AMD Gaming Build

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
Solution
Gam3r01
Well you are wasting money with the AM3+ platform. Its a dead end, and the 9590 is a waste of money (along with the money you have to invest in cooling and motherboard just to run it)
I doubt you will get any OCing out of that chip, as it is near its maximum already, as well as your motherboard having some manufacturer warning:
Due to the high TDP, please be noted there are limitations while using those CPU: (i.e. special thermal required..
FX-9370(FD9370FHW8KHK, 4.4GHz, 8C, L3:8M, 220W,rev.C0,AM3+)
FX-9590(FD9590FHW8KHK, 4.7GHz, 8C, L3:8M, 220W,rev.C0,AM3+)
Sort by date Sort by votes
Gam3r01

Gam3r01

Titan
Jan 12, 2013
25,417
976
115,440
Well you are wasting money with the AM3+ platform. Its a dead end, and the 9590 is a waste of money (along with the money you have to invest in cooling and motherboard just to run it)
I doubt you will get any OCing out of that chip, as it is near its maximum already, as well as your motherboard having some manufacturer warning:
Due to the high TDP, please be noted there are limitations while using those CPU: (i.e. special thermal required..
FX-9370(FD9370FHW8KHK, 4.4GHz, 8C, L3:8M, 220W,rev.C0,AM3+)
FX-9590(FD9590FHW8KHK, 4.7GHz, 8C, L3:8M, 220W,rev.C0,AM3+)
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
Lightening02

Lightening02

Respectable
Aug 28, 2016
173
0
1,860
I adjusted the build to use an i5-6600k. I also put in a larger SSD since 128 GB is on the low side.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($240.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($112.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($73.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($444.94 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC55BT PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($12.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($12.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 23.0" 60Hz Monitor ($130.98 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: MSI GK-701 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($105.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: MSI DS200 Wired Laser Mouse ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Headphones: MSI DS501 Headset ($30.20 @ Amazon)
Other: Tribal Dragon Black & Red Mouse Pad ($5.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1857.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-04 19:48 EDT-0400
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Chugalug_

Chugalug_

Titan
Jan 28, 2016
16,502
4
74,965
Includes a mechanical keyboard, a great headset, a better mouse, a GTX 1080, a 144hz monitor and 16GB of RAM which is the most you'll need for gaming.
Costs a touch more but is well worth it.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($100.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Dell Small Business)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($624.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24.0" 144Hz Monitor ($250.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE Wired Gaming Keyboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset ($91.99 @ Best Buy)
Other: Steeseries QcK Mousepad ($7.39)
Total: $1923.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-04 20:05 EDT-0400
 
Upvote 1 Downvote
Born2Tech2

Born2Tech2

Commendable
Sep 6, 2016
57
0
1,660


Can it over clock? Plus i want to upgrade it in the future to an i7 and over clock then can I?
Edit: Would a GTx 1080 classified be bottlenecked in this situation
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom