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Posted: 10/13/2014 9:42:04 PM EDT
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I'd forego the liquid cooling unless you plan on overclocking. And I don't know why you'd overclock a 3.5 GHz CPU on a gaming rig. I'd also go with a quad core instead of an 8-core CPU (and possibly even a lower clock speed.) Use the savings for a bigger GPU, a bigger PSU, and possibly a 7200 RPM (or even hybrid) hard drive. Also, check this out when selecting a PSU:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1925006/power-supply-tiered-list.html |
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Posted: 10/13/2014 9:42:43 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/13/2014 9:44:28 PM EDT
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I'd forego the liquid cooling unless you plan on overclocking. And I don't know why you'd overclock a 3.5 GHz CPU on a gaming rig. I'd also go with a quad core instead of an 8-core CPU. Use the savings for a bigger GPU, a bigger PSU, and possibly a 7200 RPM (or even hybrid) hard drive. I'm not sold on hybrid drives. I, like many others prefer a proven SSD for the operating system and then a 1 TB or better HDD for data. I own/use a 120GB Samsun 840 Evo and a 240GB Intel 530. Very happy with both! eta: Surely he's good to go on the PSU, although it would be nice if it is modular. Agree, lose the liquid cooling too. |
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Posted: 10/13/2014 9:49:32 PM EDT
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I'm not sold on hybrid drives. I said the same thing for a long time. Then I had one gifted to me a few months back and figured I might as well try it out. I'm pretty well sold. |
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Posted: 10/13/2014 9:53:20 PM EDT
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I said the same thing for a long time. Then I had one gifted to me a few months back and figured I might as well try it out. I'm pretty well sold. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'm not sold on hybrid drives. I said the same thing for a long time. Then I had one gifted to me a few months back and figured I might as well try it out. I'm pretty well sold. Well, yeah... duh! 
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Posted: 10/13/2014 9:55:21 PM EDT
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You could also save a few bucks on the motherboard if you're not planning on running crossfire and put it toward a bigger GPU.
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Posted: 10/13/2014 9:57:38 PM EDT
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Well, yeah... duh!
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I'm not sold on hybrid drives. I said the same thing for a long time. Then I had one gifted to me a few months back and figured I might as well try it out. I'm pretty well sold. Well, yeah... duh!
By that I mean that odds are that hybrid drives are going into my future builds. The price/performance is right as far as I'm concerned. |
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Posted: 10/13/2014 10:07:15 PM EDT
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Thanks for the tips and the two helpful links. The reason I was going to look at the liquid cooling was that I've seen a couple reviews for that processor that said the supplied heat sink leaves alot to be desired.
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Posted: 10/13/2014 10:09:21 PM EDT
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Thanks for the tips and the two helpful links. The reason I was going to look at the liquid cooling was that I've seen a couple reviews for that processor that said the supplied heat sink leaves alot to be desired. Eh, like I said, I'd personally go for a lower core count and clock speed on the proc anyway and throw the savings toward a bigger GPU. With a gaming rig, you're generally going to want to throw as much as possible at the GPU, and 4 cores at 3.4 or even 3.2 GHz is going to be more than sufficient. |
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Posted: 10/14/2014 7:56:19 AM EDT
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Thanks for the tips and the two helpful links. The reason I was going to look at the liquid cooling was that I've seen a couple reviews for that processor that said the supplied heat sink leaves alot to be desired. Most aftermarket coolers w/fans should work for you. |
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Posted: 10/14/2014 1:15:24 PM EDT
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Here's the plan so far, the only thing I've purchased is the case: Case: Rosewill Blackhawk Mid Tower CPU: AMD FX 8320 8-Core 3.5Ghz MoBo: ASUS Sabertooth 990FX Rev 2 RAM: 2x4GB DDR3 GPU: ASUS AMD Radeon R9 270x HDD: Western Digital 1 TB 5400rpm PSU: 750W ASUS DVD-RW Drive Corsair H90 Liquid CPU Cooler I figure, not counting a monitor, this will be in the $700-800 range. Don't want to go much more expensive, but I'm still open to any suggestions. I haven't built a PC in a very long time. Would this be a pretty decent build for gaming? Ditch the amd cpu/amd socket motherboard for an intel quad core cpu/intel socket motherboard. (the specific model doesn't really matter as long as its a 4th gen processor) |
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Posted: 10/15/2014 11:22:18 AM EDT
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Would the Sapphire R9 280x vapor-x be a decent choice for a GPU upgrade? I'd stick with Asus but the 280x has a lot of reviews complaining about artifacting.
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Posted: 10/15/2014 11:54:14 AM EDT
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Ditch the amd cpu/amd socket motherboard for an intel quad core cpu/intel socket motherboard. (the specific model doesn't really matter as long as its a 4th gen processor) Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Here's the plan so far, the only thing I've purchased is the case: Case: Rosewill Blackhawk Mid Tower CPU: AMD FX 8320 8-Core 3.5Ghz MoBo: ASUS Sabertooth 990FX Rev 2 RAM: 2x4GB DDR3 GPU: ASUS AMD Radeon R9 270x HDD: Western Digital 1 TB 5400rpm PSU: 750W ASUS DVD-RW Drive Corsair H90 Liquid CPU Cooler I figure, not counting a monitor, this will be in the $700-800 range. Don't want to go much more expensive, but I'm still open to any suggestions. I haven't built a PC in a very long time. Would this be a pretty decent build for gaming? Ditch the amd cpu/amd socket motherboard for an intel quad core cpu/intel socket motherboard. (the specific model doesn't really matter as long as its a 4th gen processor) Nothing wrong with AMD unless you are reccomending a particular CPU. |
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Posted: 10/15/2014 4:39:47 PM EDT
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If you can find one, I'd go with a GeForce GTX 970, which right now gives the most bang for the buck.
