900-1000€ build

[Nordellak]

Hey guys!

 

I'm picking the components for a gaming computer for a friend and this is what we've finally chosen:

 

CPU: Intel i5 4460 - 189€

MOBO: Gigabyte H97 HD3 - 95€

GRAPHICS: Sapphire Raderon R9 290 Tri-X OC - 309€

RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 1600MHz 2x4GB - 74€

SSD: Crucial M550 256GB - 100€

HDD: He already has one

CASE (not decided yet): Phantex Enthoo Pro - 100€

PSU: Corsair CS650M - 92

 

Total: 959€

 

What do you think about the build? Also what case would you reccommend for the build? He hasn't decided because he doesn't know which one to pick.

 

Thanks!!!

[Will Barnard]

For an extra 40-50 eur, it would be worth getting a 4690. and for the case, NZXT H440

[Superfichtig]

Black/Red colourscheme and a GTX 970 because i think its still an awesome card, however if you are not in a hurry wait till the new R9 300 series is released. maybe you will be able to get great deals either on nvidia or amd cards.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant[/url

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€211.90 @ Caseking) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo 43.1 CFM CPU Cooler  (€20.25 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€109.25 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€70.48 @ Home of Hardware DE) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€106.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  (€336.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  (€87.00) 

Power Supply: Fractal Design Integra R2 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€60.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Total: €1003.66

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[Rebelattack]

If you live in holland I just wanna say on tweakers.net there is a guy selling 74x XFX R9 290. Yes it is a reference cooler, but it is an insane deal. Also has them from sapphire 111 or something there. 

 

Anyway I am in agreement with @Superfichtig his build. Would get a Superflower HX green when possible depending on the extra cost but the rest yeah top notch and maybe get a A-Data SP900 it has better write speeds but that is about it.

[Nordellak]

Thanks for the responses!

 

We're from spain, and unfortunately here components are more expensive (i5 4690 is about 250€), so the build you propose (@Superfichtig) is quite more expensive than here and my friend's budget is quite tight. So in the price range of the build, would you make any little change? The cpu, although not the best, will serve great for regular gaming use right?

 

Thanks again

[Superfichtig]

@Nordellak Oh thats expensive, what a pitty. however your built is great and viable for gaming and light video/photo editing. personally i would change the SSD to something like the Crucial MX100 256 GB or Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB. 

 

the R9 290 is a beast of a card, dont know your prices of your country but if you could get the XFX R9 290 Double Dis. you may save some money. 

 

On the PSU you could go along with a seasonic or evga one with higher efficency but meeh thats all personal preference.

 

anyhow you should be good to go!

[Nordellak]

@Superfichtig Nice!! I'll take a look if I can find an XFX.

 

But I have a question, in this link (http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Crucial-MX100-256GB-vs-Crucial-M550-256GB/2317vs2000) it says that the M550 is better than the MX100. In Spain they are exactly the same price, so would you recommend the MX100 over the M550?

 

Have a good day!

[Nordellak]

Oh and by the way, we are looking into a CM Silencio 452, it looks like a really nice case.

[Superfichtig]

@Nordellak oh did not know that the M550 has faster writing speeds, given the fact that they are both at eqaul prices i would buy the M550 without any regrets.

 

Decent and silent case, great choice no matter what you take either the Enthoo Pro or the Silencio 452.