£1500

[TheGamingBarrel]

I am doing something wrong from the get go and I know, I am not buying all parts at once.

 

Now that that is out the way lets start it.

 

Hi, I am building a new PC and am wondering if this is a good setup or if it could be improved

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

 

I am looking for some good 1080P monitors for around £100 each, does anyone know anygood ones?
 

Thanks in advance

[Rossco]

swap the two cards for one better one, buy 1600mhz ram and ditch the sound card, you could probs get a 770 instead of the two 650ti's

[AlwaysFSX]

Don't like the H60, thermal paste is a waste of money IMO, and why 2 ssds?

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3ar58
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3ar58/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3ar58/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  (£131.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£56.53 @ Aria PC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 12g Thermal Paste  (£14.72 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£69.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  (£67.70 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£62.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£131.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.14 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  (£238.52 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£66.90 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SN-208DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£14.99 @ Novatech)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (Purchased For £0.00)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DSX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card  (£41.99 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Quick Fire Stealth Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£97.32 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1092.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-15 21:58 GMT+0000)

[Intervalence]

Yeah, like @Rossco said swap the cards for a 770... A single higher performing card is almost always better, and in the future you can always add another. I'd swap the ram for a slower 16000MHz ram also, and might I ask why you have mismatched SSD's? Why not get 2 128gb ones and raid 0 them?

[Shd0w2]

This needs a total overhaul. brb doing it,

[Shd0w2]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  (£131.99 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£68.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard:  Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£114.90 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory:  Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£58.96 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£62.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£131.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.14 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  (£238.52 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Case:  Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£66.90 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Optical Drive:  Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive  (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (Purchased For £0.00) 

Keyboard:  Cooler Master Quick Fire Stealth Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£97.32 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £1081.47

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-15 22:05 GMT+0000)

 

 

 

 

 

2.PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  (£131.99 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£83.88 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£209.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 

Memory:  Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£58.96 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£62.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£131.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.14 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£238.52 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£238.52 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Case:  Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£45.90 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£66.90 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Optical Drive:  Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive  (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (Purchased For £0.00) 

Monitor:  BenQ GL2450HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  (£113.99 @ Aria PC) 

Keyboard:  Cooler Master Quick Fire Stealth Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£97.32 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £1529.48

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-15 22:07 GMT+0000)

[TheGamingBarrel]

Should I go with default paste on the cooler?

I sadly cant fit a H100i in my case (300R) otherwise I would buy it.

Also, should I ditch 3-way monitors for dual SLI 770's?

And the Kingston HyperX Beast 2400MHz 8GB ram is currently £64 on Ebuyer.

Would a AsRock Extreme4 970 a cheaper alternative for the motherboard?

[WoodenMarker]

What's the system being used for?