Posted April 23, 2015 http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/vV4Q99 Good choices? My budget is 1.5-2k euro. Firstly, check out my current rig down below, I'm going to be keeping some stuff from it hence the parts missing from the build. I will be keeping my GPU and PSU as I want to wait for the new GPUs dropping this summer. Thinking of upgrading to a 980 or grab another 280x and put them in xfire for the time being. Any objections with my build? I'm going to be using it for edting and gaming. Mobo: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P CPU: AMD FX 8350 RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3 8gb (2x4gb@1600Mhz) GPU: Gigabyte R9 280x (factory oc) PSU: Thermaltake SmartSE 730w Case: Corsair 200R Blog thingy <---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 23, 2015 Im not a amd fanboy but i suggest you wait for the 300x series and see if their worth any good, they should arrive in a few weeks FPS <3 Flick G1 Review Nixeus Revel Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 23, 2015 Author Im not a amd fanboy but i suggest you wait for the 300x series and see if their worth any good, they should arrive in a few weeks That's what I'm talking about. Going to wait after they come out and upgrade GPU+PSU together. Mobo: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P CPU: AMD FX 8350 RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3 8gb (2x4gb@1600Mhz) GPU: Gigabyte R9 280x (factory oc) PSU: Thermaltake SmartSE 730w Case: Corsair 200R Blog thingy <---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 23, 2015 http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/vV4Q99 Good choices? My budget is 1.5-2k euro. Firstly, check out my current rig down below, I'm going to be keeping some stuff from it hence the parts missing from the build. I will be keeping my GPU and PSU as I want to wait for the new GPUs dropping this summer. Thinking of upgrading to a 980 or grab another 280x and put them in xfire for the time being. Any objections with my build? I'm going to be using it for edting and gaming. You do not have a case in the partpicker build and I suggest getting a new one. You could wait for the 300x series from amd which or the next nvidia card for the other ones to have a price drop. But if you are impatient then a 970 or 980 is still really strong. PC Specs 2022: Spoiler CPU AMD Ryzen R9 5900x @ 5.1GHz - Auto OC Curve Optimizer Magnitude: -20 Motherboard ASUS ROG STRIX x570-F Gaming RAM Kingston Fury 32GB DDR4 3200MHz 16x2GB GPU MSI 3070 8GB Ventus 2x OC Case LIAN LI LANCOOL MESH II Mesh RGB Black Storage Kingston NV1 2TB M.2. NVMe PSU Seasonic Focus GX 850w Display(s) MSI OPTIX MAG 251RX IPS 240hz & ASUS MG248Q Vertical 144hz & Dell 60hz Cooling NZXT Kraken x73 360mm Keyboard Tt eSports Meka G1 Mouse Logitech G Pro Wireless Operating System -Windows 10 Professional 64bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 23, 2015 That's what I'm talking about. Going to wait after they come out and upgrade GPU+PSU together. That sounds good. What case will you be using? Any extra fans too? (for better air flow) PC Specs 2022: Spoiler CPU AMD Ryzen R9 5900x @ 5.1GHz - Auto OC Curve Optimizer Magnitude: -20 Motherboard ASUS ROG STRIX x570-F Gaming RAM Kingston Fury 32GB DDR4 3200MHz 16x2GB GPU MSI 3070 8GB Ventus 2x OC Case LIAN LI LANCOOL MESH II Mesh RGB Black Storage Kingston NV1 2TB M.2. NVMe PSU Seasonic Focus GX 850w Display(s) MSI OPTIX MAG 251RX IPS 240hz & ASUS MG248Q Vertical 144hz & Dell 60hz Cooling NZXT Kraken x73 360mm Keyboard Tt eSports Meka G1 Mouse Logitech G Pro Wireless Operating System -Windows 10 Professional 64bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 23, 2015 Author That sounds good. What case will you be using? Any extra fans too? (for better air flow) I'm thinking I keep my Corsair 200R. Any replacement suggestions? Mobo: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P CPU: AMD FX 8350 RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3 8gb (2x4gb@1600Mhz) GPU: Gigabyte R9 280x (factory oc) PSU: Thermaltake SmartSE 730w Case: Corsair 200R Blog thingy <---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 23, 2015 Try posting this in the planned builds category but I`ll say its okay but with your budget get a x61 rather than such an old aiO cooler The Y.E.T.I. is in progress?Whaaat? (modding aproach&build log)->http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/355618-project-yeti-first-build/ [READ THE COC BEFORE POSTING][Check twice cut once][NZXT rules:D][Dremel is Love Dremel is Life][COOKIES ARE GREAT][LOGIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 23, 2015 Author Try posting this in the planned builds category but I`ll say its okay but with your budget get a x61 rather than such an old aiO cooler I switched it over for the Corsair H100i. Mobo: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P CPU: AMD FX 8350 RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3 8gb (2x4gb@1600Mhz) GPU: Gigabyte R9 280x (factory oc) PSU: Thermaltake SmartSE 730w Case: Corsair 200R Blog thingy <---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 23, 2015 okay do you really want to stick with corsair to me its more than just personal preferences but its your choice in the end The Y.E.T.I. is in progress?Whaaat? (modding aproach&build log)->http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/355618-project-yeti-first-build/ [READ THE COC BEFORE POSTING][Check twice cut once][NZXT rules:D][Dremel is Love Dremel is Life][COOKIES ARE GREAT][LOGIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 23, 2015 You'd be better of with simple dual channel memory though 2x8 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 23, 2015 Author You'd be better of with simple dual channel memory though 2x8 GB Yup, fixed that. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hTq2NG Mobo: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P CPU: AMD FX 8350 RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3 8gb (2x4gb@1600Mhz) GPU: Gigabyte R9 280x (factory oc) PSU: Thermaltake SmartSE 730w Case: Corsair 200R Blog thingy <---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 23, 2015 Also if you're going to edit and stuff you might want to look into Nvidia, and if you're going to do any 3D modelling(which is awesome btw) you will also want to go with Nvidia. I know I'm coming off as a fanboy, but as far as I know in video editing Nvidia is a little better(don't quote me on that) but in 3D modelling Nvidia is definitely what you want to go with. AMD however are good for the price if you're looking to be gaming mainly/only and if you're there I'd also say wait for the 300 series, unless you're impatient Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 23, 2015 I'm thinking I keep my Corsair 200R. Any replacement suggestions? I would suggest getting something bigger for a water-cooling setup (even if it is not custom thingy). Such as the 300R or something else. Especially since your budget is so big and perhaps a 256 gb ssd? I am not sure how much everything will cost but I think you can afford it. It would be nice to have some extra games on the ssd such as gta V (60gB) I do not suggest getting another 280x "just while waiting" and then switching it out for something else. I would much rather just wait it out or get a strong(er) card such as a 980 or 2 970s. Everything would probably fit in the 200r but with the 300r you will get more headroom (especially for the water cooling) and better air flow. I do no know any special/good extra fans that you can have in your case.. I would just look at reviews/rating and then pick after that. I would suggest getting 2-4 extra case fans then you need to choose if you want positive, negative or neutral air flow ^^ (The Tech team has made a video about it if you are curious, Linus and those guys) PC Specs 2022: Spoiler CPU AMD Ryzen R9 5900x @ 5.1GHz - Auto OC Curve Optimizer Magnitude: -20 Motherboard ASUS ROG STRIX x570-F Gaming RAM Kingston Fury 32GB DDR4 3200MHz 16x2GB GPU MSI 3070 8GB Ventus 2x OC Case LIAN LI LANCOOL MESH II Mesh RGB Black Storage Kingston NV1 2TB M.2. NVMe PSU Seasonic Focus GX 850w Display(s) MSI OPTIX MAG 251RX IPS 240hz & ASUS MG248Q Vertical 144hz & Dell 60hz Cooling NZXT Kraken x73 360mm Keyboard Tt eSports Meka G1 Mouse Logitech G Pro Wireless Operating System -Windows 10 Professional 64bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 23, 2015 Author Also if you're going to edit and stuff you might want to look into Nvidia, and if you're going to do any 3D modelling(which is awesome btw) you will also want to go with Nvidia. I know I'm coming off as a fanboy, but as far as I know in video editing Nvidia is a little better(don't quote me on that) but in 3D modelling Nvidia is definitely what you want to go with. AMD however are good for the price if you're looking to be gaming mainly/only and if you're there I'd also say wait for the 300 series, unless