PC Compatibility (amateur builder) P. supply needed and questions.

therealamateur · Jan 25, 2014

Hello my name is Tommy and I dont know nothing about PC's, I have a budget around 700$ (I live in another country and some prices diffrent) and I tried to build my own PC from guides from youtube. I want this PC to be able to run titles like BF4, GTA V, and other demanding games at medium 1080p (60 FPS+). I am not going to OC the GPU/CPU. And i didnt pick up a Power supply because I dont know how much watt do I need to run this setup, and for upgrades. (I do not plan to upgrade the stock cooler to save a bit of money).
1) Please check up my build and correct it if needed
2) What power supply to buy
3) AMD for multitasking --> 16GB RAM or 8GB (multitasking: skype, music, youtube, FB, game...)
4) Western Digital Caviar: Green or Blue or Baraccuda HDD's?
5) Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 BOOST 3GB GDDR5 DX11 PCI-E vs. Zotac GTX760 4GB GDDR5 DX11 2xDVI HDMI DP PCI-E

My build:
CPU: AMD FX-8350 Eight Core 4.0GHz AM3+ - Box
Mobo: Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 AM3+, 990X, DDR3 1866, 3xPCI-E, CrossFireX, SLI, HDAudio, GBL
RAM: G.Skill 4x4GB DDR3 1600Mhz Ares Quad Channel CL9-9-9
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 BOOST 3GB GDDR5 DX11 PCI-E
HDD: 2 Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB SATA III
Case: Corsair Carbide 200R Black Compact Case
P. Supply: ?

Thank you for your time, Tommy. (excuse my bad grammar).

VincentP · Jan 25, 2014

For your RAM, buy a kit with two sticks rather than 4 (2x4GB or 2x8GB). The FX-8350 has only two memory channels so does not get a performance benefit from four sticks.
8GB is enough for everything you want to run. Buy 16GB only if it is close in price to 8GB.
CPU supports DDR3 1866 so get this rather than DDR3 1600 if it is not too expensive.

Performance of the GTX 760 and HD 7950 is similar.
GTX 760 uses much less power (180W compared to 250W) and is quieter, so choose this.

Seagate barracuda will offer better performance than Western Digital Green or Blue.
From the Western Digital, Blue is faster than Green.
For your main hard drive, choose the fastest you can. If you add extra data drives speed doesn't matter.
Get a 2TB hard drive.
- They are better value than smaller drives.
- Over 2TB means using UEFI boot

If you choose this case, add an extra fan to the bottom mounting.
As an alternative, look at the Fractal Design Core 3000.
In this second case, you can move the top 140mm fan to the side mounting.

I personally would choose a Core i5 4570 with a different motherboard because performance in games is a little better and power usage is lower (84W compared to 125W). You will get opinions both ways so it is up to you.

Power supply:
FX-8350 = 125W
GTX 760 = 180W
Allow 40W for other components
Total = 345W

Calculate for 80% load on the +12V rail, means you need at least 432W available on the +12V rail.
Choose a good power supply over 500W.
My suggestions from best to cheapest:
Seasonic G 550 (Very good quality, 80 plus Gold rated)
XFX Pro 550 (Very good quality, 80 plus bronze rated)
Antec HCG 520 (Very good quality, 80 plus bronze rated)
Corsair CX 500 (Good quality compared to budget supplies, 80 plus bronze rated)

Enjoy building your first PC.

therealamateur · Jan 25, 2014

VincentP :

For your RAM, buy a kit with two sticks rather than 4 (2x4GB or 2x8GB). The FX-8350 has only two memory channels so does not get a performance benefit from four sticks.
8GB is enough for everything you want to run. Buy 16GB only if it is close in price to 8GB.
CPU supports DDR3 1866 so get this rather than DDR3 1600 if it is not too expensive.

Performance of the GTX 760 and HD 7950 is similar.
GTX 760 uses much less power (180W compared to 250W) and is quieter, so choose this.

Seagate barracuda will offer better performance than Western Digital Green or Blue.
From the Western Digital, Blue is faster than Green.
For your main hard drive, choose the fastest you can. If you add extra data drives speed doesn't matter.
Get a 2TB hard drive.
- They are better value than smaller drives.
- Over 2TB means using UEFI boot

If you choose this case, add an extra fan to the bottom mounting.
As an alternative, look at the Fractal Design Core 3000.
In this second case, you can move the top 140mm fan to the side mounting.

I personally would choose a Core i5 4570 with a different motherboard because performance in games is a little better and power usage is lower (84W compared to 125W). You will get opinions both ways so it is up to you.

Power supply:
FX-8350 = 125W
GTX 760 = 180W
Allow 40W for other components
Total = 345W

Calculate for 80% load on the +12V rail, means you need at least 432W available on the +12V rail.
Choose a good power supply over 500W.
My suggestions from best to cheapest:
Seasonic G 550 (Very good quality, 80 plus Gold rated)
XFX Pro 550 (Very good quality, 80 plus bronze rated)
Antec HCG 520 (Very good quality, 80 plus bronze rated)
Corsair CX 500 (Good quality compared to budget supplies, 80 plus bronze rated)

Enjoy building your first PC.

Do you know some compatible cases, because im not going to change nothing on the case, as it is forbidden in the store, either 1 or 2

VincentP · Jan 25, 2014

These cases are ok with the stock fans provided.
The video card just doesn't get very good cooling.
The cases have extra fan mounts for a reason and the shop should be able to fit an extra fan for you.
If not, you could do this yourself when you get the computer.
If you don't fit an extra fan, it should still be OK.

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