My first gaming pc build

[B0mbV0yage]

Hello everybody,

 

This is my first time to do my own build for a gaming rig i have some components but i want u guys to see if it's good, or there could be some changes.

 

i do live in the Europe i'm going to make a build for around €1000 that would be around $1130,80

 

ok, now for my build i was thinking to go for AMD because of good personal experience.

 

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-cores $163,98 @ OutletPC

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master V8 GTS CFM $84,89 @ AMAZON

Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 $59,99 @ MicroCenter

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR3-1866 $139,99 @ AMAZON

PSU: Cooler Master VSM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi Modular ATX PSU $90,98 @ Newegg

Case: Cooler Master HAF-X Full Tower $159,99 @ Newegg

GPU: MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB TWIN FROZR $362,98 @ Newegg

Storage: Seagate 2TB 3,5" 7200 RPM Hybrid 64MB cache $94,99 @ AMAZON

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB $19,99 @ Newegg

Optional Fans: Cooler Master SlickleFlow 120 Red LED Quantity: 1 or 2 $10,05 each @ Newegg

Cost: $1274,80 (Without case fans)

Cost: $1284,85 (With 1 case fan)

Cost: $1294,90 (With 2 case fans)

 

So here it is u guys, this is going to be my build hopefully u can correct me or say what u think about the rig

 

(i don't know how to past the blue thing in so u get redirected to the PC part picker) anyone who can help me with that? THANKS!!

 

Cheers,

B0mb

[BeyondRico]

Why no SSD?

[Imakuni]

Click on the "BBCode Markup" to export the system build. Also, don't use US prices, change the location to Deutschland when buying on EU.

 

Anyway, here. I'm sorry to tell you, but Intel is just that much better than AMD. And given the prices, Nvidia is also better (although that isn't true in the US.). I hope you understand.

 

You can add a 1tb HD later, if you want.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€219.90 @ Caseking)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (€33.10 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€109.90 @ Caseking)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€63.85 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€95.50 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  (€365.43 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€44.40 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€69.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €1001.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-24 11:28 CET+0100

[H4X3R]

CPU: i5 4460

Mobo: Asrock H97 Fatal1ty Performance / Killer

CPU Cooler: Use stock or Hyper 212 Evo / Scythe Mugen 4

RAM: cheapest 8GB kit you can find

GPU: cheapest non reference 980

Case: Enthoo Pro (w/ window)

HDD: cheapest seagate / WD 2TB HDD

SSD: MX100 / MX200 / BX100 / 850 evo 256GB (whichever is the cheapest)

Optical drive: cheapest one you can find

Should be ~ 1000 Euros

[B0mbV0yage]

Why no SSD?

Well because u pay often a lot of money for a ssd, with an sshd or hybrid, u get the performance (slightly lower then an normal SSD) of an ssd and the capacity/price like an HDD

[B0mbV0yage]

Click on the "BBCode Markup" to export the system build. Also, don't use US prices, change the location to Deutschland when buying on EU.

 

Anyway, here. I'm sorry to tell you, but Intel is just that much better than AMD. And given the prices, Nvidia is also better (although that isn't true in the US.). I hope you understand.

 

You can add a 1tb HD later, if you want.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€219.90 @ Caseking)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (€33.10 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€109.90 @ Caseking)

Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€63.85 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€95.50 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  (€365.43 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€44.40 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€69.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Total: €1001.08

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-24 11:28 CET+0100

thanks mate really helpfull,

 

I want to give AMD a shot because of my experience with AMD is absolutely great i have no problems what so ever, now i'm using a intel pentium atm but sometimes i've got a feeling it's letting me down dunno why maybe because of the experience from AMD i don't know it... 

[stconquest]

Well because u pay often a lot of money for a ssd, with an sshd or hybrid, u get the performance (slightly lower then an normal SSD) of an ssd and the capacity/price like an HDD

 

That is very wrong...anyways...

 

Why a full tower?

[stconquest]

thanks mate really helpfull,

 

I want to give AMD a shot because of my experience with AMD is absolutely great i have no problems what so ever, now i'm using a intel pentium atm but sometimes i've got a feeling it's letting me down dunno why maybe because of the experience from AMD i don't know it... 

 

If you are building a gaming rig, and you put an AMD CPU in it... again... you are doing it wrong.  This is not an opinion.

[Imakuni]

thanks mate really helpfull,

 

I want to give AMD a shot because of my experience with AMD is absolutely great i have no problems what so ever, now i'm using a intel pentium atm but sometimes i've got a feeling it's letting me down dunno why maybe because of the experience from AMD i don't know it... 

The money is yours, and if you'd like to flush it down the toilet, you can do so.

 

But as the community, is our job to warn you of such dumb choice. AMD cpus are bad. Intel rulez. You just can't expect a company to remain competitive if they don't release any new products, when it's competitor does.

[B0mbV0yage]

That is very wrong...anyways...

 

Why a full tower?

because of the measurements, out of my head i thought that my cpu cooler wouldn't fit

[B0mbV0yage]

The money is yours, and if you'd like to flush it down the toilet, you can do so.

 

But as the community, is our job to warn you of such dumb choice. AMD cpus are bad. Intel rulez. You just can't expect a company to remain competitive if they don't release any new products, when it's competitor does.

ok that's good to warn about possible flaws or that kind of stuff but i do feel there are a lot of intel fanboys out here (i don't want to point to anyone) because it's a feeling

[B0mbV0yage]

but i do appreciate the opinions from u guys and i will take it in concidderation  

[BeyondRico]

Well because u pay often a lot of money for a ssd, with an sshd or hybrid, u get the performance (slightly lower then an normal SSD) of an ssd and the capacity/price like an HDD

Still i should go with an SSD and a 1TB HDD, its my opinion.

And definitely go with intel if you want to game on it. 

Check this link: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/48571-intel-amd-architectural-discussion-how-far-ahead-is-intel/

[stconquest]

Point all the fingers you want. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€174.90 @ Caseking)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€68.15 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€75.48 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€95.50 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€57.56 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  (€365.43 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  (€125.28 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€63.90 @ Caseking)
Total: €1026.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-24 11:58 CET+0100

 

The fact is that Intel has made steady improvement over the past 5 years, AMD has not.

[bry.yyyy]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($101.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($63.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ Adorama) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($71.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($328.99 @ Directron) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1024.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-24 06:02 EST-0500