Will this be a good setup?

[motoxkid]

Hey guy! So I want to do my very first build mainly for Runescape/Bots for Runescape / Livestreaming / Misc tasks like Youtube or whatever and I selected my parts with the help of a friend. Im ordering all of my parts from newegg so yeah tell me if these will do the job and everything will work such as power supply being enough power.



CASE: ZALMAN Z11 Plus HF1 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811235035]

CPU: AMD FX-8150 Zambezi 3.6GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8150FRGUBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103960

CPU COOLER: Thermaltake CLP0596 130mm Frio Advanced CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106187]

POWER SUPPLY: COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus RS500-PCARD3-US 500W ATX12V v2.3 Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171031

GPU: ASUS HD7850-DC2-2GD5-V2 Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121651

RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M4X1866C9R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233236

SSD: OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-60G 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227725

MOTHERBOARD: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514

CD/DVD: ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

HARD-DRIVE: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840

Please let me know if something won't work out or if there's something that would be better

Thanks in advanced, Alex

 

[mocchan]

What CPU will you be using? Also, what's your total budget?

This isn't a bad rig, but if your price budget is within the $800-$900 range, i would definitely consider getting an Intel rig

 

[motoxkid]

What CPU will you be using? Also, what's your total budget?

This isn't a bad rig, but if your price budget is within the $800-$900 range, i would definitely consider getting an Intel rig

Sorry LOL forgot to add my CPU to the list.. - face palm -

Well my budget is around $1000. Why do more people prefer an Intel rig? Is it just personal preference? Like a comparison between Coke and Pepsi?

Thanks, Alex

 

[mocchan]

Hahaha, glad I caught your mistake

Do you know if your work is highly CPU-intensive? And will you OC your 8150? If so, your current choice may be best.

Actually, no, it's not just preference (to some degree). Intel just has better performance throughout all the price points.

 

[mocchan]

Option 1

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($23.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.80 @ Amazon)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($309.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1023.72
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-09-21 19:05 EDT-0400)

Beefy GPU, beefy CPU, great SSD. I'm not sure how GPU-intensive your work is, so here's another Option.

Option 2 (if your work is HIGHLY CPU-oriented and not-so-much GPU)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.80 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7770 1GB Video Card ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1013.72
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-09-21 19:07 EDT-0400)

HD7770 isn't a very 'Beefy' gaming GPU, however, it will be able to play games such as BF3 on Medium-High settings @ 1080p, I'm sure Runescape isn't that graphically demanding so this should suffice

 

[motoxkid]

It's not really highly CPU intensive I don't think but it's going to use some. I don't think I will be OC not entirely sure :/ Not sure if I mentioned it but I am a noob to this tech field I guess you could say. A friend picked the parts out and I just wanted to verify his knowledge and to make sure Im not missing anything and to ensure that when I order the parts that when it comes in I'll be set and won't have problems such as power supply not being enough or IDK


Thanks, Alex

 

[mocchan]

If you won't OC, then Intel is the way to go I'll put together another parts list that's more friendly towards you!

 

[mocchan]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($289.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.80 @ Amazon)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($227.55 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1031.29
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-09-21 19:18 EDT-0400)

Here's something that will give you a much better all-around performance.

I'm not too sure how much RAM your work will use, so I left 16GB in there just in case. If you don't need 16GB (I highly doubt you will, gaming-wise, 8GB is more than enough, you generally need 16GB+ if you do lots of Video Editing/3D rendering) just take a pair of RAM out and you have a rig that's sub-$1k.

 

[Surgeking]

The intel CPUs are just too good to pass up. Here is an example, that 8150 @$190 gets beat by the i3 2120 @$125 by two tiers..

That first build gets my vote. Altho the 7870 is going for as low as $220 so depending on your graphic needs you can save a few bucks here.

 

[mocchan]

It really depends on what/how you use your 8150, with some Northbridge tinkering, they are a KILLER CPU...It just depends on who's using it and if they know how to REALLY dig into the CPU settings.