Decent enough multi(gaming)-purpose PC build?

[kingfuggingbang]

I was planning on building a PC soonish for work and gaming mainly. I'm hoping that this build will be able to run new games at decent rate, stuff like Battlefield 4, Dragon Age, Witcher (hopefully), big open world games are kinda my thing. Here's what I've drawn out:

CPU: AMD FD8350FRHKBOX FX-8350 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition Processor

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Super SC ACX 2.0+ with Back Plate GDDR5 128bit, PCI-E 3.0, DVI-I, 3 x DP, HDMI, SLI, HDCP, G-SYNC Ready Graphics Cards 04G-P4-3966-KR

Motherboard: ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E250B/AM)

HardDrive: WD Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 7200rpm Internal Hard Drive

Cooling Fan: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2)

RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Kit (4GBx2) DDR3 1600 (PC3-12800) 240-Pin UDIMM Memory BLS2KIT4G3D1609DS1S00/BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80PLUS Certified ATX12V/EPS12V Power Supply 100-W1-0500-KR

Case: Sentey® Gs-6008 Plus Stealth Gaming Computer Case

I've got very basic knowledge when it comes to building PC's, so I thought It'd be best to run it through people who actually know what they are talking about first before I spend any money on it. Cheers for any feedback you can give me.

 

[Mugglensu1984]

Take this build instead. It will last you at least the next 5 years without breaking your wallet.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-C14 CPU Cooler ($71.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.25 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($329.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Phanteks PH-ES614PC_BK ATX Full Tower Case ($88.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($93.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1099.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-03 11:20 EDT-0400

 

[badboyrog2]

if only gaming ...go with intel I5 4690K
2X4 gb DDR3 ram kit
gtx 970 or R9 280X and up for the gpu card
a good knowed psu like seasonic/xfx/antec hcg-truepower/evga B2-G2
a pc case with sufficient space to install any gpu card and cpu cooler

 

[kingfuggingbang]

I probably should have mentioned im in Australia, where everything for some reason is insanely expensive so my best bet is usually amazon for overseas stuff

 

[CTurbo]

You didn't give your budget, but how does this stack up?


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($267.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($110.00 @ Umart)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($85.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($135.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($70.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($249.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($45.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($102.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1063.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-14 17:04 AEST+1000

 

[-HH-]

Couple of builds dependent on budget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($177.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($56.08 @ Newegg)
Total: $973.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-14 03:35 EDT-0400

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Build 2


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($165.93 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($114.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($229.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($56.08 @ Newegg)
Total: $936.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-14 03:57 EDT-0400
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Build 3

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($96.93 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($114.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($153.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($56.08 @ Newegg)
Total: $734.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-14 03:59 EDT-0400

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POWERPLAY BONUS ROUND

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($56.08 @ Newegg)
Total: $976.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-14 03:54 EDT-0400




I did a few builds for various budgets. Build 1 is probably the best build for general performance followed by build 2/BONUS.

 

[CTurbo]

-HH- he said he lives in Australia

 

[-HH-]

ah... My bad..

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($245.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($55.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($139.00 @ IJK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($85.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($70.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($325.00 @ Umart)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($83.00 @ IJK)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($88.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1162.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-14 18:13 AEST+1000

That's fairly strong.

 

[kingfuggingbang]

cheers for all the input, budget is around 1200 AUD. However, I've found that Pcpartpicker seems to only find heavily inflated products. For example, the FX 8350 on amazon is about $160, whereas on the pcpartpicker site they seem to only find those that are $245+. Also, I've managed to find basically everything for way cheap at amazon, except for motherboards as they dont ship many to Australia. Ive kind of changed what my original post says as I've just discovered im gonna need new peripherals cause my mate had them all broken in a series of lightning/hail storms we've had recently.

GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming GDDR5 Pcie Video Graphics Card, 4GB ($350.70 @ Amazon)
CPU: AMD FD8350FRHKBOX FX-8350 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition Processor ($160.93 @ Amazon)
Case: Sentey Gs-6008 Stealth Gaming Computer Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: WD Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 7200rpm Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston Digital 240GB SSDNow V300 SATA 3 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive with Adapter ($96.18 @ Amazon)
Psu: Corsair CX Series 750 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze ATX12V/EPS12V 744 Power Supply CX750M ($79.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Ram:Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB Kit (2x4GB) 1600MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM ($60.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 6 x SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard ($144.00 @ Newegg)
Monitor: ASUS VS228H-P 21.5-Inch Full-HD 5ms LED-Lit LCD Monitor ($126.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse&Keyboard: CM Storm Devastator Bundle ($29.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $1179.73

 

[CTurbo]

I really really recommend getting an i5. You won't regret it. You should also get a different psu. The CX Corsair series are mediocre at best and have no business in a build so expensive. Kingston ssds are among the most unreliable.

 

[kingfuggingbang]

which power supply would you recommend? and why the i5 over fx?

 

[CTurbo]

No I do not recommend the 4690k. I recommend one of the locked models like the 4460, 4570, or 4590 paired with a H97 motherboard. This is the best bang for buck scenario possible. Any psu from Seasonic, XFX, or Antec is good. Something in the 550-650w range is fine.


The FX is old and really not that competitive with the 4th gen i5s. It's really not any cheaper overall considering you can't pair it with a cheap motherboard.

 

[kingfuggingbang]

why the locked model over the overclocking?

 

[CTurbo]

Because overclocking is over-rated and not worth the extra cost. You pay extra for the "K" model, you pay extra for the Z97 motherboard, and you pay extra for an after market cooler. That typically adds up to over $100.

 

[kingfuggingbang]

and the locked cpu won't bottleneck the system when it comes to high demanding games like Witcher?

 

[CTurbo]

no

 

[Mugglensu1984]

overclocking is over-rated and not worth the extra cost