Second Time Builder back for the amazing advice
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 11:45 am
Hello Tech Report community!
Back in 2006 you guys helped me pick the components for my first build and it is still going strong! Thank you very much! I always recommend this site when people are looking for hardware advice.
This new build is for my friend who has always dreamed of playing a game on high settings without lag as he has always had to settle for the lowest settings with lag. So after doing some research here is the build I came up with:
What is the general opinion of the system? I saw in other first timer posts that the ram might be overkill?
Should I look into getting a better heatsink for the cpu?
I should also mention, that I am an AMD fanboy so I'm worried my bais towards them may have influenced my decision. From what I read, that processor is great for it's price range.
Thank you for the advice!
Back in 2006 you guys helped me pick the components for my first build and it is still going strong! Thank you very much! I always recommend this site when people are looking for hardware advice.
This new build is for my friend who has always dreamed of playing a game on high settings without lag as he has always had to settle for the lowest settings with lag. So after doing some research here is the build I came up with:
- AMD X8 FX-8350 (125W) Eight-Core Socket AM3+, 4GHz CPU, 8Mb Cache, 32nm (FD8350FRHKBOX)
Sapphire (11210-01-20G) AMD Radeon HD 7790 OC with Dual-X 1GB GDDR5
ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 Socket AM3+ AMD 970/SB950 Chipset
Corsair Vengeance Blue 16GB (4x4GB) 1600MHz DDR3 CL9, 1.5V DIMMs (CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B)
Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (MZ-7PD256BW)
Corsair Professional Series Modular HX650 80PLUS Gold Certified 650W PSU (CP-9020030-NA/US)
Asus Xonar DSX - 7.1 Channel (GX2.5 Audio Engine) - PCI-E Audio Card
Corsair Obsidian Series 650D Mid Tower Case (CC650DW)
What is the general opinion of the system? I saw in other first timer posts that the ram might be overkill?
Should I look into getting a better heatsink for the cpu?
I should also mention, that I am an AMD fanboy so I'm worried my bais towards them may have influenced my decision. From what I read, that processor is great for it's price range.
Thank you for the advice!