Good roughly $1000 build?

[Dmt317]

Is this a good build for around $1000. I would have liked to include a 4690k but I already had the 8320 so I did not see a real reason to upgrade to the 4690k from the 8320. And i did not pay the price that is shown here. I already have these parts and for example I paid $222 for each of the r9 290's and 99.99 for the case. So the total cost is somewhere between $1000-$1100. Is there anything I can improve?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cwfMmG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cwfMmG/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.92 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($93.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.87 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($269.98 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($269.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout with Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1191.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-25 17:33 EST-0500

 

[Rapajez]

Which parts did you buy already?

All I can think of is that this build is going to be putting out a TON of heat, so you may want to max out the F4 Case with high-quality fans. That and/or upgrade the CPU cooler to a Noctua NH-D14

 

[Dmt317]

I have everything but the psu, mobo, and I have one of the 290's. I may not add another one. I am building it up so I can run 4k eventually. So I will either add another 290 to crossfire or just wait and see what cards come along

 

[Rapajez]

That PSU is fine, and that's the mobo I'd personally recommend.

I'd probably stick with your 1 290 for now, and consider a major upgrade down the road when you're ready for 4k. By then you'll have cheaper options, or at the very least cheaper 290s. For now, you'd be creating a ton of heat and noise for nothing.

 

[mdocod]

If everything is staying at stock clocks, it looks fine. If you plan to overclock, the 850W PSU is too small. Consider the 1.3KW EVGA P2/G2 series.

 

[Dmt317]

Okay I really probably do need a a bigger psu because I will overclock. Will the 8320 be fine for the next few years. I am hoping games will start to use more cores and mantle will improve and be implemented more in games.

 

[logainofhades]

Only $13 more than your build, before mail in rebates, and better system.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($208.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.92 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($108.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.14 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Toshiba Product SeriesT01ACA 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($82.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1234.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-25 18:20 EST-0500

 

[mdocod]

Only $13 more than your build...

Better yes, $13 more no. OP already owns the FX-8320 and would like to re-use it.


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Okay I really probably do need a a bigger psu because I will overclock. Will the 8320 be fine for the next few years. I am hoping games will start to use more cores and mantle will improve and be implemented more in games.

Depends on your performance goals. The FX-8320 will set a pace for lower overall performance in many popular compute intensive games compared with an i5 clocked to the same speeds. General rule of thumb is that an i5-4440 trades blows with an FX-9370 in gaming overall (+/-20%), and that includes games that scale very well into intercore parallelism.

As you seem to already understand, the CPU is where the performance originates, and the GPU rendering performance will ultimately manifest as differences in visual quality. Given that you have very high visual quality goals, then the FX CPU may work out pretty well here as you'll likely keep those 290's buried pretty good with the workload created by a 4K monitor. I think it's important to anticipate a reality where some games are going to run at 30-40FPS on the FX chip, and would have ran at 50-60FPS on an i5. With a 4K monitor, you'll have the opportunity to adjust visual quality upwards to always take advantage of your GPUs regardless of whether they are paired with a weak or strong CPU. Whether or not the resulting performance is acceptable to you, will depend on your personal taste. The FX chip isn't the best choice if you want 60+FPS as often as possible.

 

[logainofhades]

I still recommend Sapphire over Gigabyte, and do agree with your comment about a more powerful PSU, since the FX is going to be used.

 

[Dmt317]

Yes I like the sapphire card more too just seen a good deal on the windforce and picked it up. And unfortunately I'm just upgrading my previous build so I can't really swap over to Intel. That is a nice build though