New Gaming PC

[Willchill]

Hey there!

Recently I've been looking about and decided I wanted to build myself a gaming PC. I've been looking around the market for some good parts and this is what I've come up with so far. I'm spending $730-ish on the new parts, but total costs are around $850-$900 (using some spare HDD that we've got lying around/my current ones/RAM lying around,etc.).

Specs:

Case: Amazon.com: NZXT Phantom 410 Mid Tower USB 3.0 Gaming Case - White ~$99~
Motherboard: Newegg.com - ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS ~$190~
CPU: AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition FX-4170 (FD4170FRGUBOX) ~$120~ (4.2GHz stock, with reports of 5.1GHz when overclocking)
PSU: Amazon.com: Corsair Gaming Series 600-Watt 80 Plus Certified Power Supply Compatible with Intel and AMD Platforms - CMPSU-600G ~$80~
and probably the best....
GPU: Amazon.com: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SUPERCLOCKED 2048MB GDDR5 DVI mHDMI DP Graphics Card 02G-P4-2662-KR: Computers & Accessories ~$230~
See further down le page.

Pretty sure these parts all work together, if they don't please tell me. I'm open to reccommendations, etc. but please no Intel fanboys going "omg u waste ur moniz on crappeh AMD CPU". Anything else I need?

Thank! c=

 

[crashb23]

I don't know that much, but everything looks great- Especially the graphics card. :D
Have fun with the new computer, and tell me how it works!

 

[Prizyms]

Intel or bust.

Never go with AMD.

 

[Zachster96]

Get a 7870 instead of the 660, and there is no reason to get such an expensive motherboard.

Also if you are going to overclock, you need an aftermarket heatsink.

 

[Duffie]

Intel or bust.

Never go with AMD.

Why's that?

 

[mariosatr]

That is pretty cheap for 4.2 GHZ.

But while I'm not an Intel fanboy, I think that you should go Intel-Nvidia or AMD-AMD; someone once told me that Intel CPUs work better with Nvidia GPUs and likewise for AMD CPUs and GPUs.

 

[Willchill]

So everyone is an Intel fanboy? xD Nice.

I changed some things, but I'll list out all of the parts.

Case: Amazon.com: Azza Genesis 9000W Full Tower Case, White (CSAZ-9000W): Computers & Accessories ~$170~
CPU: AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition FX-4170 (FD4170FRGUBOX) ~$120~
Mobo: ASUS M5A97-EVO R2.0 Motherboard [M5A97-EVO-R2]: PC Case Gear ~$125~
PSU: Amazon.com: Corsair Enthusiast Series 750-Watt 80 Plus Bronze Certified Power Supply Compatible with Core i3, i5, i7 and platforms - TX650: Electronics ~$85~ (Can someone please tell me if it will work with AMD? Honestly I don't think there are PSUs designed for different brands but just want to be sure.)
GPU: Amazon.com: Gigabyte AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB GDDR5 DVI-I/HDMI/2x Mini-Displayport PCI-Express Graphic Card GV-R795WF3-3GD: Computers & Accessories ~$300~

Totals $700, which isn't bad, especially seeing that the GPU is the 2nd best model from AMD.

Also I just want to clarify my decision for AMD.

A 4.2GHz stock clock speed processor is an incredible bargain for only $130 from AMD. It's Intel counterpart is $300+. 'Nuff said.

 

[Willchill]

Ok, so I considered it and I've decided on Intel.

Case: Same as the above.
CPU:Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K ~$220~
GPU:Amazon.com: Gigabyte AMD Radeon HD 7970 OC 3GB GDDR5 DVI-I/HDMI/2x Mini-Displayport PCI-E 3.0 Graphics Card GV-R797OC-3GD: Electronics ~$400~
PSU:Amazon.com: Corsair Builder Series CX 750 Watt ATX/EPS 80 PLUS (CX750): Computers & Accessories ~$65~ (750W PSU for only $65, it's a nice deal xD)
Mobo:Amazon.com: AS Rock LGA1155 DDR3 SATA3 USB3.0 Quad CrossFireX and Quad SLI A GbE ATX Motherboard Z77 EXTREME4: Electronics ~$159~
Newegg.com - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard ~$105~ (cheaper, roughly same features. xP

Total cost of these parts: $800
Total (including some spare RAM I have around, HDDs, etc.: Roughly $950

Not sure if I should buy the 7970 (core clock of 1000MHz =D) or an nVIDIA GeForce GTX 670, anyone got suggestions? (I'm a gamer who does commentaries and edits/renders at high quality, if that helps at all. xD)

Thanks! c=

 

[Stretford01]

Go for it, the better the card, the smoother the recordings and games!

 

[chris360kss]

Imo, you shouldn't use spare ram you have lying around unless you know it is good quality. I found a 128mb stick of ram earlier today.

 

[Willchill]

Go for it, the better the card, the smoother the recordings and games!

The Card I'm Buying Plays Skyrim Maxed Out Graphics At SOLID 60 FPS and The Game Caps It There! >:D

Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/cr/B007KC1R9E/ref=aw_d_cr_electronics?qid=1353752288&sr=8-2

 

[Stretford01]

That's strong