Proposed PC Build For A Convert To PC Master Race

[DB10_49]

Hello!

 

I want to start PC gaming over the summer and want to have a beastly build to be able to play games like Far Cry 3, Watch Dogs (hopefully as good as the E3 2012 demo), Battlefield 4, AC Black Flag on ultra settings and high frame rates.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3i92g

 

Here is the proposed build. If you guys can cut anything to make it cheaper please do so! But if you could give a reason behind it that would be great! Also I don't want to go over £800 (I will be able to get the GPU cheaper than the price in the partpicker)

 

Cheers

[SAV1OUR]

smaller psu and get a ssd

other then that fine build

[Shd0w2]

cheaper psu, add a nice 60-120gb psu for OS and stuff, otherwise you look fine

[TheSLSAMG]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  (£104.00 @ Amazon UK) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Motherboard:  MSI 990FXA-GD65 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£80.77 @ Aria PC) 

Memory:  Corsair XMS3 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£49.67 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.99 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  (£359.98 @ Dabs) 

Case:  Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£38.68 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply:  Fractal Design Integra R2 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£50.83 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £745.37

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-28 23:05 GMT+0000)

[Shd0w2]

yeah , get a 120gb "psu" LOL

Look if you can get the gtx 780 at that price.

whoops, i meant ssd lol.

[DB10_49]

Would the SSD be for the OS or for the games?

[WoodenMarker]

Edits: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3i9Wb

Move rear fan to front for intake. Arctic F12 PWM CO's for rear and top exhaust.

[DB10_49]

This is what you should get!

 

 

Edits: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3i9Wb

Move rear fan to front for intake. Arctic F12 PWM CO's for rear and top exhaust.

 

Both of these have reduced the cost a lot for the build but now I'm not sure what to pick because I don't have much knowledge about in regards to the difference in the builds. And do the compatibility issues on the Intel build have any real need for me to be concerned about the voltage?

 

@WoodenMarker would moving the fans be easy for someone who hasn't had any experience building before?

[WoodenMarker]

Both of these have reduced the cost a lot for the build but now I'm not sure what to pick because I don't have much knowledge about in regards to the difference in the builds. And do the compatibility issues on the Intel build have any real need for me to be concerned about the voltage?

It's fine. It's been confirmed by Intel employees that 1.65v ram works just fine. The voltage specification is just there so people don't overvolt like crazy when oc'ing ram. 

[CoolBeans]

smaller psu and get a ssd

other then that fine build

You don't need a smaller PSU

[BloodWithIce]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  (£104.00 @ Amazon UK) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Seidon 120V 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£32.55 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard:  Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£99.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory:  Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£52.99 @ CCL Computers) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£53.99 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  (£359.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Case:  Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£38.68 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply:  Fractal Design Integra R2 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£50.83 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £793.01

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-28 23:49 GMT+0000)  

I think that's the best you can get. I put WC in there, because the 8320 gets a bit hot