New pc

[MrChavelo]

Hello guys,

 

I am going to build my very first own pc this summer and I would like your help.

 

1. Budget & Location
I live in Holland, my budget is €700. You can use http://www.depcpartpicker.com/ because the German prices are around the same as the Dutch prices.

2. Aim
I am going to use this system to play games and do some light work for school. The most demanding games I will play are Far Cry 3 & 4, Crysis 3 and Battlefield 4. I would like to get a decent FPS on normal/high at 1080p

3. Monitors
I am running on one 21" 1080p monitor. I might buy a second one in the future.

4. Peripherals
I don't need an OS or peripherals.

5. Why are you upgrading?
I am going to build this pc because my current laptop just can't play any games at all.

 

 

 

Currently I have this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  (€122.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€84.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€65.00)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€56.26 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (€175.77 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (€120.00)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€60.76 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (€16.00)
Total: €701.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-31 16:34 CEST+0200

 

 

Notes:

• I need the optical drive for installing some old games and programs

• I would like to keep the case, but if there is no other option I won't mind buying another case that looks like this one.

 

MrChavelo

 

P.S. Far Cry 4 doesn't run on 2 cores, but does it run on 4 threads?

 

[Rampiks]

Do you own that or see it as a possibility?

[NeatSquidYT]

1. Good build. Very balanced.

2. The case.... Upgrade to that  case in the future, and get a better GPU for now.

3. Games see the threads as cores, so FC4 does run on a hyperthreaded dual core.

[Ketcchup]

Overkill Case and motherboard

 

http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/FGCKQ7

 

You can get i5 + R9 280 for same price.

[MrChavelo]

Do you own that or see it as a possibility?

As a possibility

 

 

1. Good build. Very balanced.

2. The case.... Upgrade to that  case in the future, and get a better GPU for now.

3. Games see the threads as cores, so FC4 does run on a hyperthreaded dual core.

Thanks!

Is the Cooler Master N300 any good for a temporary case?

[NeatSquidYT]

As a possibility

 

 

Thanks!

Is the Cooler Master N300 any good for a temporary case?

Yep.

[MrChavelo]

Overkill Case and motherboard

 

http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/FGCKQ7

I want to get a H97 motherboard because I won't upgrade it in a long time, it has to match my color scheme too

[TheCaptain53]

I want to get a H97 motherboard because I won't upgrade it in a long time, it has to match my color scheme too

Bear in mind that games and technology moves on very quickly. It may be a year or two before you have to upgrade. The i3 looks very good, but I think the R9 270 is starting to show its age. Not that it isn't a good card, it probably is.

Just be prepared to upgrade in the next year or two to meet the demands of video games.

[MrChavelo]

Bear in mind that games and technology moves on very quickly. It may be a year or two before you have to upgrade. The i3 looks very good, but I think the R9 270 is starting to show its age. Not that it isn't a good card, it probably is.

Just be prepared to upgrade in the next year or two to meet the demands of video games.

I already knew that I would have to upgrade the GPU in a few years, but that isn't that big of deal because by that time I surely have enough money to buy a new, better one

[TheCaptain53]

I already knew that I would have to upgrade the GPU in a few years, but that isn't that big of deal because by that time I surely have enough money to buy a new, better one

I was just about to say get a Z97 board instead, but it would probably be irrelevant in a few years time.

Other than that, it looks like a really solid build. Hope you have fun building it and playing on it.