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Posted: 10/16/2014 9:21:53 PM EDT
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Nothing wrong with AMD unless you are reccomending a particular CPU. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Here's the plan so far, the only thing I've purchased is the case: Case: Rosewill Blackhawk Mid Tower CPU: AMD FX 8320 8-Core 3.5Ghz MoBo: ASUS Sabertooth 990FX Rev 2 RAM: 2x4GB DDR3 GPU: ASUS AMD Radeon R9 270x HDD: Western Digital 1 TB 5400rpm PSU: 750W ASUS DVD-RW Drive Corsair H90 Liquid CPU Cooler I figure, not counting a monitor, this will be in the $700-800 range. Don't want to go much more expensive, but I'm still open to any suggestions. I haven't built a PC in a very long time. Would this be a pretty decent build for gaming? Ditch the amd cpu/amd socket motherboard for an intel quad core cpu/intel socket motherboard. (the specific model doesn't really matter as long as its a 4th gen processor) Nothing wrong with AMD unless you are reccomending a particular CPU. Not true. Even the entry level Intel quad core cpu's will run circles around the top amd cpu's. No reason to go amd when performance and energy consumption are superior with the intel cpu's. Price differences are negligible as well. |
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Posted: 10/16/2014 10:07:52 PM EDT
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Not true. Even the entry level Intel quad core cpu's will run circles around the top amd cpu's. No reason to go amd when performance and energy consumption are superior with the intel cpu's. Price differences are negligible as well. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Here's the plan so far, the only thing I've purchased is the case: Case: Rosewill Blackhawk Mid Tower CPU: AMD FX 8320 8-Core 3.5Ghz MoBo: ASUS Sabertooth 990FX Rev 2 RAM: 2x4GB DDR3 GPU: ASUS AMD Radeon R9 270x HDD: Western Digital 1 TB 5400rpm PSU: 750W ASUS DVD-RW Drive Corsair H90 Liquid CPU Cooler I figure, not counting a monitor, this will be in the $700-800 range. Don't want to go much more expensive, but I'm still open to any suggestions. I haven't built a PC in a very long time. Would this be a pretty decent build for gaming? Ditch the amd cpu/amd socket motherboard for an intel quad core cpu/intel socket motherboard. (the specific model doesn't really matter as long as its a 4th gen processor) Nothing wrong with AMD unless you are reccomending a particular CPU. Not true. Even the entry level Intel quad core cpu's will run circles around the top amd cpu's. No reason to go amd when performance and energy consumption are superior with the intel cpu's. Price differences are negligible as well. That's a pretty strong statement. Can you cite a few specific examples?? |
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Posted: 10/17/2014 12:24:38 AM EDT
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That's a pretty strong statement. Can you cite a few specific examples?? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Here's the plan so far, the only thing I've purchased is the case: Case: Rosewill Blackhawk Mid Tower CPU: AMD FX 8320 8-Core 3.5Ghz MoBo: ASUS Sabertooth 990FX Rev 2 RAM: 2x4GB DDR3 GPU: ASUS AMD Radeon R9 270x HDD: Western Digital 1 TB 5400rpm PSU: 750W ASUS DVD-RW Drive Corsair H90 Liquid CPU Cooler I figure, not counting a monitor, this will be in the $700-800 range. Don't want to go much more expensive, but I'm still open to any suggestions. I haven't built a PC in a very long time. Would this be a pretty decent build for gaming? Ditch the amd cpu/amd socket motherboard for an intel quad core cpu/intel socket motherboard. (the specific model doesn't really matter as long as its a 4th gen processor) Nothing wrong with AMD unless you are reccomending a particular CPU. Not true. Even the entry level Intel quad core cpu's will run circles around the top amd cpu's. No reason to go amd when performance and energy consumption are superior with the intel cpu's. Price differences are negligible as well. That's a pretty strong statement. Can you cite a few specific examples?? Just look at the anandtech reviews of new releases of Intel/amd cpu's. This is a trend that has been going on for several years. |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:25:06 PM EDT
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AMD has really fallen behind. FYI, the AMD FX-8320 isn't really an 8
core, it only has 4 real cores. However it still outperforms the new AMD A10 series that are advertised as 12 core (4 CPU plus 8 GPU) CPU's. My last three builds have been AMD, but after comparing the benchmark specs for the new line of AMD A10-7850K Kaveri 12 core chips, they absolutely suck compared to the 4th gen Intel i5 and are not even close when it comes to competitive cost vs. computing power. Spend an extra $30 for an Intel core i5-4670 or i5-4690 and you will see a whopping 80% increase in raw processing power over the AMD. Compare the benchmarks between the CPU's here, http://www.anandtech.com/bench |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 8:36:43 PM EDT
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I was originally going to call "bullshit" on the i-series recommendation. The benchmarks don't lie, though. AMD has a slight performance edge on multi-core applications. Otherwise, it's i3 across the board. Last I checked, multi-core generally doesn't cover gaming, though that may have changed in the last few years. Too lazy to confirm.
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