First time builder, need some help and advice

[alpacainthedeep]

1st time posting her and 1st time building and I'm going for kind of a higher-end budget build if that's even a thing.

PC Specs : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nmKT6h

ps. There is no case that I'm planning to use on the pcpartpicker so I used the Z3 as a place holder and my budget is around 750-800

So I have a few questions :
1. Is the GTX 970/R9 390 + i5 4460 a viable option ?
2. Is this a good enough PSU for this system and this GPU (some say its not some say it's ok and pcpartpicker says it's ok apparently)
3. If that GPU+CPU isn't a good combo / if that PSU isn't good enough what should I use as replacement.
4. Im planing on using the Zalman R1 (not the Z3) so will the Sapphire 390 fit into the case.

Sorreh for the wall of text.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Amperage is more important than wattage. Amps on the 12V rail. Quality PSU is important. If it's quality, 500W works.

 

[466gaming]

That last build looks pretty sick tho, I'm thinking I might go with the 970 after all.

The 970 isn't a good card, and the 390 will be much better. Why? Well:

The 970 claims to have 4GB of VRAM, which it does, except that 0.5GB of it is much slower than the other 3.5GB of VRAM. Because of this, game performance will drop extremely low when it tries to access anything over 3.5GB. The 390 has 8GB of VRAM.

The 970 claims to support DirectX12.
It doesn't.

Also, the 390 can handle 1440p and even 4K (at 30fps though).

I don't want to sound biased towards AMD, but NVIDIA is full of lies, especially with their 970.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

The GTX 970 and other 9xx cards fully support DX12.

 

[466gaming]

I think that amd had really trouble to keep up with Nvidia (on this gen) maybe the scores are almost same but the nvidia does Use less power, heat less, looks better, and there is this premium nvidia drivers and software. I do recommend on this generation Nvidia all the way, just giving it heats MUCH less and consume less it will last logically longer

Uhh, no.

R7 370 > 750 Ti
R9 380 > 960
R9 390 > 970
R9 390X = 980
R9 Fury > 980
R9 Fury X = 980 Ti

"looks better" Seriously?

"premium nvidia drivers and software" Might wanna look at the Nvidia subreddit, bud.

 

[alpacainthedeep]

I will admit I like the AMDs 390 much more but whwn building a build around it its much more expensive so thank youall for the sugguestions, i'm buying the build in a few months when I'll see what parts are available and the best for my budget.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

I will admit I like the AMDs 390 much more but whwn building a build around it its much more expensive so thank youall for the sugguestions, i'm buying the build in a few months when I'll see what parts are available and the best for my budget.

Good luck with the build!

 

[466gaming]

The GTX 970 and other 9xx cards fully support DX12.

I guess I'm just misinformed, because from what I've heard, the 970 doesn't either doesn't support or only partially supports DX12.

 

[466gaming]

I will admit I like the AMDs 390 much more but whwn building a build around it its much more expensive so thank youall for the sugguestions, i'm buying the build in a few months when I'll see what parts are available and the best for my budget.

Good luck! I understand you not getting the 390, since it is more expensive in other countries, while it's the same price as the 970 in the US and UK.