Need opinions on this starter gaming build

[benjieg]

I am looking at building my first PC and hoping to get some feedback on this build:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NBpV

 

[Michael Viox]

Yeah this is a good first cheap build! Not alot of power but better than store bought. You may want to look at atleast a 2 gb graphics card or getting 2 and that are sli rated or even crossfire. (bridging graphics cards) Either way this is a good build but think about the 2 Gb graphics

 

[benjieg]

I'm not sure exactly how cross firing works, but could I buy a 1 GB graphics card now and then add another 1Gb later?

 

[batuchka]

CF - possible but not advisable due to the 16/4 when 2 cards are used? With the raw power of a HD 7970 GHZ edition, there is no need for multi GPU set ups gaming on a 1080p display for me ^^ Hell some say even @ 5760 x 1080 a HD 7970 GHZ is good to go @@
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/54954-amd-radeon-hd-7970-3gb-ghz-edition-review-18.html

 

[benjieg]

CF - possible but not advisable due to the 16/4 when 2 cards are used? With the raw power of a HD 7970 GHZ edition, there is no need for multi GPU set ups gaming on a 1080p display for me ^^ Hell some say even @ 5760 x 1080 a HD 7970 GHZ is good to go @@
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/54954-amd-radeon-hd-7970-3gb-ghz-edition-review-18.html

so you you advise that I don't crossfire and just go for a 2 GB graphics card instead?

 

[Audiohill]

For me personally I would not go AMD. As much as I love AMD you would get much better performance with something like an Intel 2500k or 2550k (Not much difference) as for the GPU I really recommend an 7870 Overclockable edition which is much more than you need for games nowadays'. I would try and go for a 1 8gb piece than a 2 x 4gb setup for the RAM just to "future proof" it so you can add 8gb's at a time.

 

[benjieg]

For me personally I would not go AMD. As much as I love AMD you would get much better performance with something like an Intel 2500k or 2550k (Not much difference) as for the GPU I really recommend an 7870 Overclockable edition which is much more than you need for games nowadays'. I would try and go for a 1 8gb piece than a 2 x 4gb setup for the RAM just to "future proof" it so you can add 8gb's at a time.

At first I was thinking that I should go with an intel i3 and then I had someone tell me to go for the fx 6300. So honestly I dont know which one to go with. I know that intel is known to have the best processor but you definitely get more value from AMD.

 

[batuchka]

so you you advise that I don't crossfire and just go for a 2 GB graphics card instead?

Ya get one higher end GPU cos the price/performance we getting these days are far better in previous years