Is this an optimial rig for the $800 price tag?

[AyeAyeRon]

I am extremely new at building PCs and this is my first shot at it and i want to make it count. Is this a satisfying build for the price tag or nah ?

 

Case: Cooler master 431 plus- Mid tower

GPU: GTX 960 4gb

Processor:AMD FX-8350 8 core

RAM: 2x 8gb Crucial Ballistix

MOBO:AMD MSI 970 Gaming DDR3 2133 ATX

Fans: 2x Cooler master hyper 212 evo

Hard drive: 1TB

SSD:Transcend 256 gb

Power Supply: 750 Watt EVGA Supernova

OS: Windows 7

[EDD THE DUCK]

that 256gb ssd is not big enough . all the new games that you will get will need an ssd to better . might be better going for hybrid drive .

[AyeAyeRon]

I heard you speak of this "hybrid drive" before but why is it better ? what brand should i look into for it ?

[EDD THE DUCK]

they have a inbuilt ssd that helps with boot up times ,so its as fast as an ssd but is a standard drive as well . so price is better

[EDD THE DUCK]

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Desktop-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST2000DX001/dp/B00EIQTKAS/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1462630402&sr=1-1&keywords=hybrid+hard+drive

 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FXJWO5C/?tag=pcpapi-20

[AyeAyeRon]

am i looking at the right thing ? Seagate  2TB Desktop gaming SSHD ?

[AyeAyeRon]

Lmfao never mind i typed that before my screen refreshed with your post haha

[AyeAyeRon]

But everything else looks optimal for the price ?

[EDD THE DUCK]

if your on a budget for the pc build . that's what i would get .

[AyeAyeRon]

Nice lol good shit. thanks !

[YACCster]

Keep in mind the new GTX 1080 was just announced yesterday, shipping at the end of the month.  I imagine that might change pricing and options for other models soon.

[AyeAyeRon]

Hell yeah lets hope prices DROOOOPPPPP !

[Sammy]

You might have to rethink some things and research more. The MB you selected cannot handle the wattage requirements of the 8350.

[AyeAyeRon]

how can i tell if the MB can handle what my processor is putting out

[Sammy]

Was just something I saw at the top of the newegg page

 

'Warning: This MB doesn’t support 200W or above CPU'

 

I suspect AMD has some kind of compatibility page. Or the MB site does.

 

edit: Many others are more well versed than I am, just something I noticed and maybe someone can check it out.

 

edit again: Seems various computer gurus out there recommend a beefier chipset for the 8350 and above. Maybe something like this, tho more expensive. Anyways, just going by what I am reading not any actual experience with it.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130859

Edited May 7, 2016 by Sammy

[L!ckALotAPus]

my 8350 fried 3 MSI boards then I went to Gigabyte FXA990-ud3 and it runs great!

[J3st3r]

FX 8320 and FX 8350 are only 125 watt btw It will work fine in a 970 board

http://shop.amd.com/en-us/components/FD8350FRHKHBX

 

I have a 8320 and 8350

My 8320 is in a Asus M5A97 and it has the 970/950 chipset.My 8350 is in a Asus Sabertooth Rev 2 990fx/950 chipset.

 

9370 and 9590 are the big 220 watt AM3+ chips.All new AMD 970 chipsets are shipped with upgraded Bios.They say they only support up to 125 watt but with the newer Bios they can handle the Big 220 watt 9370 and 9590.

 

 

 

If you don't want to chance it get a Asus Sabertooth Rev 2 they are $179 shipped and have a 5 year warranty.They are a slimmed down version of the big $220+ Asus ROG Crosshair V Formula Z. 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131877

 

Your SSD is big enough for your OS and 4 or 5 games.I would still get a cheap 1 or 2tb drive for storage for your p0rn0 and stuff.I'm running an Intel 530 series 240gig SSD and a WD Black 1tb storage drive.Went with the Intel SSD because of the 5 year Warranty vs others 2 and 3 year.

Edited May 8, 2016 by J3st3rXI

[AyeAyeRon]

Thanks guys. Yeah im scrapping the SSD and getting the SSHD to save some money.  And dont worry i dont download porn i get it from the wife haha

[Sammy]

You mean she downloads it instead and then she gives a copy to you? Kinda kinky.

[AyeAyeRon]

Hahaha you wish but i have another question (sorry if i seem bothersome) but i was thinking of getting the FX 6300 rather then the FX 8350 to save some money.... now is this a wise idea ? i do plan on gaming with this rig, IE BF4 etc. i dont exactly need ULTRA settings but i do want high end graphics, because i like pretty and fun games. i dont want to sacrifice one for another and if this isnt a wise is their somewhere where i can shave some money off a little bit ? if not its ok but if i can save money and pretty much get the same results id love to that lol

[HellTiger]

The FX 6300 on average is anywhere from 5 to 15 FPS behind 8350. If 15 FPS is important to you go for the FX 8350. That is at stock speeds too.

 

I recommend spending the extra money on the 8350 for the more stable FPS. Sometimes the 8350 will be 40 FPS higher than the 6300 in BF4 specifically.

Edited May 10, 2016 by HellTigris

[AyeAyeRon]

Ok thanks tigris

[Magnus_1]

What are you using to cool the cpu?

[AyeAyeRon]

Im buying 2 Hyper master fans for ventilation

[Sammy]

He means cpu cooler. One of those big monster air coolers? Or a water cooler? AMDs can get awfully hot at load.