Help with Med Spec Build

[dusman]

Hi all,

 

I'm looking for a basic set up to play low level games and Medium budget PC. Kindly provide suggestions to any changes to this build or an alternative build which can provide better performance for  £1300 along with peripherals.

 

Thanks in advance.

Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM ENFORCER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD FX-8350 Eight Core CPU (4.00-4.20GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A99X EVO R2.0 (DDR3, USB3.0, 6Gb/s,CrossFireX/SLI, Windows 8)
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ R9 270X - DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
1^st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2^nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1^st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Corsair H55 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler 
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence 
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
ASUS PA238Q 23" PROART SERIES PROFESSIONAL MONITOR 
Keyboard & Mouse
CM Storm Devastator Keyboard and Mouse 
Gaming Mouse Pad
Razer Goliathus Small Control Mouse Mat 
Webcam
Creative Live! Cam Sync HD 
Surge Protection
MasterPlug SRG82 8 Socket 2m Surge Protector 
Cable Tidy
PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management 
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) 
Delivery
SATURDAY DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (BEFORE 12 NOON) 
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1

[CartertheCOCguy]

use pcpartpicker pls

[dusman]

Below is the spec in pc partpicker..

 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MVmJNG

 

Thanks

[NUFCThomas]

The monitor seems expensive, there are $130 ips 1080p screens and you are paying $230

[dusman]

Thanks Thomas. will get a lower price Monitor.

 

Kindly suggest if there are any other changes.. !!

[Silver Knight]

Thanks Thomas. will get a lower price Monitor.

 

Kindly suggest if there are any other changes.. !!

Please follow your threads and quote other members

 

What do you think about this build

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£169.60 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Pro 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£84.99 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£90.08 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£62.07 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£59.09 @ Ebuyer)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£55.14 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card  (£227.00 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Thermaltake Urban S31 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  (£62.80 @ CCL Computers)

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£65.56 @ CCL Computers)

Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£69.29 @ Aria PC)

Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  (£99.99 @ Amazon UK)

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse

Total: £1125.60

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-17 17:05 BST+0100

 

Btw, this build is way above a medium spec build It should run all current games with 40+ FPS on ultra

[brob]

Below is the spec in pc partpicker..

 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MVmJNG

 

Thanks

 

You can select the country in the upper right corner of the pcpartpicker build screen.

 

If you don't feel that you need the power of a GTX 970, you can go with the R9 270X and save ~ £120 over this build.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  (£124.61 @ Amazon UK)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£49.00 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£94.99 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£62.07 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£47.98 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£55.14 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  (£265.16 @ Scan.co.uk)

Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case  (£65.95 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£89.58 @ Scan.co.uk)

Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£69.29 @ Aria PC)

Monitor: Asus PB238Q 23.0" Monitor  (£159.99 @ Amazon UK)

Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K30 Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£34.99 @ Amazon UK)

Mouse: Corsair Raptor LM3 Wired Optical Mouse  (£44.89 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £1243.63

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-17 17:26 BST+0100