Final decision and edits.

HaZarDouS PsYcO · Jan 14, 2014

I am going to be buying the parts to build one of these soon and would like help on deciding which one to go with and any tweaks to make it perform better. I will be using this rig for gaming and I might possibly use it to record and stream. My main goal is to be able to play games like Battlefield 4, Assassins creed, etc. on as high of setting as possible for this price range. The absolute maximum price I can afford is $1500.
Intel build 1: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/HaZarDouSPsYcO/saved/3p1O
Intel build 2: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/HaZarDouSPsYcO/saved/3riz
AMD build 1: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/HaZarDouSPsYcO/saved/3rij
AMD build 2: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/HaZarDouSPsYcO/saved/3riu

Guest · Jan 14, 2014

They will all run mostly every game on max settings 1080p. So in my opinion, save money and get AMD build 2. But I'm a budget/AMD guy, so I might be a little bias. I think the 8 cores will be better for both BF4, and if you want to stream and game at the same time.

HaZarDouS PsYcO · Jan 14, 2014

So the 770 will beat out the AMD R9 280X? I was thinking this was the case but I was not sure.

patrick47018 · Jan 14, 2014

Made some modifications http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2BwlS

patrick47018 · Jan 15, 2014

280X Toxic surpasses the 770 http://www.anandtech.com/show/7406/the-sapphire-r9-280x-toxic-review/3

And OC's well http://www.anandtech.com/show/7406/the-sapphire-r9-280x-toxic-review/5

patrick47018 · Jan 15, 2014

Words of a fanboy, just look at your image..

Guest · Jan 15, 2014

Sniff sniff, I smell a battle.

patrick47018 · Jan 15, 2014

There is definitely a difference between what is best and what we like best. I am trying to help and not being a troll. But seeing as AMD cards are currently overpriced this is the best choice, get a 780 http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Bwwz

HaZarDouS PsYcO · Jan 15, 2014

To me not being as biased they look fairly even in performance and the 770 is cheaper. Also the 770 has a cooler built in.

patrick47018 · Jan 15, 2014

EVGA is good, the ACX cooler is a good one I agree, but all the other 780's seems to be overpriced

Guest · Jan 15, 2014

HaZarDouS PsYcO :

Plus, it's actually IN STOCK...and comes with a free copy of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag!

patrick47018 · Jan 15, 2014

Not a bad choice, but do you not like the 780 I linked?

HaZarDouS PsYcO · Jan 15, 2014

Here I am not understanding GPU's but why can the 780 with a lower Ghz can outperform a 770 with higher Ghz. Also how the 780 with 3gb ram beats out the 770 with 4gb ram.

patrick47018 · Jan 15, 2014

780 has more TU's, CU's, SMX units, higher memory bandwidth. Also the Zotac OC's very well http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/59857-zotac-geforce-gtx-780-amp-edition-updated/?page=11

In truth the 760/770 has such a narrow memory bus it is said that it cannot even fully utilize 4GB of RAM. I don't know that by personal experience just what people say.

Guest · Jan 15, 2014

HaZarDouS PsYcO :

More heat, better support for details like AA and shadows, size of the card, cuda cores, etc.

Anything over 2GB of VRAM, at this moment, is irrelavent.

HaZarDouS PsYcO · Jan 15, 2014

So far this build looks to be everything I wanted and more: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/HaZarDouSPsYcO/saved/3rjS
Just looking at the mobo a little skeptically. Friend of mine got a doa AsRock and I've been somewhat avoiding them.

Guest · Jan 15, 2014

HaZarDouS PsYcO :

Looks great! Good luck with the build!

patrick47018 · Jan 15, 2014

ASRock is a great quality mobo company, you will hear stories of people getting DOA boards from every manufacturer, their are only a few to truly stay away from: ECS, Foxconn, Biostar. You could go with another brand if you would like.

patrick47018 · Jan 15, 2014

MDXX :

No, you do not want a 970 chipset board for a FX-8350, you definitely want a 990FX board. Technically you could get a 970 board and update the BIOS to get it to work with a 8350, but why not just get the 990FX in the first place?

patrick47018 · Jan 15, 2014

Some of the reviews don't look to swell http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?gclid=CPDq

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HaZarDouS PsYcO · Jan 15, 2014

Ok since AsRock seems to have a good liking here I will trust them. I also switched the PSU to: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-lightning800 any opinions on it?

patrick47018 · Jan 15, 2014

It is one of the best Rosewill PSU's
Although most people will point you towards XFX, Seasonic, Corsair, etc. But it is a good PSU, and I am assuming that you want your PSU to look cool, and they don't make them look all cool and such like the Lightning.

patrick47018 · Jan 15, 2014

You also have quite a less demanding CPU with the FX-6300.

HaZarDouS PsYcO · Jan 15, 2014

Ok thanks for all the help. The only thing I may change at this point is the case. My friend got a sweet refrigerator...I mean case I might have to look into http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811517004

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