New PC Build to replace old one.

[_JohnB330ci]

Hey there! 5 Months back I bought a Pre-built pc, it is shit, I've had countless problems with the GPU (R9 290X) and PSU which the builder did nothing about, anyway, I'm building a new system

with an Intel CPU etc blargh blargh blargh. 

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/sherifsdog22/saved/#savedbuild_1927193

 

That is the build, I chose an R9 290X Again however decided to go with the Vapor-X 8GB Model for 4k And I chose an overkill power supply for future upgrades, anyway, is this a good build for the price?

Don't go USE FUCKING NVIDIA GPU'S THEY'RE BETTER, because honestly, I couldn't care, I've used AMD forever an I'm not gonna change yet.

[Laputacake]

Budget and uses please

[ANewFace]

Budget and uses please

This

[Laputacake]

This

Ah, finally. My new face has arrived

[_JohnB330ci]

This

 

Budget and uses please

 

£1300 Max and 4K Gaming and Graphics Editing

[melias24]

Was your last R9 290X a reference one?? That'd probably do it, but you could probably do better with price/performance.

[Laputacake]

£1300 Max and 4K Gaming and Graphics Editing

Any case preferences? And what graphics editing program will you be using?

[_JohnB330ci]

Was your last R9 290X a reference one?? That'd probably do it, but you could probably do better with price/performance.

 

Yeah, Reference Sapphire R9 290X 4GB Model, and problem + problem = More problems with this card, but eh, I've heard only good about the Vapor-x

[_JohnB330ci]

Any case preferences? And what graphics editing program will you be using?

 

NZXT H440, or Corsair 700D anddd Photoshop, Cinema 4D, Adobe After Effects etc.

[Laputacake]

NZXT H440, or Corsair 700D anddd Photoshop, Cinema 4D, Adobe After Effects etc.

I'm afraid to say this but they'll benefit from CUDA Cores

[RichardsD]

Yeah, Reference Sapphire R9 290X 4GB Model, and problem + problem = More problems with this card, but eh, I've heard only good about the Vapor-x

 

Yeah, despite Linus' old video stating "AMD doesn't run like hair dryer etc etc", their reference card coolers are generally shit (obvs not the 295x2).  Especially this and the last gen; run quite hot; bloody loud fans to compliment the design.  Definitely get an aftermarket cooler vers.  

 

4k gaming isn't REALLY there yet.  Even dual 980s.. 290Xs etc are.. well sufficient but they are not there yet.  But you'll definitely get.. alright performance with this machine, there's nothing that will get you that max settings AAA experience, but this will at least get above 4FPS in most games.

[_JohnB330ci]

I'm afraid to say this but they'll benefit from CUDA Cores

 

Yeah I know they do, but I game more, and an I7 4770K Can more than handle them for what I need, plus, my friend has a dedicated rendering machine I can use if I desire.

[Held657]

Great Build. Don't see anything that's needed to be changed. But I'd go with a slightly better AiO in such a great build. But that's just me  .

[_JohnB330ci]

Yeah, despite Linus' old video stating "AMD doesn't run like hair dryer etc etc", their reference card coolers are generally shit (obvs not the 295x2).  Especially this and the last gen; run quite hot; bloody loud fans to compliment the design.  Definitely get an aftermarket cooler vers.  

 

4k gaming isn't REALLY there yet.  Even dual 980s.. 290Xs etc are.. well sufficient but they are not there yet.  But you'll definitely get.. alright performance with this machine, there's nothing that will get you that max settings AAA experience, but this will at least get above 4FPS in most games.

 

You do know that the Vapor-X 290X Is a power beast, watch Linus's video of the ultra wide screen gaming experience, he has 2 of these cards and they handle that res like a champ.

[_JohnB330ci]

Great Build. Don't see anything that's needed to be changed. But I'd go with a slightly better AiO in such a great build. But that's just me  .

