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Nope there'll be slight bottlenecks , nothing too major if he overclocked a little bit ( not to be noticed by the naked eye anyways )

The problem with the build as explained is the balance , you don't pick a mid-low CPU with Med-High GPU .

In that budget 8320 would've made more sense.

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gamer1357

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This would be more balanced. Its basically the same build but with an i5 instead

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($147.58 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($28.69 @ NCIX US)
Total: $936.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-13 02:27 EDT-0400
 
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TopLuca

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Its not bad by any means , 7/10 in my book.

The Good : R9 280X and 8GB of RAM as well as no compatibility issues.

The BAD : You could have dropped the optical drive , Sound card and went for a better CPU , its not really sensible to pay more for the mobo opposed to investing in a better CPU . I know that you got the 990FX for overclocking however you'll never be able to achieve the 8320 levels anyways and you'll still experience some bottlenecks in CPU intensive games due to the high-end GPU and mid range CPU fortunately though not much .
A More sensible choice would have been the 8320 and GA 970 UD3P.

The PSU is very cheap quality and can fail underload moreover its not ideal for overclocking and at that price range a XFX 550W unit would have been a more sensible choice.

Overall : System is Unbalanced a Mixture of bad choices and little knowledge ( no criticism ) , A R9 280 , 8320 and a 550W unit then this would have been a 8.5 in my book however It will act very nice and can be upgraded later .

If not already purchased I'd highly recommend switching processors to a 8320 and Mobo to Gigabyte 970 UD3P moreover XFX 550W or EVGA 600B PSU would be adequate also if budget allows a SSD will work wonders.

If already purchased then Its a solid foundation to build on and a 7 isn't bad at all.

Thanks


 
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michaelhall

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the gpu and cpu in his list will run together fine no bottleneck issues there
 
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TopLuca

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Nope there'll be slight bottlenecks , nothing too major if he overclocked a little bit ( not to be noticed by the naked eye anyways )

The problem with the build as explained is the balance , you don't pick a mid-low CPU with Med-High GPU .

In that budget 8320 would've made more sense.

 
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TopLuca

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That is just excellent !! 9.5/10 in my book for the funds available !!

Happy Gaming brother , The only thing you might want to add later on if you plan on overclocking is 4 or 5 case fans to keep everything nice and dandy !

Other than this that's fantastic also great choice on the PSU.
 
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