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Black and White Themed Build

GameDragon
By GameDragon
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Hi, my name is Alfie. I'm 12 years old and have been thinking about building a pc for a while now. Thanks to pcpartpicker, I have decided to do a black and white themed build and I have selected a list of components. As well as for the looks the pc must be able to game at 1080p (at least mid settings) and will be used for web browsing, video editing and other stuff. As I have said, I have already picked the parts but I am looking for some helpful criticism towards my build. BTW: my budget is £850 including monitor and keyboard. Thanks guys!

Build: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/7wV24D

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Please include your PCPartpicker link :)

CPU: Xeon 1230v3 - GPU: GTX 770  - SSD: 120GB 840 Evo - HDD: WD Blue 1TB - RAM: Ballistix 8GB - Case: CM N400 - PSU: CX 600M - Cooling: Cooler Master 212 Evo

Update Plans: Mini ITX this bitch

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Give us the link :) and If you want Inspiration, check my build log for a black&white build :P

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Nice build. Maybe you could get a cheaper cpu to get a cpu cooler or ssd. You are lucky you get to get parts like this so cheap. Im going to build a pc in this price and with the 960

PC is Intel Core i5 6400, GIgabyte H170 Gaming 3, Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x4GB 2400Mhz ,Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB, WD Blue 1TB, NZXT S340, ASUS Geforce GTX 960. Fractal Design Tesla R2 650W. http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/793XNG. Graphics card choices don't always have to be dictated on performance. If you want the game stream and power consumption of the GTX 970 get that. If you want raw performance of the R9 390 get that. In the end we are all gamers, so what if your buddy gets an extra 5 fps? 

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280x please.

 

 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£42.11 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£93.56 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£179.14 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£33.20 @ Amazon UK) 
Other: Dell P2314H (£124.00)
Other: Intel Core i5-4690k (£172.38)
Other: Asus PCE-N15 (£9.32)
Other: Corsair Raptor K30 (£34.99)
Other: DS200 Window Panel (£18.49)
Other: Aerocool DS200 Black - Non Windowed (£77.49)
Total: £872.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-10 08:42 GMT+0000

My Deus Ex Review : http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/358415-zappian-plays-old-games-episode-1-deus-ex/#entry4862793

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280x please.

 

 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£42.11 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£93.56 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£179.14 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£33.20 @ Amazon UK) 
Other: Dell P2314H (£124.00)
Other: Intel Core i5-4690k (£172.38)
Other: Asus PCE-N15 (£9.32)
Other: Corsair Raptor K30 (£34.99)
Other: DS200 Window Panel (£18.49)
Other: Aerocool DS200 Black - Non Windowed (£77.49)
Total: £872.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-10 08:42 GMT+0000

 

Why would you get an SLI KRAIT motherboard with amd graphics???

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-sniperino-

 

????????.

 

What does that matter.

 

 

 

Z97S SLI Krait Edition ... while you are enjoying the best graphics jumping off from your monitor when running Nvidia® SLI™ or AMD CrossFire™ gaming setup ...

My Deus Ex Review : http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/358415-zappian-plays-old-games-episode-1-deus-ex/#entry4862793

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Never sacrifice performance for speed. Unless it's very small, it is not worth it.

A build of this price should have an SSD, but if you don't want it you don't need it.

The 960 is a big no no. 280/285/280x. They are perfect for 1080p.

CPU is a bit overkill. An FX 8350 or 6300 could do. And, unless you really need it, that AIO cooler wouldn't do that much better than a 212 evo from Cooler Master.. However other than that you're good to go :D

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