Good Build with AMD Radeon R9 290

[apcs13]

Hello all, since I don't want to purchase a next-gen console and my current laptop won't be up to playing many future games, I want to build a future proof PC that will get me through the next bunch of years playing next-gen titles at higher/max settings staying at consistent ~60 FPS. I'd like to keep the price under $1,000 and closer to $800-900, but I'd rather spend more now then ditch parts early into my PC's life cycle. I also heard that like the 290X the 290 runs quite hot, so I don't wanna skimp on the cooler. Any and all suggestions of components are hugely appreciated! Thanks!
ALSO: If there is another card that is better for running current and next gen games @1080p ~ 60 FPS that is cheaper, please let me know. I'm probably not going to be looking to run games at 4K just yet, so let me know if getting the R9 290 is silly at this point. Thanks!

 

[PepitoTV]

You can take this as a start:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($158.97 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.75 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.65 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Other: R9 290 4GB ($400.00)
Total: $952.30
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-06 16:59 EST-0500)

 

[apcs13]

You can take this as a start:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($158.97 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.75 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.65 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Other: R9 290 4GB ($400.00)
Total: $952.30
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-06 16:59 EST-0500)

Thanks for that build! Do you think the R9 290 is overkill just for 1080p Gaming? And if I went with that, would I need a better whole - system cooling system, like a water cooling system? I heard that the new cards from AMD tend to run fairly hot, which is generally okay for them but maybe not so much for the other parts. Thanks!

 

[F3rch0]

Hello, both graphic cards work around 94ºC, but AMD said: that is the normal temperature of those cards with original cooler. And i'd choose Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 rather that Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0

 

[apcs13]

Oh jeez, didn't realize this thread was still open. I bought parts for a new PC a while ago and after some issues with dead parts my last component, a GTX 770, is shipping in tomorrow. I went with a similar but modified build like the one above that was a fair amount cheaper and came with a bunch of extras. One question though: when I was using my new PC a little bit for the first time before my graphics card died on me, I got a pretty random BSOD on me, I don't have a screen shot or any details about it, and it might have just been a faulty GPU, but on a new PC do you think this is a major concern? I did have a faulty GPU but I'm not sure if that may have been an issue and if it is serious or not, all my hardware is brand new.

 

[charanjit1998]

u could have bought a r9 280x. Eventhough it is costlier and offers 5% less performance than gtx 770, it consists of 3GB Vram which will be useful to play games like bf4 etc whereas the gtx 770 consists only 2GB Vram in which u cant max out Battlefield 4. But if u were on a budget then this card should be fine.

 

[apcs13]

u could have bought a r9 280x. Eventhough it is costlier and offers 5% less performance than gtx 770, it consists of 3GB Vram which will be useful to play games like bf4 etc whereas the gtx 770 consists only 2GB Vram in which u cant max out Battlefield 4. But if u were on a budget then this card should be fine.

I wouldn't say a $340 high end graphics card that was $40 more expensive makes me on a budget.... But actually I did get a 280X and after 5 minutes of playing bf4 it broke. It also wasn't doing that well in game, I was getting around 45 fps on high settings with nothing crazy going on near me. Besides I play at 1080p single monitor so 3GB video ram is kind of a waste for me, BF4 uses at peak load 1900-2000 mb, and I have never seen it use that much yet. Thanks though.