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FPS DOUG

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Hello, I'm in the process of building a computer at the moment and need some help finishing what parts should go in it. I've already put together a build but i would like some opinions on what other people would suggest rather than what I've been looking at.

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: July 30th - August 10th

Budget Range: $600 before rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Video editing, Gaming/Recording, Photo editing, Streaming and lots of multitasking.

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: CPU, MOBO, RAM, HDD, PSU

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Pcpartpicker/anything. I have a microcenter about 20 minutes away

Location: Detroit Michigan

Parts Preferences: N/A Read below

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1280x960 (Upgrading soon)

Additional Comments: A ssd would be nice, but its not needed.




I already have a few parts :

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (Purchased For $33.99)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card (Purchased For $169.99)
Case: NZXT Tempest 210 ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $47.06)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $14.99)
 
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Someone Somewhere

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Sandisk 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($85.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($45.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $606.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-23 23:12 EDT-0400)

I believe you get another $50 off because you buy the MB and CPU from Microcenter.
 
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FPS DOUG

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Thank you for the response, This looks very similar to what i had in mind however i was leaning more towards the fx-8350 for my needs. I've seen 100s of benchmarks and videos on performance for both gaming and editing compared to the i7-4770k. However i haven't done much research on the i5 4670k but I've heard its about half the speed of the i7 when rendering, I'm going to be doing a lots of multitasking and streaming aside from the editing and gaming will the i5 haswell be enough for my needs?

I've spent the past 2 weeks putting together this build below but 75% of the builds i look at seem to be Intel.

( Please note that the Purchased CPU/Mobo i haven't bought that's just what i would pay for them at microcenter after tax to get a more realistic price. )

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1kgfi
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1kgfi/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1kgfi/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (Purchased For $179.99)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (Purchased For $164.49)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.37 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($45.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $611.82
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-24 17:43 EDT-0400)
 
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Not really half; HT only gives about a 25% improvement.

Rereading your original post though, an FX chip might be a better fit. I'd say that it's probably a good idea to get a cheaper board though (IMO there's little advantage to the sabertooth; it's marketing and status), and 16GB RAM.

Should have read original post more...
 
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FPS DOUG

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Do you have any suggestions for a cheaper mobo, I really don't plan on crossfire but the sabertooth 990fx has great reviews on overclocking the 8350. I only have air to start but plan on getting water cooling in the future and want to try and push the 8350 to 5ghz if I'm lucky in the silicone lottery.

I'll list the motherboards at microcenter for the fx-8350 bundle to save $40 + tax

MSI 970A-G46 AM3+ ATX for $219.98
ASUS M5A97 R2.0 Socket AM3+ ATX for $234.98
ASROCk 970 Extreme4 AM3+ ATX for $239.98
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 Socket AM3+ 990FX ATX for $267.98
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 AM3+ ATX for $334.98
 
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