Is this Pc build good for gaming and streaming

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I'm building a pc very soon and would like to know wether or not it's a good build for the money.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3L5YS


Another question I'd like to ask is wether it's worth investing the extra money in a 1440p monitor or just getting 2 1080p, I still have £400 remaining

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This looks fine. The CPU may be more than you need - but hey - why not. If you did want to compromize on the CPU - I would still stay with the 8 Core AMD, just come down a bit in the model. You should be very happy with the FX8350 - and it uses much less power.

I have had very good experience with my 46" LCD "monitor" and it just does 1080p. I have not seen the benefit of 1440p yet.
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This looks fine. The CPU may be more than you need - but hey - why not. If you did want to compromize on the CPU - I would still stay with the 8 Core AMD, just come down a bit in the model. You should be very happy with the FX8350 - and it uses much less power.

I have had very good experience with my 46" LCD "monitor" and it just does 1080p. I have not seen the benefit of 1440p yet.
 
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Thanks :)

 
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Get a much better power supply for that CPU + graphics card combo. I would also get a custom cooled 290, the reference model is a whiny jet engine.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£329.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£64.80 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £394.79
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-16 16:46 BST+0100)

The rest looks good to me :) will game/stream nicely.
 
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I will defer to the insight on the GPU sound levels.

As for the PSU - both are bronze rated and have 62Amps on the 12V rail. For a tiered list understanding - refer to the Toms Thread for insight: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

Generally for this type of a build - you would want a Tier 2B or better.

 
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Not sure where you were going with the power supply comment... The CX 750 is cheaply made with inferior (in both size and quality) capacitors. Definitely not something I would recommend with an overclocked CPU and power-hungry 290. The XFX above is solidly built with much higher build quality, and component quality. Both being bronze rated means almost nothing, and available amps just means how much it will take before the overcurrent protection shuts down the power supply.
 
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Both being bronze is an indication of their efficiency - so it has some meaning.
The ability to provide a good level of amperage to the 12 V rail has meaning as well.

My attempt was to provide the tier list and to provide the context for a quality PSU - which I think we can both agree is important - as consistant, quality power within tight levels of tolerance is what is important (too many people discount the value of a good PSU). As such both PSUs appear identical (I think the XFX was even a bit less expensive) - but on the tiering, they could be different (I DID NOT WANT to research both for Billy - so he could learn a bit more about PSUs through the link.)

The Corsair CX is a tier 3 (to be avoided) which goes to show that there are several levels of quality to be found in a single name brand. It was not clear which series the XFX you listed was in - so instead of suggesting it was sub par or excellent - I provided the link for Billy to review.

BTW - the only reference to XFX in the tier list is as a tier 2A - for their Pro series, Core series, and XTR series. And as a Tier 1 for their Black edition series, and XXX series. Fundamentally a very solid brand.

 
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You can't just look at a tier list and have it be 100% conclusive. XFX is all build by SeaSonic, and all their power supplies use quality parts. There are MANY good quality power supplies not on that list, and many bad ones, too.

80+ efficiency ratings mean just about nothing to the normal user. You may see a couple pennies here and there saved between 80+ bronze and 80+ gold, and it shouldn't be used as a judge of quality. There are many 80+ gold units that are lower quality than some 80+ bronze units.

And the whole +12v rail meaning is vastly misunderstood. It's not something that physically provides power, it's a group of traces monitored by the overcurrent protection. This actually can lead to problems on a single +12v rail, as a single part could draw too much power without actually tripping the OCP circuit, and damage a part. This is rare, but as no single card pulls more than around 24a at completely max load, and around 30-35 for the entire system, having 62A doesn't really mean anything more than having 50A when using a single GPU.
 
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That's a great version of the 290. With the 8350 and Hyper 212 EVO, you should be able to get an overclock to equal the 9370, so just try that :)

And that's a great power supply. You could save 20 quid and get the 760w version if you want. Or you could get the EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 for the same price and have plenty of power for overclocking and running a second 290 if you wanted :) 860 would be sufficient for a pair of 290s, but 290s can draw a lot of power under load.
 
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