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Marco Mathias

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I need ideas of good build for gaming, some of the parts i've been looking at are, the AMD FX 8350 cpu? And maybe a 7990 if you can. Thanks (also an SSD would be good too)
Budget: 1300-1500
Purpose: Gaming
Thanks! :)
 
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Here's an awesome build that's absolutely perfect for gaming (it's also got a color scheme! black, red and white) -

Note - the i5 is better than the fx and the 770 is by far the best high range card right now (no need for the 7990 unless you are planning to play on multiple displays with high resolutions).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory...
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Here's an awesome build that's absolutely perfect for gaming (it's also got a color scheme! black, red and white) -

Note - the i5 is better than the fx and the 770 is by far the best high range card right now (no need for the 7990 unless you are planning to play on multiple displays with high resolutions).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Chaser A31 Snow White ATX Mid Tower Case ($78.81 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1241.72
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-10 12:48 EDT-0400)
 
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Definitely agree about the i5 over FX-8350, no question. With the GTX 770, add a second one and you have the current strongest GPU solution on the market.

I would do something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($86.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($133.13 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Nanoxia Deep Silence 2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1391.04
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-10 14:53 EDT-0400)

- Nanoxia DS2 is one of the best sub $100 cases
- Super Flower quality PSU
- Noctua CPU fan

I don't build around color schemes as I've usually found that doesn't work and it really limits what hardware you're able to buy later on.
 
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