Gaming Build

[DiamoBanter]

Hey guys

 

I am planning on building my first pc primarily for gaming using these parts 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/Vp3Vgs

I have plans to add another graphics card in the future. 

 

Any advice on improving this build? 

 

 

[Mistaspiffy1]

An upgrade from the 270x would probably get you a little more power, the price of R9 cards have been going down alot lately 

[042]

Hey guys

 

I am planning on building my first pc primarily for gaming using these parts 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/Vp3Vgs

I have plans to add another graphics card in the future. 

 

Any advice on improving this build? 

What is your budget before I say anything else

[DiamoBanter]

Budget is around $900 Australian 

[stconquest]

Much better gaming rig.  Ask why if you want:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($243.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($105.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($93.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ PLE Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($205.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($78.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $842.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-23 20:58 EST+1100

 

did you say $900?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($243.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($105.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($93.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ PLE Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($259.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($78.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $896.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-23 20:59 EST+1100

[Imakuni]

Man... prices are so screwed in AU....

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($255.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($229.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Corsair 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $915.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-23 20:59 EST+1100

[042]

Budget is around $900 Australian 

 

 SSD is a must, they should be only $50-70 aud on pccg, SSD will improve performance by a lot otherwise it looks fine to me. look at www.logicalincrements.com for guides on builds but yours looks pretty decent. It just needs an ssd thrown in the mix.

[Fluxx]

This is has a 280X and a better power supply 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($135.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($105.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($95.00 @ IJK) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($325.00 @ Umart) 

Case: Cooler Master K350 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($53.00 @ IJK) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.00 @ Centre Com) 

Total: $891.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-23 21:01 EST+1100

[stconquest]

 SSD is a must, they should be only $50-70 aud on pccg, SSD will improve performance by a lot otherwise it looks fine to me. look at www.logicalincrements.com for guides on builds but yours looks pretty decent. It just needs an ssd thrown in the mix.

What? no...

 

SSD improves loading times.  There is little-to-no gaming performance added with a SSD.

[Imakuni]

 SSD is a must, they should be only $50-70 aud on pccg, SSD will improve performance by a lot otherwise it looks fine to me. look at www.logicalincrements.com for guides on builds but yours looks pretty decent. It just needs an ssd thrown in the mix.

No, SSD is not a must. It isn't worth it to sacrifice raw performance just to have a faster boot. He can always add the SSD later, but he can't do the same for the GPU or CPU, for instance.

[DiamoBanter]

If you don't mind me asking why a couple of you went with intel cpu's rather than an AMD for this budget? 

[Imakuni]

If you don't mind me asking why a couple of you went with intel cpu's rather than an AMD for this budget? 

Simple: AMD (cpu) is garbage. They refuse to release new products, and Intel just went ahead and said "okay, if you are giving up on the market, let me take that share".

 

As much as we all love AMD (as you can see by the GPU choices), Intel is just straight up better for CPUs.

[bry.yyyy]

Intel 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($243.00 @ Centre Com) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($108.00 @ IJK) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($95.00 @ IJK) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($259.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($95.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $918.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-23 21:10 EST+1100

 

All in Red AMD

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($135.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($145.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($95.00 @ IJK) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($325.00 @ Umart) 

Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($95.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $913.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-23 21:12 EST+1100

[042]

No, SSD is not a must. It isn't worth it to sacrifice raw performance just to have a faster boot. He can always add the SSD later, but he can't do the same for the GPU or CPU, for instance.

 

 

What? no...

 

SSD improves loading times.  There is little-to-no gaming performance added with a SSD.

 

It might not do anything game wise but its only an extra $50 for a SSD

 

If you don't mind me asking why a couple of you went with intel cpu's rather than an AMD for this budget? 

Personal preference. I'd rather go AMD for a budget build since you can have overclock capabilities which intels don't unless you spend double of what AMD are putting out.

[bry.yyyy]

better go with Intel one cause amd cpu is junk i just giving option it's your choice

AMD One better gpu lower cpu

Intel One Lower GPU Better CPU

[stconquest]

It might not do anything game wise but its only an extra $50 for a SSD

 

Personal preference. I'd rather go AMD for a budget build since you can have overclock capabilities which intels don't unless you spend double of what AMD are putting out.

 

Huge mistake.  Even overclocked to 5GHz, the i5 will beat it while gaming.  Now to get the FX 6XXX series to 5GHz you need to spend more... robust VRM on the mobo, and aftermarket cooling... and then... the i5 at stock wins anyways.

[Imakuni]

Huge mistake.  Even overclocked to 5GHz, the i5 will beat it while gaming.  Now to get the FX 6XXX series to 5GHz you need to spend more... robust VRM on the mobo, and aftermarket cooling... and then... the i5 at stock wins anyways.

^Tyvm. This.

[042]

Huge mistake.  Even overclocked to 5GHz, the i5 will beat it while gaming.  Now to get the FX 6XXX series to 5GHz you need to spend more... robust VRM on the mobo, and aftermarket cooling... and then... the i5 at stock wins anyways.

Yes but you are recommending non K processors. No point buying non K processor for a budget build if you want it to last a long time. But it all depends what games you play I guess.

[stconquest]

Yes but you are recommending non K processors. No point buying non K processor for a budget build if you want it to last a long time. But it all depends what games you play I guess.

 

No.  Listen, the i5 even at 3.0 GHz beats the FX 63XX at 5GHz.  K-Series is not an argument in AMD and Intel CPU comparisons, it is irrelevant.

[DiamoBanter]

How much impact does the cpu actually have on game performance?

[042]

No.  Listen, the i5 even at 3.0 GHz beats the FX 63XX at 5GHz.  K-Series is not an argument in AMD and Intel CPU comparisons, it is irrelevant.

Never knew that. Thanks for enlightening me. I was wrong I apologise.

[Imakuni]

How much impact does the cpu actually have on game performance?

Depends on game. Some games need more, some need less.

 

As an example, I've tried playing Crysis 2 and Tomb Raider with my A6-3500 APU and a Gtx 970. I can max out graphics in crysis and have butter smooth 60fps, but I just couldn't get above 40 on Tomb Raider, no matter what I did.

[bry.yyyy]

How much impact does the cpu actually have on game performance?

not really much gpu the one handle much of it

[stconquest]

Never knew that. Thanks for enlightening me. I was wrong I apologise.

 

No need to apologize.  3+ years ago there could be an argument for the cost saving of an AMD build.  Intel just kept getting faster and faster, while AMD did not.

[Fluxx]

How much impact does the cpu actually have on game performance?

The honest answer not that much, there are many benchmark videos on AMD vs Intel and yes intel always wins but not by much usually around 5 fps difference max in most games.

 

Some games are more cpu intensive then others so it depends on the game.