BestConfigs: High-End AMD Gaming PC

[jpishgar]

It's that time again! Time to update the Tom's Hardware BestConfigs! Once again, we are opening the field to user recommendations to get the best consensus for the absolute best of the best in each category. Post the best configuration you can put together for the following build category and our editorial team will pick 5 of the best to be put up to a public vote right here in the Systems forum. The top-ranking build will go on to become one of Tom's Hardware BestConfigs and you'll get the credit for having put together a brilliant build with a special credit in the feature article.

Post your entries to this thread for the category of:
High-End AMD Gaming PC

Stay within $2,000 (without shipping) and no need to include OS, monitor, mouse/keyboard. To keep things fair and level the playing field, we ask that you restrict your product links to Newegg or Amazon. Please be sure to format your list of components as follows:

Joe's Crysis 8 Minspec Build
Processor: Component Name and Component Price
Motherboard: Component Name and Component Price
RAM: Component Name and Component Price
Graphics Card: Component Name and Component Price
Hard Drive: Component Name and Component Price
Case: Component Name and Component Price
Power Supply: Component Name and Component Price
Cooling: Component Name and Component Price
DVD Burner: Component Name and Component Price

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We encourage users to use PCPartPicker's System Build for speedy construction. Do not post a link to your build, but rather please be sure to export as BBCode for a quick copy/paste as a response here, so users can easily see your component selections.

Good luck, and may the best builds win!

 

[Rafeed Iqbal]

Rafeed's AMD anti-fanboi build


CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($144.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($95.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1.5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1996.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-07 03:39 EDT-0400)

alternately:

Rafeed's more balanced build

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($194.67 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($214.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($223.68 @ Amazon)
Storage: Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Case: BitFenix Colossus ATX Full Tower Case ($179.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Tachyon 750W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1864.26
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-07 06:12 EDT-0400)

 

[g-unit1111]

G-Unit's "Extreme Piledriving" Build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Swiftech H220 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($150.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($146.50 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($409.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($409.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Switch 810 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($207.04 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1953.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-05 15:00 EDT-0400)

 

[Guardianofterra]

Guardianofterria's "Destroyer Of Worlds"

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($194.67 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($78.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($93.82 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($419.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($419.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case ($150.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Gold 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($171.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1921.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-05 17:37 EDT-0400)

 

[HEXiT]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($144.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Silverstone TD02 92.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($119.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($122.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($648.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($81.97 @ Newegg)
Total: $1741.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-07 02:18 EDT-0400)

i could of course went with 2 780s and scrimped elsewhere but it would likely make the system unbalanced. i know its also under budget by some margin. so more storage is an option. but thats it. it has enough gpu to play anything with a cpu that shouldn't bottleneck it even on a single threaded game.

 

[Mike Friesen]

Mike's "All Power to the Dual 780's"
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($194.67 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1996.58
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-07 02:57 EDT-0400)
Dual 780's cannot be beat under $2000. So long as the mobo holds. (It should; it is still a good board.)
Also, I disagree with HEXit. This is a GAMING PC, after all.

 

[Mike Coberly]

All AMD all day / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($149.74 @ Amazon)
Storage: Corsair Force Series GT 180GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($179.96 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($354.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($354.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: BitFenix Ghost (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Raidmax 1000W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($128.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($81.97 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1950.54

Diehard AMD fanboy till the end. Working man's chip manufacturer.

 

[HEXiT]

Mike's "All Power to the Dual 780's"
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($194.67 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1996.58
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-07 02:57 EDT-0400)
Dual 780's cannot be beat under $2000. So long as the mobo holds. (It should; it is still a good board.)
Also, I disagree with HEXit. This is a GAMING PC, after all.

disagree all you want mate, its part of the fun!.... i build balanced systems for todays games, i cant use nvidia 3d so i dont need 120hz. so anything over 60fps minimum will be wasted as i play with vsync on. if im paying 1000+ for a pc i dont want image degradation cause by shearing. remember its not just the best rig, its the best for the money 2. i know my build will handle anything i throw at it.
i know yours will perfom better but at the risk of huge variations in fps (leading to less fluid gameplay) and need a massive oc to make sure it doesnt choke.

we just look at it different ways and thats the beauty of pc builds.

 

[Derbixrace]

Derbixrace's "NvidiAMD SLI"

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($144.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($101.93 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1997.83
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-07 08:52 EDT-0400)

 

[scubastevo2005]

Ropski's Build:

Processor: AMD FX-9370 4.4GHz Eight-Core - $349.99

Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z AM3+ AMD 990FX - $239.99

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 - $289.99

Graphics Card: XFX Double D FX797GTDFC Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 - $389.99

Hard Drive 1: Corsair Neutron Series GTX CSSD-N240GBGTXB-BK 2.5" 240GB SATA III - $219.99

Hard Drive 2: CWestern Digital WD AV-GP WD10EURX 1TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - $89.99

Case: COOLER MASTER HAF series RC-902XB-KKN1 Black Steel body, Front Mesh, Plastic bezel ATX Desktop Computer Case - $89.99

Power Supply: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX850M 850W ATX12V - $119.99

