Is this a good amd build

iamalittlepig

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Oct 5, 2014
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Looking to build a new system off the 8350 only not intel this isn't just for gaming it also is for security work that I do. I know the ram is a bit expensive but I really like cl9 memory and I mostly wanted it for the looks. The things I won't budge on are the processor,memory,storage,case. Also the video card needs to stay in the AMD family the more power the better for the video card, cuda cripples what I do.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vZnrWZ) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vZnrWZ/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8350frhkbox) | $159.99 @ Newegg
**CPU Cooler** | [Scythe Ashura Shadow 97.2 CFM CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/scythe-cpu-cooler-scasr1000se) | $59.99 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga990fxaud3) | $108.00 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmy16gx3m2a1866c9) | $184.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te250bw) | $99.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm001) | $78.99 @ NCIX US
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm001) | $78.99 @ NCIX US
**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB LIGHTNING Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9290xlightning) | $362.98 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Fractal Design Define R5 ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr5bk) | $119.98 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1750bbefx) | $89.99 @ NCIX US
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1319.89
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-05 01:27 EST-0500 |
 
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10/10 solid build.
Good CPU and GPU balancing. The RAM and CPU Cooler seems to be compatible, no clearance issue.
Good PSU, motherboard and storage.