$1900 AMD 1440p Gaming Rig ($790 peripherals)

nmakes · Nov 2, 2013

How much do you rate this rig? Can the i7 4770k or i7 4930k give better multitasking performance as seen from performance/$ point of view? Or is FX8350 better in that sense?

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CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($214.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: AMD RG2133 Gamer Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($214.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.34 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card ($569.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full Tower Case ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-14D1XT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($94.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($549.00 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: Razer Naga Epic Wireless Laser Mouse ($90.78 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Logitech G930 7.1 Channel Headset ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2711.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-02 06:21 EDT-0400)

selianx · Nov 2, 2013

Well I think I've seen in 1 comparison that the 4770k would be 18% faster than the 8350 in multithreaded performance, but the performance per $ ratio is 42% bigger for the 8350.

Edit : I found that comparison link, don't know if it's so legit tho. http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/451/AMD_FX-Series_FX-8350_vs_Intel_Core_i7_i7-4770K.html
wish I helped you a bit.

envy14tpe · Nov 2, 2013

I'd give this rig a 8/10. Four reasons.

1) If you are willing to spend that much then I'd get a i7-4770k.
2) H100i is decent but you gotta replace the fans with quieter ones.
3) Sidewinder is a great keyboard but I'd get a mechanical one instead. Much better response.
4) XFX is lower tier GPU manufacturer.

jaslion · Nov 2, 2013

ok everybody is saying get an i7 4770k JUST DON'T tom and a lot of other people have proven that and i7 doesn't give any huge benifit above an i5 4670k . The i7 will be about 5% better then that i5 in gaming but thats not worth the extra 80$ also an fx 8350 is a pretty good chose an can be ocd pretty good but the h100I isn't such a great watercooler (pretty niosy and the fans included aren't that great). for the rest this setup is pretty good

envy14tpe · Nov 2, 2013

@jaslion. The OP lists 4x4GB 2133 in the build so I'm assuming this isn't purely for gaming. If the sytstem was for gaming then I'd suggest a i5-4670k too.

jaslion · Nov 2, 2013

envy14tpe :

i'm going to ask him now if this is only for gaming or not.
IS THIS ONLY FOR GAMING OR SOMETHING ELSE TO.
also he might just have picked up that memory because he thuoght that he would get better performance. also in rendering i have never seen a big difference between 1600 mhz memory and 2133 maybe 5% better but not much and i don't find it worth being the price

nmakes · Nov 2, 2013

I forgot to mention. I'll be taking up computer science next year in college. So, I guess I'll be doing adobe AfterFX, Audition, Photoshop and lots of programming and tweaking. And I want a good overclocking solution too. That's why I thought maybe FX would be better than core i7.

envy14tpe · Nov 2, 2013

Is this for gaming too? Cuz a R9 290 says you aren't messing around and want to max out all games.

nmakes · Nov 2, 2013

Yes of course. It is. I wanna enjoy my college days.... LOL

jaslion · Nov 2, 2013

nmakes :

well an fx 8350 is pretty good and the new i7 4770k sucks even more at ocing then the i7 3770k.
if i where you i would pick up an i7 3770k or 2600k or 2700k with a decent motherboard ot just keep the fx 8350

envy14tpe · Nov 2, 2013

So you want a computer for "school" work. I'd drop the budget to $2000 and you'll still have a beast of a machine. If you don't need to buy it now just wait...prices will always come down.

nmakes · Nov 2, 2013

hmm...

jaslion · Nov 3, 2013

envy14tpe is right prices will come down and also amd is going to release there new cpu line in the beginning of 2014 + intel cpus now suck at ocing. the only good ocers where the intel core 2 till the snady bridge cpu's. the best thing you can do is wait and then the r9-290x non reference cards will be there with there not reference coolers

nmakes · Nov 3, 2013

I was thinking of building one with a Broadwell and DDR4 memory configuration, next year. What say?

envy14tpe · Nov 3, 2013

Yeah, I'd wait unless you must have it now. Broadwell and DDR4 sound awesome. Good luck waiting. Guess you gotta study until college and build a nice rig in the summer. Sounds like a great summer.

nmakes · Nov 4, 2013

Yeah...

lolzz.... But you know, I love building rigs in pcpartpicker..

nmakes · Nov 6, 2013

By the way, if someone was to buy this rig right now, what would you suggest that person?

nmakes · Nov 6, 2013

How about these storages and the case?
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($214.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital WD Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($258.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($149.99 @ NCIX US)

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