New PC build Advice

[Dusk90]

Hey guys, my Brothers looking to build his first PC and he’s picked out some parts. I was hoping you guys could give me some input about the parts. Thanks in advance.



Approximate Purchase Date: Early this week

Budget Range: 1200 After shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming

Are you buying a monitor: Yes


Parts to Upgrade: (e.g.: CPU, mobo, RAM) **Include Power Supply Make & Model If Re-using**

Do you need to buy OS: Yes


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg and Amazon

Location: Chicago

Parts Preferences: AMD

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080,

Additional Comments: Looking to play all the latest and newest games.

Here are the parts:

CPU - AMD FX-8320 Vishera 8-Core 3.5 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD8320FRHKBOX Desktop Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16819113285

GPU - MSI Radeon R9 390 DirectX 12 R9 390 GAMING 8G 8GB 512-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814127874

Motherboard - MSI 970 GAMING DDR3 2133 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.amazon.com/MSI-970-GAMING-DDR3-Motherboard/dp/B00LUY72F6

RAM - CORSAIR Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820233186

PSU - EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G1 80+ GOLD, 750W Fully Modular 10 Year Warranty Power Supply 120-G1-0750-XR
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K85X2A2?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_3&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

SSD - SanDisk Ultra II 120GB SATA III 2.5-Inch 7mm Height Solid State Drive (SSD) With Read Up To 550MB/s- SDSSDHII-120G-G25
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00M8ABCZM?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_8&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

HDD - Seagate Desktop HDD ST1000DM003 1TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822148840

Case - Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 with Window Side Panel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16811352031

CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16835103099

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

Your friend could save $200 with this build; http://pcpartpicker.com/p/H9M2Hx. They could also switch the CPU to an i7 6700 and still be within bugdet.

Why does your friend want to stick with AMD? The AM3+ platform is dead, an i5 will offer the same gaming performance and an i7 blows AMD out of the water entirely.