I plan on gaming mainly BF4 and also streaming it. Outside of gaming maybe doing a few things in 3D and photoshop nothing too taxing.
Thinking about getting the Sabertooth or ASRock 990FX Extreme3 AMD 990FX mainly because after i saw how much flex the ASRock had i thought i might as well get the sabertooth for OCing and being able to hold a big heatsink.
CPU: AMD 8350 £143.99: Link
GPU: 7870 £149.99: Link
RAM: Corsair Vengeance (1600) (8) £58.90 Link
Mobo: Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 £136.79: Link
PSU: Cooler Master M2 (720W) £87.26: Link
£576.93
Few of my friends questioned AMD and one told me to get an intel build instead. This is what he listed.
3570k £179.99
Gigabyte Z77-DS3H £79.99
Team Elite 8gb £49.99
7870 £149.99
Corsair GS 600W £65.99
£526
Am i right in thinking this AMD build can run BF4 at 1280X720 on mid settings while being streamed because people keep telling me it's a foolish move to go with AMD :/
Thanks in advance for any tips or advice.
P.S. I'm going to be using a cardboard box as a case for a few months till the BitFenix Prodigy M comes out!
it would kill BF4 at 1080p on mid nevermind 720p. If i was you spend the extra 20-30 quid and get a 7950, the MSI 7950 is £190 on scan.co.uk
Also get a 8320 not a 8350; its the same CPU but has a lower clock speed so you'll be able to afford a 7950.
Nice one, I my friend saw a 7950 second hand going for cheap so i might just do that :D
I think AMD would be a better choice here (unless you have money for an i7). BF4 is being made for 8 core consoles, and even if it doesn't use all 8, you could use those extra cores for streaming.
Also a thing to keep in mind is that BF3 likes extra cores. It's not unreasonable to expect BF4 to be even more optimized for more cores.
And if I may be so bold to suggest a cheaper MOBO, for example the GA-990FXA UD3. It is a semi budged build after all.
Might also get 650W PSU. I've seen on some chart somewhere that the FX-8350 overclocked at 4.8 GHz will pull over 350W. (Obviously this is ridiculous, but it just shows you how much power at full load you will need IF you decide to overclock to 4.8 - which I think is unlikely)
And an HD 7870 shouldn't pull more than 300W at full load.
So if you save a bit on the MOBO and the PSU you should have enough to buy a 7950 which will improve your gaming.
Here's the 7950 power consumption:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7950-review-benchmark,3207-9.html
and FX-8350 @ 4.8 GHz
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2012/11/06/amd-fx-8350-review/7
So in total, worst case scenario, you need 188W for GPU and 364W for CPU = 552W. A 650W PSU should be more than enough.
Also know that you will be able to OC the FX-8350 more than an FX-8320.
I'll be wanting to get at least a 4.5 GHz on the thing that's for sure.
The FX-8320 could probably do it.
If you want to play it safe, take the FX-8350.
You could also get that ASUS board and the FX-8320 - some people have had problems with gigabayte AM3+ boards especially when overclocking. Might even see beter results that way.
EDIT: Either way, the 720W PSU is an overkill.
Would it? if i get around to doing an OC and getting hold of a 7950 i thought that would be bang on point.
No man, the gigabyte boards are all good if you are not planning on OCing your CPU, but they just cannot handle the power and they suffer from major throttling issues if you even attempt an OC.
Well, not EVERY gigabayte board. Mine overclocks really well - and my firiend with a FX-8350 also overclocks on his GA-990FXA-UD3 rev 1.0 to 4.6GHz - no problem. (though he had to find a phenom II to update the BIOS so that he can install the FX - what a mess)
If you want to play it safe and hassle free get the ASUS. The price difference is around 25 pounds.
The only reason I mentioned the gigabayte board was because you said "semi budget".
Yeah that's cool they'll be running inside a box anyways so cutting down on my cost is always good :P
I'll look up a number of mobo's before i go out spending. Thanks for the heads up guys.