Is this a good choice for my first gaming pc ?

[potatomax]

Okay, this is my first gaming computer build and I need you guys to verify if all those parts are good:

Hard Drive :-Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Motherboard :-ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990X SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Power supply :-CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply

Solid state drive :-SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE120BW 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

RAM :-CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B

Processor -AMD FX-9370 Vishera 4.4GHz Socket AM3+ 220W Eight-Core Desktop Processor - Black Edition FD9370FHHKWOX with Liquid Cooling Kit

Video Card :-SAPPHIRE 100363TXSR Radeon R9 280X 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

Case :-CM Storm Scout 2 Advanced - Gaming Mid Tower Computer Case with Carrying Handle and Windowed Side Panel - White

Thats about it ! Tell me what you think about this build. I really don't want to fuck up!

 

[Guest]

fx 9370 is basically an oc'ed fx 8350, so fx 9370 should be replaced by a 8350. apart from that, fine.
BTW, next time use pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist or uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist to display builds. use the permalink.

 

[Conor W]

Well for one that motherboard will need a flash to run with that cpu and I can't remember if it has the bios flashing system implemented as elegantly as it is on current asus motherboards. The cpu I would say go for intel but it's really your choice as I won't claim to skip over amd as we haven't seen how mantle handles with amd cpu's but if you're doing anything more than gaming they're not worth it. You've forgotten a cpu cooler by the way - i'd say go for a corsair h80 they're cool and easy to install and they'll work well with that very hot cpu

 

[potatomax]

Well for one that motherboard will need a flash to run with that cpu and I can't remember if it has the bios flashing system implemented as elegantly as it is on current asus motherboards. The cpu I would say go for intel but it's really your choice as I won't claim to skip over amd as we haven't seen how mantle handles with amd cpu's but if you're doing anything more than gaming they're not worth it. You've forgotten a cpu cooler by the way - i'd say go for a corsair h80 they're cool and easy to install and they'll work well with that very hot cpu

what would be your solution for the motherboard issue ?

 

[Conor W]

Unfortunately nothing will support the 9000 series amd cpu's out of the box within my knowledge - try find an asus motherboard with ez flash and check to make sure it's the kind that can be flashed without a cpu- that will give you a far more clean experience.

 

[mrproboss]

I would really suggest going with an Intel build. Intel costs more but you really do get what you paid for. Plus there are a lot more motherboards that support intel over and.