you're impatient In terms of 3d modelling Nvidia definitely takes the first place but sadly I don't do much of that. I really don't care about brand as long as the GPU has a reasonable price/awesome results. But, I really want to go Nvidia. I've been AMD my whole life and all I'm hearing is how great Nvidia is. Especially lately, half the games I play are badly optimized with AMD cards, stuttering when they shouldn't, 10-15+ fps less etc. If AMD's 3xx series don't satisfy my needs I'm going for a 980. Mobo: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P CPU: AMD FX 8350 RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3 8gb (2x4gb@1600Mhz) GPU: Gigabyte R9 280x (factory oc) PSU: Thermaltake SmartSE 730w Case: Corsair 200R Blog thingy <---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 23, 2015 Author I would suggest getting something bigger for a water-cooling setup (even if it is not custom thingy). Such as the 300R or something else. Especially since your budget is so big and perhaps a 256 gb ssd? I am not sure how much everything will cost but I think you can afford it. It would be nice to have some extra games on the ssd such as gta V (60gB) I totally get your 100% valid points but I'm keeping back a little bit to allocate money for GPU+PSU upgrade. Mobo: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P CPU: AMD FX 8350 RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3 8gb (2x4gb@1600Mhz) GPU: Gigabyte R9 280x (factory oc) PSU: Thermaltake SmartSE 730w Case: Corsair 200R Blog thingy <---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 23, 2015 I totally get your 100% valid points but I'm keeping back a little bit to allocate money for GPU+PSU upgrade. (I have updated my comment with some more info) Yeah, sure. Just keep that in mind :-) Anyways, of to bed for me now.. School in the morning then It's Week end break Which means homework on my own ... Good luck and have a nice day/evening. PC Specs 2022: Spoiler CPU AMD Ryzen R9 5900x @ 5.1GHz - Auto OC Curve Optimizer Magnitude: -20 Motherboard ASUS ROG STRIX x570-F Gaming RAM Kingston Fury 32GB DDR4 3200MHz 16x2GB GPU MSI 3070 8GB Ventus 2x OC Case LIAN LI LANCOOL MESH II Mesh RGB Black Storage Kingston NV1 2TB M.2. NVMe PSU Seasonic Focus GX 850w Display(s) MSI OPTIX MAG 251RX IPS 240hz & ASUS MG248Q Vertical 144hz & Dell 60hz Cooling NZXT Kraken x73 360mm Keyboard Tt eSports Meka G1 Mouse Logitech G Pro Wireless Operating System -Windows 10 Professional 64bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 23, 2015 Author I would suggest getting something bigger for a water-cooling setup (even if it is not custom thingy). Such as the 300R or something else. Especially since your budget is so big and perhaps a 256 gb ssd? I am not sure how much everything will cost but I think you can afford it. It would be nice to have some extra games on the ssd such as gta V (60gB) I do not suggest getting another 280x "just while waiting" and then switching it out for something else. I would much rather just wait it out or get a strong(er) card such as a 980 or 2 970s. Everything would probably fit in the 200r but with the 300r you will get more headroom (especially for the water cooling) and better air flow. I do no know any special/good extra fans that you can have in your case.. I would just look at reviews/rating and then pick after that. I would suggest getting 2-4 extra case fans then you need to choose if you want positive, negative or neutral air flow ^^ (The Tech team has made a video about it if you are curious, Linus and those guys) Oh no no no. I might have mislead you but I will not buy any GPU untill September. I will simply keep my 280x. Mobo: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P CPU: AMD FX 8350 RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3 8gb (2x4gb@1600Mhz) GPU: Gigabyte R9 280x (factory oc) PSU: Thermaltake SmartSE 730w Case: Corsair 200R Blog thingy <---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2015 Oh no no no. I might have mislead you but I will not buy any GPU untill September. I will simply keep my 280x. I was referring to this "Thinking of upgrading to a 980 or grab another 280x and put them in xfire for the time being." But okay, then it makes sense. What resolution/hz do you play on? PC Specs 2022: Spoiler CPU AMD Ryzen R9 5900x @ 5.1GHz - Auto OC Curve Optimizer Magnitude: -20 Motherboard ASUS ROG STRIX x570-F Gaming RAM Kingston Fury 32GB DDR4 3200MHz 16x2GB GPU MSI 3070 8GB Ventus 