A or B: New computer planing

[JoshTBG]

Which is better for gaming, streaming, video and photo editing.

I play minecraft and would like to get into other games because my old computer is not anything special for gaming.

 

A: 

 

  CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  (£282.00 @ Ebuyer) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.97 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  (£187.34 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£196.39 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£90.95 @ Aria PC) 

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

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  (£292.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£88.07 @ Aria PC) 

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

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  (£11.16 @ Aria PC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£71.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Total: £1395.98

 

B:

 

 CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£249.99 @ Ebuyer) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.97 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£154.76 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  (£138.04 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£90.95 @ Aria PC) 

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

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  (£292.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£88.07 @ Aria PC) 

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

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  (£11.16 @ Aria PC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£71.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Total: £1273.04

 

- Many Thanks JoshTBG

[dizmo]

Why not B with a 980?

[TheKDub]

B, but squeeze in a 980 if you can.

[MasonIsPurple]

Minecraft loves more cores. But a 4 core and 980 would still get amazing frames. 

[SirReallySam]

B

[Pugs501]

B, but squeeze in a 980 if you can.

If you can, it's a wonderful card... 

[Mistersprinkles]

A is the obvious choice. You have the exact type of workload that would benefit. Streaming on a 6 core won't affect game performance the way it will on a 4 core. 

It's worth the extra hundred bucks 100%.

[JoshTBG]

Thanks

[Demons Wrath]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£249.99 @ Ebuyer) 

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler  (£63.77 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£88.76 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£115.28 @ More Computers) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£74.39 @ Aria PC) 

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

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£274.99 @ CCL Computers) 

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

Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£77.70 @ Scan.co.uk) 

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

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£71.99 @ Ebuyer) 

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) 

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

Total: £1181.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-27 23:31 GMT+0000

 

Go for this instead. Cheaper, but has exactly the same specs. Also added a better CPU cooler.