My Gaming Build

[gommans42]

Dear LTT Forum,

 

I'm want to get in some casual/serious pc gaming. Now i have a laptop wich can run games at 20 FPS at the lowest settings and I want to step up a bit.

My budget is 1250 EURO's (including monitor). (I live in the Netherlands everything is more expensive here then in Canada or the US).

 

I want to play at 1080P with future upgrade to 2 or 3 monitors and i want to be future proof for some time.

And i want a cube case (m-ATX) because i think it looks badass .

 

My build so far:

Case: Thermaltake Core V21 (64,90 EUR)

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer (144,90 EUR)

CPU: Intel Core I5-4690K @4.0 GHz (251,99 EUR)

CPU Cooler: LEPA Aquachanger 240 (79,90 EUR)

GPU: GTX 970 or R9 Fury (reference)

RAM: Kingston HyperX 8 GB DDR3-1600 Savage (56,90 EUR)

SSD: Mushkin Chronos G2 240 GB (96,90 EUR)

PSU: Sharkoon WPM600 Semi-modular (59,90 EUR)

Monitor: LG 22MP65VQ 21.5 Inch (129 EUR)

 

Oh, and I want to keep the red-black colorscheme.

Do you guys have any advice on this build? Should i invest in an I7 or wait for new GPU's.

 

Thanks in advance

 

 

 

[PineappleHolidays]

You could go for a cheaper mobo,

except for that, a fury would be just under 2x the performance of a 970, you can't really compare the two.

 

Where are you buying ? Pcpartpicker isn't good for EU

[IanDrexP]

Dear LTT Forum,

 

I'm want to get in some casual/serious pc gaming. Now i have a laptop wich can run games at 20 FPS at the lowest settings and I want to step up a bit.

My budget is 1250 EURO's (including monitor). (I live in the Netherlands everything is more expensive here then in Canada or the US).

 

I want to play at 1080P with future upgrade to 2 or 3 monitors and i want to be future proof for some time.

And i want a cube case (m-ATX) because i think it looks badass .

 

My build so far:

Case: Thermaltake Core V21 (64,90 EUR)

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer (144,90 EUR)

CPU: Intel Core I5-4690K @4.0 GHz (251,99 EUR)

CPU Cooler: LEPA Aquachanger 240 (79,90 EUR)

GPU: GTX 970 or R9 Fury (reference)

RAM: Kingston HyperX 8 GB DDR3-1600 Savage (56,90 EUR)

SSD: Mushkin Chronos G2 240 GB (96,90 EUR)

PSU: Sharkoon WPM600 Semi-modular (59,90 EUR)

Monitor: LG 22MP65VQ 21.5 Inch (129 EUR)

 

Oh, and I want to keep the red-black colorscheme.

Do you guys have any advice on this build? Should i invest in an I7 or wait for new GPU's.

 

Thanks in advance

Can you use PCPartPicker for EU? Will make it much easier for you and us to help you.

[TheeBackground]

I don't know what the aftermarket cooler is for...if you're not doing heavy overclocking, the standard fan that comes with it is fine.

[gommans42]

You could go for a cheaper mobo,

except for that, a fury would be just under 2x the performance of a 970, you can't really compare the two.

 

Where are you buying ? Pcpartpicker isn't good for EU

A cheaper mobo would me a B85 mobo. I can't overclok with it good and it has some other features.

There is nothing between 75 EURO's and 144 EURO's that is black or black-red and can overclock.

Pcpartpicker isn't an option it's way cheaper if i build my pc there but does not ship to the Netherlands.

[gommans42]

You could go for a cheaper mobo,

except for that, a fury would be just under 2x the performance of a 970, you can't really compare the two.

 

Where are you buying ? Pcpartpicker isn't good for EU

Should i get a 970 and sli them in a year or 2 or should i get a pascal card or should i get a normal fury?

[gommans42]

I don't know what the aftermarket cooler is for...if you're not doing heavy overclocking, the standard fan that comes with it is fine.

I don't want to burn my CPU and i want the lifespan as long as possible. I'll overclock it to 4.00GHz.

[PineappleHolidays]

Should i get a 970 and sli them in a year or 2 or should i get a pascal card or should i get a normal fury?

 

 

I don't want to burn my CPU and i want the lifespan as long as possible. I'll overclock it to 4.00GHz.

 

Case: Thermaltake Core V21 (64,90 EUR)

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer (144,90 EUR)

CPU: Intel Core I5-4690K @4.0 GHz (251,99 EUR)

CPU Cooler: LEPA Aquachanger 240 (79,90 EUR)

GPU:R9 Fury ~400€  ( If needed step down to a R9 390 / GTX 970 to pay for the next upgrades )

RAM: Kingston HyperX 8 GB DDR3-1600 Savage (56,90 EUR)

SSD: Mushkin Chronos G2 240 GB (96,90 EUR)

PSU: Sharkoon WPM600 Semi-modular (59,90 EUR)  ( I would get one from a more reputable brand )

Monitor: LG 22MP65VQ 21.5 Inch (129 EUR) ( I would spend a bit more on this to get a 24' one )

[TheeBackground]

I don't want to burn my CPU and i want the lifespan as long as possible. I'll overclock it to 4.00GHz.

Mines at 4.1 right now, stock cooler, and it's barely touched 70(While gaming), and it's in a not so great location right now.

[Jonathan Foe]

The i5-4690K has a similar power to i7-4790K, while the only difference is that the i7-4790K is faster in some games. I think you can just hold on to your i5-4690K, because you are on a budget, and the i7 isn't going to make a big difference to your 4690K.

If you are playing games in the dark (just my assumption), you can go invest a little amount of money and buy yourself the BenQ RL2455HM. It is bigger, and it has the option to make your darker visions in-game brighter, enhancing your vision in-game (brightness of your monitor doesn't affect the option).

[gommans42]

 

Case: Thermaltake Core V21 (64,90 EUR)

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer (144,90 EUR)

CPU: Intel Core I5-4690K @4.0 GHz (251,99 EUR)

CPU Cooler: LEPA Aquachanger 240 (79,90 EUR)

GPU:R9 Fury ~400€  ( If needed step down to a R9 390 / GTX 970 to pay for the next upgrades )

RAM: Kingston HyperX 8 GB DDR3-1600 Savage (56,90 EUR)

SSD: Mushkin Chronos G2 240 GB (96,90 EUR)

PSU: Sharkoon WPM600 Semi-modular (59,90 EUR)  ( I would get one from a more reputable brand )

Monitor: LG 22MP65VQ 21.5 Inch (129 EUR) ( I would spend a bit more on this to get a 24' one )

 

 

Thanks for your advice!

I'll first have to work in my summer holidays for the money and after that i can buy the computer.

Would i be able to play al games at 1080p at atleast high?

[TheeBackground]

I'm not sure why people are offering the fury in builds at this point, we don't have enough data on it to be doing so.

[PineappleHolidays]

Thanks for your advice!

I'll first have to work in my summer holidays for the money and after that i can buy the computer.

Would i be able to play al games at 1080p at atleast high?

if you get a R9 390, absolutely

[gommans42]

And what about the normal fury and gtx 970?