$990 Graphics Efficient Gaming PC Build Using AMD - April, 2015

GamersNexus: "We regularly emphasize that, by going with and AMD CPU and motherboard, you can utilize the savings to purchase a higher-end GPU rather than going with an Intel CPU and motherboard (for that, see our Battlefield Build we recently did). In the case of games which are not CPU-bound, this makes for an easy way to save money on building budget gaming computers."

[DonkeyDoner]

save money for r9 300 series i know its $500+ but its worth it

[stragomccloud]

I can't wait... I've already started saving for a r9 390. I'm going to wait until factory overclocked versions start rolling out though. Should give me plenty of time to save for the new card. Then I'll ride the card out for as long as I can~

[UltraNova]

I recon that it will comfortably carry you up to 2020 (1080/60fps at max settings at least) especially considering the fact that the new APIs DX12/Valkan should boost things a bit further this time around.

[AudioEppa]

For $990 it better do more then play a damn game at 'omg ultra mix settings'

My Dell computer is old tho..

[DragoonsScaleLegends]

I just have a r7 260x and i3 and I'm happy lol. But I might get a i5 in the future.

[Khajiit86]

My build is better than this for about the same exact price and its a lot more energy efficient than AMD.

[stragomccloud]

I love AMD because of the performance you get for the price, but it's too bad they use so much power. Nvidia's maxwell is really efficient! I recently recommended a friend to get a 960 because to go with AMD, he would've had to have upgraded his PSU.

[Reddzfoxx]

290X for $340?... Its $319 right now on Newegg and was just $279 not too long ago. $1000 goes a lot farther then this build for a great gaming rig.

[ABizzel1]

Agree you can get a lot more out of $1000 than this. The GPU is a great card for maxing games out, but it can be found cheaper and save you about $20+. The CPU in this build is a waste, go with the FX 6350 / 8330 for $20 - $30 more you get a much better CPU that's practically on par with AMDs best CPUs. GTA will still be hard to max at 60fps, but you'll easily be averaging 50 - 60 with those CPUs.

[Peekayboo]

Efficient AMD you say? but yeah buy AMD they need the money if Samsung doesn't buys them

[andibandit]

Interesting article, but im not entirely sure Water cooling and a 480GB SSD are that necessary when trying to build on a budget.

[Dasteru]

http://www.newegg.com/Produ... - Better Case. Provides more than enough cooling for any single GPU build. My GTX 470 idles at around 46c and peaks at around 70c under full load in the v1 of this case (with all case fans on the lowest setting) and the Fermi cards were known for running hot.

http://www.newegg.com/Produ... - Better Mobo

http://www.newegg.com/Produ... - Better PSU. Less power but better quality and still far more power than this build needs.

http://www.newegg.com/Produ... - Better CPU

http://www.newegg.com/Produ... - Better GPU and comes with The Witcher 3 for free.

http://www.newegg.com/Produ...

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http://www.newegg.com/Produ... - 2TB

http://www.newegg.com/Produ... - OS Drive. All that is needed.

Total Cost = $984.91

If you do not already have an OS. http://www.newegg.com/Produ...

$20 less than Windows 8.1 and you will get a free upgrade to Windows 10 when it releases.

[Dasteru]

Quick correction. For some reason i recalled the AMD FX series CPUs as being FM2+.

Mobo - http://www.newegg.com/Produ...

Total Cost = $989.91