Is this a good gaming computer?

[Rileyy]

AMD FX-9370 Black Edition 8-Core Socket AM3+ CPU Processor
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 Motherboard
G.SKILL RipjawsX 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR3 1600MHz Desktop Memory F3-12800CL10D-16GBXL
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 Windforce OverClocked 4GB Video Card

 

[DJSlofstra]

This will be a very good pc for 1080p gaming. It will totally kill 1080p! If you go for an AMD cpu, I would personally take the FX-8320 or FX-8350. They are much cheaper and perform identical after overclocking. But definitely buy a proper psu to handle this system. http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Have you looked at Intel I5 cpus? They have much better performance per core and run quite a bit cooler.

 

[popatim]

Not in my opinion. The 9370 is a 220w oven that often causes system crashes due to the motherbds VRM's overheating in just trying to run this processor. IMO, you need watercooling, I bleive is the only recommended cooling solution by AMD, and an addition fan pointed towards the motherbds VRM's.

In the $200 cpu price range I would recommend a i5-4690k build for gaming.

Btw- the i5 is 88w for comparison.

 

[DustinV]

If you are building a new pc you should get a skylake cpu, can save money by getting a cheaper SSD(or no SSD) and a different case, also you can drop down to an i5 6500 or 6400 if you dont want to overlock, and get a cheaper motherboard

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($97.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.74 @ Directron)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($300.80 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $971.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-19 17:22 EDT-0400