AMD BUILD: Is this a good investment?

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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 ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($8.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($130.50 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($130.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($114.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($84.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($287.58 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Ducky DK2108-RUSLLA Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech G9x Wired Laser Mouse
Headphones: Sennheiser PC360 Headset ($249.95 @ Newegg)
Total: $2512.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-12 21:13 EST-0500)


Purchase Date: November 29, 2013

Budget: $1500 - 2500

Overclock: Maybe

Sli/Crossfire: Maybe


I've been bouncing back between Intel and AMD. If I was to go with AMD, would these components and peripherals produce a competitive rig currently??
 
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Assuming you mean, "The Elder Scrolls Online" (sorry, not a gamer), you'd be better off with an Intel Core I5 4670/I7 4770 processor. Drop the 32GB of RAM as you'll never need it. Even 16GB is overkill for just a gaming system. The sound card, and a RAID data storage array should both be secondary considerations to processor performance. Use the money saved to move to an Intel based system. You could also comfortably drop down to a 600 watt power supply if this will ever only be a single graphics card system.

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Assuming you mean, "The Elder Scrolls Online" (sorry, not a gamer), you'd be better off with an Intel Core I5 4670/I7 4770 processor. Drop the 32GB of RAM as you'll never need it. Even 16GB is overkill for just a gaming system. The sound card, and a RAID data storage array should both be secondary considerations to processor performance. Use the money saved to move to an Intel based system. You could also comfortably drop down to a 600 watt power supply if this will ever only be a single graphics card system.

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If you are intending to use 3D glasses the 144 Hz monitor makes sense , otherwise its just wasted .

Use 2 x4 gig of RAM

a 4670K + Z87 chipset motherboard

drop the H100 cooler unless you want to try for extreme overclocks . Arctic silver is not even as good as the paste that will ship with most coolers .
Buy a $30 Xigmatek GAIA or CM Hyper 212 instead.

Unless you have a $1000 speaker system the sound on the mb is good enough

Wait a week and buy an R9 290, when models with non-reference coolers are available

Use a 600 watt psu

If you were planning a RAID array on the two mechanical drives ............ well it depends what kind of RAID but basically not worth it when you have an SSD

 
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In your opinion or under your express knowledge, could you tell me if this potential computer would be bottle-necked and* will it perform at an optimal or greater level?
 
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The changes I have suggested are to eliminate wasteful spending that will not add to performance , and to re-focus on hardware that will .
The build I suggested will be more powerful and game better at a lower price
 
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I've already posted on Intel. If I was to do and i5-4670k it would be similar to the fallowing build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($130.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($406.13 @ Newegg)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($114.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($84.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($287.58 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Ducky DK2108-RUSLLA Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech G9x Wired Laser Mouse
Headphones: Logitech G35 7.1 Channel Headset ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2224.08
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-13 02:47 EST-0500)

That being said, I'm looking for an AMD troll. I would choose and i7-4770k if I settled with Intel, ideally. I know you are posting relevant information. I'm just looking for more. I'm very thankful you're responding.
 
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Well the i5 will perform pretty much equal to the i7 in gaming because most games cannot make use of the hyperthreading.
So you can save some money in that regard.

Also you can save more money by dropping from 16GB of RAM to 8GB as 16GB is overkill.

Do you plan on going Crossfire in the future? if not then you really dont need an 860w power supply. 750 would be fine. Even 750 would be able to manage a lot of 2 GPU set ups
 
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Will someone answer the question based on an amd understanding/background? Everyone is all about i5 i7... I'm on a forums looking for unbiased reviews. I'm not worried about comparative performance. I am specifically interested in what the initial proposed build can do as it relates to other amd builds.
 
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