need suggestions on 2 builds

[Corsair1]

I need suggestions on which build is better and suggestions on each build if you see either or needs tweaking.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YXRQGX or this one....

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tfptQ7 the ram in this one is supposed to be red. not that, that matters. just saying.

And yes, I'm in between an intel build and an AMD build. I'm definitely not trying to start an argument I just want to know which system will perform better for gaming.

my monitor is an asus and resolution will be 1920x1080 only 1 monitor!

And like I said atop.... if you see room for tweaking in either build, I'm all ears. I have 1,500 to spend and I already own Windows. Not sure why I added it to the build.

Thanks

 

[Corsair1]

grrr..... forgot the link

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2LmndC

 

[Corsair1]

the build is not 1800 btw... it's actually 1500. and I absolutely LOVE these gpu's.

 

[Nuckles_56]

Ok, the CPU shouldn't bottleneck the GPU's unless it is a CPU bottle necked game as it is going to be powerful enough as it is. I would have to say that you do love that velociraptor drive and that you WILL need to get an aftermarket CPU cooler like the Cooler Master Hyper TX3 as the stock cooler on the AMD FX series processor is terrible and as a result you will have CPU temperature way higher than you want, preventing you from OC'ing the processor even if you wanted to.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($189.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($118.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.00 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 680 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($509.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 680 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($509.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1844.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-01 23:53 EDT-0400)

 

[Corsair1]

lol Yes I do love that HD. *giggles* I mentioned above that I bought the Corsair A70 off of ebay which is a dual fan massive cooler. So I should be ok on the cooling.

What about the size of these gpu's tho. can I fit both on this motherboard and in my case?

 

[Nuckles_56]

Good to see you thought about cooling for the CPU and the two GPU's should be able to fit on the motherboard and also in the case whilst still allowing there to be enough airflow around them

 

[Corsair1]

YAY!! your awesome Nuckles, thank you sooo much! 😀

did you see the pics of these GPU's? they are freakin awesome looking and I read that 2 of these will out perform a titan. hope that's true.

 

[Nuckles_56]

No worries Corsair1. I would have to say that they do look pretty good, and yes, they will happily outperform a titan, in fact they well out perform anything less than a r9 295X or a titan Z so you will have no problems there 😀

 

[Corsair1]

😀 Ok, so how do I close this thread and give you props for helping me out so much? some forums have a thank you meter. not sure if this one does.

 

[Nuckles_56]

There is no way to close a thread, you can only mark it as solved and that is it and there is no thank you meter either so not much else you can do.

 

[Corsair1]

Ok, thank you again and see you in another thread soon enough. Probably the Overclocking thread lol. have a great night!