Is This a Good Gaming Rig for the Next 5 Years?

fargollo10 · Nov 29, 2014

Mobo- 970A-G46
CPU- AMD FX-8350
GPU- Radeon R9 290
PSU- Sentey 750W
RAM- 8GB
HDD- Seagate 1TB
Case- Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-01

rockie_ · Nov 29, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($185.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($314.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $751.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-29 22:56 EST-0500

biggranny · Nov 29, 2014

What is your resolution? it should be able to play games high-maxed out with good resolutions for the next few years. Your CPU and GPU are very good. Maybe in 3-5 years though you may have to turn down graphics to maybe high and still nearly max out because graphics usually improve very quickly. GPUs are easy to upgrade though. Nice set-up by the way.

XFA24 · Nov 29, 2014

you might want to get a better PSU if you would play with it for 5 long years

fargollo10 · Nov 29, 2014

biggranny :

1920x1080, and I want to play at 1080p or maybe 900p.

fargollo10 · Nov 29, 2014

XFA24 :

What kind would you recommend?

rockie_ · Nov 29, 2014

Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-01 has only one fan , must add another
Go Intel and NVidia - faster and less power draw

970A-G43 is one of the worst motherboards for FX 8350 . G46 is a little better but i dont recommend it for FX 8350

biggranny · Nov 29, 2014

Agreed with rockie_, get a case that has sufficient cooling especially sense you have high-end components that will run hot if they don't have airflow. Make sure you have effecient exhaust, top exhaust, and front intake or more intake in general.

fargollo10 · Nov 29, 2014

rockie_ :

I'm trying to keep it at a low budget, but thanks for the advice about the fans, I'll look into that...Do you guys recommend any cases with good airflow but at a low price?

biggranny · Nov 29, 2014

AMD is still great, especially for a budget, there is nothing wrong with AMD. I agree that Intel and Nvidia most of the time is expensive.

rockie_ · Nov 29, 2014

i5 4590 will outperform FX 8350 in gaming by 30% on average but if you wish

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($314.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $660.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-29 23:28 EST-0500

XFA24 · Dec 15, 2014

fargollo10 :

im really sorry about the very very very late reply, I would recommend something on the 720W or above mark

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