Ok so I decided to go against using AMD fx8350 4.0ghz despite concerns that future games will start using more cores. I went with full win8 just in case. Later I'd like to buy a cpu cooling unit under $60 that I can OC the i7 to it's max. I'd like to hear your suggestions and opinions. I should have everything betweeen wed-fri
I'll be using this on my 60inch 1080p tv 120hz but I'm really looking forward to Oculus Rift and it's one of the reasons I've come back to PC gaming.
Total cost $1350
MOBO: ASRock Z97 Extreme6 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 $164.99
CPU: i7 4790k 4.0ghz $329.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 1866 $134.99
GPU: EVGA 970 SOC 1165 MHz-1317 MHz $349.99
SSD: Crucial MX100 256GB SSD $99.99
HHD: Western Digital 1TB $54.99
CASE: Thermaltake Chaser Series A31 79.99
White led fans x2: Rosewill 120mm Computer Case Fan Transparent Frame & 4 White LEDs, X2 $15.98
FULL OS: WIN 8.1 FULL $119.99
This was my previous FX8350/980 build and thread
Thread FX8350 build
Total cost is $1473.88
CASE: Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-01 RED LED Black ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case
$59.99
HDD: Western Digital Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
$54.99
MOBO: MSI 990FXA-GD80 V2 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
$164.99
GPU: EVGA 04G-P4-2983-KR GeForce GTX 980 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card
$564.99
PSU: CORSAIR Professional Series CMPSU-850AX/RF 850W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC ...
$89.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL9D-8GBXM
$72.99
CPU: AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor FD8350FRHKBOX
$169.99
Extra fans: Rosewill 120mm Computer Case Fan (Case Cooling Fan) - Transparent Frame & 4 White LEDs, Sleeve Bearing, Silent Fan with LP4
$15.98
CPU COOLER: CORSAIR Hydro Series H60 (CW-9060007-WW) High Performance Water / Liquid CPU Cooler. 120mm
$59.99
SSD: OCZ ARC 100 ARC100-25SAT3-240G 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
$99.99
OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - Full Version (32 & 64-bit)
$119.99
I'll be using this on my 60inch 1080p tv 120hz but I'm really looking forward to Oculus Rift and it's one of the reasons I've come back to PC gaming.
Total cost $1350
MOBO: ASRock Z97 Extreme6 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 $164.99
CPU: i7 4790k 4.0ghz $329.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 1866 $134.99
GPU: EVGA 970 SOC 1165 MHz-1317 MHz $349.99
SSD: Crucial MX100 256GB SSD $99.99
HHD: Western Digital 1TB $54.99
CASE: Thermaltake Chaser Series A31 79.99
White led fans x2: Rosewill 120mm Computer Case Fan Transparent Frame & 4 White LEDs, X2 $15.98
FULL OS: WIN 8.1 FULL $119.99
This was my previous FX8350/980 build and thread
Thread FX8350 build
Total cost is $1473.88
CASE: Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-01 RED LED Black ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case
$59.99
HDD: Western Digital Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
$54.99
MOBO: MSI 990FXA-GD80 V2 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
$164.99
GPU: EVGA 04G-P4-2983-KR GeForce GTX 980 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card
$564.99
PSU: CORSAIR Professional Series CMPSU-850AX/RF 850W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC ...
$89.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL9D-8GBXM
$72.99
CPU: AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor FD8350FRHKBOX
$169.99
Extra fans: Rosewill 120mm Computer Case Fan (Case Cooling Fan) - Transparent Frame & 4 White LEDs, Sleeve Bearing, Silent Fan with LP4
$15.98
CPU COOLER: CORSAIR Hydro Series H60 (CW-9060007-WW) High Performance Water / Liquid CPU Cooler. 120mm
$59.99
SSD: OCZ ARC 100 ARC100-25SAT3-240G 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
$99.99
OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - Full Version (32 & 64-bit)
$119.99
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