PC Configuration

[Nestrew]

Hello,everybody.First of all I'm sorry if im posting this in the wrong place.
So here is my problem: I'm not that knowledgable about computers and I've decided to build a new one.Considering the fact that i don't know anyone
who knows enough about PC's to help me i decided to explain what I'm looking for,my budget and what I'm thinking of getting and see people's opinions.

So what I'm looking to build is a gaming PC with the capacity to stream new games as well as the option to dual screen and my budget is 850 pounds or 1200 euros.
Here is what I'm thinking about right now.There is some room for upgrade,thus im here.

 

MB : MSI 970 Gaming

SSD: KINGSTON SSDNow V300 240GB SATA3 2.5 "(7mm height)

Case: ANTEC One Gaming Case

Ram: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB black DIMM Kit PC3-12800U

HDD: TOSHIBA DT01ACA Series 1000GB, SATA 6Gb / s

Power Supply : BE QUIET! Pure Power L8 730W Cable Management

Graphics Card : ASUS GTX960-STRIX-DC2OC-2GD5 GeForce GTX 960 2GB GDDR5,

CPU : AMD FX-8370, 8x 4.00GHz, boxed

 

My questions are: What would u change here (and why I'd like to learn   ) What do you think i should upgrade ( i still have a bit of money ) and feel free to suggest a setup with the budget in mind.Thank you very much for all your help in advance.

 

PS. This is repost cause i had it in the wrong section.

[H4X3R]

Here you go, will perform much better in streaming and games (and both):

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£198.71 @ Amazon UK) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  (£19.46 @ CCL Computers) 

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£80.07 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£52.42 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£48.46 @ CCL Computers) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£38.34 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  (£274.98 @ Aria PC) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  (£87.13 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: be quiet! 530W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£59.98 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £859.55

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 11:30 GMT+0000

 

 

It amazes me how many times people for AMDs marketing -.-

[Imakuni]

Hint #1: Use PcPartPicker to assemble builds. Makes it easier for us to evaluate. Anyway, here's how I do builds:

1. Start by getting the cheapest 1x8 or 2x4 gb, 1600mhz Cas 9 RAM. All pcs will need it, so you might as well just get it out of the way now. Going with 2 modules or 1 module really makes no difference (in gaming), and 1600mhz CAS 9 is pretty much the perfect spot.
2. Next, storage. Any 128gb SSD (that isn't the V300) + 1TB HD with 7200 RPM and 64mb of Cache. And you are golden.
3. Now, CPU + mobo. Given the price point, I went straight for a 4690k with a z97 mobo that could also SLI. If needed, I would remove the SLI restriction, in case we go overbudget later.
4. Naturally, a "K" CPU requires a cooler. Hyper 212 is the king. We could spend more, but at this price point, it's wise to stick with the humble king.
5. For the GPU, we go straight for GTX 970. Which brand... that depends on prices. It really comes down to having read a lot about it. So in your case, the EVGA SSC is the way to go. Do note, that if this was a US build, we wouldn't have made this choice, because prices are a lot different there.
6. PSU time! As far as wattage goes, pretty much any PSU that has 4 6+2pins will have enough. So we filtered 600w or higher (just because of the need for connector..), 80+ gold, semi or fully modular. EVGA showed up near the lowest prices, so I went with it.
7. Wrap up with a case of your choice!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£174.00 @ Amazon UK) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£25.31 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£88.76 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£51.88 @ CCL Computers) 

Storage: Sandisk X110 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£45.74 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£38.34 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card  (£277.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£63.31 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £765.33

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 11:40 GMT+0000

[Demons Wrath]

@Nestrew I'll assume you're in the UK since you asked for £ as well as € so here we go:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  (£92.34 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX S40 54.2 CFM CPU Cooler  (£21.60 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£76.76 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (£95.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£71.99 @ Novatech) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£38.34 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  (£274.98 @ Aria PC) 

Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£26.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: Zalman 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£70.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £769.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 13:04 GMT+0000

 

You could (if you could afford the upgrade that is) dump the 8320e and the 970 mobo and get a 4790k and a decent Z97 mobo:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£267.54 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£88.76 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £356.30

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 13:08 GMT+0000

 

Either way this spec has the capacity and juice enough for SLI and overclocking very comfortably.

[stconquest]

Another Intel variant:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£198.71 @ Amazon UK) <<<This is like an i7 with a locked multiplier, you can run this with the stock cooler without issue.
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£57.57 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (£95.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Sandisk X110 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£71.10 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£38.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  (£269.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  (£37.91 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£67.38 @ More Computers)
Total: £836.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 13:27 GMT+0000

[Imakuni]

Another Intel variant:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£198.71 @ Amazon UK) <<<This is like an i7 with a locked multiplier, you can run this with the stock cooler without issue.

