2015 AMD Gaming build!

[AssassinsFilms]

2015 AMD and Nvidia Gaming Build!

Its the start of 2015 and I would like to get someones opinion or things that i should change in my new AMD build here is what i have gathered.

Note: I tried to keep it budget friendly without making stupid choices althought i dont know if some of my choices are overpriced.

PCPartPicker Link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/w7nTqs
Parts:
CPU: AMD FX-8350 Black Edition.
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo.
GPU: (NEW) EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SuperSC Editon.
Motherboard: MSI 970 Gaming ATX Motherboard.
Memory: Kingston Fury 8GB (2x4gb) 1600Mhz DDR3.
SSD: Corsair Force LS 120GB.
HDD: WD Caviar Blue 1TB 7200 RPM Drive.
PSU: EVGA 500W 80+.
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower.
DVD Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST.

These All Of The Parts Listed Above! Fell Free To Leave Feeedback!
~Thank You

 

[drtweak]

Go bigger on the PSU. At least 600 watts.

 

[Nextg_Rival]

I assume that you specifically want an AMD only build, no Intel components included, so I'll proceed with that in mind. The CPU is one of the better choices for AMD, but I don't know if you'll be able to overclock it too much with an air cooler. The RAM is alright. You need to replace the GTX 960 with a R9 290X though and pick a 600W minimum bronze certification PSU so that you can run the card well.

 

[UrbanZyrx]

FYI the AMD CPU can get very hot while gaming, so if you decide to overclock keep an eye out on the temp.

 

[AssassinsFilms]

Go bigger on the PSU. At least 600 watts.

I dont really plan on upgrading for now althought i can see what you mean as it would help for future proof!

 

[AssassinsFilms]

I assume that you specifically want an AMD only build, no Intel components included, so I'll proceed with that in mind. The CPU is one of the better choices for AMD, but I don't know if you'll be able to overclock it too much with an air cooler. The RAM is alright. You need to replace the GTX 960 with a R9 290X though and pick a 600W minimum bronze certification PSU so that you can run the card well.

I have no problem with an Intel build and if you have a intel solution around the price of the FX-8350 feel fre to link it as well as a motherboard personally i can see that some R9 2xx series cards have slightly better performance than Nvidia cards but i really want to get the 960 SuperSC as I might wait to see if Nvidia would fix the hardware issue with the GTX 970!

 

[Nextg_Rival]

I assume that you specifically want an AMD only build, no Intel components included, so I'll proceed with that in mind. The CPU is one of the better choices for AMD, but I don't know if you'll be able to overclock it too much with an air cooler. The RAM is alright. You need to replace the GTX 960 with a R9 290X though and pick a 600W minimum bronze certification PSU so that you can run the card well.

I have no problem with an Intel build and if you have a intel solution around the price of the FX-8350 feel fre to link it as well as a motherboard personally i can see that some R9 2xx series cards have slightly better performance than Nvidia cards but i really want to get the 960 SuperSC as I might wait to see if Nvidia would fix the hardware issue with the GTX 970!

I don't see how the GTX 960 and the 970 are connected in any way. Anyway, do you intend to overclock or not? I tried to remain mostly within budget as none was stated.
Non-overclocking build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2VKZvK
Overclocking build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2kBPGX

Both builds have a better RAM, the first one has a different SSD - one I've seen many people use and I assume it's because of higher quality. The second build is obviously more pricey, but that was the best I could do without damaging GPU performance by downgrading. I also dropped the SSD in the second build to save money (to be honest, I myself find SSDs unnecessary).