$1400 AMD Based Gaming PC Build Suggestion

outragedpunch · Jul 4, 2014

It's my first time building a gaming PC of my own and I would like an suggestion on my build and my budget is about USD1400. I want to OC my CPU to about 4.5GHz. I would like to play games such as BF4, GTA5 and Hero on it and I also do some video editing on adobe premiere pro, after effects and photo editing on photoshop.
Here is my build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H90 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.96 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($170.27 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($154.89 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.95 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire TK Wired Gaming Keyboard ($91.24 @ Amazon)
Total: $1377.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
(I already have a 1080p screen)
Please Help Me!

xTempered · Jul 4, 2014

You have a whole lotta money put into different things when you should be dumping it on the GPU if this build is for gaming.

Remove or downgrade the SSD to something cheaper, Only us 2x8gb RAM if you're solely gaming, and change PSU Corsair CX series PSUs tend to suck at dealing with OC'ing

EDIT With the downgrade from the SSD and RAM you could get a 280 and if you're willing to push your budget ~$100 you can get a 290 (Note. This is all just guestimated math but you should be saving around $70 from SSD and RAM downgrade which is enough to get a 280 since they cost just around $240-$270, Push the budget $100 you can afford a 290)

outragedpunch · Jul 4, 2014

xTempered :

so what SSD and PSU should I choose instead

xTempered · Jul 4, 2014

outragedpunch :

Ill try modifying it now and will Edit this post when I changed the components

EDIT: Also do you absolutely need the 2tb?

outragedpunch · Jul 4, 2014

xTempered :

outragedpunch :

Ill try modifying it now and will Edit this post when I changed the components

EDIT: Also do you absolutely need the 2tb?

RIght I don't think I'll need 2TB when I think about it...

xTempered · Jul 4, 2014

outragedpunch :

Ok heres the new build.

Dropped to 8gb of RAM since 16gb is overkill for gaming.
Dropped down to 120gb SSD. Still large enough for your OS and maybe your top 2 games.
Left you the 2tb HDD which should last you Looong especially if your one to delete games after you no longer play them.
And upgraded GPU to a R9 280x which is much better than the 270x

After all the changes it still barely pushed to budget $6 over the $1400 mark but thats before rebates. After rebates it keeps the budget.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cWcQf7

outragedpunch · Jul 4, 2014

xTempered :

outragedpunch :

Ok heres the new build.

Dropped to 8gb of RAM since 16gb is overkill for gaming.
Dropped down to 120gb SSD. Still large enough for your OS and maybe your top 2 games.
Left you the 2tb HDD which should last you Looong especially if your one to delete games after you no longer play them.
And upgraded GPU to a R9 280x which is much better than the 270x

After all the changes it still barely pushed to budget $6 over the $1400 mark but thats before rebates. After rebates it keeps the budget.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cWcQf7

Thanks very much for your help!!

envy14tpe · Jul 4, 2014

With $1400 to use...this is what I'd recommend for gaming and editing work.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.96 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.05 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($268.30 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.95 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($63.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire TK Wired Gaming Keyboard ($91.24 @ Amazon)
Total: $1352.38

outragedpunch · Jul 4, 2014

envy14tpe :

With $1400 to use...this is what I'd recommend for gaming and editing work.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.96 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.05 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($268.30 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.95 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($63.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire TK Wired Gaming Keyboard ($91.24 @ Amazon)
Total: $1352.38

Why is CPUs from intel so expensive? Isn't AMD better?

xTempered · Jul 4, 2014

outragedpunch :

envy14tpe :

Why is CPUs from intel so expensive? Isn't AMD better?

In general they're more efficient. They have less core but clocked at higher speeds than AMD

envy14tpe · Jul 5, 2014

I like AMD for more budget friendly builds but if you want $1000+ then I'd suggest going Intel. In benchmarks, the i5 outperforms the fx-83xx in most areas including editing and gaming. i5 has less cores but this is clearly not something that holds it back...simply more cores aren't needed.

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