have $1350 to spend right now so suggest me an I7 or amdfx 8350 build

Brycetimothydavis · Jun 30, 2014

would to see some suggestions all

bryce

IRONBATMAN · Jun 30, 2014

1350 usd ?

Brycetimothydavis · Jun 30, 2014

austalian dollars

Scremin34Egl · Jun 30, 2014

Why not i5 ?, going for an i7 leaves you less money for a better gpu

I am assuming this computer is strictly gaming ?

maurelie · Jun 30, 2014

Here is something for your budget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($409.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($195.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($95.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($259.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($22.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $1334.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Vic 40 · Jun 30, 2014

This thread is solved?
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2200958/thinking-build-ideas-advice.html

Scremin34Egl · Jun 30, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($185.00 @ Mwave Australia)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($179.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($459.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($22.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1278.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

IRONBATMAN · Jun 30, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($295.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($135.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($95.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($95.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($299.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Gunmetal/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($129.00 @ PLE Computers)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($22.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1361.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

This build doesn't offer overclocking features for the CPU, but it performs as well as a i7 for a lower price. This build will max all games at 1080p at their highest settings. You might not be able to do so with Nvidia enhanced games, so going lower on the CPU to a i5-4590 and going higher on the GPU to a GTX 770 would be a good pair too.

the case and motherboard looks pretty classy together

Brycetimothydavis · Jun 30, 2014

what do you guys think of this build??
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/G7Yvqs

[PCPartPicker part list](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/G7Yvqs) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/G7Yvqs/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8350frhkbox) | $235.00 @ Mwave Australia
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $39.00 @ Mwave Australia
**Motherboard** | [ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-990fxextreme3) | $128.14 @ Mwave Australia
**Memory** | [Corsair Dominator 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmp8gx3m2a1600c9) | $135.00 @ PCCaseGear
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st3000dm001) | $129.00 @ PCCaseGear
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st3000dm001) | $129.00 @ PCCaseGear
**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx750tioc2gd5) | $198.00 @ CPL Online
**Case** | [Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-thorv2) | $149.00 @ Mwave Australia
**Power Supply** | [Corsair VS 650W ATX Power Supply](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cp9020051ww) | $82.00 @ CPL Online
**Optical Drive** | [Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbrsbs) | $22.00 @ Mwave Australia
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1246.14

IRONBATMAN · Jun 30, 2014

you spent too much on storage. 6TB of space is A LOT. And that PSU is not of very high quality. If you give up overclocking, you could spend more on the GPU which is more important. The GTX 750ti is a ' mid-range ' card, which means that it can run most games at high-ultra settings at 1080p. Don't expect it to run modern games at their highest settings with full AA

Scremin34Egl · Jun 30, 2014

Brycetimothydavis :

what do you guys think of this build??
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/G7Yvqs

[PCPartPicker part list](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/G7Yvqs) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/G7Yvqs/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8350frhkbox) | $235.00 @ Mwave Australia
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $39.00 @ Mwave Australia
**Motherboard** | [ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-990fxextreme3) | $128.14 @ Mwave Australia
**Memory** | [Corsair Dominator 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmp8gx3m2a1600c9) | $135.00 @ PCCaseGear
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st3000dm001) | $129.00 @ PCCaseGear
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st3000dm001) | $129.00 @ PCCaseGear
**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx750tioc2gd5) | $198.00 @ CPL Online
**Case** | [Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-thorv2) | $149.00 @ Mwave Australia
**Power Supply** | [Corsair VS 650W ATX Power Supply](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cp9020051ww) | $82.00 @ CPL Online
**Optical Drive** | [Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbrsbs) | $22.00 @ Mwave Australia
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1246.14

What's the need for so much storage ?
What are you using this pc for ?

You are spending too much on the processor and too less on the graphics card

Check my build, it's much more balanced

Brycetimothydavis · Jun 30, 2014

i find just from everyday usage i fill my current 5tb hdd in less then a month before i swap it off to the nas

Brycetimothydavis · Jun 30, 2014

plus i have 700gb of steam games on this pc

Brycetimothydavis · Jun 30, 2014

plus rs wow and a few other things take just over 400gb

IRONBATMAN · Jun 30, 2014

It's time for some spring cleaning then. Clear your HDD of any unwanted junk and defrag it. I have 20+ games , with the usual apps, chrome, itunes, on my 500GB HDD. Not full yet.

maddogfargo · Jun 30, 2014

3 really good options above.

Ironbatman's Xeon for i7 build is good if you don't need to overclock.

Maurelie's build is good if you want the new Z97 + Devil's Canyon i7. This is a nice improvement over Haswell where temperatures and stock speeds are concerned and very good for Intel overclocking.

And Scremin34Egl has the best bang for the buck build wise. For gaming it will be very close to an i7 build. With the CPU/MoBo savings he bumps you up to an R9 290 which is a great GPU.

Brycetimothydavis · Jun 30, 2014

lol i have 300 plus seasons on itunes i cant even download my itunes lib i have to do one at a time

Brycetimothydavis · Jun 30, 2014

43.8gb free of 4959gb on hdd 1

hdd 0 has under 200 mb left and its my ssd

Brycetimothydavis · Jun 30, 2014

better gpu/changed somethings

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($235.00 @ Mwave Australia)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($128.14 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: Corsair Dominator 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($135.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($299.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($149.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $1342.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Scremin34Egl · Jun 30, 2014

Brycetimothydavis :

If you really need all that storage space then yes that build looks good to me

If you are thinking of overclocking I would go with a board with 8+2 power phases like the gigabyte 990fxa ud3 or the Asrock 990fx killer (12+2 phases)

Their are also cheaper memory kits out their for around 100 dollars.

Brycetimothydavis · Jun 30, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($235.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($128.14 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($299.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($299.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($149.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $1368.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

how much over kill would this be??

Brycetimothydavis · Jun 30, 2014

i have ram and a cpu atm anyway lol

Brycetimothydavis · Jun 30, 2014

PSU NOT CPU

Scremin34Egl · Jun 30, 2014

Brycetimothydavis :

I would rather go with a single powerful gpu like an R9 290/290X than a crossfire setup

Because some games do not make use of the second gpu, performance issues, excess heat and noise and you will need a beefier power supply

Also, if you are gaming on a single monitor it will be an overkill

IRONBATMAN · Jun 30, 2014

+1 to all of screaming eagle's comments, good stuff

have $1350 to spend right now so suggest me an I7 or amdfx 8350 build

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