lil build help

[Revine]

Hi everyone!

 

been watching linus for about 8 months now and decided to join the forum

 

I've been looking at building a pc and i know i can do it!

 

Ill be gaming new AAA like splinter cell, saints row4 and gta5 while playing older games too and i like photoediting and maybe ill start recording my guitar i have an audio interface i use for guitar rig on my laptop but sounds terrible i was also wondering if thats because of my audio interface not been set up properly or is it just guitar rig?

 

i am from UK scotland so around £1000/£1100 i can go £1250 only if i can get alot more proformace but prefer to say money for games lol. i need to get monitor and keyboard and mouse.

 

I prefer intel but i do not mind going with AMD

 

hope the boldness helped ;P

 

Dan

[Classics]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($193.97 @ Outlet PC) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Microcenter) 

Motherboard:  ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($119.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($71.35 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($648.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Microcenter) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($83.88 @ Outlet PC) 

Total: $1523.09

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-25 09:59 EDT-0400)

 

This comes to about £1020, that gives you £230 to spend on peripherals. If you have a HDTV you can use that as a temporary monitor. 

 

This will play almost everything on ultra.

[ComputerNoob]

Welcome to the forums! Here you go: 

Oh and yes i do realise that i derped and used the us site, maybe it is still useful.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1w2G6

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1w2G6/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1w2G6/benchmarks/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($228.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Microcenter) 

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($135.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($178.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1116.90

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-25 10:06 EDT-0400)

[WoodenMarker]

Do you need a copy of Windows?

[Deddie]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($193.97 @ Outlet PC) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Microcenter) 

Motherboard:  ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($119.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($71.35 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($648.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Microcenter) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($83.88 @ Outlet PC) 

Total: $1523.09

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-25 09:59 EDT-0400)

 

This comes to about £1020, that gives you £230 to spend on peripherals. If you have a HDTV you can use that as a temporary monitor. 

 

This will play almost everything on ultra.

 

You know that there's a UK version of pcpartpicker, right?

Link to the build with UK prices: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1w2Xy

[Revine]

Do you need a copy of Windows?

 

Preferable Yes. Windows 8 but ill need two i take it because ill need windows 7 because in my college im doing networking.

[Revine]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($193.97 @ Outlet PC) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Microcenter) 

Motherboard:  ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($119.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($71.35 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($648.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Microcenter) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($83.88 @ Outlet PC) 

Total: $1523.09

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-25 09:59 EDT-0400)

 

This comes to about £1020, that gives you £230 to spend on peripherals. If you have a HDTV you can use that as a temporary monitor. 

 

This will play almost everything on ultra.

 

 

Couldn't i just a 3tb drive for the price of two of 1tb?

 

you fit a 780 in this cost of a build i salut you sir!

[Classics]

Couldn't i just a 3tb drive for the price of two of 1tb?

 

you fit a 780 in this cost of a build i salut you sir!

 

Thank you, but two 1TBs in raid 0 will be almost twice as fast as a single drive. Giving you better loading times in games. But you can by all means go for a single drive, if you don't mind putting up with the loading times. 

[Revine]

You know that there's a UK version of pcpartpicker, right?

Link to the build with UK prices: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1w2Xy

Thank you

[Revine]

Would 760 SLI be a better choice?

[lachyman]

Couldn't i just a 3tb drive for the price of two of 1tb?

you fit a 780 in this cost of a build i salut you sir!

Yeah and it is going to be bottlenecked as f*ck in games by that shitty CPU. Better off getting a real processor like i5 4670K which can easily fit this budget.

[Revine]

Yeah and it is going to be bottlenecked as f*ck in games by that shitty CPU. Better off getting a real processor like i5 4670K which can easily fit this budget.

 

Is your mouth a bottleneck for your brain? Think before you speak.

[guyfromnebraska]

Well there's always this: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1waF3

Then you can have a 7990

[lachyman]

This is my build with realistic price:

i5 4670K with Hyper 212+ EVO

MSI Z87-G45

Kingston HyperX Beast 2x4GB 1600mhz

MSI GTX770 Gaming

Seagate Barracuda 2TB

Samsung 840 EVO 128GB

Corsair HX750

Corsair 650D

Price is around £1100, which leaves a lot of money to buy a nice mechanical keyboard, mouse and IPS monitor. I didn't skimp on the PSU so it will handle any upgrade just fine with no risks, because HX series are cherry picked PSUs. Also the CPU will deliver much better performance in games. I picked the 770 because it is great in SLI, which you could do later. Also you get the new Splinter Cell for free. A case with orientation for airflow not silence is a must for a gaming PC. Overally a better balanced build than @Classics suggested.

[lachyman]

Is your mouth a bottleneck for your brain? Think before you speak.

Woah, we got a fanboy here, a fanboy that knows nothing about CPU optimalization in games right? Games are single threaded applications. The single i5 thread is twice the power of a single 8350 thread. There you have it, it is not much of a deal today but a 780 will last a couple of years, 8350 will not last even a half of that time.

