That PC Build

[Shadowmaster King]

Greetings and Hello, I am building a new PC as you can tell from the title and I am open to minor alterations to the build. Mainly concerning the RAM, Video Card and HDD (or SSD) and Power Supply.

AMD 3+ FX 8350 CPU, 8 cores, 4.0GHZ
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 AMD Mainboard - AM3
1600Mhz Kingston Hyper X 2x8Gb
Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200 RPM
XFX RADEON HD 7870 Double Dissipation
XFX 850W XXX Edition Semi-Modular PSU 80+ Silver
Bit Phoenix Shinobi Case
Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium OEM
Windows Office Home and Student Edition

Fanboys (of one kind or the other) need not apply.

 

[ShinyCharizard]

Well is it for gaming purposes or Say rendering, encoding ect?

If it is for gaming then you would be better off with an Intel i5 3570k for the CPU as no game is optimised for 8 cores nor will any for some time. The Intel will provide better performance for gaming.

Do you plan on going with an SLI setup in the future? If not that PSU is pretty overkill. 650W would still be more than enough.

Also you don't need 16gb of RAM. 8gb is plenty.

If you can fit an SSD into your budget then I would do it. It makes booting up your PC so much quicker and smoother.

 

[Falcondynamite]

Yeah, I'm trying to build my own PC while on a budget (Less than $800, but capable of playing great games in fine quality). Now I'll be honest I've tried digging in on information through sites like Newegg and tiger direct but I can't help but still not feel like I'm grasping it correctly.
I've gathered from the bottom what materials I have preset to gather. I would find it kind if someone would review the below listed and see if it's an okay build or if it's horribly, horribly wrong and I'm doing it all wrong (if so, I would appreciate to be told what I should and can do, we can only get better by learning). I'd appreciate it.
I know how to set one up, and I've taken apart computers before and put them back together. Unfortunately I've never bought individual pieces to fix them all to a functional system. So putting it together is easy for me, but I need to know what I have is the right stuff.

NZXT Guardian Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Case 921RB-BL - iBuyPower

Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D THX PCIE Fatal1ty Pro Sound Card SB1356 - Creative

MSI ATI Radeon HD6670 1 GB DDR5 VGA/DVI/HDMI PCI-Express Video Card R6670-MD1GD5 - MSI Computer Corp.

AZZA PSAZ-850B14 Dynamo 850W Power Supply (Black) - AZZA (USA) Technology Inc

Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Internal Desktop Hard Drive Bulk/OEM - WD1002FAEX - Western Digital

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

Intel Core i7-3770K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I73770K - Intel

Gigabyte Intel Z77 LGA 1155 AMD CrossFireX/NVIDIA SLI W/ HDMI,DVI,DispayPort Dual UEFI BIOS ATX Motherboard GA-Z77X-UD3H - Gigabyte

Corsair Vengeance Blue 16 GB DDR3 SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B - Corsair

 

[ShinyCharizard]

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Ok here are some suggestions

CPU: change it to an Intel i5 3570k. It's cheaper and you will get the same performance for gaming.

GPU: that graphics card is very low end. upgrade to a 7850 at the very least.

RAM. Too much. 8GB is plenty

Power Supply: That is way too much overkill. 650W would be more then adequate.

 

[Falcondynamite]

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Ok here are some suggestions

CPU: change it to an Intel i5 3570k. It's cheaper and you will get the same performance for gaming.

GPU: that graphics card is very low end. upgrade to a 7850 at the very least.

RAM. Too much. 8GB is plenty

Power Supply: That is way too much overkill. 650W would be more then adequate.

CPU: Okay, the downgrade of CPU is good (less money spent).

GPU: What would you say is reasonable for say... playing Darksouls?

RAM: Is it really a negative?

Power Supply: Is that too also a negative? (I saw lower 650s that were the same price on amazon).

I do appreciate this observation and advice Mr.Charizard

 

[ShinyCharizard]

CPU: Okay, the downgrade of CPU is good (less money spent).

GPU: What would you say is reasonable for say... playing Darksouls?

RAM: Is it really a negative?

Power Supply: Is that too also a negative? (I saw lower 650s that were the same price on amazon).

I do appreciate this observation and advice Mr.Charizard

Ok for the GPU you would want something that provides good frame rates for most games. In that case I would recommend a GTX 660 or a HD 7850. If you do not purchase a decent Graphics card then you will find yourself regretting it later on.

