New build feedback plz

[Babalouis]

hello all. first official post and would like to get some feedback on my next build. This will also be my first wc system. been thinking of it but never pulling the trigger. main purpose is gaming in a triple monitor setup and get some great benchmarks within stable environment

so here are the purposed specs:

cpu - FX-8350 Vishera 4.0ghz
mobo - Crosshair V Formula-Z
GPU - ASUS HD 7850 2GB gddr5 (2 or 3?)
mem - g.skill sniper series 4GB 1866 (4 sticks)
cooling - cooler master Seidon 240M setup
case - cooler master HAF 932 adv
PSU - Corsair HX850

Case and PSU are already owned so those are written in stone so to speak. Would like to try triple gpus but honestly dont know if thats the true overkill and it would be better to stick with the 2 i normally run. wondering if wcing the gpu would be a good idea as well or should i keep it simple for now. OCin skills have been limited due to heat wall of AMD and would like to take that further.

So whats the feedback?

 

[Knufire]

What's your budget (not including the WC system or the stuff you already own)?

Also, do you live by a Microcenter?

You're going to need more vRAM and more GPU power for a triple screen setup. At least two 7950s/7970s, or 4GB 670/680s.

 

[Babalouis]

budget is absolutely no more than 1.5k. that's what i saved for this build. closest microcenter would be 45mi away. if i switch the gpu to 2 sapphire radeon hd 7950s it still works in my budget. i could get the third card later on if i decide i really want to try triple gpu.

 

[Culbrelai]

Why are you using AMD processors with such a high budget? You could really go intel...

 

[Knufire]

Don't need any SSDs or hard drives?

 

[briansun1]

question do you really need a aio? I ask because they will not give you magic harry potter temps...

 

[EarthDog]

I'm not sure what 'magic harry potter temps' mean at all, but the dual rad AIO's will be better than air and needed for overclocking that power hungry octo...

 

[briansun1]

and that is a nother question I have. why not intel?(I am not saying the op's chooses are bad I am just woundering. he could go intel with $1.5k)

 

[EarthDog]

Because there isnt much of a difference in most games between the two, and not to mention, one doesnt have to spend every penny in a budget. He will be fine with either CPU really.

 

[briansun1]

hum, I see. I am guessing then that the whole intel is best for gaming is blown out of proportion?

 

[EarthDog]

It depends on the game and your setup really... for SLI/CFx, Id go Intel for sure. For games that can use more than four cores or when recording in game, The AMD FX is a better CPU.

BF3 as an example of how close CPUs are: http://www.techspot.com/review/458-battlefield-3-performance/page7.html

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/battlefield_3_vga_and_cpu_performance_benchmark_test,3.html

 

[Babalouis]

yeah im a amd fan thru and thru. never had luck with intel. the aio simply because i want to try it out and i like it. its big and shiny

seriousness aside. i want to play with some things that i havent had the opportunity in the past due to budgets. so im sticking with what i know and like and then adding the new things in to play with em one by one.

HHD vs SSD not really my goal here. i have a couple of HHDs running around and a nice network dump storage so space isnt a requirement. sure no 6gb/sata but that can be fought over later.

 

[Mandrake4565]

If you plan on staying with the AMD build I suggest going with the 7950's you said instead of the 7850's. Also only get 2x4g of Ram if you can get away with 8g of Ram. If planning on benching, 4 sticks will put a greater stress on the IMC and can limit your OC.

 

[briansun1]

don't know About the ram as I don't benchmark but I agree with the 7950's choose...( or you could get a 7990 that is going to come out... ) or if you really want 7970's

 

[Knufire]

Personally, I would have gone Intel as I don't believe in being "fans" of a corporation and getting nearly the same performance for about $40 cheaper, but it's your call.

 

[Babalouis]

I appreciate the advice and looks like im almost there. thank you everyone for your feedback.

 

[wingman99]

It depends on the game and your setup really... for SLI/CFx, Id go Intel for sure. For games that can use more than four cores or when recording in game, The AMD FX is a better CPU.

BF3 as an example: http://www.techspot.com/review/458-battlefield-3-performance/page7.html

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/battlefield_3_vga_and_cpu_performance_benchmark_test,3.html

Those link you show is intel beating AMD.

AMD's 8 core is like intels hyperthreading AMD is not a complete 8 core unit.

Bulldozer has what AMD calls Modules. Each module features two integer cores and a shared floating point core. So the FX-8150 has 4 modules which consist of 8 integer cores, each pair of integer cores shares 1 floating point core.

the FX 8120 does have 8 cores, but each of the cores shares resources with another core. Therefore, one core can be waiting while the other core is busy using those shared resources. The FX-8120 has 4 modules each of them contains two cores and the shared resources. The shared resources includes the prefetching module, decoding units, a floating point unit and the L2 cache.

 

[EarthDog]

My intent was to have BF3 as an example of how close BD (and a lot of CPUs) really are to each other, not that they are beating it. AJay57 posted a link a while back about BD beating 3770K in a few multithreaded games and while recording in game.

 

[Babalouis]

now we're getting into the AMD vs Intel. the truth of the matter is its which flavor ice cream do you like. there are ups and downs on each side that makes it about even. they'll both do what you want.

 

[Knufire]

There's always three groups of people in this argument.

1. The fanboys
2. The "everything is alright don't fight let's all just smile and have fun" group
3. The people who debate the technical differences and know the strengths and weaknesses of each (in which there isn't much of a debate)

Sadly group three tends to be the smallest. .

(This isn't directed at anyone in this thread, just shows why this argument is super pointless.)