AMD FX-8350 Vishera - Motherboard, GPU & Memory Recommendations

[Bill Hamill]

Greetings,

I am building a gaming desktop system with a maximum budget of $1,500. Caught a screaming deal for this processor on the advice of the bench tech @ work: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284. So now, my remaining budget is $1,320.

Seeking recommendations for comparable motherboard, GPU, RAM, PSU, cooling and hard drive.

This system will eventually incorporate an SSD to host the OS (Windows 7 Pro); but the SSD will come later

Have already secured the OS (Windows 7 Pro ISO) and a decent LCD monitor. Right now I'm focused on getting the tower\box online; peripherals (illuminated gaming keyboard, headset) will be waiting their turn with the SSD.

Obviously I am quite new at this, so please be gentle <smile>

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme9 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($187.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.74 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master HAF X Blue ATX Full Tower Case ($149.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1084.67
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-07 21:17 EDT-0400)


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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.74 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($649.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1297.67
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-07 21:22 EDT-0400)

 

[Bill Hamill]

My God, answers @ warp speed, eh?

Thank you so much!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Your very welcome!