My first build

[woodguy95]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($92.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Predator Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($58.61 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.04 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($344.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: TRENDnet TEW-623PI 802.11b/g/n PCI Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222AL/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($24.98 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (32-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1013.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-10 17:14 EDT-0400)

 

[woodguy95]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($92.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Predator Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($58.61 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.04 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($344.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: TRENDnet TEW-623PI 802.11b/g/n PCI Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222AL/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($24.98 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (32-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1013.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-10 17:14 EDT-0400)

wanted to see if it is worth it or if i should go with another build.

 

[woodguy95]

bump

 

[hents1230]

take 990FX chipset motherboard, other than that it looks OK.

 

[masterman467]

GTX 660 Ti $290
i5 3570K $220
212 Evo $33
MSI Z77A-GD65 $150
8GB (Corsair or Gskill) $54
1TB HDD (WD is reputable) $75
Antec HCG-620M 620W $90
$1000

If you got 380 to spend on a GPU then step it up to a GTX 670.
Also, check out the link below.

 

[woodguy95]

GTX 660 Ti $290
i5 3570K $220
212 Evo $33
MSI Z77A-GD65 $150
8GB (Corsair or Gskill) $54
1TB HDD (WD is reputable) $75
Antec HCG-620M 620W $90
$1000

If you got 380 to spend on a GPU then step it up to a GTX 670.
Also, check out the link below.

I will be going with AMD.

 

[masterman467]

any logic behind that or just being a fanboy?

 

[hents1230]

any logic behind that or just being a fanboy?

any logic behind this or just being a fanboy?

 

[masterman467]

any logic behind that or just being a fanboy?

any logic behind this or just being a fanboy?

But... Meh benchmarks...

Beaten by an i3? kinda sad, considering its running and 4 times the cores and a ghz faster clock rate...

And this.

Im not a fanboy. Intel is better. Perhaps only by a few frames, but they are better none the less.