[tk421]

Woah, we got a fanboy here, a fanboy that knows nothing about CPU optimalization in games right? Games are single threaded applications. The single i5 thread is twice the power of a single 8350 thread. There you have it, it is not much of a deal today but a 780 will last a couple of years, 8350 will not last even a half of that time.

 

Games might not be able to utilize 8 cores/threads, but they are far from single-threaded.  I find it odd that you're calling him a fanboy when you're hating on AMD like that.  If he's going to be using the computer for other tasks then an 8350 might be a good choice for him.

[Classics]

Yeah and it is going to be bottlenecked as f*ck in games by that shitty CPU. Better off getting a real processor like i5 4670K which can easily fit this budget.

 

Are you high? The 8350 and 4670k are currently very close in performance, and guess what? Games are going to be more optimised for 8 cores in the near future due to the next gen consoles using them. And suggesting the i5 has twice the single threaded performance is outrageous. My build would beat yours into the ground in terms of FPS. And how am I an AMD fan boy when I put an Nvidia card in? Derp.

 

Obvious Intel fan boy is obvious. 

[Revine]

Woah, we got a fanboy here, a fanboy that knows nothing about CPU optimalization in games right? Games are single threaded applications. The single i5 thread is twice the power of a single 8350 thread. There you have it, it is not much of a deal today but a 780 will last a couple of years, 8350 will not last even a half of that time.

 

If you read the first thread. i said "I prefer intel but i do not mind going with AMD" so your statement as me being a fanboy Wrong. You said the 8350 is a bottleneck for the system stated by Classics of which is wrong period missing a few FPS does not make it a bottleneck. an AMD x4 965 blk would be an bottleneck if paired with an 780. I like your build btw i can imagine the red and black colour scheme already . Intel does have better cpu's but there not in the same price bracket as AMD but is brilliant at the price. Just don't spread hear say. Unless you have proof i wouldn't say anything is "shitty".

[Revine]

Games might not be able to utilize 8 cores/threads, but they are far from single-threaded.  I find it odd that you're calling him a fanboy when you're hating on AMD like that.  If he's going to be using the computer for other tasks then an 8350 might be a good choice for him.

 

Yeah i might wanna live stream just because i wanna play games right now doesn't mean, All i'll do is game.

[lachyman]

Games might not be able to utilize 8 cores/threads, but they are far from single-threaded. I find it odd that you're calling him a fanboy when you're hating on AMD like that. If he's going to be using the computer for other tasks then an 8350 might be a good choice for him.

I am not hating on AMD, my perivous system featured an AMD processor, I recommended it to a friend who is building a PC, but those were both tight budgets, and I say that with this budget he could have a much more balanced system. Sure it is tempting to get a 780 instead of a better CPU, but I always say choose a best CPU that fits your needs and adjust the GPU to that, since it is really easy to switch a graphics card or buy another one, but when your CPU isn't enough you have to spend more for a new board, sometimes memory...But he can buy what he wants, I am here only to suggest other solutions.

[lachyman]

If you read the first thread. i said "I prefer intel but i do not mind going with AMD" so your statement as me being a fanboy Wrong. You said the 8350 is a bottleneck for the system stated by Classics of which is wrong period missing a few FPS does not make it a bottleneck. an AMD x4 965 blk would be an bottleneck if paired with an 780. I like your build btw i can imagine the red and black colour scheme already . Intel does have better cpu's but there not in the same price bracket as AMD but is brilliant at the price. Just don't spread hear say. Unless you have proof i wouldn't say anything is "shitty".

Well thank you, as I said you can buy what you want, I'd buy the one I suggested, maybe with 4GB and buy I second one later, but I don't think you actually need it, one would do you well and so would an OC'd 7970. As for the CPU get what you want, the i5 for games, 8350 for maybe a wider portfolio of tasks, and i7 does it all .

[WoodenMarker]

Preferable Yes. Windows 8 but ill need two i take it because ill need windows 7 because in my college im doing networking.

I'm confused. 2 copies of Windows, Win7 and Win8, or just windows 7 or just windows 8?

[lachyman]

Are you high? The 8350 and 4670k are currently very close in performance, and guess what? Games are going to be more optimised for 8 cores in the near future due to the next gen consoles using them. And suggesting the i5 has twice the single threaded performance is outrageous. My build would beat yours into the ground in terms of FPS. And how am I an AMD fan boy when I put an Nvidia card in? Derp.

Obvious Intel fan boy is obvious.

You are apparently high to pick a GPU that fills almost half of his budget, 8350 which you put everywhere regardless of other factors, and other components just to fill a budget that is too tight to feature a 780. And FPS isn't the only thing that matters, you need expandability, good cooling and OVERALL BALANCE of the system. And the 4670K is at least on my location just €30 more expensive, that's why I preffer it.

[Revine]

I'm confused. 2 copies of Windows, Win7 and Win8, or just windows 7 or just windows 8?

Sorry lol Win7 and Win8. I may need windows 7 for College for Networking.

[WoodenMarker]

Sorry lol Win7 and Win8. I may need windows 7 for College for Networking.

Here you go: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1wdOs

Crossfire ready.