First PC Build- Spec sheet- Please Help

[wberner09]

I will be using this PC for gaming and daily use, no video editing or anything like that. I would like to keep my core-components budget under $1000, so where can I shave a little cost off?

Please provide any and all feedback on the components I have selected, suggestions for alternative parts, comments on compatibility, etc. Also, is this a proportionate combo of CPU/Graphics card/Motherboard performance, or will one be bottle-necked by the others? I want this PC to be versatile, easily upgradable, and ready for the future so I can use it for a long time.

Finally, what are some good suggestions for PSU, case, and cooling options? I have had problems with over-heating in the past with my Alienware PC and I want to ensure this doesn't happen with my custom build. So please recommend some good options for cooling (preferably air), and a good air flow case.

Here are my specs:

CPU- $199
AMD FX-8350 Vishera 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8350FRHKBOX

Graphics Card- $339
ASUS HD7950-DC2-3GD5-V2 Radeon HD 7950 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

Memory- $67
G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR

HDD- $75
Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - OEM

SSD- $100
SanDisk Extreme SDSSDX-120G-G25 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Motherboard- $199
ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

I don't plan to overclock any of these components immediately, but I will most likely OC in the future to postpone upgrading them. I also plan to get another video card for crossfire in a couple years instead of replacing the current one. As of now, all prices and parts are from Newegg.com, but I am willing to shop elsewhere to save money. Thanks in advance for any and all help. It is greatly appreciated.

 

[Dupontrocks11]

Well, everything looks pretty good, anything that people will tell you to change will be based almost purely on opinion from here. The only thing that I would suggest is downgrade the speed of your RAM from 1866 to 1600. The 1866Mhz speeds are negligible on the Z-77 chipset and basically they don't get much faster past 1600. If you can find some nice 1600Mhz RAM for bout $40, you could invest that money into your videocard and/or your storage.

 

[dixon8809]

Im Curious why the Vishera 8350? For $20 more you could get the I5 3570k which is worth the extra $20. The benchmarks for the I5 are better.

 

[cctmsp13]

Shave a little cost off...

If you're only going to do 2-way crossfire, you could probably get by with a cheaper motherboard. ASUS has some at $140, so that's a $60 savings. You can also step down to a 6-core processor (FX-6300). The hierarchy charts put both in the same level, so you won't see a big drop and save another $60. After that you start getting into harder cuts like SSD and video card, that'll have bigger impact on your performance.