TylerTheMaster wrote Hey guys I'm building my first Gaming rig this summer!(maybe sooner). I will be playing BF3, BF4, Minecraft, Dayz and a lot others. These are the specs Tell me what ya think!
Asus DVD Burner
Rosewill Challenger U3 Case
WD 500GB 3.5 Internal Hard Drive (will get SSD later in the summer)
Gigabyte AM3+ AMD USB 3.0 Motherboard
Corsair Builder Series CX500 500W PSU
G.Skill Ripjaws 2x4 {8GB Ram)
AMD FX-8350 CPU
Microsoft Windows 8 64 Bit or 7 64 Bit (Need Suggestions on OS) which is better for gaming
Powercolor Radeon HD 7870 Myst. Edition Tahiti LE
THANKS FOR ALL FEEDBACK!

Everything seems good to go, but I would choose Windows 7. I personally like the layout of W7 better than W8.

My personal advice: win 7, but I hate the forced touchscreen look 8 has, so your choice. Also, is the GPU a pci 3.0? If so, I have yet to see an amd motherboard have it, or support from a amd CPU. Overall, good PC for a first, (not so far from mine.), but if you want long run customability, might I suggest going for a 2011 LGA mobo and CPU? Intel just switched socket types, they have been using LGA 1155 since the last gen Celeron/ pentium 3 processors, so more variety of CPU in the long run. Also, most boards have pci express 3.0 for LGA1155 and LGA2011

I have Win8 mainly for one reason fast boot up time it literally takes me like 15 seconds to boot up. But Ive had Windows 8 for about 2-3 months now and not had any issues.

Aylius wrote I have Win8 mainly for one reason fast boot up time it literally takes me like 15 seconds to boot up. But Ive had Windows 8 for about 2-3 months now and not had any issues.

I have windows 7 and my computer boots up faster than my monitors turn on.
The boot up time with either OS's wouldn't be a difference if you have a quality SSD.

Lavish wrote

Aylius wrote I have Win8 mainly for one reason fast boot up time it literally takes me like 15 seconds to boot up. But Ive had Windows 8 for about 2-3 months now and not had any issues.

I have windows 7 and my computer boots up faster than my monitors turn on.
The boot up time with either OS's wouldn't be a difference if you have a quality SSD.

I don't have an SSD do you? Because never heard of Win7 booting up that fast without an SSD.

Aylius wrote

Lavish wrote

Aylius wrote I have Win8 mainly for one reason fast boot up time it literally takes me like 15 seconds to boot up. But Ive had Windows 8 for about 2-3 months now and not had any issues.

I have windows 7 and my computer boots up faster than my monitors turn on.
The boot up time with either OS's wouldn't be a difference if you have a quality SSD.

I don't have an SSD do you? Because never heard of Win7 booting up that fast without an SSD.

I have an SSD.
All modern builds should have a SSD in it.

Especially for someone who is building their computer now.

Not to hijack your thread, but can I get some advice on an SSD with this system?
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Just need it to dual boot into win 7, or Ubuntu 12.X, depending if I am going just be running servers and coding, or defraging (if SSD needs it) in Ubuntu. Win 7 for gaming, so much more variety sadly on win 7

Thanks for all the feedback, I'm still unsure which OS i want. They're supposed to be adding boot to desktop for windows 8 so that might be my choice

Don't get a rose will challenger the cable management is not that great. Go with a corsair carbide 300r, also make sure your power supply is modular. One question, why AMD processor?