Planning a Pc Build And i need Feedback, criticism and suggestions.

Matt_matrix

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Im a entry level teenage Pc enthusiast and gamer, and im planning to create a mid end; mid to high performance pc, ive already picked parts, but i would like feed back on said parts and some suggestions, advice and opinions on what would be cost-effective form others experiences.
Ill be using this build as a all around work-space/ semi-gaming rig, so im going for power, A TON of storage space and lots of ram and vram, I record game-play so i want it to be capable of light video editing and rendering as well.

here are the specs.
my maximum budget for the build at the moment is $750- $850 USD what i intend to do is build the rig bare bones with only what i need to run it, and have it still be stable; ill then add an extre $200 to it later on to top it off.

CPU: AMD FX-8350
im pretty set on using this processor, due to the fact that i do want to go over about $180 on just the processor

CPU Cooler:Corsair H80i
im pretty set on having a closed loop pre-built cooling system; and im still decideing over the H80i, H55 And the H75, but im willing to flex on it, although i rather not breach $120 on that.

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+
Ive go my heart set on this board and want to build my system here; as it has all the peripherals i want for optimal expand-ability

RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB
i Would Like to have two sticks of 8 gigs to leave room to upgrade to 32GB, but if i have to i settle for 8GB of any ram that is compatible with these parts.

Graphics card: GT 740 4GB Superclocked
again; i rather not cap $140 but ill flex some.

Storage: i would like a 240GB SSD for The OS but will likely end up settling for a 120GB SSD. Im set on having a secondary 1TB HDD or SDHDD.

PSU: Im open to any Power supply capable of running this rig. ive chosen a 650W for now.

CASE: Ivepicked the Azza GT1 ATX and Azza Genesis 9000W, as they both have alot of what i want in a case, Large full tower, with at least 6 5.25 bays, lots of space, headers for a top mounted radiator, plenty of mounting points for fans, but not alot of Storage drive space (not muit disk mounts or racks). just inn case i have trouble obtaining one of these cases or change my mind ive shosen the Rosewill THOR V2 in Black (Covers all my bases, but i dont like its aesthetics) , as my back up case, and if all else fails i settle for a Corsair Obsidian Series 750D (only three 5.25 bays, but plenty of fan headers and HDD Cadges).

Here's a link to the pc part picker i made from these parts for your convenience.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VKFVNG
 
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qV3P4D I know it moved some of your parts to things you didn't want but this is a MUCH stronger gaming build for the same money. that ssd is very slow and VERY poorly rated, they keep throwing them in 3x or 4x bundles on new egg trying to get rid of them it seems.

Edit: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QJ7VNG missed that you didn't have a power supply in your post here I added a good 650w one
 
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thanks for the suggestions!

 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($166.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($91.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($142.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Azza GT1 ATX Full Tower Case ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $829.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-05 16:40 EST-0500
 
Thing is with the price drops on the lower level i5 haswell cpus and cheap h97 boards there is absolutely no reason to build an amd rig anymore for gaming. Only reason anymore is to build a cheaper video editing rig... 8350 is faster than i5s in that arena by a bit, and a lot cheaper than i7s. If gaming minded Intel is the only way to go with ~$175 i5s available
 
This is over budget by quite a lot, but really good.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97M OC Formula Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($70.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($172.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($87.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $925.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-06 17:55 EST-0500

Start with a much cheaper GPU and replace it later.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97M OC Formula Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($70.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($87.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $840.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-06 17:58 EST-0500

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97M OC Formula Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($70.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($172.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $880.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-06 18:03 EST-0500
 
I preffer you to get a better GPU. All other components are very good. GTX 740 is incompatible with many games because its old and not so powerful. We tried the GTX 750Ti Crysis 1,2,3 and its not playable by giving us 0-8FPS. I suggest you to get a newer 970, 380X, 390X for full DirectX compatibility and high performance.
 

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