Build Suggestions Needed!

[huddsy44]

Hello!

 

Before I sart I need to point out that I don't know much about PCs.

 

Okay so I need a build that can do the following:

 

- Run Battlefield 4 and other high demanding games at 60-90 fps

- Allow me to use programs like Sony Vegas and Photoshop without any problems

- I also just need it to be an all around fast pc.

 

Peripherals:

 

- A decent HD 27" monitor

- A sturdy keyboard

 

I already have a mouse

 

The budget is around £1.2K

 

Thanks in advanced! Also, if you need anymore info then just ask

 

[TheDigitalRealm]

Hello!

 

Before I sart I need to point out that I don't know much about PCs.

 

Okay so I need a build that can do the following:

 

- Run Battlefield 4 and other high demanding games at 60-90 fps

- Allow me to use programs like Sony Vegas and Photoshop without any problems

- I also just need it to be an all around fast pc.

 

Peripherals:

 

- A decent HD 27" monitor

- A sturdy keyboard

 

I already have a mouse

 

The budget is around £1.2K

 

Thanks in advanced! Also, if you need anymore info then just ask

 

Are you sure about the 27" HD monitor? it's going to look pretty bad up-close compared to a 23 or 24" monitor. 

[WinNut]

You are probably going to be looking at an R9 290X for a GPU and a 6 or 8-core FX CPU.

Tag me @WinNut or quote this post for more assistance.

[Izaya Orihara]

Hello and welcome to the forum. Enjoy your stay. One thing I have to tell you is that 27 inch and 1080p don't go together very well the ppi is just too low.

[huddsy44]

Are you sure about the 27" HD monitor? it's going to look pretty bad up-close compared to a 23 or 24" monitor. 

Ahh okay, maybe a 23"

[huddsy44]

Could someone whip up a build on pcpart picker? I'd appreciate that!

[TheDigitalRealm]

Could someone whip up a build on pcpart picker? I'd appreciate that!

 

On it. - You're lucky you have my time. The Star Citizen DFM just released. 

[Izaya Orihara]

Could someone whip up a build on pcpart picker? I'd appreciate that!

 

 

Here you go bud

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hwtm3C

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hwtm3C/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hwtm3C/benchmarks/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£155.99 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (£49.42 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£113.96 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£56.99 @ Aria PC) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£91.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£52.79 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£308.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Red/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£89.99 @ CCL Computers) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£64.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Monitor: Acer H236HLBmjd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  (£140.96 @ Dabs) 

Other: Choose a mechanical keyboard that you like (£80.00)

Total: £1206.07

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-04 22:16 BST+0100)

[huddsy44]

 

 

 

Here you go bud

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hwtm3C

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hwtm3C/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hwtm3C/benchmarks/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£155.99 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (£49.42 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£113.96 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£56.99 @ Aria PC) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£91.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£52.79 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£308.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Red/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£89.99 @ CCL Computers) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£64.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Monitor: Acer H236HLBmjd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  (£140.96 @ Dabs) 

Other: Choose a mechanical keyboard that you like (£80.00)

Total: £1206.07

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-04 22:16 BST+0100)

 

Hmm, I'll keep this one saved, If I decide to use your build I will let you know what it's like

[WinNut]

I recommend changing the CPU to an AMD FX-8150 and using a GA-990FXA-UD3 motherboard.

[TheDigitalRealm]

Hmm, I'll keep this one saved, If I decide to use your build I will let you know what it's like

If you don't mind spending a little more, this will give you slightly more gaming performance, and the 16GB RAM will help much more in Ps and Sony Vegas. You'll also be able to use CUDA acceleration in Adobe programs up to CS6. (Adobe CC has OpenCL) 

 

Also the monitor is a really nice IPS display, I have one.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£155.99 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£63.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£93.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Memory:  Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£101.98 @ Dabs) 

Storage:  Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£78.10 @ Aria PC) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.50 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£347.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£79.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply:  SeaSonic EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£63.74 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Monitor:  Dell U2312HM 23.0" Monitor  (£137.94 @ Aria PC) 

Other: Keyboard (£80.00)

Total: £1242.22

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-04 22:40 BST+0100)

[huddsy44]

 

If you don't mind spending a little more, this will give you slightly more gaming performance, and the 16GB RAM will help much more in Ps and Sony Vegas. You'll also be able to use CUDA acceleration in Adobe programs up to CS6. (Adobe CC has OpenCL) 

 

Also the monitor is a really nice IPS display, I have one.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£155.99 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£63.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£93.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Memory:  Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£101.98 @ Dabs) 

Storage:  Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£78.10 @ Aria PC) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.50 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£347.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£79.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply:  SeaSonic EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£63.74 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Monitor:  Dell U2312HM 23.0" Monitor  (£137.94 @ Aria PC) 

Other: Keyboard (£80.00)

Total: £1242.22

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-04 22:40 BST+0100)

 

I think this may be the one pal! I really appreciate your time and effort!

[Guest]

I recommend changing the CPU to an AMD FX-8150 and using a GA-990FXA-UD3 motherboard.

 

A £1200 build with an 8150 ? Really ?  :huh:  Intel all the way with that budget.

[Guest]

I think this may be the one pal! I really appreciate your time and effort!

 

Save a few quid on the GPU and get a R9 290 ? You could swap the SSD for the Samsung Evo.

[Guest]

This 290 would save around £50 over the 780.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr92904gbd5ppdhe

[TheDigitalRealm]

Save a few quid on the GPU and get a R9 290 ? You could swap the SSD for the Samsung Evo.

 

The EVO is more expensive, and the 780 gives him slightly better performance, and GPU acceleration in older versions of Adobe suite if he doesn't have CC.

[WinNut]

A £1200 build with an 8150 ? Really ?  :huh:  Intel all the way with that budget.

Herp derp, I wasn't even thinking budget at the time, I was being an AMD fanboy. In that case, an Extreme Edition or maybe an E3 would be recommended.

[Guest]

The EVO is more expensive, and the 780 gives him slightly better performance, and GPU acceleration in older versions of Adobe suite if he doesn't have CC.

 

My Brain was in Gaming mode   You are right on the gpu as the CUDA support should help. I still think the Evo would be worth squeezing in, as it is only an extra £13.

[huddsy44]

Hmm slight change, my budget has been brought down to around 900-1k, if any of you wouldn't mind whipping up a build again with the same preferences but for the updated budget then that would be awesome!