Looking to buy myself a computer, desktop configuration for 1125$

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Adolf_1

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I am looking to buy myself a computer configuration for this money, this is what I put up last night, what do you think? I want to play witcher 3 on high/ ultra graphics. And also I was wondering if sli between 2 weaker video cards would be better?


: RAM Kingston HyperX FURY Blue 16GB (2x8GB), DDR3, 1600MHz, CL10, 1.5V





Monitor LED Asus 27", Wide, Full HD, VGA, HDMI, Boxe, Negru, VS278H





CPU AMD FX X8 9590, 4700MHz, 16MB, socket AM3+, Box





Motherboard Asus M5A99FX PRO, Socket AM3+





Video card Gigabyte NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970, WINDFORCE 3X, 4096MB, GDDR5, 256bit, HDMI, DVI, 3x Display Port





Power source Sirtec EP-750S, 750W, ATX 2.3, PFC activ





HDD WD Blue 1TB, 7200rpm, 64MB, SATA 3

 
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N3rdR4ge's recommendation is good. You can start building already.

I just wanna add an alternative if you do not plan to OC.
If you do not plan to OC, replace i5 4690k with E3-1231V3 and the mobo with ASUS H97-pro.
This should not effect the price so much.

I would also want to suggest you the nVidia alternative if you do not like AMD. Get KFA2 GTX970 EXOC, if you want to have nVidia GPU.
Both R9 390 and GTX970 are about equal with their own pros and cons.

I would really pump the budget to get an SSD (at least 250GB), this is not a must but highly recommended. Trust me!
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my major concerns:
-PSU is a very bad choice. Never heard of this brand. There are a lot of sketchy power supplies out there. Avoid this.
-You should be getting an intel processor for a $1125 gaming build. They perform much better than amd's processors and consume substantially less power.
-You ABSOLUTELY need an after market cooler for that CPU. Especially if you plan to overclock.

This is what your build should look like:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($41.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card ($309.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($238.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1120.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-16 02:24 EDT-0400


If you can budget it, I highly recommend this particular SSD. It will make a huge difference with the overall speed of your system, but it won't effect gaming.

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e120bam
 
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I recommend what N3rdR4ge proposed. He is right about the CPU and PSU. Don't go with cheap or "no-name" PSU brands. And for CPU intel is superior on both gaming and applications. And he is also right about that you need aftermarket cooler. I had a stock cooler on both i5 and i7 CPUs for months and when I started any game the temperature began to rise too much and the CPU became limited. After I bought the Hyper 212 Evo, everything turned perfect.
 
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N3rdR4ge's recommendation is good. You can start building already.

I just wanna add an alternative if you do not plan to OC.
If you do not plan to OC, replace i5 4690k with E3-1231V3 and the mobo with ASUS H97-pro.
This should not effect the price so much.

I would also want to suggest you the nVidia alternative if you do not like AMD. Get KFA2 GTX970 EXOC, if you want to have nVidia GPU.
Both R9 390 and GTX970 are about equal with their own pros and cons.

I would really pump the budget to get an SSD (at least 250GB), this is not a must but highly recommended. Trust me!
 
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Hmm the configuration seems very good, I was wondering if it would be better with dual cpu motherboard to buy 2, weaker cpu's and the same with sli video cards? Also do I really need such a powerful CPU to run witcher on high/ultra graphics?
 
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I found the components on a very popular, cheap retailer in my country:
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This is 6264 lei is as like 1500 $ dollars. Where can I buy the components cheaper? This is the site! https://www.emag.ro/shopping-cart?ref=del-ckt
 
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