CPU Cooling: CORSAIR Hydro Series H80i Water Cooler - $85.99

Case Fan 1: COOLER MASTER Megaflow 200 R4-LUS-07AB-GP 200mm Blue LED Case cooler - $16.99

Case Fan 2: COOLER MASTER R4-L2R-20AC-GP 120mm Blue LED Case cooler - $7.99

Case Fan 3: COOLER MASTER R4-BC8R-18FB-R1 80mm Blue LED Case Fan - $9.99

Case Fan 4: COOLER MASTER R4-BC8R-18FB-R1 80mm Blue LED Case Fan - $9.99

DVD Burner: ASUS Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 8MB Cache SATA Blu-ray Burner - $89.99

Total:$1947.89

Running 2 cards on a single monitor is pretty pointless, when you can get really nice video card that will handle pretty much every game on the market at its highest setting, on a single monitor.

UPDATE: Links were not working before, but they should be all fixed now...Sorry about that!

 

[sanjiro]

Sanjiro's Balanced Gaming Build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H90 94.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($91.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($95.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($136.64 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 690 4GB Video Card ($999.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.50 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Sparkle 700W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1999.06
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-07 10:03 EDT-0400)

 

[jinayhvora]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($157.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($136.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($136.64 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($449.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($449.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom (White/Red) ATX Full Tower Case ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1945.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-07 13:07 EDT-0400)

 

[DRosencraft]

D.R. AMD Top Dollar (and I actually stuck to just Amazon and Newegg)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master RL-EB24-16FK-R1 60.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($93.60 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($107.05 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7990 6GB Video Card ($654.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case ($150.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1000W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($200.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1853.56
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-07 13:57 EDT-0400)

 

[mastrom101]

Mastrom101's AMD Powerhouse

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme 81.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($613.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($613.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1975.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-07 14:17 EDT-0400)

 

[jedik1]

Jedi's Build
Processor: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284]AMD FX-8350 Vishera 4.0GHz [/urlExt] - $199 @ NewEgg
Motherboard: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131876]ASUS Crosshair V Formula[/urlExt] - $239 @ NewEgg
RAM: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226380]Mushkin Enhanced Redline 16GB (2 x 8GB) CAS 8[/urlExt] - $149 @ NewEgg
Graphics Card: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125439]GIGABYTE GV-R797TO-3GD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB 384-bit GDDR5[/urlExt] - In Crossfire X 2 = $374.99 X 2 = $750 @ NewEgg
Hard Drive: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148837]Seagate Momentus XT 750GB 7200 RPM[/urlExt] - $129 @ NewEgg
Case: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119225]COOLER MASTER HAF X[/urlExt] - $149 (After all discounts) @ NewEgg
Power Supply: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817379029]ZALMAN 1250 Platinum 1250W 80+ Platinum[/urlExt] - $185.9 (After all discounts) @ NewEgg
Cooling: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181032]CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i[/urlExt] - $99 @ NewEgg
DVD Burner: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118073]Sony Optiarc High Speed DVD RW Drive 24X [/urlExt] - $26 @ NewEgg

Total - $1925

 

[Sangeet Khatri]

Sangeet's AMD Devil

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($194.67 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($157.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($110.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($184.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($146.26 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($143.54 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.49 @ Amazon)
Total: $1866.28
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-17 12:47 EDT-0400)

 

[Sangeet Khatri]

Sangeet's AMD 7990 Dual GPU Devil

Note : This came as a surprise to me as just now the AMD new drivers launched which addressed the crossfire and dual GPU issues very well. So if you are the dual GPU kind of guy then definitely look for this build. It is very powerful. Much powerful than the Single 780 one. Since the crossfire is now on par with the SLI, therefore it should not be a problem if you have ever done SLI before.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($194.67 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($157.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($110.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($184.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($146.26 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7990 6GB Video Card ($704.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($143.54 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.49 @ Amazon)
Total: $1911.27
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-17 12:46 EDT-0400)

 

[ktaur]

CPU: AMD FX-8350 (199.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 1000W (199.99 @ Newegg)
RAM: Kingston hyperx Blu Red 16 GB (127.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme4 AM3+ (139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage 1: Kingston Hyperx 256 GB SSD (200.99 @ Newegg)
Storage 2: WD Black 2 TB HDD (150.00 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Nvidia GTX Titan (999.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On Blu-Ray Drive (75.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Obsidian 800D (239.99 @ Newegg)
Total:$2335.91

 

[caydn12]

Caydn's Overclocking Champions AMD Build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($214.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series v2.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($225.20 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 760W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($189.71 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $2022.82
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-12 15:55 EDT-0400)

