First build? Help?

[Zandolari]

This is my build so far. Any ways of improving it or making it cheaper?

 

MSI GeForce GTX 770 Gaming Edition

AMD Piledriver FX-8350

Corsair Obsidian 750D

Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0

Corsair Builder Series CX 750W Modular

Avexir Core Blue series 8GB 1600MHz

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1tb

Cooler master hyper evo

(Cheap ass optical drive which is only going to be used to install windows)

 

What do you guys think?

 

 

 

[LemonSpice]

What do you do what is your budget

first put it in the pcpartpicker link for your country in your rig  better psu and ram different case as i own it and am not happy with it different cpu and mobo and different gpu

[Demons Wrath]

What do you guys think?

 

Where do you live? What's your budget? What do you plan to use this PC for? What resolution is your current monitor?

[Zandolari]

I currently live in England. My budget is around £775 - £800. I plan to use this pc for gaming and my monitor is 

1440 x 900.

[LemonSpice]

 

I currently live in England. My budget is around £775 - £800. I plan to use this pc for gaming and my monitor is 

1440 x 900.

 

first upgrade monitor to 1080p

[Zandolari]

I plan on getting around to it, but I'd rather get the pc built first

[Guest]

I plan on getting around to it, but I'd rather get the pc built first

Do you only need the parts listed in the opening post ?

[Zandolari]

Do you only need the parts listed in the opening post ?

Yeah

[Guest]

Yeah

I can make it a bit cheaper (Swap the gpu or drop the SSD) if it is too much over budget.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£174.99 @ Ebuyer) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£23.86 @ CCL Computers) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£88.76 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£62.40 @ CCL Computers) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£51.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.38 @ CCL Computers) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  (£209.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  (£88.33 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£94.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.09 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £843.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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The 850W psu would allow for a 2nd R9 290 at a later date. If you only plan on a single gpu then a 550W would be enough.

 

The Phanteks is a very good case. It has better airflow than the 750D as well.

[Zandolari]

Woah! Thanks dude

[Demons Wrath]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  (£104.34 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X OPTIMA CPU Cooler  (£17.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£69.56 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Patriot Signature Line 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£54.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£47.79 @ Amazon UK) 

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

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  (£209.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Corsair 230T Windowed-BLUE ATX Mid Tower Case  (£64.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£76.40 @ More Computers) 

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.09 @ CCL Computers) 

Monitor: ViewSonic VA2349S 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  (£111.98 @ CCL Computers) 

Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£3.83 @ Aria PC) 

Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£3.83 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £811.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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