Jump to content

Build Check Please

Nuluvius
 Share
Posted

I'm researching a fairly cheap build with the view to a long upgrade path and would like some opinions please. The current budget is around £500. I already have an older but fair GPU and a decent PSU (both included for reference). Cooling is initially stock (see below).

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£157.38 @ Scan.co.uk) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£100.94 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£135.56 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£63.36 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £552.88
 

This builds upgrade path over time would therefore be:

  1. M.2 drive
  2. NVIDIA card/s
  3. i7 (K)
  4. Adding Noctuas especially in push pull for the H110i
  5. More RAM

 

Of course I could wait for Broadwell or Skylake...

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/360241-build-check-please/
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

cut back on the cooler since the locked CPU wont heat up that much

 

put more money for RAM

Budget? Uses? Currency? Location? Operating System? Peripherals? Monitor? Use PCPartPicker wherever possible. 

Quote whom you're replying to, and set option to follow your topics. Or Else we can't see your reply.

 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/360241-build-check-please/#findComment-4884230
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Get the I5 4590K.

An AMD cpu has no place in a solely gaming build, end of.

I3 4150, Intel HD graphics, corsair CX750M, 4gb ram, Asus H81M-E, corsair 230T, Intel stock cooler WD Green 2TB Gigabyte 550TI

Why you shouldn't trust Gpu or Cpu boss Click on this I dare you!

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/360241-build-check-please/#findComment-4884243
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I'm researching a fairly cheap build with the view to a long upgrade path and would like some opinions please. The current budget is around £500. I already have an older but fair GPU and a decent PSU (both included for reference). Cooling is initially stock (see below).

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£157.38 @ Scan.co.uk) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£100.94 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£135.56 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£63.36 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card

Case: Corsair C70 Military Green (Green) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£95.64 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: Corsair Professional Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Total: £552.88

 

This builds upgrade path over time would therefore be:

  • M.2 drive
  • NVIDIA card/s
  • i7 (K)
  • Adding Noctuas especially in push pull for the H110i
  • More RAM
 

Of course I could wait for Broadwell or Skylake...

You don't need that insane cooler if you are getting a locked CPU. It would be fine on a stock cooler even, but If you wanted a chea air cooler go with a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

“When life gives you lemons, don’t make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don’t want your damn lemons, what the hell am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life’s manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! Do you know who I am? I’m the man who’s gonna burn your house down! With the lemons! I’m gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!”

- Cave Johnson, founder and CEO of Aperture Science, in Portal 2

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/360241-build-check-please/#findComment-4884256
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

cut back on the cooler since the locked CPU wont heat up that much

 

put more money for RAM

 

You don't need that insane cooler if you are getting a locked CPU. It would be fine on a stock cooler even, but If you wanted a chea air cooler go with a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

 

I could certainly do that and go with something like an H80i. However the reason for that choice is based on the premise of upgrading the build to an unlocked i7 at a point in the future.

 

Presumably a saving in both cash and aggravation in the long run? Or would we say that an H110i may be overkill even for an OC i7 given the socket range?

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/360241-build-check-please/#findComment-4884264
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

You don't need that insane cooler if you are getting a locked CPU. It would be fine on a stock cooler even, but If you wanted a chea air cooler go with a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

Agreed.  Look for a similarly priced unlocked processor so you can overclock.  Otherwise the H110i is just plain overkill. 

 

 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/360241-build-check-please/#findComment-4884270
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

 

 

 

I could certainly do that and go with something like an H80i. However the reason for that choice is based on the premise of upgrading the build to an unlocked i7 at a point in the future.

 

Presumably a saving in both cash and aggravation in the long run? Or would we say that an H110i may be overkill even for an OC i7 given the socket range?

 

it will be better to run with the stock cooler now

 

then save up for the serious cooling when you get the i7 5xxxK Broadwell

 

and maybe it may be better idea to get a SSD of 120-128 GB range for fast booting

Budget? Uses? Currency? Location? Operating System? Peripherals? Monitor? Use PCPartPicker wherever possible. 

Quote whom you're replying to, and set option to follow your topics. Or Else we can't see your reply.

 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/360241-build-check-please/#findComment-4884289
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

In order put good use to the cooler:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor (£50.88 @ Amazon UK)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 280L 122.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£94.98 @ Novatech)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£112.44 @ Scan.co.uk)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£92.35 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case (£85.93 @ Scan.co.uk)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£89.99 @ Novatech)

Total: £526.57

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-04 14:29 BST+0100

"an obvious supporter of privacy"

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/360241-build-check-please/#findComment-4884300
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

In order put good use to the cooler:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor (£50.88 @ Amazon UK)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 280L 122.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£94.98 @ Novatech)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£112.44 @ Scan.co.uk)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£92.35 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case (£85.93 @ Scan.co.uk)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£89.99 @ Novatech)

Total: £526.57

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-04 14:29 BST+0100

Did you forget the graphic card?

If you want to reply back to me or someone else USE THE QUOTE BUTTON!                                                      
Pascal laptops guide

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/360241-build-check-please/#findComment-4884402
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

it will be better to run with the stock cooler now

 

then save up for the serious cooling when you get the i7 5xxxK Broadwell

 

and maybe it may be better idea to get a SSD of 120-128 GB range for fast booting

 

Storage won't be a problem as I already have options thanks.

 

In order put good use to the cooler:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor (£50.88 @ Amazon UK)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 280L 122.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£94.98 @ Novatech)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£112.44 @ Scan.co.uk)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£92.35 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case (£85.93 @ Scan.co.uk)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£89.99 @ Novatech)

Total: £526.57

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-04 14:29 BST+0100

 

I can't drop to a dual core sadly. The extra physical cores are required.

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/360241-build-check-please/#findComment-4885204
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I'd drop the $100 cooler and get a Cooler Master 212 EVO or Kraken x31 if you really want water cooling. With the saving you could bump to a i5-4690k and overclock.

 

Are you just gaming? If so you'll get no difference in performance between an overclocked i5-4690k and i7-4790k in most cases.

 

You'd be pretty much set for processor at that point and could save your money for a better video card and SSD

CPU i5-4690K(OC to 4.4Ghz) CPU Cooler NZXT Kraken x41 Motherboard MSI Z97 Gaming 5 Memory G.Skillz Ripjaws X 16gb 2133 Video Card MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X           Case NZXT H440 Power Supply XFX XTR 750W Modular Storage Samsung 840 EVO 250gb/Seagate Barracuda 2TB Monitor Acer XB270HU G-Sync http://pcpartpicker.com/b/3CkTwP

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/360241-build-check-please/#findComment-4887617
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

Are you just gaming? If so you'll get no difference in performance between an overclocked i5-4690k and i7-4790k in most cases.

 

No it won't be just gaming it will very likely be work as well.
 

You'd be pretty much set for processor at that point and could save your money for a better video card and SSD

 

I already have the storage covered so the only longevity upgrades would be those that I mentioned - GPU amongst them and sooner in the priority context.

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/360241-build-check-please/#findComment-4895036
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing New Builds and Planning

×