I recently decided that my next computer will be an all AMD build. My last few were all Intel. I have started doing research on what parts to buy. This computer is being built for the purpose of graphics/design. I will be piecing it together slowly part by part so that I can put together a good PC. Let me tell you what the plan is so far.
XFX RADEON RX 480 8GB DDR5 3xDP HDMI Graphic Card - $340
AMD FX-9590 CPU - $200 (Is it worth waiting on ZEN?)
Liquid Cooling for the CPU - $150 (Does anyone have a recommendation for good liquid cooling?)
Radeon SSD R3 480GB SATA III, 6Gbps 2.5 inch/7mm Solid State Drive - $130
Radeon 8GB DDR4-2400 288PIN CL15-15-15-36 Memory - $53 x 4 sticks = $212 OUCH
All I really need is a recommendation for a good AMD motherboard, and a case. I don't think that I would need a full tower case for this build. I would really like a good motherboard. I am willing to buy a case, and a motherboard only, and build it piece by piece. I once made the mistake of buying a weak motherboard that had few expansion slots. This time I want it to have onboard 802.11ac Ethernet, onboard sound, plenty of expansion slots (So I can maybe run a dual graphic card setup later), USB 3.0, etc. I want a really good motherboard is what I'm trying to say. Any recommendation on a good case and motherboard combo from AMD?
Thank you guys for any good suggestions ahead of time.
For professional applications, such as graphics and design, you want a FirePro series professional card, as these are built for those tasks, and the only ones certified for 10 bpc. It is worth waiting for Zen, but only if you want to also use Windows 10, if not the 9590 is a good choice. Liquid cooling doesn't cost $150, the Corsair H80i is half that and has the capacity for the 9590. I find it hard to recommend the Radeon SSDs (Toshiba) for $130 when you have the Samsung 750 Evo 500GB for the same price, and Toshiba OCZ Trion 150 480GB for $117 (Radeon R3 SSDs are OCZ made). Zen is required for DDR4 support, else you will use less expensive DDR3 modules. There are only a few motherboards certified for the FX-9000 series, all of them ATX, so a mid tower or full tower case is needed, especially factoring in the FirePro series card. 802.11ac is a wireless standard, not wired ethernet. Before we make recommendations on graphics card, case, and motherboard, we need a budget figure, as FirePro cards are more expensive than their consumer grade Radeon counterparts.