I'm heading off to Troy Uni soon so I'm going to build a gaming pc which is going to primarily be used for gaming, studying, and course work. I would like to hold the red and black color scheme. How does this build look? Are there any other parts that would be a better fit?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xrrKK8
My advice - don't add red LEDs... Use white.
If you use red,everything will look red, even the black parts. If you use white light the black will stay black and the red color will pop on the black background.
It looks pretty good. If you're willing to overclock, you can get an R9 270 instead of the 270x and then just overclock the 270 to get the same clock speed as the 270x since the cards are otherwise identical.
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/deejeta/saved/fpfFf7
Thanks for the tip Psycho, I'll do that. I was just thinking of matching the red led fan that comes with the case.
Thanks for the tip.
Sorry deejeta, I should have specified that this build must stay around $750 with a monitor. Also you might want to give the MSI 970 Gaming mobo a look. Its the 970 chipset, but it has a Killer NIC, two 16x pci express lanes, and a very nice onboard sound card with a headphone amp.
You are on the right track BurlyHeads, if it were my money, I would rather have a APU as it can run in crossfire with AMD cards; just gives you more graphic power at the cost of more cores.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bTL3gs
If you wanted to color coat it better switch up the Mobo to the one you had and maybe the graphics card to one with red, but keep in mind, 270/270x are the same card basically there is only a 5-7% diff. also the monitor you had is a little slow so I fixed that for you of course that is just personal preference.
Lastly if you can afford it a SSD would really speed up this rig. I really like the Crucial MX100 256GB they are about 110$ USD.
Good Luck!
Well usually MSI AMD motherboards are a pile of ass and failure so I avoid them.
While it may have two physical x16 lanes they both don't run at x16. That is a 970 chipset limitation. The PCIE lanes on the two boards are identical.
Let me clarify a few things here.
APU builds, if you are using a dedicated GPU, are a bad idea.
While the 7850k can use Dual Graphics, Crossfire with an APU and a dedicated GPU, it can only do so with the 240 and the 250. Both of which, even in dual graphics mode, will be slower than a regular CPU, like a 760k or FX-6300, an an R9 270.
The parts you recommended in your build, the A10-7700k and the R9 270 will not work in Crossfire together. As soon as you plug in the 270 the on board GPU shuts off and sits there being useless. It is a waste of money to buy an APU when you are also using a dedicated GPU.
If you wanted to go FM2 it would be much smarter to buy a cheaper 760k and the 270 which would perform nearly identically to the A10 and the 270 only it would be much cheaper.
The FX-6300 is much faster than the 760 and is a great CPU for the money and should last you a bit that paired with the 270 is a great rig.
The 270 and 270X are the same card. Just different clock speeds. Buy and OC the 270 and it will be the same speed or faster than a stock 270X.
The monitor you selected is about the same speed wise. Both 60HZ. The one you picked has a 1ms response time as opposed to 5ms. You won't notice it in the real world. Plus the monitor you picked is TN not IPS like the one OP picked. IPS is much better. With less color shift and more accurate color reproduction and it is a little cheaper.
The MX100 is okay. It is a good value yes but it is a little slow. Plus you really don't need too much space on an SSD. I'd go with the 120GB Samsung 840Evo. Much faster and it costs around $80.
We have yet to see the quality 970 Gaming, but it's a relatively new board with a 6+2 power phase design.
DerKrieger is correct in saying that the PCIe lanes may appear to both be x16, but usually the second slot is electrically wired to run at x4.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Wc923
If you can afford it, pick up a ~120GB SSD.
Yeah sorry, seems you are correct the APUs only crossfire with the less desirable R7 platform. The Samsung SSDs are super fast but for 20$ getting literally 2x the storage? IMO the small speed hit you might take is worth it.
Thanks for all the helpful input guys! I'm definitely going with the 270 and not the 270x. I'm going to bite the bullet and be the MSI 970 Gaming mobo guinea pig. Berate me all you want, the mobo looks good and it has some sweet features. If it dies, oh well. And for the monitor, I wasn't ever planning to move away from the IPS panel that I picked. I think its a good deal and I love that it has almost non existant bezels.
that will be a nice rig. grab an ssd though, and add your hdd later. also if you ditch the extra fans you can afford a (fractal maybe) case with plenty of fans for now, and add fans later if you want. maxybe grab a cpu cooler at some point too? hyper 212 evo? otherwise great build!!!! 270 is a really solid card!!
Ok so I've happened to acquire more monies for the build. What do you guys think now?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Fjryt6
P.S. I changed those fans because I was a bit worried about light in the room.
Change out that crappy SSD for one like this: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-internal-hard-drive-asp900s3128gmc
Ok. I was worried about that. I only picked that one because it was cheap and had some good reviews.
*wink* *wink*
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/plextor-internal-hard-drive-px128m6s
That drive should work nicely.