New AMD pc build questions

[AfterLifer]

Hey, I'm fairly new to building pc's and got about 3450$ to spend. I want the greatest and most powerfull components but I'm not 100% shure how good this build is. I want this to be an AMD pc so please don't recomend i5's or i7's because I'm probably not going to buy them anyway

Here is the parts:

Motherbord:
ASUS Crosshair V Formula

CPU:
AMD FX-8150 8-Core 3.6GHz w/watercooler

PCI Express:
XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB GDDR5

RAM:
Corsair Dominator DDR 1600MHz 16GB

Power:
XFX PRoSeries Core Edition 850W PSU

SSD Hard Drive:
OCZ SSD Agility 4 Series 2.5" 128GB

Hard Drive:
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM

CD Rom:
ASUS BW-12B1ST, Blu-Ray Wrigter

Network:
ASUS PCE-N53 11n N600 PCI-E Adapter


If there is anything that should be replased it would make me very happy if you could coment it and recomend another component
Thanks.

 

[azeem40]

PSU is overkill for even two 7970s. Get a 750W PSU. Also, the GTX 670 is better value.

 

[AfterLifer]

thanks

 

[FinneousPJ]

Here's my suggestion. I really don't recommend spending any more - put the rest on a savings account and update in two years or so. You'll get more bang for your buck that way.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8150 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Xigmatek GAIA SD1283 56.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($109.98 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Mushkin Chronos 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (CrossFire) ($314.98 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (CrossFire) ($314.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Switch 810 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($159.98 @ Outlet PC)
Power Supply: XFX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($90.65 @ Amazon)
Total: $1607.50
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)

Crossfire 7950s, 240 GB SSD +1.5 TB HDD, FX8150 for overclocking fun.

 

[AfterLifer]

thanks that was realy awesome of you
do you know anything abowt the shipping because I have to get the parts to Norway.

 

[FinneousPJ]

Well that's a tough one. You can't ship them from USA you'll get hammered by customs. I suggest you buy locally.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

pcpartpicker doesn't have a norway option, but does have germany and france, if thats cheaper to ship from

 

[AfterLifer]

yeah but i can't find all of the same parts, like the cpu cooler or the 1.5 tb seagate -.-'
the closes i could get ended up with a pricetag of ca.2550$ with transport

 

[AfterLifer]

pcpartpicker doesn't have a norway option, but does have germany and france, if thats cheaper to ship from

don't think so

 

[Onus]

I have two suggestions up for consideration.
1. Piledriver is supposed to offer significant improvement over Bulldozer. While the Bulldozer fiasco itself has taught me to not hold my breath, this one is more likely to be true. IF you can temporarily deal with lower performance, consider getting the weakest CPU you can stomach at the moment, perhaps an Athlon II X3 or Phenom II X2 (which may unlock to an X3 or X4). There are two advantages to this. The first is that it gives you a CPU that WILL work in your board in case a BIOS update is needed for Bulldozer or Piledriver. Second, you can spend your "good" CPU money on a better CPU when they're out later this summer/early fall.
2. Since the money is available, buy a couple of extra drives and create a RAID-1 for your data. While it doesn't eliminate the need for backups, it can lessen the impact of a drive failure.

 

[AfterLifer]

Just wondering, will it fitt? the motherbord i want got AM3+ socket while say the Athlon II 651 got FM1 Socket :s

 

[batuchka]

+1 jtt283 : i would hit a Phenom II X3/X4 and settle for that till Piledriver on an AM3+ but though $$ is no object, i too echo azeem40's thoughts : single GTX 670 is bang for buck but if multi GPU i would say ya HD7950CF is the right path along with Quad Sandy/Ivy

 

[Onus]

Don't get a FM1 Athlon II, but an AM3 one like the 455 or 640.

 

[AfterLifer]

Should i pick the fx-4170 (180$) or the 6200 (215$) then?

 

[Onus]

Neither! Get something cheap, then get a high-end Piledriver in a couple months. Or, if it does meet your needs, get a FX-8150 now, but be prepared to be a little irritated thinking you should have waited when Piledriver finally gets benched.

 

[AfterLifer]

sow what would you say is my absolute best pick right now? most bang for the buck before the pildedrivers comes out?

P.S: tha AMD A4-3400 goes for like 80 $, should i just pick that one for the time being?

 

[ScrewySqrl]

Athlon II X3 455

 

[AfterLifer]

the only problem for me getting the 455 is that it's not sold on the site that I'm getting the rest of the pc from, ihey only got 8 "real" budget cpu's from AMD;

AMD A-Series A4-3300 - 73$
AMD A-Series A4-3400 - 81$
AMD A-Series A6-3500 - 96$
AMD A-Series A6-3650 - 127$
AMD A-Series A6-3670K - 135$
AMD A-Series A8-3850 - 144$
AMD Athlon II X4 641 - 113$
AMD Athlon II X4 651 - 127$

I just need the best of these cpu's, just to make it a bit easier to get al the components at the same time

 

[ScrewySqrl]

all of those are socket FM1
You need Socket AM3 (Athlon II, Phenom II) or AM3+ (Bulldozer)
whats your website?

 

[AfterLifer]

it's kalled www.Komplett.no , but it is norwegian. they got the fx-4100 also, but it cost over 150$ -.-

 

[Outlander_04]

I like the idea of a place holder cpu for now

the FX 4100 is $110 , games as well as a phenom 965 and is highly overclockable

Make sure the motherboard has the 990FX chipset , not just the 990x

 

[AfterLifer]

ok, thanks for the help

 

[batuchka]

Ya if u had to go with an AM3+ chip OC the hell outta a FX 4k chip

 

[AfterLifer]

Maybe, I'm to too mutch into that but im pretty shure im going to do it

 

[FinneousPJ]

I don't think that's good advice. If you're gonna buy now, get the best you can that'll last you a while and just skip Piledriver and go with whatever comes later (when you upgrade). Or wait until PD is out and buy then.