Planning to build my own Computer(AMD)

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I have been planning this for a long while now. I want to make a gaming rig that can also render 3d enviroments with the latest Unreal Engine and handle making 2d games as well as handling all of the Adobe Suite products.

Edit: The gathering of this build is already in progress. Public Streaming test will be posted soon. Thank you Logan, Wendell, Mak, and Pistol, and those of the Tek Syndicate community for the knowledge I gained.

Here is a list for Project Toushi:The Neo Challenger

Update(8/29/13) FINAL REVISION

AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor                          $199.99

Corsair H100i Liquid CPU Cooler                                      $109.99

Arctic Cooling MX4 4g Thermal Paste                               $9.99

Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z ATX AM3+ Motherboard      $214.99

A-Data XPG V2 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory     $169.99

A-Data XPG SX900 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk             $177.98

Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card                        $259.99

NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case            $84.42

EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B                                           $79.99

Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer                $19.99

If you have like any suggestions, opinions, or anything to say on this build just do what you do and leave a reply. Arrivederci!

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Grab an Adata or a Kingston Hyperx 3k. I feel like those Samsung SSD's are a little overpriced.

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Damn, you're right. Thanks.

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Also, 1333 is a very slow speed for this build. At least consider 1600, but if I were you, I'd go for 1866.

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Yeh, usually I would say 1866 is overkill if you're not using an APU, but taking into account the fact he is going to be using photoshop etc. then 1866 seems about right.

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First of all, welcome to custom PCs :)

Now, the AMD FX-8350 will be great for what you are doing, but if you want a more definite upgrade path, I recommend using the Intel LGA 2011 socket/X79 chipset. The X79 chipset provides much more power than the 990FX chipset. You can make an LGA 2011/X79 build for $1400 easily (not including peripherals) and as low as $1300 (possibly lower without an SSD). If you still want to use AMD, at least don't get a 4GB 680. I got the EVGA GTX 680 FTW+ 4GB when I built my i7 3770k machine, and I have regretted not getting a 7970 or 670 every time. I could easily have gone with 2011/X79 with my budget, but sadly, I pulled the trigger too soon, before consulting the internet. Still, I get superb performance - nothing I throw at my computer is pushing the limits - but I could have gotten so much more.

So, for AMD, here is what I came up with: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/D3ZR

Now, because you will be using Adobe software, you are kind of stuck with nVidia. Nvidia graphics cards use CUDA cores, which Adobe eats up. However, for just gaming, a 7950 or 7970 will offer much better savings. Unless you are on a really high resolution monitor, such as 2560x1440p or multiple 1080p monitors (all active with an intesive program or game), you will not need 4GB of VRAM. 2GB or 3GB (with AMD cards) will be just fine. You could look at 4GB of VRAM as future proofing, though ;)

For Intel, I recommend going with this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/D43l

Now, the Intel build is more expensive but if you switch the 670 4GB out for a 2GB 670 or a 7970 3GB, you will save money and still get great performance. Still, your GPU depends on the resolution. If you are only at 1920x1080, 2GB is fine. Otherwise, 3 or 4GB will be beneficial.

So, if you use the AMD option, you will save money. I recommend just building a cheaper computer now and making another one in a year or 2 instead of building a really expensive computer now. Cheers!

 

Brennan Riddell

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I have considered your opinions but I will have to stick with the AMD since it can handle graphical processing better than Intel. You can see the changes in my list. Thanks again for your opinons. I might be getting the cheap way out like you said.

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Different case and cooler. Look at a corsair 300r or something it's in that budget area I'm pretty sure, storm scouts are nasty and not even that great. As far as the cooling an air cooler could do the same work for less. I love NZXT's coolers.

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what's so bad about the storm scouts and the cooler on the list? need more details than that.

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The difference between 1333 and 1600 is miniscule in most cases.

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And since Adobe CS6 uses OpenCL you could even use something like this. It will OC higher to what the other is stock but I got no idea what programs you are using so I can't really recomend it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202026