My First Custom Rig

[JOHN PLAYER]

I am New ON that Field
and thats my first custom rig.
ASUS v formula z
MSI GTX 970 4g
Corsair vengence16 gb type 1600
cm 850 watt
CM Nepton 240m
cooler master storm stryker
AMD FX 8350 Black edition
120 SSD AND 500 GB HDD
.....these are my parts.
IS that things good for Gaming and some animation??

 

[-Lone-]

Nice build for your 1st pc. The things I might change is maybe get Asus strix GPU or gigabyte G1, and I'd get Trident X 16 gb 2400MHz to go with that mobo, it's the best DDR3 RAM that goes perfectly with that mobo, and I'd probably get like a evga supernova 750/850w G2 psu instead.

 

[-Lone-]

What's your max budget? I could create you a better build with some of the same parts you chose.

 

[-Lone-]

Here would be a better build if you're going AMD, but with that kind of budget, maybe you should consider go with intel platform unless you like AMD for some reason, I like both. The RAM is better with performance and reliability, it is actually the same size and it has higher frequency than the ones you were going to get, but they're the same exact price. So you would have wasted some money there, that is a 750w G2 good quality PSU, enough to run your system and give you like 300+ watts left to OC whatever. I didn't change the case because that's personal preference on looks and needs. I don't know if you need an OS, so I left it out, but if you do, just get Windows 8.1 OEM 64 bit for $90 and add to the build.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/f6ZsP6

 

[mdocod]

I wouldn't bother with 2400MT/s memory on the AM3+ platform. Even running that memory speed requires overclocking and over-volting the CPU-NB which is typically counter-productive for overall performance anyway, (that thermal dissipation is better spent on higher CPU clocks).

For the price of an 8350 + Formula Z you could have an i5-4690K + Z97 board that would perform equal or better in any workload while dissipating about half the power.

 

[-Lone-]

The other frequencies are like $1-10 difference, so I don't know why you would go lower for such a tiny difference in price.

 

[mdocod]

From a practical application standpoint, I think it makes more sense to buy memory with an XMP profile that is actually going to be useful as a quick-setup feature. Running 2400MT/s can be done with a custom voltage/timing configuration on nearly any modern performance class DDR3 kit, and you're going to have to apply a number of custom settings to the CPU-NB and RAM ANYWAY to get it to run at those speeds on the AM3+ platform, so it doesn't make sense to "waste" the XMP profile on that speed. Pick a quality kit with an XMP profile at say, 1866MT/s instead, that way you can use it as a "quick setup" feature, and performance tune your way higher on your own time. When the tune goes pear-shaped, the XMP profile is there as a quick-setup fallback.

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Just to make a point here... I've got a kit of Crucial "value" memory here that I snagged on CL for dirt cheap ($60 for a 2x8GB). The speed/timings programmed to the SPD EEPROM is 1600-11-11-11@1.5V. It runs fine on my AM3+ rig at 2133-11-13-13@1.575V. This is basically "low-end/non-enthusiast/mainstream/junk" RAM and it's doing 2133MT/s no problem. With 1.65V I bet they would do 2400 or tighter timings.

 

[JOHN PLAYER]

thanks frends for your suggestion...
but i bought all the parts which i mention ...
and start testing....
am little confuse about Ram.....
someone says that if u go Corsair Vengence Pro 2400MHz that ram is good for your AMD CPU as well as your mobo
actually am a 3d artist....
and doing most of the time 3ds max maya zbrush and renders...and Games also.....
For 3d my seniors prefer amd because they all are use AMD ....and says thats gud even better than Intel
Please give some suggestions for that also...

 

[mdocod]

For real-time workloads like gaming, overclocking and performance tuning everything has a useful impact on the performance of that real-time workload, often perceivable as the game runs *smoother.* If instability from an overclock crashes the game, no real productivity loss is incurred, it's just a bummer and a reason to go back into BIOS and keep tinkering... Gaming and overclocking sort of go hand-in-hand as the whole atmosphere of competition both in the game to get the most frags or whatever, and competition we create with ourselves and others regarding the performance that the game runs (and visual quality), are intertwined.. More overclock, more performance, more frags, more pwn, more zig happy face, more ego stroke (fun!).

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For non-real-time workloads, and productivity, overclocking is generally not recommended, as the potential performance gains are subjectively less useful, and the potential negative effect that a crash or file corruption could have on productivity will counter-act any gains.

The AM3+ platform is a great platform to build budget workstations because it supports ECC memory and offers the most execution resources for the money for parallel workloads. If you put "overclocked" non-ECC memory on your AM3+ build, then start overclocking, then all you will really have is an AMD performance tuning novelty, as an i5 build would run games better for the same or less money, and you've compromised the compute accuracy of the AM3+ build such that it can no longer really be considered a workstation. For high end workstations, Intel is the only option. There is nothing from AMD to compete with the 2011-3 socket platform for workstation performance.

If you want to use an AM3+ build for work and creativity, I would advise the cost effective M5A97 R2.0 or M5A99X EVO R2.0, any of the FX-83XX series (doesn't matter), and Samsung or Kingston or Hynix or Crucial or Micron brand ECC UDIMMs specced 1600-11@1.35V (example: Samsung M391B1G73QH0-YK0)

 

[JOHN PLAYER]

thnks fr your suggestion...
and about ram type 1600 is enough for amd 8350 cpu

 

[mdocod]

Yes 1600 is plenty for an 8350, especially when installed in a dual channel and dual rank per channel configuration. (which is always true when installing 2 UDIMMs 8GB in size each).