First ever build,suggestions and advice?

Sackboy · Jun 6, 2013

Hey guys,I'm fairly new to this forum but I'm planning to build my first gaming pc,or pc for that matter,this summer and was wondering my build will be any good and hopefully future proof for the next 3-5 years?My budget is $1500;here's the list of all the parts that I'm planning on buying. I would also like to know if this motherboard will be good to overclock the FX-8350 and if the rest of the components like the liquid cooler will fit with my case.

AMD FX-8350 FX-Series Eight-Core Processor Edition, Black AM3+ FD8350
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009O7YUF6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514
Nzxt Technologies Phantom with Green Trim
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004WO17UC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
NZXT 200mm Performance Case Fan FN 200RB
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0052XQFK4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
NZXT Technologies NZXT FZ-140mm Green LED
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007TSREJQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
NZXT 200MM Silent 700 rpm LED Fan - FS-200RB
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0052XQFK4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1866 MHZ
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007TG91WQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_9?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Cooler Master Seidon 120XL
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B20OYUE/ref=ox_sc_act_title_8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature2/Dual Fan/2048MB GDDR5 02G-P4-2687-KR
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008AFZ0VQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Seagate Barracuda 2 TB 7200RPM SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5
LG Electronics 14x SATA Blu-ray Internal Rewriter
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005OKQUJ6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Rosewill 74-In-1 3.5-Inch Internal Card Reader with USB Port 3.0
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006DKEQL0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Corsair CX750 Builder Series ATX 80 PLUS Bronze
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008RJZQSW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

All for a total of around $1,428.8

Thanatos Telos · Jun 6, 2013

Grab the 770, more performance for the same price. Personally, I would grab a Haswell i5 with a Z87 board as well. Finally, use pcpartpicker.com, it pulls out the best deals and makes everything easier to read.

TheBigTroll · Jun 6, 2013

if you have 1500 dollars, your doing it wrong when you chose fx at that price range. id suggest something like this
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/13Nsg

if you need SLI, grab the xfx 750w

Sackboy · Jun 7, 2013

TheBigTroll :

How about this intel build?Would it be good?I really want the nzxt case though.I just feel like I'm paying too much,maybe the graphics card or even the motherboard?Hmm I really want a gtx 680 though but what do you suggest,is it worth it?

boulbox · Jun 7, 2013

Sackboy :

You shouldn't hi-jack a thread. I would change the case to be around the $80-90 area, get a $20 dvd drive, get 8GB of ram(16 is not needed for gaming and you are doing it wrong by getting 4 sticks of 4GB) Swap out 680 for 770, get a 750W PSU(modular too), swap HDD to a 1TB and get an SSD.

or you can just do it like this
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($196.48 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD4H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.13 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($94.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1240.52
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-07 01:51 EDT-0400)

If you want a windowed case, Fractal has that for a bit more(sometimes less if you buy it at the right time)

Sackboy · Jun 7, 2013

boulbox :

Sackboy :

You shouldn't hi-jack a thread. I would change the case to be around the $80-90 area, get a $20 dvd drive, get 8GB of ram(16 is not needed for gaming and you are doing it wrong by getting 4 sticks of 4GB) Swap out 680 for 770, get a 750W PSU(modular too), swap HDD to a 1TB and get an SSD.

or you can just do it like this
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($196.48 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD4H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.13 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($94.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1240.52
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-07 01:51 EDT-0400)

If you want a windowed case, Fractal has that for a bit more(sometimes less if you buy it at the right time)

How about this?http://pcpartpicker.com/p/13RP4 I really want more ram though because I do a lot of music production and it eats up ram like crazy.

TheBigTroll · Jun 7, 2013

cutting off the SSD will make your productivity speeds go even lower
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/13U1Q

there is no point of the extra fans. the stock ones are enough and fine. i also dont see the point of getting a phantom when other options that are just as good if not better are avaliable. the thing with flashy cases as well is that by a year or 2, you would find it un-attactive if not ugly.

boulbox · Jun 7, 2013

TheBigTroll :

Haha, yea. I bought my case for looks, a day later i just wanted to replace it with fractal r4.

Sackboy · Jun 7, 2013

TheBigTroll :

Yea you're right.I'm probably not thinking this through. Ok well I made some changes http://pcpartpicker.com/p/13Vf2 changed the case for the R4 and I kind of like that case a lot more than the NZXT plus it has plenty of fans. Will a 128 gb SSD be enough to boot up windows and store a few games in there or should I spend a little more and go for 256 gb?

TheBigTroll · Jun 7, 2013

-you may as well get haswell. it performs better
-you dont need the noctua necessarily. the phanteks cools almost as well for much cheaper
-the ram i chose is cheaper and performs a little better
-the msi 770 performs way better. the evga doesnt come close
-the R4 is better than the antec 900 by a long stretch

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