Gaming PC build

[Bi11hi11y]

Thoughts? Comments? Muchly appreciated! Based in Australia. Will be adding 2 more fans. http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/Yy2qxr

 

[Gingerbread]

Pretty much as good as it gets. Though if you want to be VR ready you might switch up the gpu with an r9 390

 

[Bi11hi11y]

Pretty much as good as it gets. Though if you want to be VR ready you might switch up the gpu with an r9 390

I'm not looking at VR yet, I might later on though. How come it's cheaper that the 970 but has 8gb of ram?

 

[Gingerbread]

Well GTX 970 was released 18 months ago, yet the prices hasn't dropped even by $5. That's Nvidia for you. The r9 390 performs as good as the gtx 970, even better in some titles and definitely better with DX12 (for reference the r9 390 is better than the 980 with DX12, better by far).

 

[Bi11hi11y]

I just read a thread saying that the GTX 970 will run Crysis 3 at more fps on maxed settings that the R9 390 will. I'm not concerned about VR so I think I'll keep with the 970

 

[Bi11hi11y]

Hold up! Everywhere else I'm looking says the 390 is better! I'll do some more digging before deciding

 

[XiPH3R]

I just read a thread saying that the GTX 970 will run Crysis 3 at more fps on maxed settings that the R9 390 will. I'm not concerned about VR so I think I'll keep with the 970

Its not only about VR though, the r9 390 is much faster than gtx 970 in dx12 though no doubt. Plus you are getting 8gb of Vram instead of the 970s 3.5gb vram. http://www.overclock.net/t/1594186/various-hitman-2016-pc-directx-11-vs-directx-12-performance/20

Tweaked your build accordingly:
PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/kZyD6h
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/kZyD6h/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($358.00 @ Umart)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($238.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($61.60 @ Newegg Australia)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($105.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($509.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Inwin 503 BLACK ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.00 @ IJK)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Total: $1449.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-12 18:50 AEDT+1100

here are some benchmarks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMUbHdQBSiQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jne8VWuE2a4
these are Nvidia titles with gameworks(which run run horrible on AMD hardware)and still AMD has the lead. If you look at AMD titles like the New Hitman you'll see the r9 390 outpacing even the gtx 980 by a margin, whereas the gtx 970 is around 10-15fps slower.

 

[Gingerbread]

Yeap the r9 390 is better overall all you need is a bigger PSU. Also unless you really need that extra 1gb HDD, you might look into 1tb 7200RPM hdd.

 

[Bi11hi11y]

Yep. You've convinced me. Because it will have more heat output, will I need a different case or will the fan ill be putting in the bottom near the psu handle it?

 

[Gingerbread]

The stock cooling of the GPU can handle itself. You won't really need additional case fans or anything at all. Sure you can include slightly better fans than the ones you have in mind but even with just the stock fans that the case comes with, you will be fine.

 

[Bi11hi11y]

Alright guys, thanks so much for explaining all of this. I'll be sure to put these new parts in!

 

[Gingerbread]

No problems, glad we helped!

 

[XiPH3R]

Yep. You've convinced me. Because it will have more heat output, will I need a different case or will the fan ill be putting in the bottom near the psu handle it?

I have this case: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011051ww It already has 2 fans which is enough to cool your r9 390, not to mention its really good airflow and its not expensive at all