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£57.57 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (£95.99 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Sandisk X110 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£71.10 @ Scan.co.uk)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£38.34 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  (£269.99 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  (£37.91 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£67.38 @ More Computers)

Total: £836.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 13:27 GMT+0000

Stupid choice on the mobo. H81 would have been exactly the same, but a lot cheaper.

 

Questionable choice on the RAM size. 16gbs seems a bit too much.

[Demons Wrath]

Stupid choice on the mobo. H81 would have been exactly the same, but a lot cheaper.

 

Questionable choice on the RAM size. 16gbs seems a bit too much.

 

Imagine trying to stream Star Citizen with anything less than 16gb. Proverbial heads would roll if you tried it with 8gb. Also neither H97 nor H81 would be good for a hardcore gaming machine, mainly because they cannot support SLI, if it was an AMD GPU based system that would be a different situation.

[stconquest]

Stupid choice on the mobo. H81 would have been exactly the same, but a lot cheaper.

 

Questionable choice on the RAM size. 16gbs seems a bit too much.

 

The 1231 is a Haswell Refresh, picking an H81 could become problematic for the buyer.

 

I like 16GB, it is more than 8. 

[Guest]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£239.94 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£19.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£56.49 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (£95.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£73.95 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£38.34 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  (£221.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£46.39 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£60.85 @ More Computers) 

Total: £853.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 13:45 GMT+0000

[Demons Wrath]

The 1231 is a Haswell Refresh, picking an H81 could become problematic for the buyer.

 

I like 16GB, it is more than 8. 

 

16GB is fine, especially considering the RAM we chose is under £100 and is 2400mhz, that's none too shabby. For a 3 year system for streaming and high end gaming, 16gb isn't overkill.

[stconquest]

Imagine trying to stream Star Citizen with anything less than 16gb. Proverbial heads would roll if you tried it with 8gb. Also neither H97 nor H81 would be good for a hardcore gaming machine, mainly because they cannot support SLI, if it was an AMD GPU based system that would be a different situation.

 

OP never specified SLI as a requirement, or I would have incorporated into the build... thus the 550W PSU, instead of a good 750W.

 

[Demons Wrath]

CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£19.99 @ Amazon UK) 

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/deepcool-cpu-cooler-gammaxxs40

 

This would be a tiny bit better, for a tiny bit more cash. Looks nice too. 

[Demons Wrath]

OP never specified SLI as a requirement, or I would have incorporated into the build... thus the 550W PSU, instead of a good 750W.

 

 

True, but the option should be given if possible.

[Guest]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/deepcool-cpu-cooler-gammaxxs40

 

This would be a tiny bit better, for a tiny bit more cash. Looks nice too. 

200R only has mesh fan grills on the side panel, so it won't really be seen anyway.

[Demons Wrath]

200R doesn't have a window 

 

That's true. I chose the Zalman Z3 Plus, £20 less than the 200r (£26 fk quid!), it has a window, and for a single GPU system it's pretty damn good. Comes with 4 fans. The only problem with it, which is similar to the 200r now that I think on it, it has a fixed HDD cage which hinders Xfire or SLI unless the 2nd card is a short form factor card (No problem for certain 970's and 285's). For cheaper UK builds you should give it some consideration (£26!).

[Nestrew]

Thank you very much for all the feedback I'll try to choose from all the advice you have given me.Currently I don't live in the UK but I've checked the prices and they are very similar. ( I live in austria btw  www.e-tec.at is the website I'm using the check prices unf you will find it hard to navigate because its in a different language)

[Guest]

That's true. I chose the Zalman Z3 Plus, £20 less than the 200r (£26 fk quid!), it has a window, and for a single GPU system it's pretty damn good. Comes with 4 fans. The only problem with it, which is similar to the 200r now that I think on it, it has a fixed HDD cage which hinders Xfire or SLI unless the 2nd card is a short form factor card (No problem for certain 970's and 285's). For cheaper UK builds you should give it some consideration (£26!).

I automatically think Corsair 200R or NZXT 210 etc when speccing budget builds. You are right though that the Zalman offers very good value for money. Not many cases (If any) give you that amount of fans for sub £30.

[Demons Wrath]

Thank you very much for all the feedback I'll try to choose from all the advice you have given me.Currently I don't live in the UK but I've checked the prices and they are very similar. ( I live in austria btw  www.e-tec.at is the website I'm using the check prices unf you will find it hard to navigate because its in a different language)

 

Austria

Preis Suchmaschine

Ditech

My Lemon

E-Tec

 

Something to consider. Also I presume ebay and amazon.de work well if you're buying from Deutschland. I can't imagine that they wouldn't ship to Austria.