Gadgetory

hello everyone I'm Dimitri with Huracan arcs and I built my last aim D system five years ago and that's about to change today with the help of AMD we set the goal to spend $1200 and build an amazing looking and outstanding performing machine the theme here is red but just enough to keep things subtle with the possibility of subtle color changes in the future and we're calling the system the octo red because we fit a reasonably powerful eight core processor into the build while remaining on budget and I'm actually pretty excited to test out the performance for all types of gaming scenarios and also put it through the paces for you know a standard editing machine that we have done with other builds like I said earlier all parts come together to around $1,200 which can change with sales and discounts whatnot and we are using our existing Windows license our existing peripherals and the monitor that are not taking into the equation with the price so finally let's see the full blown-up view of all the hardware before you begin the construction of the octo Red Machine the main highlight of this build is an 8 core AMD FX 8350 Hertz and turbo up to 4.3 gigahertz and a TDP of 125 watts it is a slightly older chip released in late 2014 but it still should do just fine in today's games and it has the potential to grant added benefits in future dx12 applications it is being housed inside an MSI 990 FXI gaming motherboard that has a couple of USB 3.1 ports awesome killer Network features and this red black color scheme that will complement our theme very well to cool the CPU we've chosen the NZXT x31 all-in-one cooler which has a nice compact 120mm radiator that will be a perfect combination for the CPU and we expect to be under 60 degrees Celsius at full load inside our case we also have an 8 gigabyte g-scale memory kit running at ddr3 1600 megahertz and dual channel mode while it may not seem all that fast given today's super fast memory it still has pretty tight timings and can easily overclocked if you need extra performance for graphics we've got dual Asus 380 X that will be set up in crossfire this will be my first time gaming on dual Radeon GPUs and I'm expecting nothing short of amazing performance from these cards I'm especially looking forward to the silent gaming features where the fans don't spin until necessary however I'm a little worried about the fit as the coolers are quite bulky especially with the added back plates so we'll see how that turns out our SSD of choice is a Samsung 850 pro 512 gigabytes which puts a priority on getting fast load up times for games while also adding enough storage space for more than a few of today's games it is more money than the standard hard drive but investing into fast storage will make the full experience extra snappy to power the whole system is our trusty corsair ax 760i that may seem to be a bit low wattage for this AMD crossfire eight core system but actually it should do just fine and remember that these two graphics cards are quite power efficient so there should even be some room for overclocking the processor and we'll cover overclocking soon in another video so make sure to stay tuned this is all going inside the NZXT and 450 with complementing red and Mac black accents plus great front intake to deliver enough fresh air for these two GPUs and to make sure everything fits in well with the color scheme we have a black and red sleeve cables extensions from cable Mon and the lovely hue plus lighting system from NZXT to add that secondary color to the interior of our case to make the whole build quite unique and with every build I begin by using the motherboard box as the platform with the anti-static bag underneath just in case release the socket lever and align the yellow triangle on the CPU with the triangle on the socket carefully lowering it in place and make sure that opens are aligned without any pressure remember to keep the user manual close at hand mainly so you can look up with dim slots to occupy for dual channel operations meanwhile the i/o shield will eventually need to be installed so it's nice to have it close by installing the RAM is simple release the notches and lower Ram applying even pressure throughout until the secure peg snaps back into position since we are installing a cooler that requires different mounting hardware the default mounting clips on the motherboard must be removed first and instead these aim these specific standoffs are installed so we can lower in the x31 cooler the thermal paste is already pre applied on the base plate and all we have to do is tighten the thumbscrews and this X pattern to make sure that pressure is evenly applied now unlike the Intel socket which is enclosed behind the top metal cover the AMD CPU is exposed on the sides so make sure the lever is properly engaged before moving any further next let's install the i/o plate pop that in and begin the assembly inside the case I remove all the metal drive caddies at the front since we won't be using them and just to clear up that front intake lowering in the motherboard be careful and aim for the middle standoffs that catches the motherboard so it's secure and you can mount the rest of the necessary screws for our configuration I repositioned the 140 millimeter rear exhaust fan to the top so I can mount our radiator to the back with the fan set to pull the air through because I wanted to maintain a level of stealth on the inside since the fan blades are white on the NZXT x31 cooler and would totally ruin the look we're going form and I always do stock cable management first just to make sure everything is prepped for when the power supply is mounted which makes finishing the rest of the cables much easier we are using sleeved extensions on a fully modular power supply to minimize cable clutter and because of the non removable power supply shroud inside the end 450 all the cables must be pre-installed before inserting the power supply inside the case then I quickly map out where each of the cables has to go and insert the awesome 24 pin cable so it curves nicely from the back and then utilize the two SSD brackets to install our hew Plus hub and our only SSD on top of the power supply shroud for a clean and beautiful showcase the final part for me was to install the GPUs and this is where we ran into bit of clearance issues because the cards are slightly thicker than the 2p see I slots mounting them right next to each other was not an option so I had to remove the hue plus hub from its slot to have enough clearance for the GPU in the lower pci slot in order to fit both GPUs it's a little hiccup in an otherwise seamless assembly but not to worry the hue plus MD SSD found a tidy spot on the drive caddies Oh and so here is the finished system with cleaned up cables and properly installed the lighting strip on the top to highlight all the hardware in this very unique blue and white color combination I'm very happy with the acoustics of the system as well at idle and even though the CPU is clocked at 4 gigahertz it hovers around 25 degrees Celsius at idle while never going over 60 while gaming the crossfire configuration follows with mid-50s in temperatures on idle but with that totally silent operation so that's a positive and never breaking a sweat even at load maxing out at 71 degrees Celsius for the hottest card so how does it handle gaming with 1080p and everything maxed out pretty good actually averaging at 87 fps with solid minimums too at 75 fps in Star Wars Battlefront at the ultra preset jumping into battle till four again with everything maxed out I averaged at 93 FPS with a very rare dip into the minimums of 50 FPS but you may be thinking can it run Crysis yes with everything set to very high you're looking at pretty solid playable 56 FPS on average with extra satisfying smoothness with a few settings don't down and for conclusion I am very happy with how the build turned out in the end there's the small hiccup with a dual graphics cards clearance which made it shift a few things around but from a physical standpoint the temperatures and the cue sticks plus a rock-solid gaming performance makes our octet system absolutely kick-ass so make sure to subscribe for a follow up video that we'll be doing going over the extra performance that we'll be trying to squeeze from the CPU and also give you a bit more detail in our crossfire experience altogether im3 true with our Canucks thank you so much for watching make sure to subscribe and give this video like if you enjoyed it and we'll see you in the next video