first build. need help :)

[LuLWaT]

hey

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/cMQn8d

 

here is my build. i dont really want to increase the price but would like as much performance as possible. please make changes were you think are necessary. thanks.

[Oshino Shinobu]

What are you using it for? 

[loccilucas]

hey

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/cMQn8d

 

here is my build. i dont really want to increase the price but would like as much performance as possible. please make changes were you think are necessary. thanks.

looks good, however I would upgrade the GPU to a 280x, it would defo be worth the extra money.

[LuLWaT]

What are you using it for? 

gaming mainly

[LuLWaT]

looks good, however I would upgrade the GPU to a 280x, it would defo be worth the extra money.

dont really have the money for it.

[loccilucas]

dont really have the money for it.

thats no problem you will still be able to play everything at Ultra or high at 60+fps. looks like a great PC

[Sauron]

You don't have an ssd, give that absolute priority. Get a 120gb ssd to keep the price low, but make sure you have it. I'd ditch the fans for it if you don't have any extra money.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Price will be a little higher when you add the fans and such, but you can fit in the higher end card and SSD for £20 or so more. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.76 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£58.35 @ Ebuyer) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£55.34 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Storage: Mushkin Chronos 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£43.19 @ Aria PC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£166.36 @ CCL Computers) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£38.65 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£47.04 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £625.62

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

EDIT: You could go for a non K CPU and B85 board to bring down the price a bit. 

[Oshino Shinobu]

thats no problem you will still be able to play everything at Ultra or high at 60+fps. looks like a great PC

Probably not. There are plenty of games that the 270X will run below 60FPS at high. Still decent though.

[Silver Knight]

Probably not. There are plenty of games that the 270X will run below 60FPS at high. Still decent though.

 

Why not use this:http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-khx1600c9d3t1k28gx ?  Is it bad?

 

With it, you could drop the price a little bit, and get maybe something like Crucial, Kingston, Samsung... (I bought Mushking SSD in 2012, and it's the same as having HDD, i see no difference)?

[Oshino Shinobu]

Why not use this:http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-khx1600c9d3t1k28gx ?  Is it bad?

 

With it, you could drop the price a little bit, and get maybe something like Crucial, Kingston, Samsung... (I bought Mushking SSD in 2012, and it's the same as having HDD, i see no difference)?

It's not bad, but it looks god awful  

 

The Mushking SSDs are okay, they will definitely be faster than a HDD. If he wants, he could use that RAM and spend the money on this SSD http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-internal-hard-drive-sv300s37a120g

[loccilucas]

Probably not. There are plenty of games that the 270X will run below 60FPS at high. Still decent though.

well I read somewhere that the 270x is the equiv of a 660ti which I have, and I can run everything at ultra 60+fps except for crysis and ARMA 3

[Oshino Shinobu]

well I read somewhere that the 270x is the equiv of a 660ti which I have, and I can run everything at ultra 60+fps except for crysis and ARMA 3

Hmm, that seems kind of wrong. A lot of modern games are pushing 770s and 780s, I kind of doubt a 660ti can max everything. 

 

Quick example: Not even at 1080p 

[loccilucas]

Hmm, that seems kind of wrong. A lot of modern games are pushing 770s and 780s, I kind of doubt a 660ti can max everything. 

 

Quick example: Not even at 1080p 

I had this argument with a guy a few weeks ago lol, I promise other than ARMA 3 and crysis I have never ran into a game I couldn't run at 60+ at ultra. I always think bench marks are wrong

[Oshino Shinobu]

I had this argument with a guy a few weeks ago lol, I promise other than ARMA 3 and crysis I have never ran into a game I couldn't run at 60+ at ultra. I always think bench marks are wrong

Either you have a beast of a 660ti, or your FPS monitor is wrong Far Cry 3 drops below 60 FPS with a 780. Same with Tomb Raider, Watch_Dogs, AC4 and loads of other things. If a 660Ti could max everything at 1080p, there'd be no point in buying 780s or anything like that. 

[loccilucas]

Either you have a beast of a 660ti, or your FPS monitor is wrong Far Cry 3 drops below 60 FPS with a 780. Same with Tomb Raider, Watch_Dogs, AC4 and loads of other things. If a 660Ti could max everything at 1080p, there'd be no point in buying 780s or anything like that. 

thats why I don't understand people who buy SLI 780ti's lol, obliviously on games it drops below 60 fps but 99% of the time it is above 60. I get the same results with both MSI afterburner and fraps