Approximate Purchase Date: Black Friday, Early December
Budget Range: 800-900 before rebates, etc
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming and Solidworks (yes i know they have different gpu requirements)
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Amazon
Parts Preferences: AMD Build, no sketchy super cheap parts
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1600x900
Additional Comments: Already have all peripherals like mouse, keyboard, monitor. Also will be reusing my dvd drive, hdd, and ssd.
Hello everyone, first time posting here. Here is a list of the parts for the build that i am planning, questions will follow:
Case: Fractal Design Arc XL (already purchased)
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Motherboard:GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 (Already purchased)
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CPU: AMD FX-8350
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CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO
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RAM: G.Skill Ripjaw X 8GB (already purchased)
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GPU: MSI Radeon HD7870
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I'd rather not go with the 7970's simply because i can't justify the prices. My buddy has the gigabyte version, but this one is much cheaper.
Now here is where the questions come in. First off, my current power supply is an Antec Green 500W and I'm not sure it can handle the system I'm building. I'm pretty sure that if i go with dual cards down the road i'll need a larger psu, but will this work for now?
Link for the antec 500w: http://
Also, what are everyone's thoughts on this build? I'd like to play BF4 on higher settings and maybe go back to dual monitors someday. Won't be rendering too many complicated pieces in solidworks, so I'm not worried about the video card, but the fx8350 should do quite well yes?
Budget Range: 800-900 before rebates, etc
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming and Solidworks (yes i know they have different gpu requirements)
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Amazon
Parts Preferences: AMD Build, no sketchy super cheap parts
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1600x900
Additional Comments: Already have all peripherals like mouse, keyboard, monitor. Also will be reusing my dvd drive, hdd, and ssd.
Hello everyone, first time posting here. Here is a list of the parts for the build that i am planning, questions will follow:
Case: Fractal Design Arc XL (already purchased)
http://
Motherboard:GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 (Already purchased)
http://
CPU: AMD FX-8350
http://
CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO
http://
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaw X 8GB (already purchased)
http://
GPU: MSI Radeon HD7870
http://
I'd rather not go with the 7970's simply because i can't justify the prices. My buddy has the gigabyte version, but this one is much cheaper.
Now here is where the questions come in. First off, my current power supply is an Antec Green 500W and I'm not sure it can handle the system I'm building. I'm pretty sure that if i go with dual cards down the road i'll need a larger psu, but will this work for now?
Link for the antec 500w: http://
Also, what are everyone's thoughts on this build? I'd like to play BF4 on higher settings and maybe go back to dual monitors someday. Won't be rendering too many complicated pieces in solidworks, so I'm not worried about the video card, but the fx8350 should do quite well yes?
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