Should I build this computer?

[Murtaza]

Hey guys, I'm new to pc building, so help me out. I want to build a pc that can run most games at 1080p, 60 fps at high to ultra settings. I'm willing to spend no more than £1000'ish GBP for the hardware + monitor. That's about $1500 USD (Although hardware in the UK seems to be a bit more expensive than in the US).

 

Unfortunately, I won't be able to earn money for 4-5 years, so I need a good enough pc with minimal upgrades and repairs/replacements, so I can save up as much as I can for games. Of course, down the road, there's going to be more demanding games and my pc is going to degrade and stuff, but I don't mind turning my settings down to medium and getting at least playable frame rates.

 

Also, I will be doing some decent OCing, probably nothing extreme though.

 

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ddV3P6

[Mohenjo]

Hey guys, I'm new to pc building, so help me out. I want to build a pc that can run most games at 1080p, 60 fps at high to ultra settings. I'm willing to spend no more than £1000'ish GBP for the hardware + monitor. That's about $1500 USD (Although hardware in the UK seems to be a bit more expensive than in the US).

 

Unfortunately, I won't be able to earn money for 4-5 years, so I need a good enough pc with minimal upgrades and repairs/replacements, so I can save up as much as I can for games. Of course, down the road, there's going to be more demanding games and my pc is going to degrade and stuff, but I don't mind turning my settings down to medium and getting at least playable frame rates.

 

Also, I will be doing some decent OCing, probably nothing extreme though.

 

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ddV3P6

Replace the 970 with an r9 390. it performs so much better 

[The Official Czex]

More RAM will be necessary that far down the line. Also, a R9-390 will be more "future-proof" due to better DX12 performance.

[Citadelen]

@Murtaza You should get an R9 390 instead of a 970.

[ThinkWithPortals]

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Very good, but:

Change 970 to R9 390

Different PSU (Antec High Current Gamer, EVGA G2 or GS or anything from XFX/Seasonic)

[aeroencychris]

*sigh*

The 390 vs 970 is really up to you. I have a very similar build with a 970 and it runs fine. Also NVIDIA features can be nice at times. It's really up to you, the 970 isn't a bad choice by any means. For example, NVIDIA can be better at times for Hackintosh or other things like that. Just gauge if any company-based features appeal to you.

[Murtaza]

I've upgraded the memory to 16gb, and I've changed the grapics card to the r9 390, but I'm a little doubtful. I've heard lots of bad things about AMD. I'm still a noob at pc hardware, so I could be worried for absolutely no reason, but yea. Is it definitely worth going for the r9 390?

 

upgraded pcpartpicker link: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/RP3CTW

[Boomer]

i would stick with the 970 simply because Nvidia has much better features at this time.  some games are performing poorly on AMD because Nvidia has Gameworks in quite a few AAA games these days, Gameworks does not tend to work well on AMD.  But overall there isnt much difference between the 2 in performance.  Nvidia just have better features and if you are not used to PC gaming, GeForce experience is good for 1 click optimisation for games if you don't want to configure graphics settings yourself....and it works quite well too.

 

But, either is good.

[Coaxialgamer]

Pretty solid build if you ask me .

Seems expensive , but i don't know how good those prices are .

 

I would replace the 970 with a 390 , but if you need CUDA or other nvidia features , go for it.

[Murtaza]

Alright, thanks guys