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I have used PCPartPicker to design what I think to be a pretty decent Gaming and Editing Rig for around $1200. I will not have the money to upgrade my current rig for months to come, but I figured I should at least get a general idea of what kinds of parts I would want to use. Anyway, there are a few things, however, that need explaining.
-Win7 Pro was chosen since I will eventually upgrade the RAM, and Win7 HP only supports up to 16GB
-I plan to CF/SLI whatever card I purchase down the line. I have no issue with buying a bigger PSU and another GPU to gain more performance, and noise/heat won't bother me, nor will power consumption
-I already own a usable HDD, so I only picked an SSD in this design idea.
-I am open to a different PSU, if the one chosen is not good enough for whatever reason. This also stands for Motherboard and GPU. I am sticking with an AMD CPU and G.Skill RAM because they have never failed me in the past and perform as well as I need them to. Even if Intel gives better performance, I would prefer suggestions based around AMD.
-The case chosen mostly due to aesthetic appeal. If there is any other chassis you know of that is white and looks pretty modern/different, then suggest it to me. I would really like front panel USB 3.0 as well as expansion space for the CF/SLI I plan on doing later
-I plan to OC to at least 4.5GHz on the CPU. If getting an FX 8350 is a better idea, tell me why. As I said, AMD has always worked for me, I am confident with Team Red. Also, any cooling solution you recommend will be considered. I am not a fan of liquid cooling (paranoid) but I'll consider it if a good enough reason is given.
-I have a budding YouTube channel, and with my current build can record 1080P 60FPS with Fraps. That's fine, but rendering videos takes forEVER and I usually just end up using Movie Maker to save time. Not to mention my slow HDD will lag sometimes, so I need an SSD for a better write speed. I will likely buy a 1440P or 4K monitor when I have the money, so recording at at least Medium settings at 30 FPS would be nice, if not High at 1080P
If you sincerely believe that an Intel build is going to be better, go ahead and recommend it. Even though I prefer AMD, I will look at any and all suggestions that are $1000-$1400 in price. I am not a huge nVidia fan, I see them as being overpriced (AMD offers better performance when not inflated due to mining, in exchange for ever so slightly higher heat output. Not worth the premium to choose nVidia, and I have never ONCE had any driver issues. Don't pull the Driver thing with me, I'm not new to PC building
) Anyway, thank you all in advance.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($148.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($55.28 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($126.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($134.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($83.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($98.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($136.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1225.17
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-06 20:42 EDT-0400)
-Win7 Pro was chosen since I will eventually upgrade the RAM, and Win7 HP only supports up to 16GB
-I plan to CF/SLI whatever card I purchase down the line. I have no issue with buying a bigger PSU and another GPU to gain more performance, and noise/heat won't bother me, nor will power consumption
-I already own a usable HDD, so I only picked an SSD in this design idea.
-I am open to a different PSU, if the one chosen is not good enough for whatever reason. This also stands for Motherboard and GPU. I am sticking with an AMD CPU and G.Skill RAM because they have never failed me in the past and perform as well as I need them to. Even if Intel gives better performance, I would prefer suggestions based around AMD.
-The case chosen mostly due to aesthetic appeal. If there is any other chassis you know of that is white and looks pretty modern/different, then suggest it to me. I would really like front panel USB 3.0 as well as expansion space for the CF/SLI I plan on doing later
-I plan to OC to at least 4.5GHz on the CPU. If getting an FX 8350 is a better idea, tell me why. As I said, AMD has always worked for me, I am confident with Team Red. Also, any cooling solution you recommend will be considered. I am not a fan of liquid cooling (paranoid) but I'll consider it if a good enough reason is given.
-I have a budding YouTube channel, and with my current build can record 1080P 60FPS with Fraps. That's fine, but rendering videos takes forEVER and I usually just end up using Movie Maker to save time. Not to mention my slow HDD will lag sometimes, so I need an SSD for a better write speed. I will likely buy a 1440P or 4K monitor when I have the money, so recording at at least Medium settings at 30 FPS would be nice, if not High at 1080P
If you sincerely believe that an Intel build is going to be better, go ahead and recommend it. Even though I prefer AMD, I will look at any and all suggestions that are $1000-$1400 in price. I am not a huge nVidia fan, I see them as being overpriced (AMD offers better performance when not inflated due to mining, in exchange for ever so slightly higher heat output. Not worth the premium to choose nVidia, and I have never ONCE had any driver issues. Don't pull the Driver thing with me, I'm not new to PC building
) Anyway, thank you all in advance. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($148.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($55.28 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($126.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($134.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($83.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($98.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($136.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1225.17
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-06 20:42 EDT-0400)
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