First time build Help Please.

[eeeponthemove]

Hello dear reader, I'm wondering if you could help me and check out my build that I might be doing I have put all the parts on pc part picker, thanks in advance.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/svvYYJ

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/svvYYJ

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£178.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£57.77 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£47.02 @ Ebuyer) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.80 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card  (£167.99 @ Aria PC) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£49.19 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£47.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £584.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-10 16:27 BST+0100

[johnt]

@eeeponthemove

 

This setup seems perfectly fine. Do you plan to overclock your CPU more than 4.0 GHz?

[Stardar1]

Looks good to me, if you plan to overclock pick up a CM Hyper 212 EVO or similarly priced cooler though (30 USD)

[Stardar1]

Also a SSD could be nice

[Viper9]

Looks good, do you plan to overclock your CPU ? 

[eeeponthemove]

Looks good, do you plan to overclock your CPU ? 

Yes I will disable the turbo and get it to maybe 4.0ghz

[eeeponthemove]

@eeeponthemove

 

This setup seems perfectly fine. Do you plan to overclock your CPU more than 4.0 GHz?

No I will probably just disable the turbo and OC to 4.0

[johnt]

Yes I will disable the turbo and get it to maybe 4.0ghz

 

Then you need an aftermarket cooler. The one @Stardar1 suggested will work.

 

Looks good to me, if you plan to overclock pick up a CM Hyper 212 EVO or similarly priced cooler though (30 USD)

[eeeponthemove]

Then you need an aftermarket cooler. The one @Stardar1 suggested will work.

Ok thanks, do you think that the nvidia gtx 960 super clocked is better than the r9 280x 3gigabyte black edition will be better or should I stick with the r9 280x

[johnt]

Ok thanks, do you think that the nvidia gtx 960 super clocked is better than the r9 280x 3gigabyte black edition will be better or should I stick with the r9 280x

 

The 280x doesn't usually come with "new" tax, but it's a very strong card. The only reason I don't recommend the 960 is because it's really a $150 card, but it's very new.

 

Here is a comparison between them: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/XFX-Radeon-R9-280X-Black-Edition-vs-GeForce-GTX-960

 

The 960 wins the technical numbers war, but the 280x wins the very technical numbers war. In real world performance you are not going to see a big difference between these two cards.

 

Honestly just look at the photos and buy the one you think looks better lol

[johnt]

Here is a comparison video from youtube. It's very close to call, but the 280x is clearly ahead of the 960 most of the time.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEWABNJi6Rc

[Mew]

Ok thanks, do you think that the nvidia gtx 960 super clocked is better than the r9 280x 3gigabyte black edition will be better or should I stick with the r9 280x

 

The 960 is pretty much equivalent (in performance) to the R9 280. The 280x is a bit faster. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-960,4038-4.html

[GlitchPhase]

Looks pretty good to me!