Pending AMD Gaming Rig for 2015 (Still hoping for newer componets however)

bhalton26 · Aug 16, 2014

Getting prepared for my next PC Build for 2015, however I'm pretty disappointed because AMD has yet to come out with 10-series chipsets and 3.0 PCI Ex motherboards. Still AMD is best as for the budget and still leaves room for upgrades. Here is what I'm going with so far....

CPU:
AMD FX-9370 Vishera 8-Core 4.4GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113346 - $229.99

CPU Cooling:
NZXT Kraken X61 RL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835146042 - $139.99

Motherboard:
ASUS Crosshair V AMD 990FX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131876 - $224.99

Memory:
AMD Radeon R9 2400 16GB (2 x 8GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820403052 - $199.99

Video Card:
PowerColor PCS+ AXR9 290X 4GBD5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131548 - $549.99

Power Supply:
CORSAIR HX Series HX1050 1050W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139034 - $219.99
NZXT HALE90 V2 NP-1GM-1200A 1200W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817116022 - $209.99

PC Tower:
NZXT Phantom 820 Series
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146097 - $219.99

SSD Drive:
SAMSUNG 840 EVO 500GB SATA III
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147249 - $277.99

HHD Drive:
Seagate 6TB 128MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178520 - $289.99

Baconhashtags · Aug 16, 2014

# i would like to mention out of all my computers ive ever owned only the AMD computers developed issues, but you should get a good few years out of it. Make sure you keep them upto date; firmware patches etc,!

bhalton26 · Aug 17, 2014

Then what would be a better INTEL build, would be the 1st time ever for me.

Baconhashtags · Aug 17, 2014

bhalton26 :

# well you have a point for starters the cpu will cost at least twice as much and probably the mobo too! you set up looks fine! the most recent things i have considered are mobo bandwidths, that ratio thing, and memory speed, the psu you've chosen looks good, but have you looked at ax1200/1500i, I'll get back to you soon after i look at INTels cpu prices

Baconhashtags · Aug 17, 2014

# so ive had a look and at intel and it seems they don't sell anyhting as fast as what you have, lol, but you are paying a premium in extra power your cpu is rated 230w where intel i7 extreme run at 130w, with a 4ghz cpu unlocked,
Have a look at these for a laugh

http://ark.intel.com/products/family/78584

hunter315 · Aug 17, 2014

At your budget I would go for an Intel build without a doubt. This would be my suggestion, the 4790k will do as well or better than the 9370 at everything, the GPU would be better.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CCgpQ7

I still think its heavy on storage, if it were me I'd go for a 120 Evo and a 2TB drive, storage is easy to add more of in the future and the prices keep dropping on it.

Baconhashtags · Aug 17, 2014

Don't for get you'll need two and a £5000 mobo, I would expect AMD is the way to go for gaming rigs, Make sure you post your bench mark when you ve built it

bhalton26 · Aug 18, 2014

Guess I'll have to do some more research, INTEL seems to be BMW budget in comparison to my Chevy budget. My AMD build is roughly $2400, but I can lower it by going with lesser size SSD & HHD and I didn't realize that Intel motherboards can be maxed out with 64Megs of RAM. AMD really needs to come out which the 10 series motherboard and forget about the APUs

CPU:
Intel Core i7-4930K Ivy Bridge-E 6-Core 3.4GHz (TOO MUCH?)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116939 - $579.99

CPU Cooling:
Corsair Hydro Series H105 Extreme Performance 240mm
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181060 - $114.99

Motherboard:
ASUS P9X79 LE LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131855 - $229.99

Memory:
Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (If quad channel is needed, then I'll need a cheaper kit)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233401 - $229.99

Video Card:
Will be an NVIDIA card, but don't known which one to go with yet, brand, model, etc

Power Supply:
Corsair HX Series HX1050 1050W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139034 - $219.99

PC Tower:
Same one as above

SSD/HHD:
Will be much smaller since the higher cost for the CPU, maybe a 250GB SSD & a 4TB HHD with 64MB cache instead of 128MB

bhalton26 · Aug 18, 2014

And for the record...this will either be my 1st Intel build or my 4th AMD build. Never had any bad experiences with AMD, minor driver issues with certain games, but that's about it.

grimmjow660 · Aug 18, 2014

If you're going to get the extreme Intel CPUs, wait for 5th gen Haswell-E and get the 5930k later this year, and it'll have DDR4 which will be expensive, but it seems like you can afford it.

bhalton26 · Aug 18, 2014

Income Tax....lol....Plus I've been volunteering to work out of town to get $45 a day per DM on top of my regular pay. So I might just wait for the 5th gen, at any rate the price of the 4th will go down even more and maybe...just maybe AMD will release the 10 series chipset. Thanks for the input though, I will use this same thread to follow up when the time is near.

hunter315 · Aug 18, 2014

The 4930k is a premium product and priced to match, you also don't need it or want it. They had to lower the clock speed to stay in their thermal window with the additional cores so it will get out performed by a 4790k in gaming scenarios, the 4790k also comes in over $200 cheaper. The intel build you chose isn't the BMW to your Chevy budget, its the Lamborghini to your Chevy budget.

The intel build i had posted for you earlier is an actual realistic build that comes in cheaper and better than your AMD build, the most expensive components are pretty much never the best decision, they exist because they can, not because they should....

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($136.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($198.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($237.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($538.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 820 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($231.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2138.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-18 19:30 EDT-0400

bhalton26 · Aug 20, 2014

Thanks Hunter315!

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