Enthusiast Build Review,Opinions, and potential oversights

[saintsiveum]

I am building an enthusiast machine primarily for gaming. I will be purchasing the build in whole within the next two months. I have an unopened OS. I do not need a monitor (4K in hand). Money is not a major concern but I don't want to get TOO ridiculous (sub 2500 after rebates.) I prefer AMD to Intel. I have compiled a list of parts I want to use and would like feed back on compatibility, potential upgrades, oversights on my part, and things of that nature. My hope is a gaming rig that will stand the test of time. Thank you all in advance. The build is as follows:

MD FX-9590 Vishera 8-Core 4.7GHz Socket AM3+ 220W Desktop Processor - Black Edition FD9590FHHKWOF

CORSAIR Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model CMY8GX3M2A2400C11R

CORSAIR Hydro Series H110 Extreme Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler. 280mm

Corsair Obsidian 750D Black ATX Full Tower Computer Case

CORSAIR AX series AX860 860W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS PLATINUM Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Gaming Motherboard with 3-Way SLI/CrossFireX Support and UEFI BIOS

ASUS ROG MATRIX-R9290X-P-4GD5 Radeon R9 290X 4GB 512-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

I did my best to follow the posted guidelines. Sorry for any miss-steps there.

 

[Alpha3031]

1. Seriously, get an i5 4690k if overclocking, and an i7 4790k (for stock 4 GHz on haswell) or a Xenon 1230 v3 if not. Guaranteed extra gaming performance and less heat problems.

2. I'd get two 290s for a minimal price increase, but that's just opinion

3. You may like a SSD especially since you can fit it in your budget.

 

[saintsiveum]

1. Seriously, get an i5 4690k if overclocking, and an i7 4790k (for stock 4 GHz on haswell) or a Xenon 1230 v3 if not. Guaranteed extra gaming performance and less heat problems.

2. I'd get two 290s for a minimal price increase, but that's just opinion

3. You may like a SSD especially since you can fit it in your budget.

Below is an Intel build. Doesn't add much pricewise. I have just never had an Intel rig before.

Intel Core I7-4790K Haswell 4.0GHz CPU
Corsair Hydro Series H110 280MM Liquid CPU Cooler
ASUS Maximus VII Formula Z97 Motherboard
ASUS DirectCU 2 GTX780TI-DC2OC-3GD5 GPU
Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB 2400 Ram
WD Black 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0GB Hard Drive
Corsair AX Series AX860 PSU
Corsair Obsidian 750D Tower

I know nothing about SSD at this point though. Never took the time to research. Ill get into that today. Any recommendations? Thanks again.

 

[Alpha3031]

Sorry, forgot to post my suggestion Intel rigs offer much more performance around the $200 range.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($376.50 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.40 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($379.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($379.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2108.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-26 08:49 EDT-0400

i5- if you're just gaming, the i7 adds $100 for one or two frames

RAM- Slightly Lower Latency 2133 CL9 = 4.2 ns while 2400 CL11 is 4.5, and also discounted

SSD- the Samsung 840 EVO offers what is probably the best performance across the board. Install the OS and programs here.

HDD- Cheaper, and the only disadvantage is less warranty. Hard drives usually only fail much later anyway.

2 290s offer more performance than any single GPU

Higher rated PSU = more upgradability

Also, not sure if you wanted an OS

 

[saintsiveum]

Sorry, forgot to post my suggestion Intel rigs offer much more performance around the $200 range.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($376.50 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.40 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($379.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($379.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2108.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-26 08:49 EDT-0400

i5- if you're just gaming, the i7 adds $100 for one or two frames

RAM- Slightly Lower Latency 2133 CL9 = 4.2 ns while 2400 CL11 is 4.5, and also discounted

SSD- the Samsung 840 EVO offers what is probably the best performance across the board. Install the OS and programs here.

HDD- Cheaper, and the only disadvantage is less warranty. Hard drives usually only fail much later anyway.

2 290s offer more performance than any single GPU

Higher rated PSU = more upgradability

Also, not sure if you wanted an OS

Wow this is pretty incredible! Thank you! I will start fiddlin around with all this and do some research! I appreciate the input! If I am going to spend all this money I want to make sure it is worth it!