 

Sorry, what is an AiO? Not familiar with that term. 

[Laputacake]

Yeah I know they do, but I game more, and an I7 4770K Can more than handle them for what I need, plus, my friend has a dedicated rendering machine I can use if I desire.

Oh ok, fair enough. Any colour scheme preference? And do you plan on overclocking?

[theloveablemoose]

£1300 Max and 4K Gaming and Graphics Editing

I'd go with this instead, GPU that will be usable in the programs you mentioned plus its a bit cheaper so you can throw that into a better CPU cooler if you choose to do so. Also it has an SSD and SSDs are all powerful.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/K2PLYJ

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/K2PLYJ/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£244.94 @ Aria PC) 

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

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£95.96 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£60.15 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£89.60 @ CCL Computers) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£55.98 @ CCL Computers) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  (£444.94 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  (£90.00 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£63.31 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £1169.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-21 23:07 GMT+0000

[Laputacake]

Sorry, what is an AiO? Not familiar with that term.

All in one liquid cooler.

[_JohnB330ci]

Oh ok, fair enough. Any colour scheme preference? And do you plan on overclocking?

 

Blue preferably, too match my peripherals, and I might do in the future depending on how well it handles the games I play stock clocked.

[_JohnB330ci]

All in one liquid cooler.

 

Agh right, I would, but I'm really no confident in that area, and I don't trust myself to do it either

[_JohnB330ci]

 

I'd go with this instead, GPU that will be usable in the programs you mentioned plus its a bit cheaper so you can throw that into a better CPU cooler if you choose to do so. Also it has an SSD and SSDs are all powerful.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/K2PLYJ

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/K2PLYJ/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£244.94 @ Aria PC) 

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

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£95.96 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£60.15 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£89.60 @ CCL Computers) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£55.98 @ CCL Computers) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  (£444.94 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  (£90.00 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£63.31 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £1169.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-21 23:07 GMT+0000

 

 

Thanks for this I will save it and any other builds and consider the pricing > performance etc.

[Laputacake]

Blue preferably, too match my peripherals, and I might do in the future depending on how well it handles the games I play stock clocked.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£265.20 @ Kustom PCs)

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BL 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£38.54 @ Scan.co.uk)

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£95.99 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£60.31 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.00 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£59.98 @ Scan.co.uk)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Core Edition Video Card (£498.35 @ Scan.co.uk)

Case: NZXT H440 (Blue/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£84.99 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£102.97 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £1285.33

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-21 23:14 GMT+0000

I doubt you'll need to upgrade this monster any time soon

[_JohnB330ci]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£265.20 @ Kustom PCs)

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BL 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£38.54 @ Scan.co.uk)

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£95.99 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£60.31 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.00 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£59.98 @ Scan.co.uk)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Core Edition Video Card (£498.35 @ Scan.co.uk)

Case: NZXT H440 (Blue/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£84.99 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£102.97 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £1285.33

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-21 23:14 GMT+0000

I doubt you'll need to upgrade this monster any time soon

 

WOAH, when the fuck did the 295X2 only cost £500? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Radeon-Hybrid-Thermal-Graphics-Express/dp/B00JNG5THQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1421882144&sr=1-1&keywords=AMD+R9+295X

[Chungerz]

A good air cooler performs just as well if not better than the AiO (Corsair H55) even if the air cooler may cost a little more.

In addition I find the stock corsair AiO fans loud. I have a H100i and I swapped the stock fans with 2 x Noctua NF-F12 because the stock fans were really noisy.

 

if you are set on the H55 i recommend you swap out the stock fan with something a bit quieter (just make sure it is a pressure optimised fan tho).

[Laputacake]

WOAH, when the fuck did the 295X2 only cost £500? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Radeon-Hybrid-Thermal-Graphics-Express/dp/B00JNG5THQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1421882144&sr=1-1&keywords=AMD+R9+295X

For quite a while now.