Help with me with my Final Build Proposition

wakeboardnzx · Jul 10, 2015

Alright after doing a fair amount of research and well in simple terms and only "slightly" killing my budget of 1000$, this is what I have come up with.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FVRhwP

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($164.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX4 4g Thermal Paste ($6.95 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($115.37 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($104.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1077.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

What are your thoughts? These are my thoughts/reasonings behind each part.

CPU: I went with the fx 8350 obviously because of it's 8 core design (that isn't just hyper-threading) and relatively "high" clock speed. I typically have several programs open at one time (ie. chrome/firefox, photoshop, illustrator, steam, skype, studio one, games, etc)
CPU Cooler: I chose the Hyper 212 EVO partially because of it's huge bandwagon of great reviews with mild overclocking, but mainly because the stock cooler is louder than sh*t. (My friend has an fx 8150)
Thermal Compound: Good, reputable, quality stuff
Motherboard: Great looking in both a physical and logical sense. Features a 8+2 power phase, rather user friendly looking uefi bios, killer e2200 Lan (I know lots of boards feature this but ah well), as well as a few other appealing features such as the fast boot setting.
Memory: Not a whole lot to see here, reputable brand, good speed, decent timings, reasonable price, what else can be said?
Storage: (1x) Sandisk Ultra Plus 256gb SSD: Boot Drive and Intensive programs, and it features great looking read/write speeds.
Storage: (2x) Western Digital Caviar Blue 1tb HDD: I guess you could say to improve efficiency. The first being used for those programs that will not fit onto the SSD, as well as the majority of games that I own. the second being for all of my media needs. (ie. pictures, videos, movies, music, documents, any sort of projects, etc) And from what I saw two single terabyte drives are still cheaper then a single 2tb drive (Just to be clear here, I don't trust Seagate whatsoever, I've had one fail on me, as well as a friend, and a cousin, haven't heard of a single WD failure within my close friends/family)
Video Card: It's overkill for what I'll be using it for primarily (1080p gaming), but It's newer than the gtx 970, features more VRAM which could be helpful if I ever make the jump to higher resolutions (I realize it won't make a huge impact, but I'll take what I can get), and it's at the same price point.
Case: I realize it has horrible ventilation, however it does feature sound deadening (part of the reasoning behind the hyper 212 as I mentioned). And well I'll be honest here, I just can't help myself the case is gorgeous.
Power Supply: Provides enough juice to the entire system, 80+ gold, great value, not a tier one psu, that's about it.

Thanks for taking the time to read through this, or to well skip to the end and make a comment, any and all feedback are greatly appreciated!

applemacguy · Jul 10, 2015

Hi,
In no particular order
I think this is a great build for you as it will handle even the most graphical games at very high settings.
Great pick for the motherboard considering the features and all that good stuff.
You're right about Seagate. I've had an external hard drive die on me before but none of my WD ones have.
The 8GB video card might be a little overkill but games like GTA 5 at Ultra take up to 6.5GB of VRAM, so if you play games like that you will need it.
The case will bee god for you because of the sound dampening. Power supply 80+ Gold is great. Not much else to say really.
It is a very good build for the money. I hope you enjoy it!

-applemacguy

sciamwow · Jul 10, 2015

My thoughts without going super into detail because I'm tired

If I were you, I'd go with a Xeon 1231v3 and a H97 motherboard. The Xeon is an i7 without integrated graphics that can't be overclocked, all for slightly more than an i5. And it'll be more powerful than the 8350. With your budget, however, it would probably call for a single 2tb Seagate drive and/or a slightly less expensive GPU (say a 280x)
You can save like $30 if you get a 2tb Seagate drive. I know you said you don't trust them, but I have a 1tb Barracuda in my PC that has been running flawlessly for six months and a 500gb Barracuda that I took from a 6-7 year old system that also works perfectly. Just a thought to consider

Overall it's definitely a good system, but I'd go with the Xeon and an H97 or Z97 (if you plan on upgrading later to an unlocked i5 or i7, though going to an i5 would be a downgrade) motherboard

Xemko · Jul 10, 2015

Here is a better and cheaper ram kit for you :
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $51.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-10 02:25 EDT-0400

I'd pick Samsung 850 evo, it's better value/performance.

and

Xeon + h97

wakeboardnzx · Jul 10, 2015

Thanks for the replies guys!

Nice find on the ram xemko, I honestly didn't realize the mobo supported that high of a clock speed, I had the gigabyte 990fx ud3 specs stuck in my head. Also that SanDisk ssd is pretty close to on par with an 850 evo for about $20-30 less!

And the only thing with the Xeon and h97 board is that it would blow me even further over budget....

Xemko · Jul 10, 2015

wakeboardnzx :

Consider these : http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct250bx100ssd1%2Cocz-internal-hard-drive-arc10025sat3240g%2Csamsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam%2Csandisk-internal-hard-drive-sdssdhp256gg25/

wakeboardnzx · Jul 10, 2015

Sorry I'm not quite understanding the point you're getting at with those 4 ssd's, when I have one of them already with the build?

Xemko · Jul 10, 2015

The point is, Crucial, OCZ and Samsung are all better than SanDisk.

sciamwow · Jul 10, 2015

On paper one SSD may seem better than another, but realistically you won't notice a difference. I have a Sandisk SSD and it works wonders for me

Xemko · Jul 10, 2015

sciamwow :

That's is also true.

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