i`m a console player changing to pc here is my rig anything wrong?

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cpu amd fx-9590
16 ram ddr3
gpu 2(dual) radeon r9 290x
cpu cooling intel thermal solution
cooler master silent pro m2 850w 80 plus silver
motherboard asus crosshair v formula-z
case antec nine hundred two v3
my resolution is 1920x1080
with windows 8 64 bit
anything wrong?
 
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RacAtat007

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Is this a joke or what? There is nothing at all wrong with that build, I'll trade you for mine. Actually you might want to look into a CPU cooler. The AMD CPU's can run hot so I would look into something like the Corsair H60i or the Corsair H100.
 
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firs you have a AMD chip and Intel thermal solution for cooling, whatever that is. Second, that chip is not worth it. It runs waaaay too hot, need a massive motherboard to power it.

I like AMD, but for a build with a good budget, I would have to say go Intel. They just do better and won't bottleneck your dual video cards in anyway.

IT depends on where you are, how much you have, etc. Give us your budget, are you ordering online, where you live, etc and we can help with a better build.

Again, AMD fan here, but the 290x's run very hot. For high end, I'd either get 290x's and water cool them, or NVidia cards. Mid range I think AMD rules the CPU and GPU market, but higher end, you can sometimes do better.
 
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With your build that CPU. It requires water cooling. I would ditch it and go with a 4670k.

Also, if you are running on a single 1080p display 2x 290x is a waste of horsepower.

You could also save on your GPU and get a 290 which has more then enough performance for a single display. Or you could save as well on a GTX780 as well.

With your memory I would knock it down to 8 GB of DDR31600 or DDR31866

Also, personal preference I don't care for Windows 8 I would either get windows home premium 7 or professional 7 if in the future you go over 16 GB. Windows 7 has a more friendly ui, and runs more friendly with applications, games.
 
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Mciahel

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ZoPV

Here this will save you like 2k and be just as nice

You don't need to spend that much on a CPU when it comes to gaming. You can bump up to the 4770K but theres not much of a need to. Doesn't give you much more in gaming for a higher price tag.

Most gaming performance comes from the GPU. Which I chose the fastest single GPU on the market (Tied with the Titan Black which is for Developers).

I would normamly say the R9 290X is a good choice but its price is inflated due to Miners buying the card like theres no tomorrow.

With this build you get tons of fast storage due to the SSD. Plus some cheap HDD storage.

I also opted to future proof the build with 1000Ww PSU for if you want to run SLI GTX 780Ti's. Though IMO you don't need to right now.

Hope this helps
 
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Just get the similarly priced i7-4770K
ASUS Z87 (Choose whichever ROG design you like)
2x8GB 1600 CAS 8
for 1080p - Single GTX 78Ti - Monitor ASUS G-sync capable.
PSU - Seasonic 850w Gold Rated efficiency.
Fractal Design Define R4 with window.
OS of choice.
CPU cooler - Noctua NH-U14S
 
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bigshootr8

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You do not need a 1000 watt PSU even if you do SLi two 780Ti's. I do like the rest of your build. I really do like ASUS build quality on their motherboards and their bios is pretty boss/fan controller. If you get a blu ray drive because you are wanting blu ray play back you will need software to do so. I would recommend PowerDVD which will come at a premium.

A solid 750 watt will do the job just fine if you were to do more then one GPU otherwise. I'd just settle with a 650 Watt PSU. A GTX 780Ti uses the max power of 250w.
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-780-ti/specifications


Here is my altered version of MCiahels build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($299.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($725.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GEN DVD/CD Drive ($18.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1924.54
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-24 17:05 EST-0500)
 
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If you already purchased all of those parts that you've listed, then I would suggest a decent liquid cooler such as H100i. However, if you have either purchased them recently or not at all I would suggest to go with a totally different build.
I would suggest for the sake of your high budget and gaming purpose that you get:
CPU: i7-4770K
CPU Cooler: Any decent cooler, whether it's air or liquid. (CM Evo 212, Noctua cooler, etc.)
GPU: GTX 780 Ti (The pricing on high end AMD cards are insane, and if you were to purchase 2 of those, might as well go with 780 Ti or maybe 2 of these)
RAM: Any popular brands with good warranty for 8GB @ 1866-2133 (I personally don't see a lot of difference in pricing when jumping from 1600 to 2133)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Formula or just any high end Asus Z87 board
PSU: Corsair HX 850W or anything 800W+ with Gold+ rating, especially if you're running dual GPU
Case: It's your call

You will still be able to add a monitor or two depending on how much you've saved with my suggested build.
 
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Mciahel

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Oh I know the 1000W is overkill for one GPU. Thats for if he wants to slap in another 780Ti in the future.

As far as blueray is concerned I don't think its really that worth it, but hey some people still like disks.