RAM: its not so much a negative it's just unnecessary. You can save money by going with 8GB.

PSU: Again it's not a negative but simply unnecessary. An 850W PSU is designed for a Crossfire or SLI system. Also I won't recommend that you go with that brand of PSU due to reliability concerns and that fact that it does not have an 80+ bronze rating. Instead you should buy a PSU made by Corsair, Antec, Seasonic or Enermax.

 

[Falcondynamite]

Ok for the GPU you would want something that provides good frame rates for most games. In that case I would recommend a GTX 660 or a HD 7850. If you do not purchase a decent Graphics card then you will find yourself regretting it later on.

RAM: its not so much a negative it's just unnecessary. You can save money by going with 8GB.

PSU: Again it's not a negative but simply unnecessary. An 850W PSU is designed for a Crossfire or SLI system. Also I won't recommend that you go with that brand of PSU due to reliability concerns and that fact that it does not have an 80+ bronze rating. Instead you should buy a PSU made by Corsair, Antec, Seasonic or Enermax.[/quote]

I really appreciate your knowledge!

Is this graphics card an adequate choice?
EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SUPERCLOCKED 2048MB GDDR5 DVI HDMI DP Graphics Card 02G-P4-2662-KR
Lowered the Power adapter and RAM.

 

[ShinyCharizard]

Is this graphics card an adequate choice?
EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SUPERCLOCKED 2048MB GDDR5 DVI HDMI DP Graphics Card 02G-P4-2662-KR
Lowered the Power adapter and RAM.

Yes that is a good card and definitely one I'd recommend. To give you an idea of its performance, it can run Battlefield 3 on Ultra without trouble. You asked before what would be reasonable for playing Dark Souls? This card will have no issues with that whatsoever.

 

[Shadowmaster King]

Well is it for gaming purposes or Say rendering, encoding ect?

If it is for gaming then you would be better off with an Intel i5 3570k for the CPU as no game is optimised for 8 cores nor will any for some time. The Intel will provide better performance for gaming.

Do you plan on going with an SLI setup in the future? If not that PSU is pretty overkill. 650W would still be more than enough.

Also you don't need 16gb of RAM. 8gb is plenty.

If you can fit an SSD into your budget then I would do it. It makes booting up your PC so much quicker and smoother.

I want it to do all the things, that's why I chose AMD over Intel.

Not sure weather I am SLI'ing, If get a new monitor with this set-up I will rep-con some parts from my old build and run dual monitors. The over kill on the power supply reflects this.

The 8GB and 16GB 1600Mhz packages at my local stores are around the same price (down to 1 or 2 dollars difference), So I thought why not?

I am still apprehensive about SSD's, do they suffer any problems like fragging? Still the tech companies are starting to release TB SSD for $600, I think I might wait until the price comes down on those.

Thank you for your input.

 

[Shadowmaster King]

I am most apprehensive about the video card.

I am tossing up between XFX RADEON HD 7870 Double Dissipation and the Powercolour RADEON 7950 3GB V2 as I have never purchased a video card from either of these companies I want to know about there reputations.

 

[ShinyCharizard]

I want it to do all the things, that's why I chose AMD over Intel.

Not sure weather I am SLI'ing, If get a new monitor with this set-up I will rep-con some parts from my old build and run dual monitors. The over kill on the power supply reflects this.

The 8GB and 16GB 1600Mhz packages at my local stores are around the same price (down to 1 or 2 dollars difference), So I thought why not?

I am still apprehensive about SSD's, do they suffer any problems like fragging? Still the tech companies are starting to release TB SSD for $600, I think I might wait until the price comes down on those.

Thank you for your input.

In that case all your decisions regarding the build are good. As for SSDs, I've been using Intel models for some time without issue so I can vouch for their reliability. I'm not sure about other companies models though.

 

[ShinyCharizard]

I am most apprehensive about the video card.

I am tossing up between XFX RADEON HD 7870 Double Dissipation and the Powercolour RADEON 7950 3GB V2 as I have never purchased a video card from either of these companies I want to know about there reputations.

Both are reputable companies and I doubt you will have any issues in that regard. The decision really comes down to how much performance you want and how much you are willing to spend.

Also if you are considering going with two monitors then the 7950 is the best choice.