Gaming build

Which build should i choose for gaming (WoT, Firefall, LoL, CS:GO, Wildstar, Dirtybomb...)?
Do i need 600W PSU for AMD builds? What can i improve?

  • Intel build
  • 57,86 € Corsair"CX Series™" 500W
  • 86,79 € Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3
  • 187,58€ Intel i5 4570
  • 68,71 € G.Skill PC3-12800 "RipJawsX" KIT 8gb 1600
  • 204,86€ Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 "GHz Edition"
  • Total: 605,80€
  • AMD build 1
  • 69,40 € Corsair"CX Series™" 600W
  • 94,99 € ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0
  • 148,97€ AMD FX 8320 - Steamroller upgrade later
  • 68,71 € G.Skill PC3-12800 "RipJawsX" KIT 8gb 1600
  • 204,86€ Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 "GHz Edition"
  • Total: 586,93€
  • AMD build 2
  • 69,40 € Corsair"CX Series™" 600W
  • 94,99 € ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0
  • 108,50€ AMD FX 6300 - Steamroller upgrade later
  • 68,71 € G.Skill PC3-12800 "RipJawsX" KIT 8gb 1600
  • 204,86€ Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 "GHz Edition"
  • Total: 534,92€

 

     

 

Any of those builds would make a good gaming system. The 8320 would be better on a 990FX motherboard.

I recommend this power supply:

http://fr.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

It has more power than your system requires. It is better than the CX series.

I would recommend picking a CPU cooler to replace the stock coolers on the AMD processors. The Cooler Master Hyper EVO (or the TX3) is a good choice:

http://fr.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr910htx3g1

It will allow for some overclocking.

Have you chosen a case?

Cooler Master Elite 370 - 42€. Why 990FX board? Becouse of overclocking?

 

Yeah. The 8320 is compatible with the 970 motherboards. However, to get the most out of the 8320 I would recommend 990. If you do not want to reach a high overclock, you can use the 8320 on a 970

:)

I read that the only thing that 990fx adds are better pci lines for crossfire. Is this true or not?

They run at full bandwidth, should have better voltage regulation and power phases. It's largely to do with overclocking. As I said above, the 970 will be ok for mild overclocking with the 8320.