I just got a 15 dollar drive to install windows lol
 
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That is if he decides he wants to overclock. And do to the silicon lottery depending on how his CPU's silicon would turn out he may get better then you but he could also get worse it really does depend. If you do go corsair for your AIO water cooler a h100i or a h105 would probably be the best way to go. Although I would check on the clearance with the 105 given that its a bigger cooler.
 
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It's funny. You recommend a 650W power supply with one card, but add a second 250W card and you recommend a 750W power supply.

The build you have specified will draw up to 380W, mostly on the +12V rail.
Modern good quality supplies can supply close to their full rated power on the combined +12V rails, so this isn't an issue.
That is 69% of rated power on a 550W power supply or 58% of rated power on a 650W power supply.
A good quality 650W power supply is a good recommendation for this build, but a good 550W supply would be OK.

With a second GTX 780 Ti, the power draw goes up to 630W.
That is 84% of rated power on a 750W power supply, which is too high.
That is 74% of rated power on an 850W power supply, which is much better.
A good quality supply rated at 1000W or more (e.g. Seasonic X-1050) wouldn't be unreasonable for this build with SLI GTX 780 Ti cards.
 
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All the comments here about liquid cooling and the heat of this CPU presume overclocking. Is this your intention?
An 850W power supply is not enough for these graphics cards and CPU. Look at something like the Seasonic X-1050.
Crossfire AMD cards are serious frame pacing issues. Both Crossfire and SLI are not necessarily supported in all games.

This sort of GPU power is going to allow over 100 FPS at 2560x1440 resolution in any game (anti-aliasing disabled as it is not required at this resolution). Use Metro Last Light as a good benchmark, it has the highest requirements at the moment.

The Asus ROG PG278Q may be able to make use of this when it is released in the next few months. No other monitor from a reputable manufacturer can run this resolution and refresh rate currently.

Look at an Intel Core i7 CPU. This means less heat and cuts 136W off the power usage.
One R9 290X card will give you around 100 FPS at 1920x1080 or 60 FPS at 2560x1440.
A GTX 780 Ti is a good alternative, a little bit faster, cooler and supports Nvidia only technologies.
With the Core i7 CPU and one R9 290X or GTX 780 Ti, a good quality 650W power supply would be plenty (look at the XFX Pro 650 or any 650W supply from Seasonic).

Edit: Note that the frame rates above are just estimates based on GPU performance. Your CPU may not be able to actually produce move than 65 or 70 FPS in this game.
 
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For your information just because you have 2 cards does not mean that both cards will require the same amount of wattage if card a requires 250 watts adding an additional card doesn't mean you need 500 watts to power the 2 cards. I just accounted for the extra load of the extra card. I don't have the exact power usage but I can assure you that you don't need 1 kw of power for two 780Ti's. Actually I found a article to back it up. Where 1 kw my not be obscene its unnecessary for this build.


GeForce GTX 780 Ti - On your average system the card requires you to have a 550 Watt power supply unit.
GeForce GTX 780 Ti 2-way SLI - On your average system the cards require you to have a 800 Watt power supply unit as minimum.
GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3-way SLI - On your average system the cards require you to have a 1200 Watt power supply unit as minimum.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/gigabyte_geforce_gtx_780_ti_windforce_3x_review,7.html
 
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You have to choose a power supply based on maximum draw, not typical usage.
These cards are rated at 250W, so you do need to add 250W to the maximum draw used in your calculations.
You suggested a 650W for one card and 750W for two. The fact that these only differ by 100W should already be a warning to you.

In my response I wrote that a 550W supply would be enough with one card or an 850W supply would be enough with two.
Guru3D have suggested 550W and 800W. I've never actually seen an 800W supply, there are lots of 850W supplies available.
Moving up to a 650W supply with one card or a 1050W supply with two cards means reducing the load from around 70% to less than 60% of rated power. 70% is acceptable, but staying under 60% will mean the supply runs quieter and is more efficient.
 
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Fair enough I didn't know exactly what the 2nd card usage would be but was guessing 100 extra watts but seems like 800 is probably right. And I would think something like a RM850 or AX860 would fit the bill from Corsair course you can find cheaper. However both are solid. Just better to aim for something that will really benefit from the high efficiency of something like 80 plus gold because that is more then likely what you are looking at with a 850-1kw unit.
 
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Corsair AX series are very good, although very expensive.
Corsair RM series gets mixed reviews. Capacitors could be better for a high end supply.
Corsair HX series are also very good.

Seasonic makes fantastic supplies and they are often cheaper than equivalent supplies from other manufacturers.
The Seasonic G series are gold rated and great value or the Seasonic X series are top of the line gold rated supplies.
 
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Ah! With the RM I thought because they were the successor to the HX series that they would carry the same OEM perhaps not quite the same quality good to know I'll have to remember that. AX power supplies are definitely more expensive and quite a bit heavier then most power supplies I've used I have a AX850 overkilling my GTX670 maybe when I upgrade at some point I'll have to get something big like a 980Ti or something :p
Also, good to know the lines a bit better based on your post with Seasonic wasn't sure what was their high end and middle ground.
 
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