| JEMC said: With that FX-8350 CPU you should be fine, but unlike what others have said, I'd plan in advance and go with 16GB of RAM from the let go. About the SSD, it helps immensely in making the system quicker and snappier, but judging by the size of the current games, choosing it will depend on what kind of gamer you are. If you are those that unistall its games once completed, then a 120GB or better a 240/256 GB one should be more than enough. But if you are one of those that keep installing them and forget or aren't too thrilled about uninstalling them (because then you'll have to re-install or re-download, etc.) then you are better with a 64 or 120 GB SSD for Windows and other programs and get a 1TB HDD just for the games. And the R9 290 should serve you right for most (if not all) the console gen, so it's an excellent choice. And if you're worried about its noise and temperature and feel that you can do it, you can always try the NZXT Kraken, as long as you have room in your case. http://www.legitreviews.com/nzxt-kraken-g10-gpu-water-cooler-review-on-an-amd-radeon-r9-290x_130344 If it can tame a 290X, it should take care the 290 without a problem. |
Yeah, I'm that kind of guy. That helped a lot. The right way for me seems to be small SSD combined with a big ordinary HDD for game installs.
Watercooling sounds too expensive though. Noise isn't a huge problem since I plan to game with headphones on mostly.