Explanations:
FX-8350: AMD's flagship desktop processor (aside from the OEM only 5ghz ones that are far too overpriced anyway).
Cosair H100i: Great for cooling to get the highest stable overclocks possible.
Asus Crosshair Mobo: Designed, Engineered, and mass-produced for overclocking AMD processors.
A-Data RAM: A-Data memory is FAST. A-Data memory clocked at 2400Mhz? Even FASTER. Picked up 16 GB for those who would like the stream while gaming, or run music programs and stuff like the in the background. The extra memory will allow you to have plenty of programs open with no worries.
Samsung 840 PRO: What can I say? The 840 pro is one of the fastest non-PCI based SSD's on the market. A friend of mine purchased one with his new i7 processor, and it booted up to his desktop running windows 7 in less than 6 seconds. Also the 256gb gives lots of room for any extra programs, and a select few favorite games.
WD Black HDD: Great 1TB hard drive for plenty of room to store all your games, screenshots, fraps videos, or whatever! Pretty quick as well.
EVGA GTC 780 with ACX Cooling: EVGA did some serious work! Their new ACX cooler won 22 awards for a reason, and they went and slapped that sucker on NVIDIA's new GTX 780 chip of pure silicon power! Can't go wrong there. Why didn't I SLI one might ask.. Well, SLI would give more power to you, but then you would sacrifice things in your system like better cooling, a better case, the happiness of an SSD booting into windows for you in a matter of seconds, etc. The extra GPU power is not worth the extra things you would have to give up. I mean, sure a gaming computer is supposed to get the max frame rates possible, but is it worth giving up a way more overall comfortable experience all around, just so you get 20FPS more in the game you already have playable frame rates in?
CM HAF X Case: A case with fantastic airflow, cable management, and the ability to support water cooling for $150? I will take it!
SeaSonic Power Supply: You truly cannot go wrong with your power supply. Power supplies are arguably the most important part of your system. A great one will deliver great electric current through your whole system to keep everything running smooth and stable. A bad one will cause hardware failures, and possibly catch on fire or blow up. SeaSonic has the best parts, and I feel completely safe when putting a SeaSonic PSU into any system. It is 80 PLUS Platinum certified, which means is has some of the best efficiency so that is can keep your electric bill nice and low.
Asus DVD/CD writer Just slapped on one of the cheapest ones I could find. $16 for it. Most people nowadays in the computer world, you won't need it. However, its nice to have around at times if you have some older games that are still on CD. pick it up just for the assurance that should you need it, you have it.

 

[Grant Spedding]

High grade single graphics card Gaming system for overclocking

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($146.50 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($222.17 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($685.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF XB (Black) ATX Desktop Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-208DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1941.51
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-07 21:50 EDT-0400)

 

[Guest]

This is the most high-end AMD AM3+ can get by in a m-atx system
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($194.67 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($174.70 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Sound Card: HT Omega Claro Halo 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($201.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone TJ08B-E MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified Power Supply ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: [urlExt=http://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-12-7mm-Interface-Blu-Ray-SOB02/dp/B00BY3LCLI/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER]Silverstone SATA Interface Slot Load 6X Blu-Ray Writer (SOB02)[/urlExt]($144.89 @ Amazon)
Aluminum Bay Cover: [urlExt=http://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Tek-5-25-Inch-Converter-FP58B/dp/B007C1KPQY/ref=sr_1_3?s]Silverstone 5.25-Inch Aluminum Cover Bay Converter for Slot-Load Slim Optical Disk Drive FP58B [/urlExt] ($20.50 @ Amazon)

Total: $1935.67
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-07 22:18 EDT-0400)

 

[sanjiro]

For something a little different:


Sanjiro's AMD Fanboy Gaming Build

Processor: AMD FX-9370 4.4GHz Socket AM3+ 220W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD9370FHHKWOF - OEM ($572.99 - Combo)

Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS (Combo)

RAM: Kingston HyperX Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX16C10B1BK2/16X ($112.99)

Graphics Card: XFX FX-799A-XNF9 Radeon HD 7990 6GB 384-bit x2 GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card ($729.99)

Hard Drive 1: Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe MKNSSDCR240GB-DX 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) ($174.99)

Hard Drive 2: Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive ($99.99)

Case: ZALMAN Z11 Plus HF1 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ($93.99)

Power Supply: SILVERSTONE ST85F-P 850W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply ($129.99)

Cooling: CORSAIR Hydro Series H80i Water Cooler (Combo)

DVD Burner: LG 24X DVD Burner - Bare Drive Black SATA Model GH24NS95 - OEM ($17.99)

Subtotal: $1,932.92

All prices/links are from newegg

 

[dburns25]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling ACFZ13 36.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($32.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($214.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($254.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Corsair Neutron Series GTX 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Western Digital WD VelociRaptor 1TB 2.5" 10000RPM Internal Hard Drive ($239.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 680 2GB Video Card ($429.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone RV03B-W ATX Full Tower Case ($130.07 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($129.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($52.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $1764.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-08 03:40 EDT-0400)

lol my actual computer I own.

 

[ZirconiumX]

Matthew's "IHNIHICAT" (I have no idea how I could afford this) PC
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($214.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($187.76 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($341.65 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K4000 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($344.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($314.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 800W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($81.97 @ Newegg)
Total: $1949.31
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-08 05:52 EDT-0400)

/-Matthew.out

 

[Guardianofterra]

GuardianOfTerra's AMD Guardian Angel Build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($194.67 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($141.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.35 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($93.30 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($359.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($359.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case ($150.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 1050W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($205.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1983.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-08 06:15 EDT-0400)[/i

pure AMD at its best