Need help with my mid gaming rig

eltrex7 · Mar 4, 2014

Hello everybody, i've never asked before but i sure had read a lot here, i know this is the right place...
so i'm getting a new pc, i have 1100$ all in amazon (sadly there), i'll buy the component and deliver them to my country (yep i'm not american and i know the risk)
i made this build, i have the tower and everything missing in this build (optical drive, monitor...) and i wonder if it's all compatible and if it's the right move to go for amd since my budged is so low...
and i cant remove the headphones because i cant find any like those here... (yea really sad...)
but i can change them for any others, as long as they fit in the budged.

Build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/darkamon/saved/3WkE

i cant upgrade like in 2 or 3 years (tears here) so i wonder if this can hold at least the next-gen games at mid setting for that time (just a maybe is ok)

lots of thanks beforehand and hope for help here

(sorry for my spelling and all, i'm not very good at english)

CTurbo · Mar 4, 2014

That is a solid build. I could save you some money though.... I think.

So everything has to come from amazon? I see a few parts are from OutletPC

Danbuscus25 · Mar 4, 2014

that actually looks like a pretty good build. however, i would try to get a 8gb (2x4gb) kit that is 1600 or faster.

CTurbo · Mar 4, 2014

This is is just as good but a lot cheaper

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/34kvO
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/34kvO/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/34kvO/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($154.14 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($136.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.89 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($339.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Logitech G430 7.1 Channel Headset ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $995.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-04 22:18 EST-0500)

CTurbo · Mar 4, 2014

Even though you'll notice ZERO difference between 1333mhz and 1600mhz RAM, it's the same price, and it certainly doesn't hurt anything.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/34kzQ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/34kzQ/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/34kzQ/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($154.14 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($136.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.89 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($339.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Logitech G430 7.1 Channel Headset ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $995.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-04 22:19 EST-0500)

Danbuscus25 · Mar 4, 2014

great build, CTurbo. pretty much the same thing but a little cheaper

CTurbo · Mar 4, 2014

The whole thing is from amazon too

eltrex7 · Mar 4, 2014

Yes everything must come from amazon because i have the money as gift cards (as you can assume my country has a dolar restriction policy). however the seller doesnt matter as long as the deal is made by amazon.

i made a mistake on the build i did had a 1600 ram but miss selected the 1333, you are right here!

i see that gigabyte mobo, and it looks sexy, i think i will change it, though a friend of mine told me about the sabertooth, and recomend it to me, so i'm a little confused here... but i'm open to it.

about the cpu, i saw a list of "cpus for the money" here and it says that i5 3350p was better than any other cpu on that price range, but on cpu boss i see huge diference here, amd seems to be the real deal but this confused me...

thank a lot for the feedback never expected it to be this fast

note: i wont overclock since i want it to last for at least 3 years. so i wont take the risk there.

CTurbo · Mar 4, 2014

I prefer Intel, the AMD builds are not bad. No need to make things harder on yourself. The builds above would be really good.

If you want, I can present you with an Intel example.

eltrex7 · Mar 4, 2014

i feel good with amd since next-gen consoles comes with amd cpus, most games should at least take amd arquitecture in consideration when optimising their codes. as happened in last gen with intel and nvidia in general.

i will take your build cturbo it's really nice, and now i can affort a nice logitech keyboard

thanks a lot.

edit: sorry i didnt asked about the power supply!! i wanted to keep an upgrade option open, so i chosed a 750w power supply, but you selected a 550w, if i wanted to upgrade this build in lets say 1 year from now, would this new choice be able to hold it? i would upgrade cpu or gpu most likely.

CTurbo · Mar 4, 2014

no prob

Danbuscus25 · Mar 4, 2014

for gaming, there is very little difference between amd and intel as long as they are good cpus. so, you may get an extra 10-15 fps with intel, but for an extra $150. up to you if its worth it.

eltrex7 · Mar 4, 2014

it's totally not danbuscus, as i said i got a pretty tied budged and i actually play league of legends right now at 15-20 fps (with everything at low!!) so ANY upgrade right now is like going from nintendo 64 to a ps3! i go with amd all the way, but right now i'm not sure with the power supply... and maybe because i'm foreign but i never heard of rosewill....

CTurbo · Mar 4, 2014

That Rosewill is a really good psu, but if you like I can select another similarly priced one.

Danbuscus25 · Mar 4, 2014

yeah, a good quality 550watt or higher will be fine, maybe 500watt.

eltrex7 · Mar 4, 2014

actually i would feel better with another brand for the psu (i learned a new term today). i feel thermaltake or corsair or cooler master would do, as i said i've read a lot for this build in this page, and i've learn that psu is a vital component.

the real question here is 550w is enought for this build and a possible upgrade of cpu/gpu?

because it's leaving a 1000$ build into a ~50$ psu...

CTurbo · Mar 4, 2014

Here is a roughly equal power supply by XFX for the same price. That specific Gigabyte motherboard is no longer available already so I added the newer version of it.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/34mFT
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/34mFT/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/34mFT/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($154.14 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($166.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.89 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Headphones: Logitech G430 7.1 Channel Headset ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1000.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-04 23:27 EST-0500)

Danbuscus25 · Mar 4, 2014

550watt from a good brand will be fine for your current build, but probly not if you want to make a big upgrade, like to a fx 9xxx or an amd video card.

CTurbo · Mar 4, 2014

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/34mZJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/34mZJ/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/34mZJ/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($154.14 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($166.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.89 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ Mwave)
Headphones: Logitech G430 7.1 Channel Headset ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1003.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-04 23:39 EST-0500)

eltrex7 · Mar 4, 2014

there is a gigabyte ga-990fxa ud3 for 137, i think i'll get it now because i can still afford a deathstalker razer keyboard at that price, now i know xfx for gpus, i think i can give it a try with the psu, but i will leave this for last. thanks a lot i will buy most of the items right now and check for a psu in the next days.

CTurbo · Mar 4, 2014

there is a gigabyte ga-990fxa ud3 for 137

Yeah I saw it earlier but it's not showing up on partpicker now for some reason. Usually that means it is sold out.

CTurbo · Mar 4, 2014

Oh I see! Check this out. This is the same exact build from earlier, but now with new discounts.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/34kzQ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/34kzQ/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/34kzQ/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($171.93 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.89 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Headphones: Logitech G430 7.1 Channel Headset ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $894.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-04 23:47 EST-0500)

CTurbo · Mar 4, 2014

That saves you $101

eltrex7 · Mar 4, 2014

i got the mobo at 137 (damn you amazon!) and everything else but the psu (as i said i will hold it a bit) i got an international locker until the end of this month so there is no rush... now about the keyboard, i found this combo:

CM Storm Devastator - LED Gaming Keyboard and Mouse Combo Bundle

i actually just need a keyboard and a mouse that i can rely on, i dont need anything fancy... and i still got 70 or more to get it. what could you recomend me?

CTurbo · Mar 4, 2014

Oh crap I forgot you needed all parts from amazon. That's why that last partpicker build was so much cheaper. Sorry. I knew that looked suspicious.

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