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Okay, for my Christmas this year i am hoping to build a new gaming pc. I know the basics but there are a few things that i need your guys help with. Will a AMD FX 9590 be compatible with an asrock Fatal1ty...i know they are both AM3+ sockets but i just want to make sure, i will also have a GeForce GTX 970...Another question would be if this motherboard i have chosen can hold two of these GPU's with SLI...I will be getting 8gb of DDR3 RAM and will eventually be upgrading to 12gb. But the things that i have not found yet is a case and a power supply. If any of you guys have suggestions that would be great but i REALLY want a red (preferably big) and maybe even a bundle with a PSU?...Anyway can you please tell me if this is a good build, i really hope it is as it will be my first PC build by myself and i really want this to last a good few years...Thank you guys so much. Peace.

Aw yeah and a 2tb Seagate Barracuda HDD...
 
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I'd go with Intel for better single-core performance; hence better gaming performance too. I have included the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 which is similar in performance to the i7-4770. I have also included 8GB RAM, an EVGA GTX 970, amongst a solid power supply (the XFX PSU is manufactured by SeaSonic, whom manufacturer the best PSU's in the business).

The case is predominantly red, and I have included two additional fans (one for intake and another for exhaust, which both include red LEDs). The motherboard is black/red and the RAM is also red. Without further ado, I'd go with the following build:

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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.94 @...
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It's best if you give us a budget and your location, with any specifics you want so we can put a build together for you. Personally i'd go with an i5-4690k if it's just for gaming. NZXT has some good red and red/black cases like the phantom 410 in red and H440 in red/black. As for PSU i'd probably look at the EVGA G2 750w if you want to SLI 970's. Bundled PSU's aren't usually very good.
 
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As byza said it would help to know your budget. The one thing I'll add now is you should consider having a small SSD for a boot drive and maybe a 1 TB HDD. Something like a samsung 840 evo would be nice.
 
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I'd go with Intel for better single-core performance; hence better gaming performance too. I have included the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 which is similar in performance to the i7-4770. I have also included 8GB RAM, an EVGA GTX 970, amongst a solid power supply (the XFX PSU is manufactured by SeaSonic, whom manufacturer the best PSU's in the business).

The case is predominantly red, and I have included two additional fans (one for intake and another for exhaust, which both include red LEDs). The motherboard is black/red and the RAM is also red. Without further ado, I'd go with the following build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£55.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£59.44 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£55.87 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card (£262.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£36.35 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.36 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.09 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan (£5.04 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan (£5.04 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £717.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 00:58 BST+0100

P.S. If you are planning to SLI in the future, please let us know and I will include a larger watt power supply (so you don't have to upgrade your PSU again when you want to SLI).

All the best. :)
 
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Different architecture. Really cores and clock speed are secondary if the architecture isn't as good. Also most games don't even utilise 4 cores, never mind 8. More cores really is only beneficial to editing and rendering work. I'd also only go for the Xeon if you plan on doing rendering or editing, if it's just for gaming than i'd stick with an i5. Here is a non-overclockable build. I'm staying away from the EVGA 970 and 980s at the moment as they are have some issues with quality, so until thats sorted i'll be using other brands for 900 series cards. This build is ready for a second card to be dropped in for SLI. If you want to make it overclockable and keep the same quality it'll cost an extra 40-60 pounds (i've linked another parts list down to bottom, also with a phantom 410 which you might like but also cost a little more)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£154.39 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£55.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£59.44 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case (£63.52 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£84.90 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.09 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £739.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 02:11 BST+0100

second list http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/YvFGdC
 
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And this build will be able to handle almost any game 1080p ultra? And i will also be doing other things while playing games too? Thank all you guys for your support. And how does the architecture mean so much? could you give an example please, sorry i just don't get it :'( ...
 
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