How's This Gaming PC Build? Nvidia GTX 760, AMD 8350, 8GB RAM, etc.

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I'm planning to build a PC for work, browsing & a focus on gaming.
I'm upgrading from a Toshiba i7 laptop with a GTX 740m.

Here's the parts I'm currently looking at...

CPU: AMD FX 8350
GPU: Nvidia EVGA GeForce GTX 760
RAM: 8GB ( 4gb + 4gb 1600 )
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX
PSU: 550W
Case: Cooler Master Elite 241 Desktop MidTower Case

Here are the peripherals I'm considering:

Asus 29" 21:9 Ultrawide Monitor: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ENCTVDS/
Corsair Vengeance M65: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ARD5410/
Logitech G430 Headset: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CQ35C1Q/

Also, I'm wondering if I'll need more GPU RAM for this ultra wide monitor.
If so, should I upgrade to this 4GB version of the GPU?: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E0N49C8/

I will be relying on this bundle for most of the parts:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8866658&SRCCODE


I chose this motherboard because I want to use SLI in the future when my GPU is no longer up to par.

Overall, this will cost about $667 for the PC,
And $1,177 in total with the peripherals.

Could you please give me your opinions of this setup?
Will it be good with the monitor I'm using, and overall for gaming use?
Any suggestions?

I'm perfectly happy with 40 FPS on a game, so I don't need this setup to be extreme.

Thank you!

 
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My fault, I should've been more clear. You should be hand picking your parts. You can usually find what you need for cheaper, you just have to shop around. And the #1 about that, is again, hand picking your parts, so you aren't stuck with something of poor quality because it was bundled together with a specific part.

The 8350 is a decent CPU. I'd recommend Intel, but that's a different story and I won't go into that. The motherboard could be better, but it isn't. The RAM is garbage, not to mention it's only 4GB. Ideally you'll want 2x4GB modules. 1600 MHz, and CL11 is rather slow for RAM, as well. I didn't notice a PSU, either. But I just glanced over the bundle. But regardless, most, if not all, PSUs bundled together, or included...
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What games do you play/plan on playing? I'm going to have to recommend building your own, to be honest. Not even sure if that motherboard can properly utilize the 8350. But I could be wrong on that part.

And also, you're spending nearly the same amount of money on your peripherals as you are on your PC. Which isn't all too ideal, at least in my opinion.
 
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Get a little better PSU. Like 750 or even a 800. Other than that you should be able to play games at a good fps with good video quality. I own that same motherboard it's good, but I would suggest maybe getting better one in the future or even now.
 
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I will be building my own. The bundle will just include the CPU, RAM, case & PSU parts for a lower price.
The games I'll be playing will mostly be games like Rust, DayZ, Borderlands 2, etc. I noticed that Rust & DayZ support ultra wide monitors, so that is why I'm getting one with the build.

The monitor will cost around $380 - $420,
and the mouse & headset will be about $90.
 
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My fault, I should've been more clear. You should be hand picking your parts. You can usually find what you need for cheaper, you just have to shop around. And the #1 about that, is again, hand picking your parts, so you aren't stuck with something of poor quality because it was bundled together with a specific part.

The 8350 is a decent CPU. I'd recommend Intel, but that's a different story and I won't go into that. The motherboard could be better, but it isn't. The RAM is garbage, not to mention it's only 4GB. Ideally you'll want 2x4GB modules. 1600 MHz, and CL11 is rather slow for RAM, as well. I didn't notice a PSU, either. But I just glanced over the bundle. But regardless, most, if not all, PSUs bundled together, or included with or in a case will be trash quality.

Granted, the games you'll be playing aren't exactly intensive (although the last time I checked, DayZ still runs like crap regardless of PC specs), I don't really see the need for a widescreen monitor, but that's just my personal opinion, as the extra ~$200 could be used to buy better parts.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/n2Hc4D

This AMD build would be much better, for $987. That leaves whatever amount of money you can spend for a monitor. And they found the same headphones you were wanting to buy for $49.
 
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That looks good.
The motherboard looks good, and it supports SLI so that's great.
I might choose the 8350 instead, for the extra 0.5 GHZ.

The GPU is good, however I've heard that MSI doesn't have good cooling options.
Is EVGA much better?
 
