Description

This is my first PC build, so anything that sounds like it may be broken may have been my fault. Really, though, nothing was truly broken or incompatible, in fact, I know I messed some stuff up. Anyway, The PC works absolutely fantastic. Smooth as a hot knife through butter, and the lights are practically orgasmic. My favorite color is blue, as is quite obviously indicated by all of the blue parts I got. The case is a bit hard to build with, as it is quite cramped (but I have big hands and it was my first build). No problems other than me messing some stuff up, so, all in all, it's fantastic.

If you want to know what I messed up, I used the wrong screws with the CPU cooler and it was too tight around the CPU which prevented it from starting up somehow. I also completely messed up the Windows installation because it freezes after a couple minutes. I know what you're thinking: "Dude your CPU is overheating." Well, it isn't because I reapplied some good thermal paste when I replaced the screws and I've checked the CPU temperature. It's literally the Windows installation. Luckily, something happened and my computer decided to run the Windows on my old HDD, and it's running perfectly. Other than the fact that it tells me I'm still on an Alienware Aurora R4, it's perfect.

If I were to have any complaints here, it'd be against Gigabyte, or at least the shipping company, because my motherboard arrived bent in the top left corner, where the I/O ports are. I didn't send it back or anything as it works fine and I didn't need those ports anyway.

I would definitely recommend the Kraken X62 CPU Cooler because, with the CAM application, you can change the lights on it to whatever color you please. The case is also very, very nice.

So yeah! So far, everything is running perfectly. This build is quite expensive but I've convinced myself that it is a birthday present, even though I built this in March and my birthday is in June.

Part Reviews

CPU

AMD FX-9590 4.7 GHz 8-Core OEM/Tray Processor

gud

CPU Cooler

NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler

sexy

Motherboard

Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 R5 ATX AM3+ Motherboard

its a motherboard, but it came bent

Memory

Team Elite Plus 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

it does randomly accessed memory good

Storage

ADATA Premier Pro SP600 128 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

stores things well

Video Card

EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card

amazing performance, definitely recommended

Power Supply

EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

it powers well

Optical Drive

Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer

it reads optical disks good

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit

better than vista

Sound Card

Creative Labs Recon3D PCIe 24-bit 96 kHz Sound Card

top notch sound quality

Wireless Network Adapter

TP-Link TL-WN781ND PCIe x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter

does wifi good

Comments

  • 35 months ago
  • 3 points

FX 9590 hell yeah! The "Why's" will be strong with this one. I understand though. It will eat everything you throw at it.

  • 35 months ago
  • 2 points

Why in the world did you get a 9590?

  • 35 months ago
  • 3 points

Because he wanted too, seriously people stop it, I've had it with these RYZEN comments, let the OP enjoy his build without you nitpicking.

  • 31 months ago
  • 1 point

lol its ok i broke it cause im stupid and replaced it with an 8350

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  • 35 months ago
  • 2 points

Blue!

  • 35 months ago
  • 2 points

This is pretty good for a first time build. I run a old stock FX-8350 with my RX 480 8GB and I can play any game under the sun on Max settings with my 34" 2560x1080p monitor so anyone giving you guff for the 9590 you should ignore. Sure there's "better" out there but the end product is a usable and enjoyable PC so you can be proud of this!! With RYZEN coming over the (raven) ridge this is running on older parts but they are quite serviceable and will continue to be for some time.

  • 35 months ago
  • -2 points

wrong. the fx 9590 is not a good cpu and if he wants to upgrade or wants to use any new technology such as nvme, he is sol

  • 35 months ago
  • 3 points

The 9590 may be old, but it's FAR from bad.

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  • 35 months ago
  • 2 points

Remember this thing is over five years old. At the time a 250 Watt TDP wasn't uncommon. Your're comparing a brand new i3 to a 5+ year old chip. Of course the i3 will perform better in gaming, in rendering however, the 9590 wrecks it. 2 core 4 thread vs an 8 core 8 thread CPU the 8 core is gonna spank it every time. In rendering, the more cores/ threads the better, why do you think i7's are better than i5's in video rendering?

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  • 34 months ago
  • 1 point

I agree is is at the top of that generation but for a first time build this is a definitely usable and enjoyable PC to be using especially if he is running 1080p it may not be great for 244-hrz or anything but very much a gaming machine especially with that 1070

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  • 35 months ago
  • 2 points

Decent build, people will rag on ya about Ryzen, but they forget that these old FX CPUS weren't that bad, people get amnesia when new products come out and they start hating on the old ones. Don't pay them any mind, enjoy your build man +1 :D.

  • 35 months ago
  • 5 points

LatamirDigital is right, ignore the hate. The people who say that AM3+ is a bad choice because it's a dead platform are the same people who look at an Intel LGA 1156 build and say what a great retro build they made. You did a good job. +1

  • 31 months ago
  • 1 point

truly dank

  • 31 months ago
  • 1 point

tbh I'm scared for your computer, if it was me I would grab the 1070 and x62 and run before it explodes.

  • 31 months ago
  • 1 point

it's ok i don't have the 9590 holy **** everybody is angry at me because i chose a working processor that gets a little too hot

  • 31 months ago
  • 1 point

I wasn't talking about the 9590. Btw your freeze ups could have been caused by that ssd, my brother has the 240 gig and has the same issue (although it cleared up by itself more or less) however my grandmother has the 120 gig and that never freezes soooooo...

  • 29 months ago
  • 1 point

actually i used the wrong screws on the cpu cooler and crushed my cpu into my motherboard because i'm smart and know what i'm doing

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  • 35 months ago
  • 2 points

:) ya I have to say , 9590 was a bad choice as most fx 8320 will hit 4.7 but if you love It, your happy, then nice build! I like the novelty of the build anyways!

  • 31 months ago
  • 1 point

lol i broke it and replaced it with an 8350

  • 31 months ago
  • 1 point

Ya amd crapped on making the 9370 and 9590, I had a 8320 that would do 5ghz but 4.5ghz offered the same perf so I left it at that. Solid gpu for what it was but it choked a good gpu at 1080p. :) I only paid 20$ for it after selling my gold 955 BE that ran at 4.3 ghz. The 955 destroyed the fx 8320 on single core too lol

  • 35 months ago
  • 1 point

FX 9590 paired with a GTX 1070? The 9590 was probably not a good choice for that high end of a Graphics card

  • 31 months ago
  • 1 point

it works so meh lol

  • 35 months ago
  • 1 point

Please. no. no. That cpu is just.. no

  • 35 months ago
  • 4 points

A celeron is just. no, a 9590 is dated. but still very playable, it's far from bad, so stop treating it like it is. People always seem to do that to old hardware when new hardware comes out, It's stupid on so many levels.

  • 35 months ago
  • 0 points

As someone who personally had one before I upgraded to a i5-6600K, I personally(my opinion) find the processor too power consuming and a very bad overclocker.

  • 31 months ago
  • 1 point

it ok i have an 8350 now cause i broke it lol

  • 34 months ago
  • 1 point

That CPU is a fire hazard.

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  • 31 months ago
  • 1 point

lol i was a kid and i was like, "wow aliens lol it's obviously amazing cause aliens." and i didnt get a ryzen cause i built this before ryzen came out and didn't feel like spending all that money on just the cpu, especially on my first build.

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  • 35 months ago
  • 1 point

Maybe he got it for free?

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