it's a "bad" car, but because it was misused. Not to mention the fact that you're comparing an operating temperature to the weather outside during the hottest season of the year. What the fuck sense does that make? Do you use your computer outside? There might be 1% or less of any one that plays video games outside or anywhere else where there isn't climiate control. That small percentage is a small variant. Manufacturers likely don't care about those outliers, and they shouldn't. I certainly wouldn't.

Corsair sells a lot of units. Their failure rate is proportional to their sales just like their success rate is. Maybe this concept is too complicated for many people to understand.

By the way, a Corsair rep that has an account here has said that built-in temperature safeties will shut down the units at 45.

1. Please don't defend the CX. It isn't worth it!

2. There are worse PSUs than the CX, but lots of people use the CX for what it isn't meant to do. It is NOT meant for a mid tier gaming PC, it is for cheap low end PC's.

3. There are about 32.1 days a year in Melbourne over 30C, 10.8 over 35C and 1.7 over 40C (This is an average from 1981 to 2010)

4. If 1% of the CX's fail in a year they are FUCKING SHIT!!! There should not be a failure rate that high!

[watts300]

1. Please don't defend the CX. It isn't worth it!

2. There are worse PSUs than the CX, but lots of people use the CX for what it isn't meant to do. It is NOT meant for a mid tier gaming PC, it is for cheap low end PC's.

3. There are about 32.1 days a year in Melbourne over 30C, 10.8 over 35C and 1.7 over 40C (This is an average from 1981 to 2010)

4. If 1% of the CX's fail in a year they are FUCKING SHIT!!! There should not be a failure rate that high!

1. I'm not defending a specific product, I'm just tired of trolls needlessly spreading misinformation to the naive about any product. There's a big difference between saying a product is shit and pointing out to a prospective buyer that it's not the right product for his needs.

3. You still missed the point. Do you keep your computer outside? If you do, you have serious problems.

4. You either completely missed the point again or didn't read correctly. Never did I give a failure rate of any PSU.

But I have noticed that both you and @Jerakl are now back-pedaling to say that CX isn't bad, but what's bad is their application. Now that you seem to have an inkling of that concept, maybe you should stop spreading misinformation with troll-ish videos and memes saying they are bad, and place the blame where it belongs: on the idiots that use them in an inappropriate application.

[Jerakl]

But I have noticed that both you and @Jerakl are now back-pedaling to say that CX isn't bad, but what's bad is their application. Now that you seem to have an inkling of that concept, maybe you should stop spreading misinformation with troll-ish videos and memes saying they are bad, and place the blame where it belongs: on the idiots that use them in an inappropriate application.

 

I never said they were bad

 

 

Actually the CX series are well known to have problems. Their temp limit is 30 C, even on the Corsair website it says that it should only be used for office builds and light stuff, not heavy builds. Believe me, these things die like nothing. Usually due to heat. As said, solder n stuff starts to get soft around 30 C.

 

I stated from that start that they were meant to be used in basic builds.

 

[alexhelvetica]

1. I'm not defending a specific product, I'm just tired of trolls needlessly spreading misinformation to the naive about any product. There's a big difference between saying a product is shit and pointing out to a prospective buyer that it's not the right product for his needs.

3. You still missed the point. Do you keep your computer outside? If you do, you have serious problems.

4. You either completely missed the point again or didn't read correctly. Never did I give a failure rate of any PSU.

But I have noticed that both you and @Jerakl are now back-pedaling to say that CX isn't bad, but what's bad is their application. Now that you seem to have an inkling of that concept, maybe you should stop spreading misinformation with troll-ish videos and memes saying they are bad, and place the blame where it belongs: on the idiots that use them in an inappropriate application.

I don't use my computer outside but it can still get 30C+ in my bedroom, that also doesn't include the heat inside the computer itself.

The CX is fine for basic use and NOT to be used in a low to mid tier Computer.

I miss read your post about the failure rate,

 

The CX is bad for what people tend to use it for, there are cases where it would be fine (i recommend it in those cases), those videos are not trolly there are just caused poor research and the concept of the 3rd video I linked (Did you watch that?)

 

I am not a troll. I have been trolled even today. I may give some bad information once and a while, but I do not intend that!