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[Wolfstunde]

This is my first attempt at building a computer i intend to do it right and learn along the way constructive critism is needed and greatly appreciated what do you all think?


Systemboard:
ASUS M5A97 EVO AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

link:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131757
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CPU:
AMD FX-8150 Zambezi 3.6GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8150FRGUBOX

Link:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103960

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HDD/SDDs:

SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256B/WW 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

link:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147164

SAMSUNG Spinpoint M8 HN-M750MBB 750GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive

link:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152290
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Video Card:
ASUS ENGTX560 TI DCII TOP/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Link:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121425&nm_mc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r&cm_mmc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r-_-Video+Cards-_-ASUS-_-14121425
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Sound Card:
ASUS Xonar Essence STX Virtual 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Express x1 Interface 124 dB SNR / Headphone AMP Card

link:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132010
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Im going to purchase additional ram to dual channel after i setup the computer and i know everything is working fine but for now:
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-16GXM

Link
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231568
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case:
Cooler Master HAF X Full Tower w/ SuperSpeed USB 3.0 w/ Window w/ Black Interior ATX Case (RC-942-KKN1)
by Cooler Master

link:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003S68Q0Y/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=gamingsquid-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=B003S68Q0Y
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Cooling:
COOLER MASTER V8 RR-UV8-XBU1-GP 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler Intel Core i7 compatible

link:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103055

 

[inanition02]

That RAM already is dual-channel ("2 x 8gb").

Why AMD over Intel?

 

[geofelt]

If your usage is for gaming, then any AMD cpu is a poor choice today.

Ram is sold in kits for a reason.
Ram from the same vendor and part number can be made up of differing manufacturing components over time.
Some motherboards can be very sensitive to this.
That is why ram vendors will not support ram that is not bought in one kit.
Although, I think the problem has lessened with the newer Intel chipsets. Still,
it is safer to get what you need in one kit.

 

[Shockattackr]

If you are gaming why not use Intel? the Bulldozer Processors unless its the 8 core, stand a slight chance against the i5 series.

Also if you put a budget down that would help me and other build you a decent intel setup

 

[Wolfstunde]

My wording was wrong what i ment to say im going to eventually fill in the other slots to use all 32gbs.

I liked amd because of the price.

 

[Wolfstunde]

If your usage is for gaming, then any AMD cpu is a poor choice today.

Ram is sold in kits for a reason.
Ram from the same vendor and part number can be made up of differing manufacturing components over time.
Some motherboards can be very sensitive to this.
That is why ram vendors will not support ram that is not bought in one kit.
Although, I think the problem has lessened with the newer Intel chipsets. Still,
it is safer to get what you need in one kit.

I understand

 

[Wolfstunde]

If you are gaming why not use Intel? the Bulldozer Processors unless its the 8 core, stand a slight chance against the i5 series.

Also if you put a budget down that would help me and other build you a decent intel setup

no more than 1200

 

[geofelt]

My wording was wrong what i ment to say im going to eventually fill in the other slots to use all 32gbs.

I liked amd because of the price.

Read this Tom's article on the best gaming cpu's for the money July 2012.
In it, there are NO AMD winners at any price point.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106.html

But, for a gaming pc, the graphics card is more important than the cpu.
My rule of thumb is to spend twice your cpu budget for the graphics card.

A $200 3570K would be appropriate with a $400 GTX670.
See if you can build a budget around that.

 

[Wolfstunde]

Read this Tom's article on the best gaming cpu's for the money July 2012.
In it, there are NO AMD winners at any price point.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106.html

But, for a gaming pc, the graphics card is more important than the cpu.
My rule of thumb is to spend twice your cpu budget for the graphics card.

A $200 3570K would be appropriate with a $400 GTX670.
See if you can build a budget around that.

Thank you reading the article now will look into the parts after im done

 

[Shockattackr]

I know this is stretching it But:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($207.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($142.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($40.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($105.90 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 1.25GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full Tower Case ($149.99 @ CompUSA)
Power Supply: Cooler Master 600W ATX12V Power Supply ($74.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1204.68
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-02 20:11 EDT-0400)

 

[Wolfstunde]

I know this is stretching it But:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($207.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($142.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($40.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($105.90 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 1.25GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full Tower Case ($149.99 @ CompUSA)
Power Supply: Cooler Master 600W ATX12V Power Supply ($74.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1204.68
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-02 20:11 EDT-0400)

Close enough Thank you

 

[fpoon]

Shockattakr's build has some flaws:
1. Sound card. You don't need one.
2. GPU. using the money you saved on the sound card, go get yourself a GTX 670.
3. Power supply. Cooler Master doesn't make the best PSUs. A Corsair CX600 would be more reliable.

 

[Shockattackr]

the Silent Pro Series is a higher rated product then you think


Edit---

I took some reading, Found that the CX600 model is not even Bronze certified.

then i saw the CX600 V2 soo which is it

 

[fpoon]

the Silent Pro Series is a higher rated product then you think


Edit---

I took some reading, Found that the CX600 model is not even Bronze certified.

then i saw the CX600 V2 soo which is it

Fine. Then get this one. Better than both the Silent Pro and CX600.

http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=59617&vpn=P1750SNLB9&manufacture=XFX

 

[Guest]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital RE2 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.27 @ Compuvest)
Storage: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($97.49 @ B&H)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($419.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Antec Eleven Hundred ATX Full Tower Case ($109.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Sony DDU1681S-0B DVD/CD Drive ($18.99 @ Amazon)
Total:$1187.67
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-02 22:22 EDT-0400)