new building plans, tips please!

[Neliss-1994]

Hello,

 

I'm deciding on my first self-assembled gaming computer. This is mainly going to be used for playing the latest games (Battlefield, Farcry, Dying Light, etc.). It needs to run the latest titles smoothly and nicely on some good settings in 1080p at least (perhaps going to upgrade monitor later this year). Also I'm aiming for it to be a little future proof. I'm not planning on overclocking or using multiple graphics cards in sli in the near future as I simply do not have the funds for it. I have two options right under here on which I would like to hear your opinions. Please feel free to suggest any other parts or combinations. My budget is 800 euro's, which is around 900 dollars. 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9LBG6h

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9LBG6h/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($178.73 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Adorama) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.00 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  ($57.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $805.63

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-03 13:39 EST-0500

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qCcG6h

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qCcG6h/by_merchant/

 

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($163.75 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($66.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($302.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  ($57.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 

Total: $860.60

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-03 13:53 EST-0500

 

 

 

I'm kind of preferring the intel cpu, but I could not ignore the eight core amd cpu. Please give me some help on this. Also, I do have a 1tb storage harddrive in my computer which I will be using for this build. The case is something I'm not quite sure of either, but I think the Zalman case may be quite okay for its price. 

 

[MRE Teck]

The second is better but make a few weeks like put then gtx 970 in there and be sure the mobo has sli support

[ind3x]

I would go with the listed intel build but go with the 290x instead, and then upgrade that SSD to 256GB.

[Cade_Tonner]

To be honest SLI support on a motherboard would be something to seriously look at. It gives you that option to be able keep your system current when your profrormance drops on the newer games coming out.

[Neliss-1994]

I would go with the listed intel build but go with the 290x instead, and then upgrade that SSD to 256GB.

 

Why do you think i should go with the 290x? Or the 290? I can't decide between them, as they seem to be very comparable. 

[ind3x]

They are very comparable, but i wouldn't step down to the 290 over the 970. But if it's possible to get a 290x with an 256GB ssd instead of 970 with 120GB ssd, i would take the 290x any day!
 

It also depends on sales etc. It's not rare to see a sale chipping 30$ of the prices, thus allowing some other alternatives....

[Neliss-1994]

Thanks for your thoughts, i will take them into consideration when checking final prices and sales. Any ideas on the case though?

[Imakuni]

Here, I made the build stronger. Don't go with that case, it has no usb 3.0 support. I've included an alternative of my liking, feel free to change it.

 

Oh, and BTW, my price doesn't include MIR. So it's actually cheaper than yours.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($208.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Adorama) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

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

Case: Thermaltake Commander G42 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($57.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $813.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-03 16:22 EST-0500