3D Rendering and gaming build under 760 euros!

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($182.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $727.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-26 13:15 EST-0500

I searched the components online, in my country and the complete set is 760 euros. Im considering 16gb RAM instead of 8.

3D rendering is a massive factor here, It's more important than the gaming part of the story. I'm pretty sure with the R9 290 I will still achieve 60 fps in most games though which is important.

Is there a better one around the same budget?
 
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change the cooler this instant, since you are gonna use that cpu with full load on all 8 cores that cooler has no chance of keeping it below 62C which is the thermal limit for amd cpu's after which it will start throttling
UPDATE: about that 60fpsd thing fx chip has barely any chance of running any game at stable 60fps. while the fx is a superb server, budget workstation chip, i3 beats it in almost every single game out there andi if you are thinking of playing older games on 60fps , just forget about amd cpu's altogether their single core performance is almost two times smaller than haswell's, so if 60 fps in games is your priority then go intel and forget about amd(older games rely heavily on single core performance) also barely any...
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change the cooler this instant, since you are gonna use that cpu with full load on all 8 cores that cooler has no chance of keeping it below 62C which is the thermal limit for amd cpu's after which it will start throttling
UPDATE: about that 60fpsd thing fx chip has barely any chance of running any game at stable 60fps. while the fx is a superb server, budget workstation chip, i3 beats it in almost every single game out there andi if you are thinking of playing older games on 60fps , just forget about amd cpu's altogether their single core performance is almost two times smaller than haswell's, so if 60 fps in games is your priority then go intel and forget about amd(older games rely heavily on single core performance) also barely any game out there can fully utilize the 8 cores and the fact that games need more fpu performance(which amd simply does not have, integer performance is top notch though(but games do not care about that), in video editing and rendering perhaps 3d rendering as well the fx 8350 would be a bit faster than i5 4690/i5 4690k, but when it comes to games intel wipes the floor with amd. i5 is so much faster in games(in terms of minimal fps thats its not even funny), if you want to game at 60fps go intel, if you will be ok with a lot lower gaming performncae go amd your other apps may benfit it a bit. i personally think go intel and forget about that ancient platform, i had fx 8320Q4.7ghz and after that a fx 8350@5.2 ghz, and in any game except for watch dogs my pentium beats the crap out of my old fx chip, especially rts's and mmo's the difference is say 10-15fps in swtor pvp with fx chip, to 25-35fps with my intel chip(those are pretty extremes but still i am almost entirely gpu limited in games now, when as before the limiting factor was cpu, sorry im not sober right now, but mi stayted the facts , now its up to you to decode which is more important gaming or work
 
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You should get 16 gigs of RAM, you will wish you did if you don't. Rendering will use it.

Also you should go with an Nvidia GPU in case you decide to use Octane render in the future. Octane only works with Nvidia GPU's.
 
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Haven't thought about Octane. I can get the MSI R9 290 Gaming 4G for quite a low price in The Netherlands (260 euro) and the comparable Nvidia card is the GTX 970 which basically starts at 340 euros which is quite a bit more. I know the R9 290 also heats up a lot more than the GTX 970.

Also, I guess 2x8 GB DDR3-1600 will be my choice then.

+ H60 as cooler. So since the MSI R9 290 no longer exists on PC Part picker, here is the complete build without MSI R9 290:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($164.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 74.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $568.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-26 13:36 EST-0500


 
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