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Good Gaming PC Build?

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October 16, 2014 8:26:26 PM

Hello Everyone

Before I start I would like to say that this is not a troll and to apologize if there are any spelling mistakes or grammatical errors.

I have decided to put down the controllers of the consoles and buy a gaming computer. Little did I know, how much you need to know.

I plan on playing GTA4 (poorly optimized I know) , Minecraft , sims , sims city and battlefield 4 and many more.

Here is my current build proposal...

CAS:AZZA Fusion 3000 Full-Tower Gaming Case w/ 1x 140mm & 2x 120mm fans, front USB 3.0, HDD Easy Swap, & 360MM liquid cooling ready

CD:24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)

COOLANT:High-Performance Coolant powered by Koolance (Clear Color)

CPU:AMD FX-9590 4.70 GHz (5.0GHz Turbo) Eight-Core AM3+ CPU 8MB L2 Cache & Turbo Core Technology

CS_FAN:Maximum Corsair AIR Series AF120 Performance Edition 120MM High Airflow Case Fan [+39] (Maximum Corsair AIR Series AF120 Performance Edition 120MM High Airflow Case Fan)

FA_HDD:Vigor iSURF II Hard Disk Drive Cooling System [+21] (2 x Systems [+27])

FAN:CYBERPOWERPC Xtreme Hydro 360mm Liquid Cooling w/ XSPC 750, RS360, Maximum Performance+Extreme Silence at 18dBA [+58] (6 x Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition Fan (Push-Pull)

HDD:256GB ADATA SP610 SSD + 2TB SATA III Hard Drive Combo (Single Drive)

MEMORY:16GB (8GBx2) DDR3/2133MHz Dual Channel Memory (AMD RADEON MEMORY

MOTHERBOARD:* GIGABYTE 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990 ATX w/ Ultra Durable 3, On/Off Charge, GbLAN, 4 PCIe x16, 2 PCIe x1, 1 PCI

NETWORK:Intel Pro Gigabit 10/100/1000Network Card

OS:Microsoft® Windows 7 Professional (64-bit)

POWERSUPPLY:1,000 Watts - Corsair RM1000 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Fully Modular Ultra Quiet Power Supply

SOUND:HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

VIDEO:AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card (Single Card)

Is this a good build?
Could it play those games, specifically GTA 4 with about 40 frames?
Is there anything you would recommend?

I appreciate all the help I can get on this matter. Thanks to all in advance.

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October 17, 2014 3:56:44 AM

It is a good build but my suggestion is to change from the AMD CPU to a intel one as it will give you better performance for far less power usage
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October 17, 2014 10:39:38 AM

i5 or i7 and what's the difference?
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October 17, 2014 10:58:45 AM

You have a very expensive build going on there and at that budget level an Intel build is the better way to go. Thoughts on the build below? It would outperform your AMD build on every level and I would imagine at a lower cost. Overclock as you please...

CPU - For an AMD build there is no reason to go with a CPU over the 8320 or 8350. The 9000 series CPUs are just small furnaces that pump out head. An overclocked 8320 / 8350 performs the same. An Intel i5 beats either AMD setup. An i7 trumps them all... Overclocking either Intel build further separates them...
MB - The board below has WiFi and BT.
MEM - 16GB is overkill, but fine if you want to spend the money.
PSU - Stick with XFX or Seasonic.
GPU - The R9 290x is very nice, but the 780Ti currently has a much better higher cost-for-performance ratio (being closed out)..

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($111.29 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($85.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($112.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($389.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Gunmetal/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($135.63 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1505.34
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October 17, 2014 12:30:21 PM

The reason I choose the 9590 was because of the clock speed... An octa core at 4.6 stock speeds... And I would have gone with a little more budget CPU like the 8350 but I do not know enough about icing. I also did a little more research and found how much power it consumed and the heat (Hense the performance level cooling on case and fans) doesn't the 290 run hot as well?
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October 17, 2014 12:42:49 PM

Collinizbeast17 said:
The reason I choose the 9590 was because of the clock speed... An octa core at 4.6 stock speeds... And I would have gone with a little more budget CPU like the 8350 but I do not know enough about icing. I also did a little more research and found how much power it consumed and the heat (Hense the performance level cooling on case and fans) doesn't the 290 run hot as well?


...you can't directly compare clock rates between Intel and AMD. Clock-for-clock, Intel processes much more in the same amount of time. From a performance perspective, the FX-9590 (4.6 GHz) is on par with a non-overclocked i5 (3.2GHz). An 8320 / 8350 would have to be overclocked to keep up. Keep in mind this is from a gaming perspective. Adobe or intense video work allows the FX eight thread processor to stretch its legs... IMHO an Intel build would be a better option (more power, less heat, less expensive). The 290x does generate a fair amount of heat so a case with two or three fans (promoting front-to-back airflow) make sense.
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October 17, 2014 12:58:35 PM

Do you think I should stay with the 290x or spend extra to get the 780?
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