what do you think guys

[pm94]

hey guys im planing a upgrade for my current rig ( see sig)

the parts i want to upgrade to are

cpu: Amd fx 6300

cpu cooler:h100i

board: asus crosshair 5 formula-z
gpu: r9 290x

psu: corsair ax860i

case:corsair 750D

[NohbdyKnows]

Seems ok to me

 

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[miyabwah]

Seems legit......... To me. 860W is kinda overkill unless you're planning to Crossfire.

[Liam-McShane]

Save some money on the motherboard and get an 8320 instead. Maybe the Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3

[pm94]

Seems legit......... To me. 860W is kinda overkill unless you're planning to Crossfire.

im planning cf for the future im just waiting for amd to fix the frame time problems

[pm94]

Save some money on the motherboard and get an 8320 instead. Maybe the Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3

i watched some reviews of both cpu and i only gain 3-4 fps with the 8320

this pc is just for gaming i wont use it for render or other kinds of work that the 8320 can show its power

Edited November 8, 2013 by pm94

[NohbdyKnows]

im planning cf for the future im just waiting for amd to fix the frame time problems

For the 290x.....It's basically fixed

[TechSage]

im planning cf for the future im just waiting for amd to fix the frame time problems

Step down from the 860i unless you  are doing a red themed build. Throw that $100 into a better CPU and spend the other hundred left into an 80 plus bronze powersupply

 

 

EDIT: Go intel, 4670k will rape all if you don't need extra cores. 8320/8350 only beats it in multithreaded applications so..... Get a $100  motherboard with the 4670k and then you are golden because the cost of the PC will remain the same.....sorta

[TheSLSAMG]

Add more RAM, less PSU. Then I will be happy.

[pm94]

Step down from the 860i unless you  are doing a red themed build. Throw that $100 into a better CPU and spend the other hundred left into an 80 plus bronze powersupply

like i said before i want to cf and as you can see here 1 290x pulls 350w assuming that 2 will pull 2x and considering that im going full amd i dont want to overload the psu

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7481/the-amd-radeon-r9-290-review/15

[tristan1035]

I wouldn't go for the 290X until they release non-reference models or you gonna watercool, I would rather have 2 760's or 1 780 or 2 280X's.

[cjeffcoatjr]

Wait for aftermarket 290x and get a 8320

[MoYo]

like i said before i want to cf and as you can see here 1 290x pulls 350w assuming that 2 will pull 2x and considering that im going full amd i dont want to overload the psu

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7481/the-amd-radeon-r9-290-review/15

That is 350w for the entire system, not only the 290x.

[pm94]

That is 350w for the entire system, not only the 290x.

ups didnt see that

[EpicGeekonFire]

Don't need that motherboard Get a better processor for it or degrade it and save money for something else...

CPU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284

Mobo

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131851&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

[pm94]

I wouldn't go for the 290X until they release non-reference models or you gonna watercool, I would rather have 2 760's or 1 780 or 2 280X's.

i will wait for the non reference and planing this build to be a amd themed build so no nvidia gpu's (not a fanboy of amd i already have an intel+nvidia build) and i want the 290x because i want to game at 4k in the future

[TechSage]

like i said before i want to cf and as you can see here 1 290x pulls 350w assuming that 2 will pull 2x and considering that im going full amd i dont want to overload the psu

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7481/the-amd-radeon-r9-290-review/15

6300 will bottleneck in that case! you are spending $500 on a Graphics card and then adding another one later on. That CPU will bottleneck a 770 so what makes you think it won't bottleneck an R9 290x in crossfire. There are $100 mobos that support crossfire or sli

[MoYo]

ups didnt see that

no problem I would still recommend a 850w psu for 2 290x's. But get a 8320 or 8350 for the cpu

[pm94]

6300 will bottleneck in that case! you are spending $500 on a Graphics card and then adding another one later on. That CPU will bottleneck a 770 so what makes you think it won't bottleneck an R9 290x in crossfire. There are $100 mobos that support crossfire or sli

if thats the case than i will go for the 8350

Edited November 8, 2013 by pm94

[pm94]

no problem I would still recommend a 850w psu for 2 290x's. But get a 8320 or 8350 for the cpu

the 8350 is starting to look better every sec

[WoodenMarker]

Little point getting the 290x. The 290 is very similar for quite a bit cheaper.

Also, it's not worth putting so much money into a cooler if you're just gaming.

Such an expensive mobo ._.

I know the red looks good but you could save a good amount of money there.