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viktor001

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Hi everybody,

First I apologize if this ended up in the wrong forum. I was lost when knowing how to properly tag this......

So I figured that the best way would be to list all of my components, and list my pros and cons. I guess my cons are my questions about the respective component. Just please look over my list and tell me if there is something better or something I am doing wrong. Thank you so much in advance. I really appreciate any help. I should say that I hope to do serious gaming and hardcore video rendering on this new rig.

CPU: FX 9590, Pros, I like how it is already factory overclocked so I don't have to do anything. Is there a warranty? Does user end overclocking in-validate it?(CPU)
Cons: Is there any? Besides the fact that I am paying for the overclock and warranty compared to the fx 8350? Though this cpu does draw losts of power and heat.

GPU: Crossifre of (R9 290x Saphire tri-X. or XFX). Pros: They both have great cooling and sound compared to the refrence design. Cheaper than most other 290x brands adm great prices all across the board. ( I should also mention that I have steered away from Nvidia due to there high prices. Though the Titan black or the 780ti look nice.) Cons: Are there any????

PSU: Evga 1300 g2 super nova. Pros: Powerful psu. Great price! Gold certified.
Cons: Do I need this much power? Would the 1000 watt version work?

SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250gb. "already purchased"

Motherboard: Gigabyte 990fxa-ud7: lots of pci slots! Beefy motherboard. Cons: Are there any?

Ram: 16 gb corsair. "already purchased"

Case: Coolermaster stryker haf white edition. "already purchased"

CPC cooling: This is where I need help. Any suggestions??????

Have lots of case fans.... have fan controller....Anything I am missing?????

Thank-you so much in advance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


 
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A good 1000W PSU will run your system without any problem, with overclocking. Here's something I highly recommend.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($152.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $152.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-12 23:34 EDT-0400

Also, you should go with the Noctua cooler in that case, personally I think it's the one of the best if not the best brand of CPU cooling solutions.
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I think you should get an Intel CPU. Single-threaded performance is much better and the many cores the 9590 has doesn't have any advantage over the high-end options of intel CPU's, such as the i7 4790K or the 4960X.

The PSU will be good, and will deliver the power you need. Dual R9 290X's is a great choice of GPU, but it might be overkill depending on what you're doing. Most people get away with a single 770 in terms of just gaming. For workstation components, depending on what you're going to be doing the R9 290X's will be suitable.

Great SSD choice, motherboard is alright but I would have went ASUS, it's just my preference.

"CPC" cooling, I guessing you mean CPU so in that case I would recommend a quality Noctua cooler, or if you wanted to do EXTREME overclocking you can go with water. Here's a good suggestion.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-C14 CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $69.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-12 22:25 EDT-0400
 
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Wow thanks for the fast reply! I did look at intel, but I didn't quite feel like paying around 1000$ for the 4900k series.
But yeah, intel's single thread is faster.....Also, I already have the motherboard. lol...Though gaming is a side benefit of this system, I was gearing it mainly towards video rendering. Hence the 8 core preference..... On the PSU side of things; could I get buy with a nice 1000 watt psu or should a definitely do for the 13000 watt system?......As far as the CPU cooling, I just came across cooler master's new v8 air cooling solution specific for the fx 9500 series . Any thoughts on that? I also do not want to do any overclocking. That is why I am paying for the 9590 instead of the 8350. I just wanted somebody pro to do all of that for me.... like AMD. lol Also does overclocking void your warranty??? Sorry, one more thing. What is the difference between the Noctua cooler and the new v8 cooler master.

tks
 
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I'm not sure if you should go with the Cooler Master option over the Noctua option, but I know personally that the Noctua option is a solid and reliable CPU cooler, and I have not had any experience with the Cooler Master cooler. I do know however that Cooler Master is a reliable brand, so if you do your own research and it complies with your needs, then you should be fine. As you're not going to be doing any overclocking, you might just want to not even get a custom CPU cooler, just use the stock. Why would AMD design a stock cooler that couldn't cool correctly?

For the CPU thing, because you already have the motherboard, I think you should either attempt to return it, and if it's too much hassle then you can go with the AMD 9590. The multi-core performance though might be ahead of Intel in some programs, don't go straight to thinking that because it has more cores means that it will perform massively better in all programs. Some programs go over to Intel, and some AMD, but usually by small margins. I think you should switch to Intel because it's not as expensive as you think. Here's a top of the line i7, which has just only came out very recently. (Devil's Canyon) And a quality Z97 overclocking motherboard.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($90.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-K/CSM ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($125.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $556.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-12 23:12 EDT-0400

Has a top of the line Noctua cooler, a great CPU and a great motherboard. Far from $1000, really.
 
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Thanks again for the response. I think I will stick with the amd motherboard but i know what your saying. I think amd's cpu perform just as good when in multi core rendering programs such as 3ds max, after effects, cinema 4d etc.. Though I'm not 100% sure. Though for the slight difference in multi core rendering performance, I think i'll be happy with the fx.... hopefully.. :). With the stock cooler thing, amd doesn't ship out a stock cooler with the cpu.... And I found on the other forums that the 9590 will tend to run hot....and water cooling was mentioned as a solution.....so I thought I should basically try and find the best air solution possible.

Also, do you know if a good 1000 watt psu would work for my system??? Dual cards and all?

Thanks
 
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A good 1000W PSU will run your system without any problem, with overclocking. Here's something I highly recommend.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($152.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $152.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-12 23:34 EDT-0400

Also, you should go with the Noctua cooler in that case, personally I think it's the one of the best if not the best brand of CPU cooling solutions.
 
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The Gigabyte 990fxa-ud7 (rev. 3.0) original 'BIOS' version (*ver. FB) only offers native support up to an FX-8350 (*ie the version of the 'board's UEFI in its read-only BIOS chip).

As well, the 990fxa-ud7 (rev. 3.0) is an E-ATX (oversized) motherboard.

GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket AM3+ - GA-990FXA-UD7 (rev. 3.0)
http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4658#

In contrast, the ATX-sized GA-990FXA-UD3 (rev. 4.0) original 'BIOS' version (ver. F1) offers native support for the FX-9590:

GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket AM3+ - GA-990FXA-UD3 (rev. 4.0)
http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4672#bios

With Gigabyte's dual-BIOS system (two BIOS chips soldered to the motherboard, one update-able, the other read-only) if a BIOS update get corrupted then the motherboard can be induced to boot into its read-only backup BIOS chip which will then overwrite the corrupted update-able BIOS chip--IF the 'board is equipped with a processor model which the version of the UEFI in the backup BIOS chip natively supports.

Currently, the GA-990FXA-UD3 (rev. 4.0) is the only AM3+ Gigabyte motherboard which natively supports the FX-9590.
 
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