My first build, help pls.

[Tgamagedon]

Hello Linus fans,

 

I plan to build a pc for gaming and streaming. My budget is 1050€. 

 

I want to stream League of Legends in 1080p, while using 3 monitors for watching over my stream and chat.

 

Also i want to be ready for upcoming game like Batman and AC(not necessarily for streaming)

 

I already have all peripherals i need although if there is money left I'd be happy to upgrade my 2€ on a flee market keyboard.

 

I need 2 more monitors: 1 with 1080p and 24 inches and 1 cheap monitor ( a used 720p 17 inch or so). I allready own 1 cheap monitor.

 

I'm using my pc a lot so i would like parts that have a relatively long  lifespan and low power consumption.

 

Therefor I dont want to overclock.

 

For storage i think a 128gb ssd and 1tb harddrive should be enough.

 

I'm upgrading because i use an older laptop atm. GT 630m graphics and the cooler is running wild with noise and heat levels.

 

Thanks 

[Giraffackle]

Do you plan on doing anything else besides streaming and gaming? If not, I'd say you could get a GTX 970. But I recommend spending a little more that way you can get a GTX 980 that will really do well with three monitors and will last you a while.

[AlwaysFSX]

Your reasoning is a bit..flawed..but regardless, here's my suggestion.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€194.89 @ Pixmania DE)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (€32.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€79.89 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€71.90 @ Caseking)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€59.90 @ Caseking)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€50.39 @ Pixmania DE)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 285 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (€222.50 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (€49.90 @ Caseking)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€59.90 @ Caseking)
Monitor: Hannspree HE225DPB 21.5" Monitor  (€96.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Monitor: AOC i2369V 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  (€131.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €1051.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-22 15:09 CEST+0200

[Tgamagedon]

Just to make that clear im not planing on playing on 3 monitors. Im just using the 2 others for multitasking. Is a 980 still worthit than?

[Demons Wrath]

@Tgamagedon Where are you from? Helps us plan a more price efficient build for you.

[Tgamagedon]

Sorry Im from germany (thought i included it).

[Demons Wrath]

Sorry Im from germany (thought i included it).

 

Firstly, praise be tomshardware!

 

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Secondly, for what you want you have too low a budget. This is what I'd recommend:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€253.34 @ Home of Hardware DE) 

CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X OPTIMA CPU Cooler  (€26.52 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€109.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Memory: Team 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€131.41 @ Hardwareversand) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€58.75 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€50.39 @ Pixmania DE) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  (€190.68 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€55.33 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€77.66 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Monitor: AOC I2269VW 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  (€119.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (€4.90 @ Caseking) 

Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (€4.90 @ Caseking) 

Total: €1082.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-22 15:38 CEST+0200

 

You can see it's over budget. But if I had my way, it would be even more over budget. The CPU is a Xeon which is the same as an i7 but cannot be overclocked, and does not have an internal GPU. Very good for what you want. The only thing I would change is the GPU, make it something like this instead: Gigabyte GV-R929OC-4GD

 

If you can up the budget, I can make this even better.

[Tgamagedon]

I was able to rebuild the pc on a cheaper side adding up to 1099 € with a saphire r9 290 tri x oc, by replacing some parts that werent available, with equal parts (ram:crucial 16 gb, monitor : Asus Vs series 21.5 inch, Cooling: thermalright true spirit 120)
I have 2 questions now:

What for will i need a 750w power supplie ?

Why do i want a z97 motherboard when i dont want to overclock?

[Demons Wrath]

I was able to rebuild the pc on a cheaper side adding up to 1099 € with a saphire r9 290 tri x oc, by replacing some parts that werent available, with equal parts (ram:crucial 16 gb, monitor : Asus Vs series 21.5 inch, Cooling: thermalright true spirit 120)

I have 2 questions now:

What for will i need a 750w power supplie ?

Why do i want a z97 motherboard when i dont want to overclock?

 

If you chose an Nvidia card, the Z97 board would allow future SLI. Only the Z series boards allow SLI, and not all of them either only some. For the question of the 750w PSU, the same; it allows SLI and Crossfire.

 

By the way, also look at GTX 780s/780ti's and GTX 970s, if you can get any of them cheaper or close to the R9 290, you may wish to choose them. They're more power efficient. If not, don't worry about it, the R9 290 is beast. Also, try to make sure any monitor you choose has the specs of: 5ms maximum response time, 60hz minimum refresh rate, IPS panel, and uses DVI. Some monitors only have connectors for HDMI and VGA, and you'll want DVI preferably. Display Port would be even better, but that's rare on 1080 monitors.

[Tgamagedon]

I could get a zotac 780 oc for +15€.Every available 970 would be about +60 €. Could i in theory maybe get a single 8gb ram stick and buy a second one as i get the money ? By that i would have the money for a 970.

[Demons Wrath]

I could get a zotac 780 oc for +15€.Every available 970 would be about +60 €. Could i in theory maybe get a single 8gb ram stick and buy a second one as i get the money ? By that i would have the money for a 970.

 

That might be the thing for you. When you have a complete list, create a list on pcpartpicker and show it to me. Tell me the total price too because pcpartpicker won't show the other sites you're looking at.

[Tgamagedon]

So the pc build i picked together is this one.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/P6mTjX

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/P6mTjX/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($271.94 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($107.93 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($86.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($349.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($15.98 @ OutletPC) 

 

The price is 1105.99€ , including a benq GL2450E (pcpartpicker doesnt have it in the list). 
One more thing do i need extra cables, like another sata cable, since i have 2 drives and a dvd burner?

[Demons Wrath]

 

So the pc build i picked together is this one.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/P6mTjX

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/P6mTjX/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($271.94 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($107.93 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($86.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($349.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($15.98 @ OutletPC) 

 

The price is 1105.99€ , including a benq GL2450E (pcpartpicker doesnt have it in the list). 

One more thing do i need extra cables, like another sata cable, since i have 2 drives and a dvd burner?

 

 

If you want to SLI in the future, you may wish to consider a 750w PSU rather than 550w.

[Tgamagedon]

Oh just didnt swap it out sorry. My built incluedes a corsair cx750