2x OC Case LIAN LI LANCOOL MESH II Mesh RGB Black Storage Kingston NV1 2TB M.2. NVMe PSU Seasonic Focus GX 850w Display(s) MSI OPTIX MAG 251RX IPS 240hz & ASUS MG248Q Vertical 144hz & Dell 60hz Cooling NZXT Kraken x73 360mm Keyboard Tt eSports Meka G1 Mouse Logitech G Pro Wireless Operating System -Windows 10 Professional 64bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2015 Author I was referring to this "Thinking of upgrading to a 980 or grab another 280x and put them in xfire for the time being." But okay, then it makes sense. What resolution/hz do you play on? Currently on a single 1080p 60Hz LG monitor. Mobo: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P CPU: AMD FX 8350 RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3 8gb (2x4gb@1600Mhz) GPU: Gigabyte R9 280x (factory oc) PSU: Thermaltake SmartSE 730w Case: Corsair 200R Blog thingy <---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2015 Oh no no no. I might have mislead you but I will not buy any GPU untill September. I will simply keep my 280x. I'd recommend you to get the RM850(will work with 970 SLI), that PSU is simply rock solid! But if you want room for upgrades(if you're going with the 970 SLI) and the PSU to last longer get the RM1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2015 I'd recommend you to get the RM850(will work with 970 SLI), that PSU is simply rock solid! But if you want room for upgrades(if you're going with the 970 SLI) and the PSU to last longer get the RM1000 With 1000w he can get 3 970s and overclock pc+ gpus. 850 is enough for 2 overclocked 970s (with headroom). PC Specs 2022: Spoiler CPU AMD Ryzen R9 5900x @ 5.1GHz - Auto OC Curve Optimizer Magnitude: -20 Motherboard ASUS ROG STRIX x570-F Gaming RAM Kingston Fury 32GB DDR4 3200MHz 16x2GB GPU MSI 3070 8GB Ventus 2x OC Case LIAN LI LANCOOL MESH II Mesh RGB Black Storage Kingston NV1 2TB M.2. NVMe PSU Seasonic Focus GX 850w Display(s) MSI OPTIX MAG 251RX IPS 240hz & ASUS MG248Q Vertical 144hz & Dell 60hz Cooling NZXT Kraken x73 360mm Keyboard Tt eSports Meka G1 Mouse Logitech G Pro Wireless Operating System -Windows 10 Professional 64bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2015 Currently on a single 1080p 60Hz LG monitor. For 1080p 60 hz a 280x is enough. But for 1440 144hz 2 970s (or 1 980) should be enough also (as far as I know). PC Specs 2022: Spoiler CPU AMD Ryzen R9 5900x @ 5.1GHz - Auto OC Curve Optimizer Magnitude: -20 Motherboard ASUS ROG STRIX x570-F Gaming RAM Kingston Fury 32GB DDR4 3200MHz 16x2GB GPU MSI 3070 8GB Ventus 2x OC Case LIAN LI LANCOOL MESH II Mesh RGB Black Storage Kingston NV1 2TB M.2. NVMe PSU Seasonic Focus GX 850w Display(s) MSI OPTIX MAG 251RX IPS 240hz & ASUS MG248Q Vertical 144hz & Dell 60hz Cooling NZXT Kraken x73 360mm Keyboard Tt eSports Meka G1 Mouse Logitech G Pro Wireless Operating System -Windows 10 Professional 64bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2015 Author Yup, gonna wait for the 3xx series. If they're no good, 2x970s or a 980 sounds awesome! Mobo: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P CPU: AMD FX 8350 RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3 8gb (2x4gb@1600Mhz) GPU: Gigabyte R9 280x (factory oc) PSU: Thermaltake SmartSE 730w Case: Corsair 200R Blog thingy <---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2015 Don't get the V300 SSD, it was subject to speed slowdowns due to dodgy NAND replacement antics. This may have been fixed, but be on the safe side and get a Crucial BX100 or MX100 instead PSUs: Any EVGA G2 or GS Series, any XFX PSU, Antec HCG/HCP/TrueQuiet, any Seasonic PSU, any SuperFlower PSU, any Delta Electronics OEM PSU i5 4670k - Z87X-UD3H - EVGA GTX 670 Sig 2 - Samsung 840 Evo 250GB - 8GB Avexir Core White 1600Mhz - Corsair 750D w/ RGB LED Mod & Remote Control - 2x SP120 - 3x Enermax Cluster - 2TB Seagate SSHD - Arctic Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 - SuperFlower Leadex Gold 750W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 26, 2015 With 1000w he can get 3 970s and overclock pc+ gpus. 850 is enough for 2 overclocked 970s (with headroom). I'm sorry if that I didn't say this but this is what I meant. If you have money left over, get the RM1000 simply because he won't push it near it's full potential and therefore it will last very long and be able to go through multiple builds. But ONLY if you have money left over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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