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If I were to select all the parts myself, here's the list of my choices:

CPU: AMD 8350 http://www.amazon.com/AMD-FD8350FRHKBOX-FX-8350-FX-Series-Edition/dp/B009O7YUF6

RAM: HyperX 8GB (4+4) 1600MHZ http://www.amazon.com/1600MHz-PC3-12800-Desktop-KHX16C9B1BK2-8X/dp/B00A3VOA3O/

HDD: 1TB 7200RPM 64MB http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-1TB-64MB-Cache-7200RPM-SATA2-3-5-Desktop-Hard-Drive-PC-Mac-FREE-SHIPPING-/160874238791?pt=US_Internal_Hard_Disk_Drives&hash=item2574da1347

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperClocked-Dual-Link-Graphics-02G-P4-2765-KR/dp/B00DHW4HXY/

PSU: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?gclid=CIa66oT8z74CFSMQ7AodTSUAcA&Item=N82E16813131874R&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-AMD+Motherboards-_-N82E16813131874R&ef_id=U4P7dwAAAI7Oe5bz:20140529012146:s

Case: Phantom 240 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K8PLN4O/

Total cost: $771

I will also add my 240GB SSD in there.


As for my peripherals, here's what I'll get:

Asus 29" 21:9 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ENCTVDS/

Corsair Vengeance M65 http://hotdeal247.net/products/Corsair-Vengeance-M65-Laser-FPS-Gaming-Mouse.html

Logitech 7.1 G430 http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Surround-Gaming-Headset-Technology/dp/B00CQ35C1Q/

Total Cost: $522


I will be using the PC to get work done as well as gaming, so the ultra wide monitor will be good for both multitasking & gaming.
There is an AOC alternative for $40 less, but I've heard AOC is not as good. Is this true?

Also, if anyone could recommend other peripherals that would be great.
I may just get a Logitech Performance MX mouse, as it's very comfortable to me.
Lag may not be a huge issue, but I'm not sure. I currently use a wireless mouse & keyboard for gaming, but have never used a real wired gaming mouse & keyboard. Is the lag difference really that big?

Overall, the total cost for peripherals & the PC build will be around $1,293.

I was hoping to stay under $1,200. Under $1,000 would be even better.
If anyone could recommend some better value components that would still allow me to get around 40 FPS on most games & good fast overall PC performance, that would be great.

I know I'm asking a lot of questions here.
Thank you for the time you take to answer, I appreciate it.
 
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I will look into the 770 a bit more, however it seems to only have 10 FPS more than the 760 on average.

I found a nice bundle, which includes:
- AMD 8350 CPU
- GIGABYTE 990FXA-UD5 AM3+
- HyperX Fury Black 1866 8GB Memory

This looks great to me.
Could someone tell me if that Gigabyte motherboard is good or not?
 
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The board is a good one. As for the reason behind choosing the 8320 over the 8350 is simply in that the 8320 is a downclocked 8350, so you could easily get the performance of a 8350 from a 8320 with a simple overclock, for ~$50 less. And I've been using MSI GPUs since the GTX 260. They've always provided one of the best, if not the best, cooling solutions available (air, that is, I don't like water cooling).
 
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That's pretty similar to what I'm running on my AMD rig which I've dubbed "The Dark Knight". I would personally lose the expensive peripherals since you can always buy those later and invest more in the hardware. The ultra wide monitors are *VERY* nice to have but you can always get one later - without the proper GPU though you won't utilizie them to the full extent. With that you could get something like this (unfortunately PC Part Picker isn't working at the moment so I have to list the components manually) :

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout Edition - $99
PSU: EVGA Supernova G2 750W - $110
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 - $110
CPU - AMD FX-8320 - $130
RAM - 8GB G.Skill Ripjaw X DDR3 1866 - $79
HD1: Samsung 840 Evo 120GB - $90
HD2: WD Caviar Blue 7200 RPM - $60
Optical: Lite On DVD Drive - $20
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 Superclocked Edition - $250
OS: Windows 8.1 - $100

Total: ~1048
 
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I found this bundle on Newegg for $350, and it looks great:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1669823

Includes:

- AMD-8350
- Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3
- HyperX Fury Black 1866 8GB Memory

Includes the mobo you suggested, fast RAM, and a good CPU.
I can take the OS & SSD out of the cost. I already have an unused 250gb, and I have my own ways of getting Windows 8.

I think I might as well get the peripherals now, because I can afford it. I just try to save money if I can help it.

With that bundle, I will only need...

- Bundle - $350
- GPU: EVGA GTX 760 - $250
- HD: 1TB 7200RPM 64MB - $54
- PSU: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze - $27
- Case: Phantom 240 - $70

Total = $751

I can get the peripherals down to $450 total (ultrawide monitor, mouse, headset).

For everything, this would be just at about $1,200.

Not bad.
 
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