My AMD build, for around $1500, Did i do good?

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2cmto

Any suggestions and or opinions would be appreciated!

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I do wish to play contemporary games at Max/Ultra settings such as: Rome Total War 2, Starcraft 2, Battlefield 4, and much more

Any suggestions on a GPU that would work best keeping me in $1500 range would be great, and thanks for your guys feedback!

 UPDATE: I will go with the ASUS GTX 770 over the R9 MSI 280x, imo it is better overall for gaming. Thoughts and opinions?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ctFw

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8350+ocing cooler on 4+1 power regulation system

seems fine other than that, i'd get lower latency ram, lower clock too if it's cheaper

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Looks pretty decent. I would have gone with one of the Asus M5A99X boards but those are my favorite. The Extreme 4 is decent for the price. However I wouldn't do much overclocking on that board...

RAM speed isn't really that important on non APU based systems. Lower frequency and lower latency and lower price is what I would do there. 

You need 6TB of storage and a optical drive? Also that PSU is a bit excessive a 650W unit would have been plenty. 

Other than that though it looks good. 

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You are going to want a higher end motherboard then that, and you will need low profile RAM with that heatsink. Also, the failure rates on the higher capacity seagate HDDs are relatively high.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2cnM3

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Here's an updated more cost effective build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2coiJ 

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the Asrock 970 extreme 4 is a terrible board, for a FX8350 to run on realy. 4+1 powerphases cheap ass analog vrm´s.... Pickup a better motherboard Asus M5A99FX pro R2.0. 6+2 powerphase digi vrm.

GPU: change your gpu for the Msi R9-280X gaming.

850W psu a  a littlebit of overkill unless you ever plan on crossfire. otherwise 650W will be more then enough.

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Sorry can you re-word that. I don't really understand your question.

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Sorry, what is the difference between the MSI and the Sapphire

 

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The sapphire you selected is not a GHZ edition, it stocks at 870mhz and boost´s to 1020mhz, but its not constantly that speed. Thats why this particular card is a littlebit cheaper. the Msi R9-280X is a GHZ edtion at stock.

Grtz Angel ☺

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The sapphire is just boosting up to make the higher clock speed and the msi just starts there essentially. 

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Oooh, thanks, this is my first build and i am quite the novice!

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No problem im still awake at 4:30 AM. just for you guys haha ☺

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Jeez where in the world are you?

its only 10:23 in Indiana

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Just making sure, this build will be able to run all contemporary games at ultra/max settings right?

 

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Netherlands lol ☺

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90% but some may require a little tune done to get 60fps

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I have to ask... why wouldn't you do an Intel build with $1500 to work with? I hope not for the expense of an 850w PSU and 2 3TB HDDs, and then sacrifice mobo performance and downgrade GPU as well?

I also question the need for a full tower?

If you have needs for such, then it can make sense... but from your previous threads I feel like you're downgrading things that matter for things that don't and are easily upgradable

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Spending an extra $150 for an I7 and then downgrading your GPU dosen't make sense for a gaming rig. Your GPU is more important for this application so why downgrade it for a less needed part?

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yeah well at 1080p  you should be able to max out everything. with an R9-280X.

only like i said a few posts ago, its important to pickup a decent motherboard for that powerhungry 8 core. and the psu is overkill, unless he want to go with crossfire some day.

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I saw that it can't max out far cry 3. let alone stuff like crysis 3 and Bf4.